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Elon Musk says X plans to introduce ads in Grok's responses

Elon Musk says X plans to introduce ads in Grok's responses: The move would help power X's struggling ads business following the departure of former CEO Linda Yaccarino. Read More

Truth Social's AI search is powered by Perplexity, but the platform can set limits on sources: The search engine, dubbed Truth Search AI, is already available on the web version of Truth Social, with public Beta testing on the iOS and Android apps planned for “the near future.” Read More

Trump says Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan must 'resign immediately': Trump's post comes after Republican Senator Tom Cotton on Wednesday wrote to Intel's board of directors, asking about Tan's ties to China, his investments in the country, and raised concerns about his time leading Cadence Design Systems, which had a Chinese military university as a customer. Read More

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Two teens charged in attack on former DOGE official Edward "Big Balls" Coristine: Two 15-year-olds have been charged with unarmed carjacking after allegedly attacking Edward "Big Balls" Coristine, the teenage software engineer and former Neuralink intern who became a prominent figure in the Trump administration's cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Read More

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