Elon Musk’s X is reportedly defying European privacy rules. Data belonging to X users is being fed to Elon Musk’s startup xAI without consent, reports the Financial Times. The company could be facing a fine of up to 4% of their annual global revenue as a consequence, as this defies the EU Data Protection Regulations that require companies to obtain individual user consent and disclose their purpose before harvesting and using personal data.

A desperate push for competition. Musk needed access to X’s repository of user data for a shot to compete with AI titans like OpenAI and Google. The company responded to backlash by updating their help center to include the option to opt out: “All X users have the ability to control whether their public posts can be used to train Grok, the AI search assistant.”

The Musk scheme? The serial entrepreneur, who has evoked numerousdata privacy concerns since his takeover of Twitter, now X, seems to be eager for integration between his businesses, and is currently waiting for approval from Tesla’s board for an injection of USD 5 bn into xAI.

Over the weekend, the tech personality met up with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the possible advantages of AI use, holding meetings after the US congressional speech, which Musk attended as a personal guest of the Israeli PM.

The 2024 Paris Olympics have been rife with controversy since the opening ceremony, but the games have just had their first official scandal. Two assistant coaches to the Canadian women’s soccer team were caught spying on an opposing team’s practice sessions using drones, resulting in a fine of USD 226k, and both assistants being banned from the sport for one year. Head coach Bev Priestman, who helped the team secure the gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, has also been suspended.

In an unprecedented move, the Olympic team has been docked six points. The Canada Soccer Federation and the Canadian Olympic Committee are filing an appeal against the deducted points, citing that the penalty is unwarranted, as “[the team] played no role in this matter.” but disciplinary action against the coaches isn’t being contested.

Regardless of the outcome of the case, the team will not be eliminated from the Olympics, though the loss of points will greatly impede their standing.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe refuses to say goodbye to RDJ — but don’t expect the return of Iron Man. Iron Man’s departure from the MCU in Avengers: Endgame left us all in tears, but fans might be happy to know that RDJ’s role in the MCU is far from over. During Marvel’s panel at the San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that RDJ will be rejoining the MCU in another role — Dr. Doom.

Who is Dr. Doom? Dr. Doom, aka Victor Von Doom, is a scientist, sorcerer… And the Fantastic Four’s main villain. RDJ will be clad in the character’s signature olive green robe and metal mask, and whether or not his face will be revealed is yet to be announced.

Where will we be seeing him? Dr. Doom is set to make a minor (but critical) appearance in the upcoming Fantastic Four film in 2025, set to star in Avengers: Doomsday, planned for release in 2026, and Avengers: Secret Wars, set for a 2027 release.

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