Bayer agrees to $7.25 billion proposed settlement over thousands of Roundup cancer lawsuits

Bayer has agreed to a proposed $7.25 billion deal to settle thousands of U.S. lawsuits that blame Roundup for causing cancer.
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Musk's Grok chatbot faces EU privacy investigation over sexualized deepfake images

X faces a new EU privacy investigation after its Grok chatbot generated nonconsensual deepfake images on the platform.
Decrypt

Ireland's Data Watchdog Joins Global Regulators Probing X Over AI Image Risks

The probe will examine Grok’s AI image processing for lawful use, built-in safeguards, and impact assessments.

Europe’s privacy watchdog launches ‘large-scale’ probe into Elon Musk’s X

The European Union’s data privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s X over sexualised images generated by the social media site’s AI chatbot, Grok.
Consilium

Safeguarding water quality: Council signs off on stricter protection rules for surface water and groundwater

The Council formally adopted the directive to expand and update the list of pollutants affecting surface water and groundwater, including pesticides, pharmaceuticals and PFAS.

Ireland Opens Probe Into Musk's Grok AI Over Sexualised Images

DUBLIN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) said on ⁠Tuesday ⁠it had opened a formal ⁠investigation into X's AI chatbot Grok over the processing of personal data ​and its ...