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xAI's founder exodus reportedly tied to safety concerns and frustration over Grok's failure to catch up

Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - Elon Musk's AI company xAI is hemorrhaging talent. Former employees describe a culture of missing safety standards, growing disillusionment, and a constant race to catch up with OpenAI and Anthropic.The article xAI's founder exodus reportedly tied to safe…

#startups #techpolicy #aiethics #genai #business #governance #jobs #xai #grokai #safety

Perplexity tests new ultra-fast Gamma mode powered by Grok

19 days / testingcatalog / Alexey Shabanov

Developer targeted by AI hit piece warns society cannot handle AI agents that decouple actions from consequences

19 days / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Elon Musk is “actively” working to make xAI’s Grok chatbot “more unhinged, according to a former employee.

20 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Impressive how obvious this typo is and yet

20 days / bsky / @themckenziest.gay / themckenziest.gay

Elon Musk's xAI loses second cofounder in 48 hours

20 days / reddit / /u/gdelacalle

Is safety is ‘dead’ at xAI?

20 days / reddit / /u/Gloomy_Nebula_5138

Is safety is ‘dead’ at xAI?

20 days / techcrunch / Anthony Ha

What’s behind the mass exodus at xAI? | Former employees say the restructuring followed tensions over safety and being “stuck in the catch-up phase.”

20 days / reddit / /u/MetaKnowing

The Best Time to Leave xAI Is Before Joining. The Next Best Time is Right Now

20 days / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

Elon Musk's xAI faces threat of NAACP lawsuit over air pollution from Mississippi data center

21 days / cnbc

xAI Loses Half Its Co-Founders as Musk Announces Reorganization After SpaceX Merger

21 days / implicator / Maria Garcia

Why top talent is walking away from OpenAI and xAI

21 days / techcrunch / Theresa Loconsolo

xAI's founder exodus reportedly tied to safety concerns and frustration over Grok's failure to catch up

21 days / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Grok Is Gaining on ChatGPT and Gemini. How It Got There Isn’t Pretty.

21 days / bigtechnology / Alex Kantrowitz

What’s behind the mass exodus at xAI?

21 days / theverge / Hayden Field

Antitrust Policy Hangs in the Balance as Respected Top Prosecutor Departs

21 days / newcomer / Jonathan Weber

Back to Top / Friday, February 13, 2026, 1:20 pm / permalink 19137 / 16 stories in 21 days


Ring Cancels Flock Safety Partnership Following Public Boycott

bgr - Ring ended a controversial partnership that would have sent customer data to Flock Safety, a move that coincides with the start of a consumer boycott.


Analysis: Ring’s split with Flock won’t fix systemic issues

Ring’s Flock breakup doesn’t fix its real problem

20 days / theverge / Jennifer Pattison Tuohy


On the ground: Ring cancels Flock after privacy boycott

Amazon's Ring ends deal with surveillance firm after backlash

21 days / bbc

Ring Cancels Flock Safety Partnership Following Public Boycott

21 days / bgr

Ring Cancels Flock Safety Partnership Amid Backlash Over ‘Creepy’ Super Bowl Ad

21 days / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Ring ends partnership plans with Flock days after privacy blowback from Super Bowl ad

21 days / therecord


Police: Flock shared access with federal agencies, sparking furor

Cops Criticize Flock Safety After It’s Caught Handing Out Access To Federal Agencies

21 days / techdirt / Tim Cushing


Reporter: Super Bowl ad fuels dystopian privacy outrage

Ring Kills Flock Safety Deal After Super Bowl Ad Uproar

20 days / wired / Maddy Varner, Andrew Couts

Ring cancels Flock deal after dystopian Super Bowl ad prompts mass outrage

21 days / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

Amazon's Ring Super Bowl ad has turned into an epic self-own

21 days / qz / Shannon Carroll


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Here’s @jp2e.bsky.social pointing out the obvious: Ring’s still partnered with Axon, which is still partnered with ICE www.theverge.com/report/87932...

