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X "Originals" Content

Picture of Writing Team Writing Team: Jun 9, 2025 4:08:48 PM

X is making another ambitious play for video dominance with the launch of "X Originals," a new branding initiative for its expanding slate of...

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X launches encrypted Chat beta as precursor to payments integration. Analysis of Musk's WeChat-inspired everything app vision and why Western payment platforms consistently fail where Chinese apps succeed.

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X's New Chat Beta: Musk's $44 Billion Bet

Picture of Writing Team Writing Team: Jun 5, 2025 12:31:50 PM

X just launched its new Chat experience in beta, and most people are missing the point entirely. This isn't about better messaging—it's the...

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X (formerly Twitter) has rolled out updates to its Community Notes system designed to detect and neutralize coordinated manipulation attempts, addressing a key vulnerability in its crowdsourced fact-checking program.

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X Implements New Measures To Detect Manipulation of Community Notes

Picture of Writing Team Writing Team: May 19, 2025 3:22:08 PM

The war for information control on X just took a fascinating turn, and the manipulators are losing ground. Last week, without much fanfare, X...

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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber is reimagining social media with a decentralized platform built on user control—not billionaire rule. Explore Bluesky’s rise and vision, as reported by The New Yorker.

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Bluesky’s Vision: Rebuilding Social Media

Picture of Writing Team Writing Team: Apr 7, 2025 2:44:56 PM

As dominant social platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook increasingly reflect the politics and personalities of their billionaire owners,...

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Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI has acquired X (formerly Twitter) in a $33B all-stock deal, securing the platform’s future and blending AI capabilities with real-time social data.

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xAI Acquires X in $33B Deal, Securing its Short-Term Future

Picture of Writing Team Writing Team: Mar 31, 2025 12:43:20 PM

In a move that many industry observers expected, Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI has officially acquired X (formerly Twitter), in a deal that helps...

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As social media evolves, platforms like Bluesky could redefine how we connect, communicate, and control our digital lives.

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X Alternative Bluesky Gains Traction

Picture of Writing Team Writing Team: Dec 9, 2024 11:13:21 AM

In 2019, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey set a team within the company on a mission to create an open, decentralized protocol. His goal was to...

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