One-year deal, yet to be formalised, will see xAI paying Telegram $300mn and equity, and a share of revenue on subscriptions sold
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Elon Musk’s X suffers major outage; global users report access issues
DownDetector, a website which tracks internet outages, reported two significant waves of user issues with X
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UAE’s Creators HQ, X join forces to produce authentic, meaningful content
As part of this unique partnership, Creators HQ also launched a competition offering a $500,000 prize to encourage content creators to produce meaningful and exclusive content for X
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Big tech’s ‘tobacco moment’? Durov, Musk, and the geopolitical taming of tech CEOs
These high-profile cases may point to signs of a broader shift in tech and geopolitics, experts say
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Inside Elon Musk’s war with Brazil over X
Here’s how Musk’s stance on free speech collided with Brazil’s anti-disinformation efforts
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Saudi Prince Alwaleed, Jack Dorsey among key investors in Elon Musk’s $44bn X acquisition
This comes as a result of a 2023 lawsuit by ex-Twitter employees claiming Musk breached arbitration agreements post-acquisition
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Elon Musk’s X to take on YouTube with launch of a television app
The X TV app will feature a trending video algorithm to help users stay updated with tailored popular content
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Former Twitter executives sue Elon Musk for $128mn in severances
The severance included one year’s salary plus stock options; Musk facing at least three similar lawsuits from former staff
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Elon Musk’s X loses almost 4% of its users in 2023
X saw declining user numbers in 2023 despite CEO reporting over 10 million signups, reports say
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Elon Musk’s X announces new video, audio calling feature
Audio and video calls are expected to be among features offered to X subscribers
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Elon Musk’s X announces new charges for basic features
Under the trial, new web users in the Philippines and New Zealand will have to pay X around $0.75 and $0.85, respectively, every year, in order to access basic functionality like posting on the site
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Elon Musk’s X strips headlines from news articles
The tycoon has long railed against the “legacy media” and claims X, formerly Twitter, is a better source of information
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Musk’s X agrees to settle mass layoff lawsuits: Report
X, formerly known as Twitter, has been accused in multiple suits of numerous labour and workplace violations, including failing to pay severance to thousands of workers fired late last year after Musk’s $44 billion acquisition
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X set to publish news link tweets without headlines and brief text
Owner Elon Musk says it will improve the aesthetics of the app, but others feel it could be another push for users to opt for its paid services
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Meta’s Threads to launch website next week: Report
The report said that this move is aimed at reviving the app’s dwindling popularity and challenging competitors such as Elon Musk’s X Corp
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Elon Musk’s X makes users pay for Tweetdeck in latest upheaval
Now rebranded as XPro, Tweetdeck users are being diverted to a paid-subscription sign-up page when trying to access it
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X reinstates Kanye West’s Twitter account after 8-month suspension
Elon Musk reinstates Kanye West’s account on X following 8-month suspension