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Elon Musk frees Twitter: Now what is next? Is the X app happening?
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Elon Musk frees Twitter: Now what is next? Is the X app happening?

[ad_1] Elon Musk completes his Twitter takeover: Now what happens to Twitter? Will the X app happen? Elon Musk has completed his takeover of Twitter, and this has evolved into a mega event. Musk and Twitter are all over the news, and some funny tweets have gotten the media talking. Musk even came in to the Twitter headquarters with a sink in his hands, to let the moment “sink in”. He also made a series of tweets to suggest what his plans are for Twitter. That said, nothing official has been said and we have to wait for Twitter to come up with an official announcement.With Elon Musk taking over the microblogging site, Twitter is expected to change a lot and this is what we think could happen with the blue bird. Twitter under Elon Musk: What to happen next?- Elon Musk has long been want...
Elon Musk’s Everything App ‘X’ Is a Bad Idea
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Elon Musk’s Everything App ‘X’ Is a Bad Idea

[ad_1] Do we really want a capricious business titan to have all of our personal information and buying habits at his fingertips? Elon Musk likes to “go big or go home. ” So it was no surprise after news broke that he was buying Twitter Inc. after all, that he would tease a huge ambition for the company:Musk is not simply buying Twitter to make it better. He claims a much grander plan: creating an “everything app” that does whatever you need. The idea is not preposterous. Several so-called “super apps” have long existed in Asia. More than a billion Chinese citizens use QR codes through Tencent Holdings Ltd.'s WeChat to do all manner of tasks, from buying groceries to booking a dentist appointment, sharing photos with friends or playing video games. They can access a government-issued ...
Elon Musk’s Everything App ‘X’ Sounds a Lot Like China’s WeChat
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Elon Musk’s Everything App ‘X’ Sounds a Lot Like China’s WeChat

[ad_1] Elon Musk has teased something called “X, the everything app”. It could look a lot like Chinese super-app WeChat. Elon Musk has teased something called “X, the everything app” after he buys Twitter Inc. Based on the billionaire's past comments, that service could look a lot like Chinese super-app WeChat. Musk didn't provide many details beyond a one-line tweet. But the Tesla Inc. impresario has openly admired the Tencent Holdings Ltd. app that's grown from a messaging service to a mini-internet used daily by more than a billion Chinese. He's mused aloud about making Twitter more useful, indicating he wants it to be more like WeChat and TikTok, the video-sharing service owned by ByteDance Ltd. that's taken off across the US. And he's drawn parallels to so-called super apps ...