GoKawiil
Tech News
Grok Imagine, working with Wonder Studios and director Dev Walker, has posted the first seven-minute installment of an AI-generated adaptation of Homer's 'The Odyssey,' calling it 'Episode 1' of a series. The release comes three months after Elon Musk said Grok would produce a full-length, 'historically accurate' film version of the epic.
Anthropic has outlined a Public Benefit Fund equal to roughly 5% of its valuation, joining OpenAI in pledging to share future profits beyond investors. The move coincides with the Trump administration mailing $500 checks to nearly a million Healthcare.gov users, and Elon Musk separately pledging to give every American child a stake in SpaceX.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Evgeniy Khmara said Starshield, the military version of SpaceX's Starlink, is functioning normally again after a roughly 10-day period of degraded service that caused drones to lose connectivity at high speeds. Khmara said the military has not received an explanation for the restrictions but is still testing the system. The Wall Street Journal reported that President Trump called Elon Musk on Wednesday asking him to restore the service.
A new survey from AI accountability group Guardrails Action found that voters in Iowa, Michigan and Ohio largely hold negative views of the AI industry despite massive political spending by figures like Elon Musk and the Leading The Future Super PAC. Three in four of over 3,000 likely voters surveyed said they'd be less likely to back a candidate who took money from an AI Super PAC, and a quarter said they'd switch parties for a candidate opposing AI companies and data centers.
A documentary examining Elon Musk was removed from theatrical release just two weeks after opening, according to reports. The film reportedly runs about four hours and is expected to be more accessible to viewers through streaming rather than its brief cinema showing.
Elon Musk has acquired a $1 billion stake in Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of CNN, according to reports. The size of the stake and its exact structure were not fully detailed in available reporting.
Ukrainian officials say SpaceX has not lifted speed restrictions on its military-grade Starshield terminals, which cut connectivity for drones traveling faster than 100 mph. Deputy ambassador Denys Sienik and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy both said Friday that the throttling remains in place despite President Trump's earlier suggestion that service had been restored.
Elon Musk donated over $76 million to his America PAC in the first two weeks of October, according to a pre-election FEC filing. The PAC spent nearly $43 million in that period, with $15.2 million going to Texas Senate race ads, including $12.4 million attacking Democrat James Talarico and $2.8 million supporting Republican Ken Paxton. Musk has now given more than $445 million to Republican groups this cycle, with over $165 million to America PAC since July.
California Highway Patrol said a 71-year-old pedestrian died after being hit by a Tesla traveling about 70 mph on I-80 near Vallejo early Thursday, while the vehicle's Full Self-Driving system was reportedly engaged. The 26-year-old driver remained at the scene and told officers the car had attempted to brake and steer left, but it still struck the man as he walked onto the freeway from the shoulder. CHP said the pedestrian was later struck by another vehicle that did not stop.
James Talarico's Senate campaign released a video Thursday accusing Elon Musk of bankrolling super PACs running attack ads against him in favor of Republican Ken Paxton. The ad came amid a public back-and-forth on X between Talarico and Musk, who has reportedly spent about $366 million across 40 races this midterm cycle, according to CNBC.
Starshield, the military version of SpaceX's Starlink used by Ukraine's army, was reportedly throttled last week to block terminals moving above certain speeds, which disabled interceptors used against Russian attack drones. Ukraine says it got no advance notice; President Zelenskyy has linked the move to tensions with the Trump administration, and the incident is tied to at least two deaths and 17 injuries. SpaceX, Elon Musk and the White House have given conflicting accounts of who ordered the restriction.
California Democratic Reps. Sam Liccardo, Ro Khanna and Jimmy Panetta sent a letter to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles calling for a government-wide investigation into a temporary restriction of SpaceX's Starshield service in Ukraine. The letter follows Wall Street Journal reporting that Elon Musk ordered the restrictions, which were later lifted after a call between Musk and President Trump.