A federal judge denied xAI's last-minute attempt to halt Minnesota's ban on nudify apps, citing the company's delayed legal action just days before the law took effect.

xAI filed a lawsuit Monday against Minnesota AG Keith Ellison to block HF 1606, the country's first law targeting AI nudification platforms.

Musk's company faces $500,000-per-violation penalties under a first-in-the-nation law it calls overly broad, days before it takes effect Saturday.