Day Headlines in ICT News: 2026-01-12
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What a new law and an investigation could mean for Grok AI deepfakes (BBC Technology 2026-01-12 19:38:53)
Elon Musk's chatbot is under fire for altering images of women to remove their clothes without their consent. -
UK to bring into force law to tackle Grok AI deepfakes this week (BBC Technology 2026-01-12 18:27:44)
It is currently illegal to share deepfakes, but the law against creating them has not yet come into force. -
Instagram denies breach after many receive emails asking to reset password (BBC Technology 2026-01-12 16:11:02)
The social media platform has said there was "no breach of its systems" but questions remain. -
Ofcom investigates Elon Musk's X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes (BBC Technology 2026-01-12 12:39:10)
The watchdog said it had received reports of the platform's Grok AI chatbot creating undressed images of people. -
Malaysia and Indonesia block Musk's Grok over explicit deepfakes (BBC Technology 2026-01-12 05:21:33)
Sexualised images of real people generated by Grok have circulated on X in recent weeks. -
Malaysia and Indonesia block Musk's Grok over sexually explicit deepfakes (BBC Technology 2026-01-12 02:36:49)
Sexualised images of real people generated by Grok have circulated on X in recent weeks. -
Eggie, Neo, Isaac and Memo are domestic robots. But would you let them load your dishwasher? (BBC Technology 2026-01-12 00:07:23)
Joe Tidy meets robots being trained to tidy up all your mess.