Grok has launched advanced image editing tools that let users modify AI-generated images with simple text prompts no complex software needed. Released on March 23, 2025, these tools allow users to adjust lighting, add or change objects, tweak colors, and insert text using natural language. Powered by the Aurora model, #Grok delivers photorealisticđź’ rendering and precise customization, making it a valuable tool for creators. While currently limited to editing its own generated images, the feature is free for all X users.
It is available on the web and the X 📱 app, with support for the Grok app coming in the next update.
Grok has launched advanced image editing tools that let users modify AI-generated images with simple text prompts no complex software needed. Released on March 23, 2025, these tools allow users to adjust lighting, add or change objects, tweak colors, and insert text using natural language. Powered by the Aurora model, #Grok delivers photorealisticđź’ rendering and precise customization, making it a valuable tool for creators. While currently limited to editing its own generated images, the feature is free for all X users.
It is available on the web and the X 📱 app, with support for the Grok app coming in the next update.
Telegram and Signal Havens for Right-Wing Extremists
Since the violent storming of Capitol Hill and subsequent ban of former U.S. President Donald Trump from Facebook and Twitter, the removal of Parler from Amazon’s servers, and the de-platforming of incendiary right-wing content, messaging services Telegram and Signal have seen a deluge of new users. In January alone, Telegram reported 90 million new accounts. Its founder, Pavel Durov, described this as “the largest digital migration in human history.” Signal reportedly doubled its user base to 40 million people and became the most downloaded app in 70 countries. The two services rely on encryption to protect the privacy of user communication, which has made them popular with protesters seeking to conceal their identities against repressive governments in places like Belarus, Hong Kong, and Iran. But the same encryption technology has also made them a favored communication tool for criminals and terrorist groups, including al Qaeda and the Islamic State.
How Does Bitcoin Work?
Bitcoin is built on a distributed digital record called a blockchain. As the name implies, blockchain is a linked body of data, made up of units called blocks that contain information about each and every transaction, including date and time, total value, buyer and seller, and a unique identifying code for each exchange. Entries are strung together in chronological order, creating a digital chain of blocks. “Once a block is added to the blockchain, it becomes accessible to anyone who wishes to view it, acting as a public ledger of cryptocurrency transactions,” says Stacey Harris, consultant for Pelicoin, a network of cryptocurrency ATMs. Blockchain is decentralized, which means it’s not controlled by any one organization. “It’s like a Google Doc that anyone can work on,” says Buchi Okoro, CEO and co-founder of African cryptocurrency exchange Quidax. “Nobody owns it, but anyone who has a link can contribute to it. And as different people update it, your copy also gets updated.”