In a major reversal, former US president Donald Trump on Monday said he was against a ban of TikTok as the fate of the popular video-sharing app was dragged into the US election. Years of on-and-off attempts to ban the Chinese-owned app have resurged in the US with the introduction of a bill in Congress that could see the app forced to cut ties with its Chinese owner, Bytedance. The House could vote this week on the bill with furious lobbying on both sides making it hard to predict the outcome. The stance of Trump could prove key for the GOP.

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Elon Musk announced on Monday that his artificial intelligence startup xAI would be open-sourcing its ChatGPT challenger, "Grok." The move comes just days after Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, the organization behind ChatGPT, alleging that it had strayed from its original mission in favor of profit-driven motives. The decison to open-source Grok marks a significant departure from Musk's previous endeavors in the AI space and underscores his growing influence in AI.

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The modified official photo of Catherine, Princess of Wales, and her children did not respect "the ethical standards of the profession", said AFP, which withdrew the portrait along with other news outlets to "kill" the image, withdrawing it from distribution to clients. Analysis of the Mother's Day image, released on Sunday by Kate's Kensington Palace office, highlighted "several inconsistencies in alignments", AFP said.

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What was the royal family's name before it was changed to Windsor?

Monday's answer: Ground-breaking filmmaker Walt Disney holds the record for the most Oscars wins (22) and the most nominations (59).