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US Congress approves $9bn in Trump cuts to foreign aid, public media
AFP, Published on 18/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - US Republicans early Friday approved President Donald Trump's plan to cancel $9 billion in funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting, vowing it was just the start of broader efforts by Congress to slash the federal budget.
US senators approve $9bn of Elon Musk's cuts
AFP, Published on 17/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US Senate approved early Thursday a package of spending cuts proposed by President Donald Trump that would cancel more than $9 billion in funding for foreign aid programs and public broadcasting.
'Epstein files' explained: Why Trump is under pressure
AFP, Published on 16/07/2025
» WASHINGTON — A perceived lack of transparency over the US investigations into notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has carved a rare chasm between President Donald Trump and his typically loyal Republican base.
Hacked Elmo X account called for extermination of Jews: US media
AFP, Published on 14/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - The X account of Sesame Street's Elmo, a beloved children's TV character, shared antisemitic and anti-Donald Trump posts after being hacked, US media reported Monday.
xAI apologizes for Grok's offensive posts
AFP, Published on 13/07/2025
» NEW YORK - Elon Musk's startup xAI apologized Saturday for offensive posts published by its artificial intelligence assistant Grok this week, blaming them on a software update meant to make it function more like a human.
S112 fit for purpose
News, Postbag, Published on 13/07/2025
» Re: "MPs take up amnesty proposals", (BP, July 10).
Musk, Trump and Mao have a lot in common
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 11/07/2025
» The only place where some people still see Elon Musk as a political genius is China. "Brother Musk, you've got over a billion people on our side backing you," wrote a fan on Weibo, China's biggest social media site. "If Elon Musk were to found a political party," wrote another, "his tech-driven mindset could inject fresh energy into politics."
Musk unveils Grok 4 AI after antisemitism flap
Published on 10/07/2025
» Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI is rolling out the Grok 4 chatbot, just months after releasing its previous iteration, underscoring the frenetic pace of AI development.
'Stuck in limbo': Over 90% of X's Community Notes unpublished, study says
AFP, Published on 10/07/2025
» WASHINGTON — More than 90% of X's Community Notes -- a crowd-sourced verification system popularised by Elon Musk's platform -- are never published, a study said Wednesday, highlighting major limits in its effectiveness as a debunking tool.
Turkey blocks Grok AI for ‘insulting’ content
Published on 09/07/2025
» ANKARA - A Turkish court has blocked access to some content from Grok, the AI chatbot linked to the Elon Musk-owned X social media network, after authorities said it generated responses insulting President Erdogan, modern Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and religious values.