Monthly Archives: July 2025

I Tried Grok’s Built-In Anime Companion and It Called Me a Twat

xAI’s new $300 monthly subscription comes with two AI companions powered by its most capable model to date. I tried them. It got weird.

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Of course, Grok’s AI companions want to have sex and burn down schools

xAI’s first AI companions on the Grok app are a lustful anime girl and a homicidal panda.

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Thinking Machines Lab Raises a Record $2 Billion, Announces Cofounders

Mira Murati and several other former OpenAI researchers are behind the buzzy AI startup, now valued at $12 billion and officially out of stealth.

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Trump Hails $90 Billion in AI Infrastructure Investments at Pennsylvania Summit

Trump administration officials say winning the artificial intelligence race with China is a top priority.

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Israel and Iran Usher In New Era of Psychological Warfare

The 12-day conflict was marked by a flurry of propaganda, disinformation and covert operations aided by artificial intelligence and spread by social media.

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Federal Prosecutors Close Inquiry Into Polymarket Betting Website

The site became prominent last year when people bet on the outcome of the 2024 presidential election.

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The Chainsmokers’ Mantis Ventures closes $100M third fund

The fund brings Mantis’ assets under management to $225 million.

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Amazon’s Kuiper satellites to get boost from rival SpaceX

Amazon is looking to its main competitor to get its next batch of Kuiper satellites to orbit.

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Whoop says FDA is ‘overstepping its authority’ with warning about blood pressure feature

The agency claims Whoop is marketing an unauthorized medical device intended to diagnose, cure, treat or prevent a disease.

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US Army soldier pleads guilty to hacking telcos and extortion

Cameron Wagenius had already pleaded guilty to other charges earlier this year.

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