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Ireland opens probe into Musk’s Grok AI over sexualised images

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) it had opened a formal investigation into X’s AI chatbot Grok over the processing of personal data and its potential to produce harmful sexualised images and video, including of children

SA power utility loses $440 million to electricity theft in as suspects appear in court

Hyatt Executive Chairperson steps down, cites ‘terrible judgment’ in Epstein ties

Thomas Pritzker said on Monday he stepped down as Executive Chairperson of Hyatt Hotels, acknowledging “terrible judgment” in maintaining contact with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell

Luxury stocks’ volatility highlights AI jitters, hedge fund positioning

As luxury companies like LVMH and Gucci-owner Kering struggle to recover from a two-year slowdown, they are navigating increasingly sharp share price swings stoked by hedge fund bets and investor nerves over AI-rattled markets

Trump’s new Ambassador Bozell arrives in SA amid strained ties

United States President Donald Trump’s pick for Ambassador to South Africa (SA), conservative activist and writer Leo Brent Bozell III, has arrived in the country where he will seek to improve fraught ties between the two states.

SA National E‑Hailing Federation urges government task team as attacks on e‑hailing drivers escalate

The National E‑Hailing Federation of South Africa (NEFSA) is calling for the establishment of a national task team to investigate rising attacks on e‑hailing drivers, following the killing of a driver in the country’s capital, Pretoria, which has intensified safety concerns across the country.