{"id":32080,"date":"2025-07-18T11:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T11:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=32080"},"modified":"2025-07-18T11:25:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T11:25:07","slug":"x-hits-grok-bottom-more-a-i-talent-wars-crypto-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=32080","title":{"rendered":"X Hits Grok Bottom + More A.I. Talent Wars + \u2018Crypto Week\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\" \/>\n<h3 class=\"css-1vs5pxi e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-7681bcfa\"><span><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">Listen to and follow \u2018Hard Fork\u2019<\/em><br \/><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/hard-fork\/id1528594034\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple<\/a> | <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/44fllCS2FTFr2x2kjP9xeT?si=qjkPYGgXR9qT8_BcBTIZ5A\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/7c7fe198-e6a8-41a8-b0fe-1d46b976dcd8\/hard-fork?ref=dm_sh_rI25zBnsOcFhAUBuIYwkhtVBU\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a> | <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hardfork\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> | <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/326-hard-fork-71510947\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">iHeartRadio<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"css-ms3zov\">\n<div class=\"css-14jae4t\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">This week, we tick through the many dramatic headlines surrounding xAI, including the departure of X\u2019s chief executive, Linda Yaccarino; the Grok chatbot spewing antisemitic comments; and the A.I. companion Ani engaging in sexually explicit role-play. Then, we explain why a fight to acquire the start-up Windsurf startled many in Silicon Valley and may reshape the culture in many of the big A.I. labs. And finally, it\u2019s \u201ccrypto week.\u201d David Yaffe-Bellany explains how crypto provisions in the bills before Congress and the president could affect even people who don\u2019t hold digital currencies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Also, we officially have merch! For a limited time, you can get a special-edition \u201cHard Fork\u201d hat when you purchase an annual New York Times Audio subscription for the first time. Get your hat at <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"http:\/\/nytimes.com\/hardforkhat\" title>nytimes.com\/hardforkhat<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Guests:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"css-1le37cb ez3869y0\">\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/david-yaffe-bellany\" title>David Yaffe-Bellany<\/a><\/strong>,<strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\"> <\/strong>New York Times technology reporter covering the crypto industry<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"css-1le37cb ez3869y0\">\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/08\/technology\/grok-antisemitism-ai-x.html\" title>Elon Musk\u2019s Grok Chatbot Shares Antisemitic Posts on X<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/11\/technology\/google-windsurf-openai.html\" title>Google Hires A.I. Leaders From a Start-Up Courted by OpenAI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/14\/technology\/cognition-ai-windsurf.html\" title>Cognition AI Buys Windsurf as A.I. Frenzy Escalates<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/17\/technology\/crypto-week-house-republicans-trump.html\" title>\u2018Crypto Week\u2019 Is Back on Track After House G.O.P. Quells Conservative Revolt<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/09\/us\/politics\/trump-crypto-lobbying.html\" title>The \u2018Trump Pump\u2019: How Crypto Lobbying Won Over a President<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"ImageBlock-1\">\n<div data-testid=\"imageblock-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-medium css-mqw7kw e1g7ppur0\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\">\n<div class=\"css-1xdhyk6 erfvjey0\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-figure\"><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-caption\" class=\"css-gbc9ki ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-14fe1uy e1z0qqy90\"><span><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Photo: Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-3\"><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"RelatedLinksBlock-4\">\n<div data-testid=\"lazy-loader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h3 class=\"css-15h6bi9 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-37b93589\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Credits<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">\u201cHard Fork\u201d is hosted by <!-- -->Kevin Roose<!-- --> and <!-- -->Casey Newton<!-- --> and produced by <!-- -->Whitney Jones<!-- --> and <!-- -->Rachel Cohn<!-- -->. 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Then, we explain why a fight to acquire the start-up Windsurf startled many in Silicon Valley and may reshape the culture in many of the big A.I. labs. And finally, it\u2019s \u201ccrypto week.\u201d David Yaffe-Bellany explains how crypto provisions in the bills before Congress and the president could affect even people who don\u2019t hold digital currencies.Also, we officially have merch! For a limited time, you can get a special-edition \u201cHard Fork\u201d hat when you purchase an annual New York Times Audio subscription for the first time. Get your hat at nytimes.com\/hardforkhatGuests:David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times technology reporter covering the crypto industryAdditional Reading:Elon Musk\u2019s Grok Chatbot Shares Antisemitic Posts on XGoogle Hires A.I. Leaders From a Start-Up Courted by OpenAICognition AI Buys Windsurf as A.I. Frenzy Escalates\u2018Crypto Week\u2019 Is Back on Track After House G.O.P. 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