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Elon Musk-led Neuralink Has a Setback

First Neuralink Brain Chip Implantee Encounters an Issue and It’s Concerning

Sagnik Das Gupta
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Elon Musk's Neuralink came into being to ensure that Quadriplegia patients are able to lead a more normal life by being able to interact with digital interfaces and devices. This magic happens through an implant that's attached to the brain, which converts neural activity into computer code. However, a couple of weeks after the surgery, some of the implant's threads have now retracted from Noland's brain in a series of malfunctions. The issue has been fixed by Neuralink and Noland is not at risk anymore. Although it does raise concerns about the safety of the technology.
Elon Musk Wants New X Users to Pay a Small Fee to Tweet/Post

Elon Musk Wants New X Users to Pay a Small Fee to Tweet

Anshuman Jain
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X (formerly Twitter) will soon start charging a small fee for new users. With this change, new X users won't be able to post, bookmark, repost, or like content, but they can still follow accounts and browse for free. The fee could be around $1 and is intended to curb the spread of bots on the platform. It's also likely that new users may have to wait for three months to get free posting.
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Elon Musk Says xAI to Open-Source Grok This Week

Arjun Sha
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After filing a lawsuit against OpenAI for becoming a closed-source company, Elon Musk has now announced that xAI's Grok model will be open-sourced this week. Musk founded xAI in March last year to rival OpenAI and released its first preview model in November. However, Grok has not been received well and it's highly prone to hallucination. Open-sourcing the model may help the company improve Grok on many fronts.
OpenAI Counters Elon Musk's lawsuit allegations

OpenAI Unravels Some Secrets to Counter Elon Musk’s Lawsuit; Who’s in the Wrong?

Sagnik Das Gupta
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Recently, Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming that the company has swerved off track from its original mission. Instead of sticking to its original mission of being a non-profit and making AI systems for human welfare, OpenAI is allegedly working towards making Microsoft more profitable. Dismissing these claims, OpenAI has now unveiled some sensitive emails between the company and Elon Musk to counter Musk's allegations. The emails paint Musk in a different light, suggesting that he wanted complete control over OpenAI, with the company using Tesla as its major source of funding.
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Elon Musk Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman Over AGI Fear

Arjun Sha
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In a surprising turn of events, Elon Musk has sued OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman in the San Francisco Superior Court on Thursday. Musk claims that OpenAI has become a closed-source company and it's only developing new technologies to maximize profits. Further, Musk says that Microsoft is leveraging its power and influencing OpenAI's operations. Musk is seeking an injunction against OpenAI and Microsoft from taking advantage of the AGI technology and cashing in for profits.
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“Don’t Mean to Be a Pest,” Elon Musk Calls Out Microsoft CEO for Tech Support

Anshuman Jain
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On Sunday, Elon musk ran into an issue where while setting up his new Windows 11 laptop. He couldn't figure out how to skip the Microsoft account sign up screen. Despite help from Community Notes and a number of other users online, he was having hard time figuring out a solution. So, he went to the source of his troubles, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, asking for tech support.
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