Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Samantha Edwards
Publication Date: January 15, 2026 - 12:13
Stay informed
Unpublished Opinions
Canada’s privacy watchdog expands probe into X over Grok’s sexualized deepfakes
January 15, 2026
Canada’s privacy watchdog is investigating the Elon Musk-owned company X following reports of users generating sexualized deepfakes through the social-media platform’s AI chatbot, Grok.
The investigation launched on Wednesday will examine whether X’s parent company, X Corp, is meeting its obligations under Canada’s federal privacy laws and whether the company obtained valid consent from individuals for the collection, use and disclosure of their personal information to create deepfakes, including explicit content.
Unpublished Newswire
February 13, 2026 - 06:45 | Nick Murray | The Globe and Mail
#dpsp-floating-sidebar {
display: none;
}
#hero_title_holder p {
font-size: 1.5rem !important;
line-height: 150%;
}
.aside_wp_caption_text {
display: none !important;
}
.hm-post-style-5.th-hero-container #hero_title_holder {
top: 0 !important;
margin-bottom: 25px;
padding: 40px 25px 25px 25px !important;
}
.hm-post-style-5.th-hero-container .entry-header {
background-color: black !important;
}
.main_housing {
max-width: 1080px;
padding: 60px 25px 0;
margin: 0 auto;
}
.main_housing p {
background-color: white !important;
padding: 32px;
border-radius:...
February 13, 2026 - 06:30 | Various Contributors | Walrus
324 million HBO streaming minutes, by the time the season one finale aired in December
Heated Rivalry isn’t only making waves in Canada. More than 10.6 million people have streamed the show on HBO Max, its American distributor.
39 million streams of Wolf Parade’s “I’ll Believe in Anything” on Spotify
“I’ll Believe in Anything” soundtracks one of the show’s most pivotal romantic moments. Wolf Parade released this song in 2005, on their album Apologies to the Queen Mary. No other song on that album has cracked 8 million streams, and most have garnered between 1 and 3 million.
3.2 million...
February 13, 2026 - 06:29 | Amarah Hasham-Steele | Walrus
Comments
Be the first to comment