Money laundering is on the rise, analysts say, as criminals exploit new technologies like artificial intelligence, crypto, and social media.

A Welsh presenter has said quicker action by the UK government could have prevented further victims of deepfake sexual images created by Grok AI. Explicit images of Jess Davies were created using the chatbot and shared without her consent when the software was freely available to over half a billion users on X.

International regulators are stepping up their pressure on Elon Musk’s X and his AI chatbot, Grok, over concerns around its creation of sexualized images of women and children without consent.

On Tuesday, the Senate unanimously passed a bill that would allow victims to sue the creators of nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes for a minimum of $150,000.

Spain's cabinet on Tuesday approved draft legislation to curb AI deepfakes and tighten consent rules on images, as European states increasingly move to crack down on AI-generated sexual content.

Malaysia and Indonesia blocked access to Grok on Monday after the chatbot’s image tools were used to create nonconsensual sexualized “deepfakes” of women and minors. Regulators, child-safety advocates and foreign governments are pressing Elon Musk’s xAI and X over safeguards,