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French Prosecutors Open Criminal Probe Into Elon Musk, X

French prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into Elon Musk and his social media platform X. The probe reportedly concerns allegations of manipulation, data abuse, and the dissemination of child sexual abuse images.

7 May, 10:14 — 7 May, 20:54
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NYTMostly Factual6h ago

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Plans $55 Billion Investment to Make A.I. Chips

The rocket company’s new semiconductor factory, called Terafab, is part of the billionaire’s increasing efforts to dominate artificial intelligence.

By Steve Lohr

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bloombergHigh7h ago

The Messy, Humiliating Courtroom Drama Between Elon Musk and OpenAI - Bloomberg.com

The Messy, Humiliating Courtroom Drama Between Elon Musk and OpenAI  Bloomberg.com

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le-mondeHigh5h ago

French prosecutors open criminal investigation into Elon Musk and X

This latest legal step follows Musk's failure to respond to a summons by the Paris prosecutor's office to appear for a voluntary interview on April 20. Since summer 2025, national cyber prosecutors have been probing numerous alleged abuses.

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cnbcMostly Factual1h ago

French prosecutors escalate probe of Elon Musk and X to criminal investigation

France is investigating whether Elon Musk and his social media app X were complicit in spreading harmful AI deepfakes.

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SCMPMostly Factual2h ago

French prosecutors seek charges against Elon Musk and X over child sexual abuse images

French prosecutors are seeking charges against Elon Musk and his social platform X for child sexual abuse images on the platform, deepfakes, disinformation and complicity in denying crimes against humanity by the platform’s artificial intelligence system, Grok. The Paris public prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday it has opened an investigation into X on charges including complicity in possessing and distributing child sexual abuse images, unlawfully collecting personal data and without...

By Associated Press

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France 24High11h ago

France resumes genocide probe against Rwanda ex-president's widow

France's judiciary on Wednesday ordered the resumption of an almost two-decade investigation into accusations that the widow of Rwanda's former president Juvenal Habyarimana was involved in the 1994 genocide. Investigating magistrates last year dismissed the case into alleged complicity in genocide and crimes against humanity against Agathe Habyarimana over "insufficient evidence". But the judiciary overturned that decision and ordered that the investigation, which started in France in 2007, ...

By FRANCE24

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The IndependentMostly Factual2h ago

Popular liberal influencer roasted on X after bragging about buying a Tesla Cybertruck

Brian Krassenstein later shared an AI-generated image of a Ford in place of the Tesla – before Elon Musk himself chimed in to laud his own brand

By Isabel Keane

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Business InsiderMostly Factual6h ago

'Still don't want me?' — trial reveals Sam Altman's frantic texts after 2023 OpenAI ouster

Mira Murati and Sam Altman shared a frantic text exchange during his brief 2023 ouster as CEO of OpenAI. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images, left; Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images, right. Mira Murati and Sam Altman shared a frantic text exchange during his 2023 ouster as CEO of OpenAI. In the exchange, Altman pleads desperately for his job back as Murati tells him, "They don't want you." The text exchange was shown to jurors in the ongoing Musk v Altman civil trial in Oakland, California. She was the i...

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YahooMostly Factual3h ago

French prosecutors seek charges against Elon Musk and X over child sexual abuse images

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ndtvMostly Factual7h ago

Offered To Be "Platonic" Sperm Donor: Shivon Zilis On Relationship With Musk

Shivon Zilis said that it first started as a friendship after which Elon Musk reached out to her as a "platonic" sperm donor. In 2020, she decided to have children with Musk after he told her that he would "be happy to make a donation".

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seeking-alphaMixed4h ago

Musk offered Tesla board seat to OpenAI's Altman, Shivon Zilis says

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ANSAMostly Factual7h ago

Prosecutors close Garlasco probe, say 'Chiara killed by Sempio'

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 7 - Pavia prosecutors on Thursday closed their new investigation into the 2007 murder of economics graduate Chiara Poggi at the nearby town of Garlasco, a case that has rivetted Italy's attention for years, and said she was murdered by a friend of the victim's brother, Andrea Sempio, after she spurned a sexual advance by him. Poggi's boyfriend, economics student Alberto Stasi, is nearing the end of a 16-year term handed down in 2015 for the murder after he was previously ac...

By ANSA

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naked-capitalismMixed4h ago

Musk vs. Altman: The Feud of a New Elite Bidding for Power

As the new elite is merging with the power structure, expect more feuds; if they stop being public, then we should know why.

By Curro Jimenez

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France 247 May, 10:14First to report

France resumes genocide probe against Rwanda ex-president's widow

index-hr7 May, 10:25

Musk i Anthropic sklopili neočekivano partnerstvo unatoč međusobnim napadima

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ndtv7 May, 14:14

Offered To Be "Platonic" Sperm Donor: Shivon Zilis On Relationship With Musk

bloomberg7 May, 14:30

The Messy, Humiliating Courtroom Drama Between Elon Musk and OpenAI - Bloomberg.com

iefimerida7 May, 14:38

Πρώην στέλεχος της OpenAI εξηγεί πώς βρέθηκε να έχει 4 παιδιά με τον Μασκ -«Μου πρότεινε να γίνει δωρητής σπέρματος»

digi247 May, 14:45

Imagini virale: un obiectiv turistic din România este comparat cu un peisaj din „Stăpânul inelelelor”. Elon Musk a fost impresionat

ANSA7 May, 14:47

Prosecutors close Garlasco probe, say 'Chiara killed by Sempio'

ruv7 May, 14:49

Bauð fyrrverandi stjórnarmanni OpenAI gjafasæði og feðraði fjögur börn

Business Insider7 May, 15:22

'Still don't want me?' — trial reveals Sam Altman's frantic texts after 2023 OpenAI ouster

faz7 May, 15:22

Künstliche Intelligenz: Anthropic verbündet sich mit SpaceX

NYT7 May, 15:52

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Plans $55 Billion Investment to Make A.I. Chips

le-figaro7 May, 16:15

Une information judiciaire visant Elon Musk ouverte à Paris pour de possibles dérives de son réseau social X

le-monde7 May, 16:58

French prosecutors open criminal investigation into Elon Musk and X

seeking-alpha7 May, 17:24

Musk offered Tesla board seat to OpenAI's Altman, Shivon Zilis says

aftonbladet7 May, 17:35

Nytt steg i franska utredning av Elon Musk

naked-capitalism7 May, 18:00

Musk vs. Altman: The Feud of a New Elite Bidding for Power

Yahoo7 May, 18:46

French prosecutors seek charges against Elon Musk and X over child sexual abuse images

delo7 May, 19:26

V Franciji sodno preiskujejo Muska, očitajo mu domnevne zlorabe

SCMP7 May, 19:28

French prosecutors seek charges against Elon Musk and X over child sexual abuse images

The Independent7 May, 19:48

Popular liberal influencer roasted on X after bragging about buying a Tesla Cybertruck

balkan-web7 May, 20:38

Franca godet Elon Musk, hapet hetim penal ndaj platformës X për manipulim dhe abuzim me të dhëna

cnbc7 May, 20:54Latest update

French prosecutors escalate probe of Elon Musk and X to criminal investigation