X news and trends

X to Launch TV App ‘Soon,’ CEO Linda Yaccarino Says
Connected Economy // April 23, 2024

X (formerly Twitter) will soon launch an X TV App that will bring real-time content to smart TVs. “This will be your go-to companion for a high-quality, immersive entertainment experience on a larger screen,” X CEO Linda Yaccarino said in a Tuesday (April 23) post on the social media...

Elon Musk Says X Will Charge Fee to Reduce Bots
Social Commerce // April 15, 2024

Elon Musk said Friday (April 12) that charging users a “small fee” to become active on X may be necessary to reduce bots and spam on the social media platform. “Unfortunately, a small fee for new user write access is the only way to curb...

Report: X is Testing Adult Content Communities
Social Commerce // March 28, 2024

X, formerly known as Twitter, is reportedly testing a feature that would let users join or create adult content-focused communities. Members of the social network would be able to create a community and specify in the app settings that their group “contains adult-sensitive content,” Bloomberg News reported...

Beyond Taps X to Promote Overstock, Bed Bath & Beyond
Retail // March 27, 2024

Beyond has partnered with X to promote Overstock, Bed Bath & Beyond and Zulily on the social media platform. This strategic partnership will include the delivery of custom short- and long-form lifestyle entertainment content, the development of customer acquisition and retention strategies, and the opportunity to spotlight the company’s brands during key events...

Interviews & Exclusives
Adobe, Microsoft Lead Coalition to Source Origin of AI Content

October 11, 2023
Fake news is getting more real, and so is the problem for companies and their audiences. That’s because as the capabilities of generative artificial intelligence (AI) advance, the images and media that the models are able to produce are becoming more realistic, making it more and more challenging to discern what is real and what […]

What If: Elon Musk’s X Becomes the Next Super App?

August 03, 2023
Super apps like Alibaba’s Alipay and Tencent’s WeChat have become super successful in Asia. Their market dominance in turn has made Western entrepreneurs “super” interested in building their own, perhaps...

Quick Reads
Elon Musk’s xAI Close to Raising $6 Billion

April 26, 2024
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup xAI is reportedly close to raising $6 billion from investors. The funding round would value xAI at $18 billion, Bloomberg reported Friday (April 26). Silicon Valley venture capital (VC) firm Sequoia Capital has committed to investing in the startup, according to the Financial Times (FT), which reported the same […]

X to Launch TV App ‘Soon,’ CEO Linda Yaccarino Says

April 23, 2024
X (formerly Twitter) will soon launch an X TV App that will bring real-time content to smart TVs. “This will be your go-to companion for a high-quality, immersive entertainment experience...

Elon Musk Says X Will Charge Fee to Reduce Bots

April 15, 2024
Elon Musk said Friday (April 12) that charging users a “small fee” to become active on X may be necessary to reduce bots and spam on the social media platform....

Report: X is Testing Adult Content Communities

March 28, 2024
X, formerly known as Twitter, is reportedly testing a feature that would let users join or create adult content-focused communities. Members of the social network would be able to create a...