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SpaceX warns investors that Grok’s NSFW AI is risky business

Elon Musk faced backlash after his NSFW AI, Grok, generated sexualized AI images of women, including minors. SpaceX listed those possible generation of such images as a risk factor in its S-1.Bloomberg/Getty ImagesSpaceX warned investors about the risk that Grok could generate "potential nonconsensual or exploitative imagery."The company's S-1 paperwork cited investigations into Grok "content …

TikTok’s middle class is gaining power

Micro creators on TikTok are having a moment.Ulet Ifansasti/Getty ImagesA version of this post appears in the CMO Insider newsletter.You can sign up for Business Insider's weekly marketing newsletter here.The TikTok middle class is thriving.The average rates that TikTok "micro" creators — those with follower counts between 5,000 and 50,000 — charged brands for partnership …

Microbiome startup Seed Health hired its first CMO to scale from cult favorite to household name

Anisha Raghavan is Seed Health's new CMO.Seed HealthSeed Health hired Anisha Raghavan as its first chief marketing officer.The microbiome science company sells pre- and probiotics and has a slew of celebrity backers.Raghavan is tasked with growing the company's brand awareness and expanding its product mix.Buzzy microbiome startup Seed Health is paving the way for its …

Don’t drive your Cybertruck into a lake

Cybertruck in Grapevine LakeGrapevine Police DepartmentA man in Texas was arrested after police said he drove his Cybertruck into a lake.Police said the man told them he did it to test out the Cybertruck's "Wade Mode" feature.Tesla says the driving mode works for water up to 32 inches deep; the lake's maximum depth is around …

2 TSA experiments show a new direction after chaos during the government shutdowns

The TSA has come up with new ways to try to reduce airport congestion after two government shutdowns strained the system.ATLThe TSA is testing off-site screening and private security after two government shutdowns.These signal the Trump Administration's broader leverage of private companies in aviation.Critics warn that privatization could introduce new security risks.The Transportation Security Administration …