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Jess Weatherbed

Jess Weatherbed

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    Jess Weatherbed
    Grok’s video generator is free (for now).

    Elon Musk announced that the chatbot’s controversial image-to-video feature has expanded to Android following its iOS launch, and is now free to all US users “for the next few days.” Musk hasn’t yet responded to concerns around its ability to make nude celebrity deepfakes, but now Grok users won’t need to pay a subscription fee to do so.

    Outside of video, Musk says that future plans for Grok will include ads in the bot’s responses.

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Spotify expands US Audiobook plans.

    For an additional $11.99 per month, the Audiobook Plus add-on enables Spotify subscribers or members on Duo and Family plans to add 15 hours of audiobook listening time, on top of the 15 hours already included in Spotify Premium subscriptions — which can only be accessed by the account holder. The add-on was launched in other regions last month.

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Happy Valentine’s Day.

    xAI has released its latest chatbot companion, “Valentine” — the emo-flavored anime boyfriend that Elon Musk modeled after broody fictional heartthrobs like Edward Cullen and Christian Grey. Like the busty blonde “Ani” companion, you’ll need a $30-per-month SuperGrok subscription to access Valentine, but please note that touching grass is free.