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Elon Musk unveils xAI tool called Grok ; ChatGPT clone or more? Know the big difference
5Nov By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk unveils xAI tool called Grok ; ChatGPT clone or more? Know the big difference

[ad_1] After ChatGPT stole the AI thunder initially, followed by tools from Google, Microsoft, and others, billionaire Elon Musk, who was initially involved with OpenAI, has rolled out his own artificial intelligence "system" that is available to a limited audience only. Musk's xAI is looking to cover up all the space in the tech world and do that rapidly as it is playing catch up with the rest of the tech world. And for that, he has now unveiled xAI's Grok system. However, even though he was involved in the development of ChatGPT, there is a lot of catching up to do, especially as content creators are cracking down on these AI bots scraping their data. Musk himself has objected to other bots scraping X data.We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join. The introduction of ChatGPT had left eve...
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Elon Musk’s X Is Worth Less Than Half of Price He Paid for Twitter
31Oct By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk’s X Is Worth Less Than Half of Price He Paid for Twitter

[ad_1] X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, is worth less than half of what Elon Musk paid for it a year ago. Restricted stock units awarded to employees value the company at $19 billion, or $45 a share, according to a person familiar with the matter. A year ago, Musk bought Twitter Inc. for $44 billion.  Since the takeover, most of Twitter's staff was laid off or resigned. Musk renamed the company X, changed some of its content rules and lost more than half of its advertising revenue. Fortune earlier reported on the valuation, citing an internal memo.  The company has struggled financially under Musk's ownership. At the time of the takeover, Twitter was valued at $44 billion, based on a mix of debt and equity. Musk's purchase saddled the company with $13 billion in debt and ove...
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Elon Musk’s X launches two new subscription tiers; Know the prices and benefits
28Oct By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk’s X launches two new subscription tiers; Know the prices and benefits

[ad_1] Last night, X (formerly Twitter) finally launched two more subscription tiers to the paid version of its platform, known as the X Premium subscription. The Elon Musk-owned social media platform now has a Basic, Premium, and Premium Plus tier for those who want to access features such as editing a post, posting longer posts, and background video playing. Every tier unlocks some tier-specific benefits, and the most expensive plan, Premium Plus, unlocks all the features, and on top of that removes all ads and gives the user the “largest boost for your replies”. Let us take a look at the tiers, their price, and what they offer.The official X account of the Premium service posted about the new tiers yesterday, and said, “introducing Premium: no ads in For You or Following, largest boo...
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Elon Musk Tells X Staff New Products Will Challenge YouTube, LinkedIn
27Oct By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk Tells X Staff New Products Will Challenge YouTube, LinkedIn

[ad_1] Executives at X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, said they see YouTube and LinkedIn as future competitors while pursuing new business lines in video and hiring. Owner Elon Musk and Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino called out the two sites during an all-company meeting Thursday to commemorate one year since Musk's takeover of Twitter Inc., according to a person familiar with the matter. The duo also referenced ambitions to create a news wire service called XWire, which would rival Cision's PR Newswire, the person said, asking not to be identified as the discussion was private. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join. The meeting was the first time Musk and Yaccarino have addressed the entire company together, the person said. Yaccarino was hired as X's CEO ...
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Elon Musk says two X Premium tiers coming soon; Know all about it
20Oct By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk says two X Premium tiers coming soon; Know all about it

[ad_1] For weeks, it has been known that X (formerly Twitter) would introduce multiple tiers as part of its subscription known as X Premium. It is just one of the several changes that the microblogging platform has undergone since Elon Musk's acquisition. Although the majority of Musk's moves have been called draconian by users, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO has not shied away from enforcing them, with the aim of making X a super app that competes with China's WeChat. In the latest announcement, Musk has now revealed that the tiers of the X Premium subscription could be coming soon.X Premium tiersIn an X post on Friday, Musk announced that two new tiers of the X Premium subscription would be coming soon. He wrote, “Two new tiers of X Premium subscriptions launching soon.” As suspected, one o...
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X starts charging new users annual fee to use basic features; Know all about it
18Oct By adminNo Comments
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X starts charging new users annual fee to use basic features; Know all about it

[ad_1] Ever since Elon Musk took over X (formerly Twitter), it has undergone a myriad of changes. In a bid to make it a super app that can compete with China's WeChat, the microblogging platform has received several new features, alongside a complete rebranding that resulted in Larry the Bird being replaced by an X. However, not all users are happy with the multitude of changes being introduced on the platform, with several of them calling these moves draconian. Just recently, it was announced that X would bring a 3-tier subscription model to its X Premium. Now, a new report has added fuel to the fire by revealing that X could charge users for basic features, and has already started testing the same in 2 countries. Let's take a look. X to charge users?According to a report by Fortune (...
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Elon Musk’s X could get a new Premium feature for Enhanced Discovery
17Oct By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk’s X could get a new Premium feature for Enhanced Discovery

[ad_1] By now, it is clear that Elon Musk is heavily pushing to expand the premium user base on X (formerly Twitter). In 2023 alone, the platform has introduced multiple exclusive features for its X Premium subscription. Some of these features have also proven to be controversial, and users have argued that they restrict the existing features from free users, calling them draconian. Adding to the list, a new report has revealed that X is now working on yet another premium feature called Enhanced Discovery. It can be used to check similar or related features.According to a report by Android Authority, which found the feature in the string of the latest beta version of X for Android, the Enhanced Discovery feature has been added in the backend. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join. Enhan...
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Elon Musk is testing 3 tiers of premium subscription on X, says CEO Linda Yaccarino
6Oct By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk is testing 3 tiers of premium subscription on X, says CEO Linda Yaccarino

[ad_1] X (formerly Twitter) has begun testing three different tiers of its proposed premium subscription. The information came from the company CEO Linda Yaccarino in a meeting with debt holders as she updated the bankers about the finances and revenue of X, as per a report. It was also highlighted that the testing was done to increase the revenue collection from the subscription funnel. Additionally, X also stated during the meeting that the advertisers are returning back to the platform, although with smaller budgets.According to a report by Bloomberg, the current premium subscription that costs $7.99 will be split into three different tiers, namely, Basic, Standard and Plus, as conveyed by a source that attended the event. The main aim of this move is to woo those users who were perh...
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Elon Musk’s X reportedly working on demanding govt ID verification from users
22Aug By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk’s X reportedly working on demanding govt ID verification from users

[ad_1] X (formerly known as Twitter) has been going through a multitude of changes lately, with billionaire owner Elon Musk imposing some draconian measures on the platform. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO on Friday revealed that the blocking feature will be deleted on the platform, reiterating his previous belief that “Blocking public posts makes no sense. It needs to be deprecated in favor of a stronger form of mute”. Now, the microblogging platform is reportedly set to get another controversial feature in the form of a government ID that will be required for verification. It will please the users even less.Govt ID verification on XAccording to reports, the Musk-owned platform is reportedly testing a feature that will require users to upload a government-issued ID and a live selfie in order ...
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