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Elon Musk unveils AI-bot ‘Grok’, announces plan to integrate xAI with his social media platform

xAI released its first AI model, a bot named Grok, which was made available to all X Premium+ subscribers before its public launch

Elon Musk - xAI - Grok

Elon Musk forsakes Twitter’s free-for-all framework, launches subscription plans for X

The basic tier is priced at $3 per month but is not ad-free

Elon Musk - xAI - Grok

Elon Musk says X will offer video and audio calls

The announcement came after the platform updated its privacy policy to include the collection of biometric data

Musk and Zuckerberg cage fight

Zuckerberg says ‘time to move on’ from Musk cage fight challenge

The face-off between Musk and Zuckerberg intensified after the initial success of Meta’s Threads social media platform

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Threads surpasses 100 million users: Here’s how it is different from Twitter

The Threads app which was launched under the Instagram umbrella is fast catching up to its competitor Twitter

TweetDeck

Twitter to make TweetDeck available only to paid, verified users

Several features have been placed behind a paywall in recent months, most notably Twitter’s iconic blue verified checkmarks

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Twitter temporarily caps number of tweets users can see each day

Elon Musk has made a series of changes to Twitter since buying the social media company in 2022

Musk and Zuckerberg cage fight

Clash of the tech titans: Elon Musk challenges Mark Zuckerberg to ‘cage match’

The tech bosses have agreed to a ‘cage match’ after an exchange on their respective social media platforms

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Twitter becomes X Corp as Musk advances ‘everything app’ hopes

It’s unclear what the change means for Twitter, which has seen a sweeping overhaul since Musk bought the company for $44bn last year

Twitter equity grants

Twitter offers new equity grants to employees

The company plans to offer a liquidity event in about a year when workers will be able to cash out some of their equity

Twitter job cut

Twitter cuts more engineering, product jobs to curb costs

Some employees learned they were laid off via an email, and others tweeted that they learned they were terminated when they could no longer log into the internal system

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Tesla to build engineering headquarters in California

The company is occupying the former headquarters of Hewlett Packard, Tesla chief executive officer Elon Musk said Wednesday

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Twitter access restricted in Turkey days after massive earthquakes

Restrictions to the social-media platform started Wednesday afternoon

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Twitter will restore more accounts weekly over next 30 days

Earlier this week, the social network suspended the accounts of several prominent journalists

Twitter head of France quits, says ‘it’s over’ in staff exodus

Damien Viel had led the region for about seven years

Balenciaga is latest Twitter quitter amid exodus under Musk

Balenciaga is latest Twitter quitter amid exodus under Musk

Other companies have paused advertising on the platform, including General Motors, Volkswagen, Pfizer and General Mills

Musk’s Twitter staff shift focus from midterms to brand fakes

“Over the next few days, the absolute top priority is finding and suspending any verified bots/trolls/spam,” Musk wrote in an email to staff

This is the memo Twitter sent telling staff offices were closed

Twitter rolls out new $8 subscriptions, promises half the ads

Twitter Blue is currently available only for users in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK

Musk commences Twitter job cuts as advertisers hit pause

Musk commences Twitter job cuts as advertisers hit pause

Billionaire Elon Musk plans to eliminate half of Twitter’s workforce, making good on plans to slash costs at the social media platform

Saudi’s KHC, Prince Alwaleed’s private office are Twitter’s second largest investor after Elon Musk

Elon Musk has also said that Twitter’s verification process is ‘being revamped right now’

Musk completes $44bn Twitter deal

Shareholders will be paid $54.20 per share, and Twitter will now operate as a private company

Crypto

Bitcoin breakout stalls with daily trading volume also tumbling

Cryptocurrencies, like other riskier investments, have been suffering in a tighter-monetary-policy environment

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Twitter tells staff there aren’t plans for companywide layoffs

Twitter General Counsel Sean Edgett warned workers to expect “tons of public rumours and speculation” as the closing of the deal nears

Tesla sales fall short of estimates as stronger dollar bites

Tesla cited higher costs related to a slower-than-expected ramp up in output at the new factories, as well as difficulties shipping vehicles

Twitter's new feature

Twitter’s new feature is out: What is it and how does it work?

Starting August 31, this feature will be available on iOS, Android and Twitter.com globally

Tesla shares give up gains on renewed prospect of Musk buying Twitter

Musk tweets he’s buying ManU in thread joking about politics

Manchester United won its last Premier League title under legendary coach Alex Ferguson in the 2012-13 season

This is the memo Twitter sent telling staff offices were closed

Twitter, beIN Sports partner to share content ahead of FIFA World Cup 2022

The sports channel will share content for regional audiences across Twitter, highlighting the biggest moments throughout the football tournament

Twitter launches location spotlight

Twitter launches ‘Location Spotlight’, offers more tools for professionals

Professionals with physical business locations can now display their business address, hours of operation and contact information on the platform with the new feature

Twitter Saudi Arabia

Twitter unveils key trends shaping the Saudi conversation in 2022

The report highlights emerging opportunities for brands and marketers to connect with audiences

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Twitter gets a win over Musk with trial fast-tracked for October

Twitter filed suit last week, requesting a September 19 start for the non-jury trial