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I Tried Grok’s Built-In Anime Companion and It Called Me a Twat
Wired
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24d ago
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Elon Musk's xAI launched Grok, an AI with anime-style chatbot Ani for $300 a month, designed for interaction and flirting. Ani, resembling anime characters, has preset conversation themes but is cluttered with glitches and odd replies. The second character, Rudi, alternates between child-friendly and insulting. Grok 4 Heavy is advanced, outperforming competitors, yet critiqued for unnatural responses and lacking safety testing documentation. This venture involves adult content reflecting Musk's distinct style.
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Man shuts startup he quit his ₹50 LPA job for, says 'Success didn't make me happy'
Inshorts
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8m ago
Medial
A Founder's Grapevine post about shutting a startup he built after leaving ₹50+ LPA job has gone viral. "Raised $2 million...Built something profitable...Shutting it down now," he wrote. "The constant weight of making decisions...Never-ending uncertainty...I wasn't built for this," he said. "Success is not equal to happiness...I built something profitable, but it didn't make me happy," he added.
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Woman removed by Uber cab driver on deserted road, abused over AC request in Assam
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7m ago
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A woman was removed by an Uber cab driver on a deserted road in the night after she asked him to switch on the AC due to her dust allergy in Assam's Guwahati. "He refused saying 'I have not booked an AC ride'...[He] hurled abuses, tried to manhandle me...I was traumatised and was hospitalised later," she said.
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Happy Valentine’s Day.
The Verge
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3d ago
Medial
xAI has launched "Valentine," an anime-inspired chatbot companion modeled after characters like Edward Cullen and Christian Grey. Access to Valentine requires a $30-per-month SuperGrok subscription. The release follows xAI's previous chatbot, "Ani."
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xAI has open roles for building AI “waifus.”
The Verge
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22d ago
Medial
xAI is hiring fullstack and mobile Android engineers to create AI avatars, specifically "waifus." The positions offer a salary range between $180,000 and $440,000. This opportunity comes after feedback about Grok’s anime companion from a colleague highlighted its impact. The roles involve working on AI avatars full-time. The hiring announcement was shared on social media by Pirat_Nation on July 16, 2025.
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'Ordered 1 gram gold coin from Blinkit, got just 0.5 gram coin', alleges customer
Inshorts
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9m ago
Medial
A Blinkit customer claimed he received a gold coin of just 0.5 grams on ordering a 1-gram gold coin from Blinkit. "After 20 minutes, the return window has been closed...I can't contact any Blinkit support executive," the customer posted on X. "I also called the delivery agent...I cried while talking to him...He said he couldn't help me," the customer added.
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xAI reportedly asked staff for “perpetual” access to their face recordings.
The Verge
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17d ago
Medial
xAI reportedly requested staff to provide perpetual access to their face recordings to train Grok AI in human emotion recognition, as per Business Insider. Employees agreed to let xAI use their likeness for commercial purposes. Subsequently, xAI introduced a 3D anime AI companion and announced a new model based on a popular fictional character. The initiative demonstrates their ongoing endeavors to enhance AI's understanding of human emotions and interactions.
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Android smartwatches to gain audio control over smartphones: Report
Livemint
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1y ago
Medial
Google is working on a new feature called "media routing control" for Android phones that will allow users to manage audio output settings from their smartwatch. This feature will grant apps permission to determine where audio output is directed, enabling the companion app on a smartwatch to control where audio or video from other apps is played. It is unclear if this feature will be available on all Wear OS devices or limited to specific Google devices, and its release timeline is not yet known. More details are expected at Google I/O 2024.
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CTC Global Receives Strategic Investment from Endeavour Capital and Greenbelt Capital Partners - FinSMEs
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1y ago
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I work 80-100 hours a week, people hate me for it: Sachin Bansal
Money Control
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1y ago
Medial
Sachin Bansal, who founded fintech startup Navi after building and selling Flipkart, told Moneycontrol, "I am spending like 80-100 hours a week (in office)." He added, "Sometimes people hate me for that. First, there is no work from home and then you must come on weekends also." He clarified, "I mean, I don't expect others to do it."
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Tech News Today highlights on December 21, 2024: Good lord! Is that another spam call? Here why scammers keep getting through to you
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7m ago
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