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India orders Musk’s X to fix Grok over ‘obscene’ AI content

January 5, 2026
India has ordered Elon Musk’s X to make immediate technical and procedural changes to its AI chatbot Grok after users and lawmakers flagged the generation of “obscene” content, including AI-altered images of women created using the tool. On Friday, India’s IT ministry issued the order directing Musk’s X to take corrective action on Grok, including restricting the…
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In 2026, AI will move from hype to pragmatism

January 5, 2026
If 2025 was the year AI got a vibe check, 2026 will be the year the tech gets practical. The focus is already shifting away from building ever-larger language models and toward the harder work of making AI usable. In practice, that involves deploying smaller models where…
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10 must-shoot events for astrophotographers in 2026

January 5, 2026
Digital Camera World //HEADLINE// 10 must-shoot events for astrophotographers in 2026 //SELL// After a thrilling 2025 filled with spectacular auroras, planet parades and two bright comets, astrophotographers have much to look forward to in 2026. In the year ahead, expect another total solar eclipse — this time over Europe — the final “blood moon” for a few years, an unusual partial lunar…
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Solid-state EV batteries take another big step forward in China

January 5, 2026
China introduced its first national standard for solid-state EV batteries as the “holy grail” of battery tech moves closer toward mass production. China launches solid-state EV battery national standard China has emerged as a true automotive powerhouse thanks to its lead in the shift to electrification. It’s now projected to overtake Japan in global vehicle sales for the first time in…
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Venezuela’s Maduro never escaped his predecessor’s shadow

January 5, 2026
Nicolás Maduro, who rose from unionized bus driver to Venezuelan president and oversaw his country’s democratic undoing and economic collapse, was captured Saturday during an attack by U.S. forces on his capital. U.S. President Donald Trump, in an early morning social media post, announced Maduro’s capture. Venezuela’s vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, later announced that the whereabouts…
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