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Elon Musk was summoned in Paris over alleged misconduct on X, including deepfakes and child abuse content. French investigators are probing compliance, while tensions rise with US authorities over the ongoing investigation

The Centre clarified that the March 24 call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump focused solely on West Asia developments. Reports claiming Elon Musk participated were dismissed as inaccurate amid heightened geopolitical tensions

In Nashville, three teenagers sued Elon Musk’s xAI, alleging its AI tools enabled creation of explicit deepfake images using their real photos. The class-action case highlights risks of AI misuse, child exploitation, and lasting psychological harm to victims

Social media platform X, led by Elon Musk, has announced stricter rules for creators in its revenue‑sharing programme. Posting AI‑generated videos of armed conflict without disclosure will lead to a 90‑day suspension, with repeat violations resulting in permanent bans.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said SpaceX aims to build a self-growing city on the Moon within a decade, citing faster launch cycles, while maintaining plans to establish a self-sustaining human settlement on Mars within about 20 years.

Two US Democratic senators have urged the Department of Defense to review SpaceX following reports of hidden Chinese investments, warning that foreign influence in a key defence contractor could pose serious national security risks.

Ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos, an Oxfam report warned that billionaire wealth hit a record USD 18.3 trillion in 2025, deepening economic and political inequality, with billionaires far more likely to hold power while global poverty, hunger and unrest intensify

Elon Musk has asked a US federal court to award up to $134 billion in damages, alleging that OpenAI and Microsoft defrauded him by abandoning OpenAI’s nonprofit mission. The case will proceed to a jury trial later this month.

Elon Musk-led X has disabled Grok’s controversial image generation feature after global criticism and regulatory pressure. The AI chatbot’s “Spicy Mode” had enabled sexualised deepfakes of women and children, sparking investigations in India and California.

Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot after authorities said it was used to create non-consensual sexual images. Regulators said existing safeguards failed to prevent AI-generated fake pornography, especially involving women and children.

Elon Musk has said X will make its recommendation algorithm public within a week, releasing code for organic and ad posts. The move comes amid regulatory scrutiny, while Musk’s AI firm xAI announced a $20 billion funding round.

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has restricted image generation and editing after global backlash over sexualised deepfakes. Governments and regulators in several countries have raised concerns, while Britain warned of action against X over the issue

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has triggered global backlash after generating non-consensual sexualised images of women and children, prompting demands for action and investigations by governments across Europe, India, Asia and Latin America over AI safety and digital abuse

X Corp said it continues to act against illegal content, including CSAM, after the Centre issued a notice over misuse of its AI tool Grok. MeitY warned of strict legal action and possible loss of safe harbour protection.

X said it will remove illegal content, suspend offending accounts and cooperate with authorities, including for AI tool Grok misuse, after India’s IT ministry ordered takedowns of obscene material, sought action reports, and warned of legal action for non-compliance nationwide

Elon Musk said Neuralink could potentially restore full body functionality by bridging damaged spinal cords through brain-computer interfaces. The company has already implanted devices in 12 patients and is also developing Blindsight, a vision-restoring brain chip.

Chinese rival BYD, which sold 2.26 million vehicles last year, is now the biggest EV maker

The Indian government has issued a stern notice to Elon Musk’s social media platform X, directing it to immediately remove all vulgar and unlawful content, particularly that generated by its AI app Grok.

NATO intelligence warns Russia may be developing an anti-satellite “zone-effect” weapon targeting Starlink satellites with orbiting pellets. Experts say it could cause uncontrollable space debris, endanger other satellites, and serve more as a psychological deterrent than a deployable system

Elon Musk has become the first person to cross a $600 billion net worth, driven by rising valuations of SpaceX, Tesla and xAI. The billionaire is now widely seen as moving towards becoming the world’s first trillionaire.