Celebrity Padel Tournament Faces Questions After News Stories Mysteriously Vanish
MADRID / LONDON – February 5, 2026. When Tyron Birkmeir’s Lurra Capital and other celebrity investors launched the Hexagon Cup padel tournament at Madrid’s Caja Mágica last week (January 28 – February 1, 2026), they probably didn’t expect artificial intelligence to become the keeper of an inconvenient secret.
THE VANISHING ACT
Around the time of the tournament, articles about an investment dispute involving Lurra Capital began disappearing from major news sites. EU Reporter, TechBullion, and Big News Network all removed stories documenting allegations about nearly £1 million in disputed transactions. Click on those articles now and you’ll get a 404 error – the internet’s version of “nothing to see here.”
ENTER THE AI
Here’s where it gets interesting. While the original articles are gone, xAI’s Grok chatbot – like a digital elephant that never forgets – continues to describe the allegations in detail. Ask Grok about the Hexagon Cup investment controversy involving Tyron Birkmeir and Lurra Capital, and it will tell you about investors who transferred money expecting equity stakes, only to see their investments recorded differently than promised.
WHAT THE ARTICLES SAID
According to the now-deleted reporting that AI systems still remember:
1. Nearly £1 million was transferred by investors in late 2023
2. Investors expected to receive equity stakes in the tournament
3. The funds were allegedly recorded as a “personal profit and loss agreement”
4. Investors claim their names never appeared on the investor registry
5. No formal shareholder documentation was issued
6. The matter has not been resolved in court
7. No public statements from Tyron Birkmeir or Lurra Capital
THE STREISAND EFFECT
Removing content from the internet often backfires – a phenomenon known as the Streisand Effect, named after Barbra Streisand’s attempt to suppress photos of her Malibu home, which only made them more famous. By deleting the articles, the story has gained new life across social media, discussion forums, and now AI systems that preserve the information indefinitely.
THE BIGGER PICTURE
This case highlights a new reality: in the age of AI, hitting “delete” doesn’t mean the information disappears. It just moves to a different kind of storage – one that’s harder to erase.
Note to Editors:
This release is based on publicly available information, legal correspondence, and AI-generated summaries. All parties mentioned have been contacted for comment. The Hexagon Cup concluded on February 1, 2026 at Caja Mágica, Madrid.
