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Blake Shelton reveals truth surrounding Gwen Stefani divorce speculation

FOX News

Blake Shelton says false divorce rumors about his marriage with Gwen Stefani constantly circulate online, with tabloids claiming they split then reconcile.


Would YOU trust AI to cut your hair? New smart clippers feature a 'cutting coach' and 'auto fade' technology

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Somalis plunge to bottom of America's favorability rankings after fraud scandal as poll reveals immigrant group voters like most Trump declares himself'Acting President of Venezuela' in cryptic social media post Tucker Carlson is pushing a dangerous'globo-homo' conspiracy. I lost 3st and still couldn't get rid of my stubborn double chin. Then I found an astonishing, permanent knife-free cure few know about... so can you guess my secret? Lip reader deciphers argument they tried to hide behind smiles: 'You must hate me' Seattle's woke new mayor proudly poses for photo with Antifa activist holding placard calling for arson attacks My husband only wants sex once a month... but I know he masturbates in the shower every day. Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet's VERY unlikely pairing is illustrated in'iconic' Golden Globes snap - as reality star pulls'classless' pose while indie actor is stony-faced We went from £100 a month to £1MILLION in five years and retired: We weren't high earners and these were our game-changing tricks Truth about'wonder supplement' creatine: It can boost middle-aged muscles, help sleep, brain health and even ease women's hormone problems.


The Download: introducing this year's 10 Breakthrough Technologies

MIT Technology Review

It's easy to be cynical about technology these days. Many of the "disruptions" of the last 15 years were more about coddling a certain set of young, moneyed San Franciscans than improving the world. Yet you can be sympathetic to the techlash and still fully buy into the idea that technology can be good. We really can build tools that make this planet healthier, more livable, more equitable, and just all-around better. And some people are doing just that, pushing progress forward across a number of fundamental, potentially world-changing technologies. These are exactly the technologies we aim to spotlight in our annual 10 Breakthrough Technologies list.


Are we overestimating the value of AI?

Al Jazeera

Are we overestimating the value of AI? Money Works Are we overestimating the value of AI? Billions are being poured into advancing AI, despite massive losses. Is an AI bubble forming, and what happens if it bursts? Billions are being poured into advancing AI, despite massive losses. Is an AI bubble forming, and what happens if it bursts? Can Syria's new banknotes rebuild the economy?


Trump faces extraordinary moment in spat with Fed chair

BBC News

It is extraordinary enough to see the world's top central banker make an unscheduled video statement on social media. My first thought upon seeing the post from the Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell was: Is this an AI deepfake? That sense did not go away as I listened to what were indeed the real words of the world's most important financial official. The background here is a long-running spat between President Trump and the man responsible for setting interest rates in the US and indirectly much of the rest of the world. In theory, this has officially been about the cost of a renovation project at the Federal Reserve, the US equivalent of the Bank of England.


Ofcom investigating Elon Musk's X after outcry over sexualised AI images

The Guardian

A deluge of sexual images created by Musk's Grok AI tool has prompted a public and political outcry. A deluge of sexual images created by Musk's Grok AI tool has prompted a public and political outcry. Mon 12 Jan 2026 07.23 ESTFirst published on Mon 12 Jan 2026 06.02 EST The UK media watchdog has opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk's X over the use of the Grok AI tool to manipulate images of women and children by removing their clothes. Ofcom has acted following a public and political outcry over a deluge of sexual images appearing on the platform, created by Musk's Grok, which is integrated with X. The regulator is investigating X under the Online Safety Act (OSA), which carries a range of possible punishments for breaches, including a UK ban of apps and websites for the most serious abuses.


Ofcom investigates Elon Musk's X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes

BBC News

Ofcom has launched an investigation into Elon Musk's X over concerns its AI tool Grok is being used to create sexualised images. In a statement, the UK watchdog said there had been deeply concerning reports of the chatbot being used to create and share undressed images of people, as well as sexualised images of children. If found to have broken the law, Ofcom can potentially issue X with a fine of up to 10% of its worldwide revenue or £18 million, whichever is greater. The BBC has approached X for comment. Elon Musk previously said the UK government wanted any excuse for censorship in response to a post questioning why other AI platforms were not being looked at.


UK regulator Ofcom opens a formal investigation into X over CSAM scandal

Engadget

Malaysia and Indonesia are the first to block Grok over explicit deepfakes that the chatbot has been generating. The UK's media regulator has opened a formal investigation into X under the Online Safety Act. There have been deeply concerning reports of the Grok AI chatbot account on X being used to create and share undressed images of people -- which may amount to intimate image abuse or pornography -- and sexualized images of children that may amount to child sexual abuse material (CSAM), Ofcom said. The investigation will focus on whether X has has complied with its duties to protect people in the UK from content that is illegal in the UK. That includes whether X is taking appropriate measures to prevent UK users from seeing priority illegal content, such as CSAM and non-consensual intimate images; if the platform is removing illegal content quickly after becoming aware of it; and whether X carried out an updated risk assessment before making any significant changes to the platform.


Malaysia and Indonesia are the first to block Grok following CSAM scandal

Engadget

The UK's media regulator has opened a formal investigation into X. Malaysia and Indonesia are the first countries to block Grok, claiming that X's chatbot does not have sufficient safeguards in place to prevent explicit AI-generated deepfakes of women and children from being created and disseminated on X. Indonesia temporarily blocked access to Grok on Saturday, as did Malaysia on Sunday, the reports. Meanwhile, UK media regulator Ofcom has opened a formal investigation into X under the Online Safety Act. The government sees non-consensual sexual deepfakes as a serious violation of human rights, dignity and the safety of citizens in the digital space, Indonesia's Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said in a statement. Officials in the country said initial findings showed that Grok lacks effective controls to prevent users from creating and sharing sexually explicit deepfakes based on photos of Indonesian residents.


The astronaut training tourists to fly in the world's first commercial space station

MIT Technology Review

The astronaut training tourists to fly in the world's first commercial space station Former NASA astronaut Drew Feustel now leads the astronaut training program for the private space company Vast, which aims to put its Haven-1 station into orbit in May. For decades, space stations have been largely staffed by professional astronauts and operated by a handful of nations. But that's about to change in the coming years, as companies including Axiom Space and Sierra Space launch commercial space stations that will host tourists and provide research facilities for nations and other firms. The first of those stations could be Haven-1, which the California-based company Vast aims to launch in May 2026. If all goes to plan, its earliest paying visitors will arrive about a month later. Drew Feustel, a former NASA astronaut, will help train them and get them up to speed ahead of their historic trip.