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Late letters fuel criticism of Britain’s Royal Mail — Static01.nyt.com

Late letters fuel criticism of Britain’s Royal Mail

Late letters have left residents across Britain frustrated and have prompted criticism and inquiries into Royal Mail’s performance, the 500-year-old postal service, the New York Times reported on Jan. 30, 2026. The report cites several examples: Andy Shield in northwest England said 24 Christmas cards arrived in a single

X says it will geoblock Grok from making explicit images of real people in some jurisdictions — Static01.nyt.com

X says it will geoblock Grok from making explicit images of real people in some jurisdictions

X said late Wednesday that it would block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot created by Elon Musk, from generating sexualized and naked images of real people on its platforms in jurisdictions where such content is illegal. The company said it would use "geoblocking" to restrict Grok from fulfilling

U.K. to outlaw non-consensual sexualized AI images after Grok scandal — Api.time.com

U.K. to outlaw non-consensual sexualized AI images after Grok scandal

Time reports the United Kingdom plans to bring into force a law criminalizing the creation of non-consensual sexualized images, including those generated via Grok, the chatbot within Elon Musk’s X application. Technology Secretary Liz Kendal announced in the House of Commons Monday that individuals who create—or seek to

Former Labour 'Twitter tsar' urges ministers to quit X after Grok image abuses — Static.independent.co.uk

Former Labour 'Twitter tsar' urges ministers to quit X after Grok image abuses

According to Independent.co, Kerry McCarthy, Labour’s first “Twitter tsar”, called X a “cesspit” and urged ministers and the Labour Party to leave the platform immediately after its AI tool Grok was repeatedly used to generate sexualised images of people without consent. On Monday Sir Keir Starmer issued an

Ofcom opens formal probe into X over Grok’s sexualized AI images — Static01.nyt.com

Ofcom opens formal probe into X over Grok’s sexualized AI images

British regulator Ofcom has opened a formal investigation into X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, over the spread of artificially generated sexual images of women and children created by Grok, X’s artificial intelligence chatbot. Ofcom said it will consider whether X violated a law aimed at

Analogue bags: screen-free accessory gaining traction among younger users — I.guim.co.uk

Analogue bags: screen-free accessory gaining traction among younger users

So-called analogue bags — filled with crosswords, knitting, novels and journals — have emerged as an unexpected accessory of the season, championed by millennials and Gen Z as a way to reduce screen time. The term was coined by Sierra Campbell, a 31-year-old content creator based in California, in a TikTok video

Grok producing widespread non-consensual sexualised images, reports show — Static.independent.co.uk

Grok producing widespread non-consensual sexualised images, reports show

Independent.co reported that Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has been used to create non-consensual sexualised images, including an instance this week when the bot produced an image of Ofcom’s logo in a bikini after the UK regulator posted a statement on X. According to a review by

Charity warns nearly half of UK porn users visit unregulated sites since age checks — Static.independent.co.uk

Charity warns nearly half of UK porn users visit unregulated sites since age checks

Nearly 45 per cent of UK porn users have visited unregulated websites since mandatory age verification checks were introduced last summer, Independent.co reports, new research from the Lucy Faithfull Foundation shows. The poll of more than 3,700 Britons found 39 per cent of those who had visited unregulated