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X Offices Raided in France, UK Investigates Grok Amidst Other Global Developments
The French offices of Elon Musk's social media platform X were raided by the Paris prosecutor's cyber-crime unit as part of an investigation into suspected offenses, including unlawful data extraction and complicity in the possession of child pornography, according to BBC Technology. The prosecutor's office stated that both Musk and former X chief executive Linda Yaccarino had been summoned to appear at hearings in April. Musk responded on X, calling the raid a "political attack." The company released a statement, according to BBC Technology.
In a separate development, the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) announced a probe into Musk's AI tool, Grok, over its "potential to produce harmful sexualised image and video content," BBC Technology reported.
Meanwhile, in the United States, Nike is under investigation by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over claims of discrimination against white workers, BBC Business reported. The EEOC, which enforces workplace discrimination laws, has demanded company records going back to 2018, including data on race and ethnicity and whether it influenced executive pay. Court documents show the EEOC is examining claims that Nike engaged "in a pattern or practice of disparate treatment against white employees, applicants, and training program participants," according to BBC Business. Nike stated it was "committed to fair and lawful employment practices" and called the inquiry "a surprising and unusual," BBC Business reported.
In Hungary, a German activist identified as Maja T. was sentenced to eight years in prison for assaulting right-wing extremists and for being a member of an extreme left-wing group, BBC World reported. Maja T. was found guilty of involvement in violent assaults by the group Antifa Ost in the lead-up to an annual commemoration of Nazi soldiers in Budapest. Supporters have raised concerns about whether Maja T., who identifies as non-binary, could receive a fair trial in Hungary, where the country legally recognizes only two genders and Pride marches are banned, according to BBC World. Germany's Constitutional Court expressed concerns last year.
In Norway, Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Norway's crown princess, gave evidence at his rape trial in Oslo, BBC World reported. Høiby, 29, denied four allegations of rape as well as other serious charges. He told the court he had lived a life of partying out of an extreme need for validation. He appeared overwhelmed, his voice quivering as he paused several times to take off his glasses and wipe his eyes, BBC World reported. Holding back tears, he said it was very difficult to talk and complained of being followed by the press since he was three years old.
Finally, a legal letter released as part of the latest tranche of Epstein files claims that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Jeffrey Epstein asked an exotic dancer to "engage in various sex acts" at Epstein's Florida home, BBC World reported. The unnamed woman's lawyers said she had been offered $10,000 to dance and that after she performed, Epstein and Mountbatten-Windsor had asked for a threesome. Lawyers said the woman had not been paid the promised amount and would keep the alleged 2006 encounter in which she was "treated like a prostitute" confidential in exchange for a payment of $250,000, according to BBC World. BBC News has contacted Mountbatten-Windsor for comment.
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