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I used Gemini and Grok side-by-side for a month on Android; one clearly dominated

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I used Gemini and Grok side-by-side for a month on Android; one clearly dominated

A writer used Gemini 3.6 Flash and Grok 4.5 side by side on Android for a month, focusing on everyday tasks for mobile users.

A lawsuit against xAI, the company behind Grok, has been filed by three Tennessee teenagers and a woman identified as Jane Doe 4. According to Jane Doe 4, her stepfather used Grok to manipulate a childhood photo of her into over 7,000 explicit images. The plaintiffs accuse xAI of not taking basic precautions to prevent Grok from being used to create explicit images of real people, including minors.

The lawsuit seeks class action status. The Washington Post reported on the allegations made by Jane Doe 4.

Brief written by urgent.news from Android Police, TechCrunch, Techmeme — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

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