Grok Responds After Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot Appears to Praise Hitler
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, developed by xAI, has responded after coming under scrutiny following a series of controversial and since-deleted posts on X, formerly Twitter. The chatbot’s account posted on Tuesday night, “We are aware of recent posts made by Grok and are actively working to remove the inappropriate posts. Since being made aware […]
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Steve Bannon Attacks Elon Musk Over New Party: ‘You’re Not American’
Steve Bannon has attacked Elon Musk over his plans to create a new political party. Speaking on his War Room podcast, President Donald Trump‘s former chief strategist called out the South African-born billionaire, who has U.S. citizenship, and said he was “not American.” The Context On Saturday, Musk—who supported Trump during the 2024 presidential election […]
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Elon Musk Announces Plan To Make ‘America Party’
By Peter Aitken is a Newsweek Politics Editor based in New York. His focus is domestic U.S. politics, but he has experience covering Foreign Affairs, Business and Technology. Peter joined Newsweek in 2024 from Fox News Digital and had previously freelanced at Business Insider. He has interviewed such notable figures as Benjamin Netanyahu, Gen. David […]
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Iran Bans Elon Musk’s Starlink and Threatens Users With Flogging or Jail
Iran’s parliament has voted to ban Elon Musk‘s Starlink satellite internet service, marking a sharp escalation in its crackdown on outside influence after U.S. and Israeli strikes. Users of the SpaceX-operated satellite service now face penalties of fines, flogging, or up to two years in prison if they are caught, according to state media. The […]
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Elon Musk Shares Apparent Results of Urinary Drugs Test: ‘Lol’
Elon Musk shared a post on X with an image of what looked to be a negative drug test for multiple substances including ketamine, cocaine and amphetamines. Musk posted the image with the caption “lol,” directly addressing ongoing public allegations about his purported drug use, which he has repeatedly denied. Newsweek was unable to confirm […]
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Elon Musk’s Chatbot Questions Trump Team’s Crowd Claims
Questions are being asked about the crowd at a military parade held on President Donald Trump‘s birthday after apparent discrepancies between the visitor numbers touted by the White House and those given by Elon Musk‘s chatbot. Saturday’s event, run by organizers America250, was held to mark the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, which was […]
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Elon Musk’s Daughter Reacts To Trump Fallout
By Alia Shoaib is a freelance news reporter for Newsweek based between London, UK and Abuja, Nigeria. She primarily reports on U.S. politics and current affairs. Alia joined Newsweek in 2024 from Business Insider, where she reported extensively on U.S. politics, far-right extremism, the war in Ukraine and other global events. She is a graduate […]
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Partially Agrees With Elon Musk on Trump-Backed Bill
Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene partially backed Elon Musk Tuesday in his criticism of President Donald Trump‘s “big, beautiful bill” that recently passed the House of Representatives and is under debate in the Senate. The Context The Trump-backed reconciliation package passed the House last month following weeks of negotiations in which House Speaker Mike Johnson […]
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Elon Musk Interview Goes Off the Rails When Asked About Trump’s Policies
By Theo Burman is a Newsweek Live News Reporter based in London, U.K. He writes about U.S. politics and international news, with a focus on infrastructure and technology. He has covered technological and cultural issues extensively in the U.S. and the U.K., such as the rise of Elon Musk and other tech figures within the […]
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Elon Musk Reveals Result of Tesla Self-Driving Tests in Austin
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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