20 days / bsky / @reckless.bsky.social / reckless.bsky.social

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21 days / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

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21 days / bsky / @patcoleman.bsky.social / patcoleman.bsky.social

Ring Cancels Flock Safety Partnership Amid Backlash Over ‘Creepy’ Super Bowl Ad https://gizmodo.com/ring-cancels-flock-safety-partnership-amid-backlash-over-creepy-super-bowl-ad-2000721914

21 days / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

Back to Top / Friday, February 13, 2026, 12:20 pm / permalink 19133 / 13 stories in 21 days


Waymo is Asking DoorDash Drivers To Shut the Doors of Its Self-Driving Cars

msmash / slashdot - Waymo's autonomous vehicles can transport passengers across six cities without a human driver, but the Alphabet-owned company has discovered that its cars become completely inert if a passenger accidentally leaves a door open. The company confirmed that i…

#robotics #automation #selfdriving #robotaxis #aiethics #alphabet #jobs #automotive #delivery #safety

DoorDash drivers are getting paid to close Waymo car doors

21 days / mashable

Waymo foreshadows future jobs by paying delivery drivers to close car doors www.semafor.com/article/02/1...

21 days / bsky / @semafor.com / semafor.com

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21 days / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Waymo foreshadows future jobs by paying delivery drivers to close car doors

21 days / semafor / Rachyl Jones

What if riders don't close a robotaxi door after a ride? Try DoorDash.

21 days / arstechnica / Jonathan M. Gitlin

Waymo is Asking DoorDash Drivers To Shut the Doors of Its Self-Driving Cars

21 days / slashdot / msmash

Waymo is hiring gig workers to close car doors, revealing how autonomous tech quietly relies on human labor

21 days / fastcompany / Sarah Fielding

DoorDashers are getting paid to close Waymo's self-driving car doors

21 days / engadget / Mariella Moon

Back to Top / Friday, February 13, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 19127 / 8 stories in 21 days


Meta Plans To Let Smart Glasses Identify People Through AI-Powered Facial Recognition

msmash / slashdot - Meta plans to add facial recognition technology to its Ray-Ban smart glasses as soon as this year, New York Times reported Friday, five years after the social giant shut down facial recognition on Facebook and promised to find "the right balance" for the …


History and rivals: why Meta revived facial recognition

Meta is reportedly working to bring facial recognition to its smart glasses

21 days / engadget / Matt Tate


On the ground: 'Name Tag' feature and how it works

Report: Meta to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Ray-Ban Smart Glasses

21 days / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Meta’s smart glasses could soon identify people in real time

21 days / digitaltrends

Meta plans to add facial recognition to its smart glasses, report claims

21 days / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Meta is bringing back facial recognition for its smart glasses

21 days / sherwood / Rani Molla

Meta Plans To Let Smart Glasses Identify People Through AI-Powered Facial Recognition

21 days / slashdot / msmash

Meta Plans 'Name Tag' Facial Recognition for Ray-Ban Smart Glasses

21 days / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses

21 days / nytimes / Kashmir Hill, Kalley Huang and Mike Isaac


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Surprise new PS5 game, Meta Ray-Ban face ID rumor, Apple Vision Pro update: The Shortcut Live Ep. 23

21 days / theshortcut / Matt Swider


Privacy alarm: launching while critics distracted, safety risks

The World Is on Fire and Meta Sees an Opportunity to Add Facial Recognition to Smart Glasses

21 days / gizmodo / Kyle Barr

Meta's Smart Glasses Could Get Face Tracking Soon. That Worries Me

21 days / cnet / Scott Stein

Meta reportedly wants to add face recognition to smart glasses while privacy advocates are distracted

21 days / reddit / /u/Accurate_Cry_8937

Meta reportedly wants to add face recognition to smart glasses while privacy advocates are distracted

21 days / theverge / Emma Roth


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The World Is on Fire and Meta Sees an Opportunity to Add Facial Recognition to Smart Glasses

21 days / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

The @nytimes.com report on Meta pursuing facial recognition on smart glasses, and seeing this politically chaotic time as a good window to launch, has tons of concerns. Also, my thoughts on the race for this tech, its advantages, and its need for limits.

21 days / bsky / @scottstein.bsky.social / scottstein.bsky.social

if there ever was a doubt that companies are good cool your friend not evil

21 days / bsky / @plorigo.bsky.social / plorigo.bsky.social

Meta Plans To Let Smart Glasses Identify People Through AI-Powered Facial Recognition https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/02/13/1336235/meta-plans-to-let-smart-glasses-identify-people-through-ai-powered-facial-recognition?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&am

21 days / bsky / @slashdot.org / slashdot.org

Back to Top / Friday, February 13, 2026, 8:20 am / permalink 19121 / 17 stories in 21 days


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