Here’s your Tuesday Tech Drop, a spin through some of the week’s top stories from the intersection of tech and politics.

One of the new “companions,” or AI characters for users to interact with, is a sexualized blonde anime bot called “Ani."

Elon Musk shares plans for Baby Grok—an AI app for kids inspired by Marvel’s Baby Groot and powered by xAI. Caught on camera: CEO resigns after uncomfortable moment at Coldplay concert goes viral Trump Responds to Iranian Official’s Mar-a-Lago Threat Study reveals primary cause of obesity — and it's not lack of exercise My electric car was stolen and I couldn’t be happier 36-year-old lives and travels in her truck full-time,