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Geek News Central breaks down the new DJI drone ban, explaining what’s actually restricted, what remains legal, and how the changes affect creators and consumers, plus updates on health AI, robotics, and emerging tech shaping 2026
Elon Musk is suing Apple and OpenAI over claims that their deal to build ChatGPT into the iPhone is stifling competition in the AI industry. In a lawsuit on Monday, the Musk-owned X Corp. and xAI also accuse Apple’s Apple Store of “deprioritizing” rival chatbots and “super” apps, including Grok and X, The Verge reported. Musk’s companies claim that iPhone
Elon Musk’s xAI has made an older version of its AI model Grok - specifically, the model weights used to shape Grok 2.5 - available on the open source platform Hugging Face. TechCrunch reported. “The @AI Grok 2.5 model, which was our best model last year, is now open source,” Musk wrote on X. He added that Grok 3 “will
The billionaire Elon Musk is quietly pumping the breaks on his plans to start a political party, according to people with knowledge of his plans, The Wall Street Journal reported. Musk has told allies that he wants to focus his attention on his companies and is reluctant to alienate powerful Republicans by starting a third party that could siphon off
Tesla has signed a $16.5 billion deal to get it’s next-generation chips from Samsung, TechCrunch reported: “Samsung’s giant new Texas fab will be dedicated to making Tesla’s next-generation A16 chip,” Elon Musk posted on X late Sunday evening. “The strategic importance of this is hard to overstate.” Tesla’s A16 (AKA Hardware 6) chip is the company’s bet on an all-in-one
Elon Musk’s X is refusing to hand over data to French authorities, claiming its defending its users’ free speech and privacy while branding a criminal investigation into alleged algorithm manipulation as “politically motivated”, ArsTechnica reported. In a post on Monday, Xs Global Government Affairs account denied the allegations, insisting the French investigation “egregiously undermines X’s fundamental right to due process
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has agreed to invest $2 billion in his artificial-intelligence company, xAI, investors close to the companies said, nearly half of the Grok chatbot maker’s recent equity raise, The Wall Street Journal reported. Musk has repeatedly mobilized his business empire to boost the AI startup, which is racing to catch up with OpenAI. Earlier this year, he merged