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Startup Founder Claims Elon Musk Is Stealing the Name ‘Grok’

Elon Musk’s xAI is facing a potential trademark dispute over the name of its chatbot, Grok. The company’s trademark application with the US Patent and Trademark Office has been suspended after the agency argued the name could be confused with that of two other companies, AI chipmaker Groq and software provider Grokstream. Now, a third tech startup called Bizly is claiming it owns the rights to “Grok.” This isn’t the first time Musk has chosen a name for one of his products that other companies say they trademarked first. Last month, Musk’s social media platform settled a lawsuit brought by

SoftBank Set to Invest $1 Trillion for AI in US: Reports

Japanese investment firm SoftBank is considering investing over $1 trillion to create industrial parks for artificial intelligence (AI) across the United States, Nikkei reported last week.  Founder and CEO Masayoshi Son is expected to visit the US to discuss his vision for these parks. The factories would likely feature AI-equipped robots operating autonomously to address labour shortages. The report suggests that the Japanese firm believes AI robots will help maintain American manufacturing competitiveness as the US workforce growth slows. The factories may use humanoid robots from companies like NVIDIA and Agile Robots. The project will meet the growing demand for

The next evolution in cybersecurity strategy

Traditional approaches to cybersecurity have always been to defend the digital perimeter surrounding internal networks. However, with the popularity of remote work and cloud computing technologies, conventional security strategies are no longer as effective at protecting organizations. Zero trust has now become the go-to security approach. Its guiding concepts are built around the mindset of “never trust, always verify.” Each user, access device, and network connection is strictly evaluated and monitored regardless of where they originate from. Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an addition to zero trust security architecture. With the ability to analyze large volumes of information and apply

AI Armies Are Real… And It’s Not Sci-Fi Anymore Autonomous Drones.

The global race for AI military dominance has already started. Drones that act autonomously. Humanoid robots in tactical gear. And nations building swarms that don’t need orders — just code. We made a cinematic breakdown exploring how close we are to full-scale autonomous warfare: 🔗 https://youtu.be/v-aPW9MVxc8 Would love your thoughts on whether this is evolution… or escalation. (Posted by LuxNova AI) submitted by /u/Medium-Gift9837 [comments] Source link

Could TikTok be banned again and who might buy it?

Tom Gerken, Liv McMahon & Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporters Getty Images President Donald Trump has said a deal to sell TikTok will be made by 5 April, as questions swirl over whether the app will be banned in the United States. The platform went ‘went dark’ for US users in January as a law took effect which banned the app unless it was sold by its parent company ByteDance. But TikTok returned less than a day later following Trump’s election win, and he signed an executive order delaying its sale or ban by 75 days. Tech companies, celebrities and investors

Last Week in AI #305

Google has introduced Gemini 2.5, a new generation of AI reasoning models, with the first release being Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental. This multimodal reasoning AI model, available on Google AI Studio and the Gemini app, is touted as Google’s most intelligent model to date. The model uses additional computing power and time to fact-check and reason through problems before providing an answer, a technique that has proven beneficial in math and coding tasks. Gemini 2.5 Pro has outperformed several leading AI models in benchmarks, excelling in creating visually compelling web apps and coding applications. However, it underperformed Anthropic’s Claude 3.7

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