# Digital Services Act
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Musk’s AI Project in Retreat: Key xAI Founders Exit After SpaceX Rescue
Two prominent xAI founders quit within 48 hours after a series of earlier exits left half the original founding team gone, undermining Elon Musk’s AI ambitions. The exits, heavy cash burn, and product scandals around Grok have coincided with xAI’s absorption into SpaceX — a deal that looks like a financial bailout but raises fresh strategic and regulatory headaches.
EU Flags TikTok for 'Addictive' Design — Beijing‑linked App Pushes Back as Regulators Close In
The EU has characterised TikTok’s product features as exhibiting ‘addictive’ design, prompting a swift rebuttal from the app and signaling escalated regulatory pressure in Brussels. The move could force design, algorithmic and safety changes with broad implications for TikTok’s revenues and for global tech regulation.
EU Flags TikTok’s ‘Addictive’ Design, Threatens Billions in Fines and Forced UX Changes
The European Commission has preliminarily concluded that TikTok’s design features, including autoplay, recommendation systems and a gamified rewards scheme in TikTok Lite, foster addictive behaviour and violate the Digital Services Act. Brussels has proposed design remedies and warned of fines up to 6% of global turnover; TikTok rejects the findings and plans to challenge them. The dispute forms part of a broader global push to curb minors’ exposure to social platforms and tests the EU’s power to regulate product design.
EU Designates WhatsApp a ‘Very Large’ Platform, Pushing Meta into Stricter Digital Regulation
The European Commission has designated WhatsApp as a ‘very large online platform’ under the Digital Services Act after its Channels feature surpassed the 45 million‑user threshold in the EU. The move compels Meta to implement systemic‑risk assessments, stronger transparency and content‑mitigation measures within four months or face significant fines.
EU Opens Formal Probe into X’s ‘Grok’ Chatbot, Raising Stakes for AI Oversight
The European Commission has opened a formal DSA investigation into Grok, the AI chatbot on Elon Musk’s X, to evaluate systemic risks such as misinformation and user harm. The probe reflects the EU’s strengthened regulatory posture toward platform governance and AI oversight, and could lead to fines, operational constraints or mandated safety measures.