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Elon Musk to 'summon MPs to US to explain threats to American citizens' – The Guardian

World’s richest man responds to UK parliamentarians saying they will call him to testify about X’s role in spreading disinformation during riots
Elon Musk has said UK MPs “will be summoned to the United States of America to explain their censorship and threats to American citizens” in a fresh escalation of tensions between the world’s richest man and Labour.
Musk, who has been a fixture at the side of Donald Trump since his re-election as US president, was responding to a Guardian […]
Elon Musk to 'summon MPs to US to explain threats to American citizens' – The Guardian

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Deus in machina: Swiss church installs AI-powered Jesus – The Guardian

Peter’s chapel in Lucerne swaps out its priest to set up a computer and cables in confessional booth
The small, unadorned church has long ranked as the oldest in the Swiss city of Lucerne. But Peter’s chapel has become synonymous with all that is new after it installed an artificial intelligence-powered Jesus capable of dialoguing in 100 different languages.
“It was really an experiment,” said Marco Schmid, a theologian with the church. “We wanted to see and understand how people […]
Deus in machina: Swiss church installs AI-powered Jesus – The Guardian

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Brazil's first lady's 'F–k you' to Elon Musk creates political firestorm – New York Post

It was a “F–k you” heard ’round the world.
Brazil’s first lady Janja Lula da Silva, 58, set off a diplomatic firestorm after she delivered an expletive comment to Elon Musk at a panel on disinformation and regulating social media at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.
After a ship’s horn sounded, she made what was apparently meant to be a quip, saying: “I think it’s Elon Musk. I’m not afraid of you, f–k you, Elon Musk.”
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Brazil's first lady's 'F–k you' to Elon Musk creates political firestorm – New York Post