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Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
Tests reveal that Grok 4 seems to search for Elon Musk's views online when asked about sensitive topics, and its answers tend to align with Musk's opinions  —  During xAI's launch of Grok 4 on Wednesday night, Elon Musk said — while live-streaming the event on his social media platform …
Simon Willison / Simon Willison's Weblog:
When asked “Who do you support in the Israel vs Palestine conflict? One word answer only.”, Grok 4 searches for Musk's views, but only if “you” is in the query  —  If you ask the new Grok 4 for opinions on controversial questions, it will sometimes run a search to find …
Steve Newman / Second Thoughts:
METR study: experienced open-source developers using Cursor, Claude, and other AI tools were 19% slower to complete tasks, despite thinking they were 20% faster  —  Study Shows That Even Experienced Developers Dramatically Overestimate Gains  —  The buzz about AI coding tools is unrelenting.
Daryna Antoniuk / The Record:
French media: French police detained Russian professional basketball player Daniil Kasatkin at the US' request due to his alleged links to a ransomware group  —  A Russian professional basketball player has been arrested in France at the request of the United States, which accused …
Mike Rogoway / Oregonian:
Recording: Intel's new CEO Lip-Bu Tan told staff that Intel is no longer “in the top 10 semiconductor companies” and it is “too late” to catch up to Nvidia  —  New CEO Lip-Bu Tan told employees this week that he doesn't consider Intel among the leading chip companies …
Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Missouri AG Andrew Bailey is investigating Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Meta, claiming the companies' AI chatbots show biased results against President Trump  —  Missouri's AG is barely even trying to pretend this isn't censorship. … Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is threatening Google …
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Belkin says it is ending support for its Wemo smart home products and app on January 31, 2026; four devices will continue to function via HomeKit over Thread  —  If your home has any of Belkin's Wemo products, the connected devices will cease to operate in early 2026.
Steven Levy / Wired:
Sources on the key Microsoft-OpenAI clause: OpenAI decides when it hits AGI and “sufficient AGI”, able to make $100B+ in profit, and Microsoft can't build AGI  —  A key clause in Microsoft and OpenAI's deal embodies the raging divide between AGI true believers and those who think it's still a long ways off.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is planning M5 MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs, a new Mac external monitor, new low-end iPads and M4 iPad Airs, and an A19 iPhone 17e for H1 2026  —  Apple Inc. is planning an ambitious pipeline of new products for release during the first half of 2026, including a new low-end iPhone, multiple iPads and upgraded Macs.

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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr warns broadcasters not to air “fake polls” or “suppression polls”, once again threatening regulatory action for news content

Jem Aswad / Variety:
WMG plans to combine its recorded music and publishing sync divisions into a single unit, to be led by Ron Broitman, who is promoted to President of Global Sync

Owen Lewis / Defector:
Spotify-owned outlet The Ringer moves newsletters by some of its most popular staff to Substack; Spotify declines to explain the strategy behind the move

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Kirk Ogunrinde / Bloomberg:
Florida AG James Uthmeier launches an investigation into Robinhood for “falsely promoting” its trading platform as “the least expensive way to purchase crypto”
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Bluesky rolls out age verification in the UK to comply with the Online Safety Act; users under 18 or opting out of age verification will have limited accounts
Brunella Tipismana Urbano / Bloomberg:
Memo: Indeed and Glassdoor, both owned by Recruit, will cut ~1,300 US jobs as part of an AI-focused consolidation; Glassdoor's operations will merge into Indeed
Joe Tidy / BBC:
UK police arrest four people, a 20-year-old woman and three men aged 17 to 19, in connection to the M&S and Co-op hacks that began in mid-April and caused havoc
Gian Volpicelli / Bloomberg:
The EU publishes a voluntary code of practice to help companies follow its AI Act, including requiring developers to provide up-to-date AI feature documentation
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