Paid tools that “strip” clothes from photos have been available on the darker corners of the internet for years. Elon Musk's X is now removing barriers to entry—and making the results public.

AI company’s chatbot faces criticism over its generation of sexualized, nonconsensual images of women and girls Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company has raised $20bn in its latest funding round, the startup announced Tuesday, even as its marquee chatbot Grok faces backlash over generating sexualized, nonconsensual images of women and underage girls. xAI’s Series E funding round featured big name investors, including Nvidia, Fidelity Management and Resource Company, Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, and Valor Equity Partners – the private investment firm of Musk’s longtime friend and former Doge member Antonio Gracias. The funding round exceeded its initial $15bn target, according to xAI’s press release. The company touted Grok’s image generation abilities in the announcement of its latest funding round Continue reading...

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The BLOP hosts a large and detailed list of upcoming protest events submitted by users across the United States.

It was the second protest this month against the Trump administration and its wide-reaching policies that have impacted multiple government agencies and thousands of federal employees.

The BLOP hosts a large and detailed list of upcoming protest events submitted by users across the United States.

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The BLOP hosts a large and detailed list of upcoming protest events submitted by users across the United States.