X's long-form videos will soon be available on smart TVs. Elon Musk confirmed the development while replying to a post on the platform. The company has been working on a dedicated app since last year.
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The social network Bluesky has revealed some numbers after opening itself to the public this week. More than a million new users have joined the platform since it ditched the invite codes.
Bluesky, the X alternative social networking service, is now allowing everyone to sign up and use it, as it ditches its long-running invite-only model that still brought in over three million users.
X has halted searches for pop artist Taylor Swift for the time being. A high number of AI-created deepfake images with explicit content of the singer started flooding the social network.
X has said that it will begin a hiring round of 100 full-time employees to build a new trust and safety office in Austin, Texas, replacing the team that was removed when Elon Musk took over.
Last year, X announced that it would remove the 2FA feature via SMS for non-subscribers of X premium. Today, it shared that these users in the U.S. can log in via passkeys on their iOS devices.
X has started rolling out audio and video calling to its Android users. If you're using one of its premium plans, you can update to the latest version of the Android app to get your hands on it.
The European Union's regulatory body has officially launched a probe of X (formerly Twitter) to see if the social network has violated the EU's Digital Services Act for content moderation and more.
Meta's competitor to X (nee. Twitter), Threads, has now launched in Europe, after being initially delayed due to the introduction of the Digital Markets Act across its member states.
X (formerly Twitter) will soon get the ability to search through bookmarks, Elon Musk announced on the platform. There is no word on the release date of the underdevelopment feature as of now.
Meta is preparing to launch Threads in Europe as early as next month to comply with regional privacy laws. The company may initially offer EU users a view-only mode to browse posts.
Elon Musk has announced that X will start showing headlines again on the platform in a future release. Earlier this year, the company had decided to remove titles from the articles on the platform.
Elon Musk has shown off screenshots of xAI's Grok AI chatbot. It has the unique ability to grab the latest information from Twitter, something other bots don't do. It is also more humorous.
Elon Musk has said that xAI will be launching its chatbot to a limited number of users on Saturday. Musk didn't give details but claimed the chatbot excels in some areas compared to the competition.
X, formerly known as Twitter, officially launched two new subscription plans today. One costs $3 a month, while the other, Premium+, costs $16 a month, and offers no ads in For You or Following.
X (formerly Twitter) has announced it has started testing a new business plan in New Zealand and the Philippines called "Not A Bot" where new accounts on the web will be charged a $1 annual fee.
In a Threads post by Adam Mosseri, the company's views regarding promoting news were clarified. Mosseri suggested that while news is reported on Threads, the platform would not amplify it.
X is now stripping headlines from link previews in posts on the site, in a move that was originally announced earlier this year. This move is to encourage users to post content directly to the site.
Code within the X app suggests that the platform will be adding both audio and video call functionality in the future, but this will be restricted to premium subscribers only as a paid feature.
X announced that it's shutting down the Circles feature that allows users to share posts with a select number of users. The feature will be deprecated by the end of October this year.
Elon Musk is planning to make X (formerly Twitter) a subscription only service. He notes that charging users for the service will be the only way to curb the problem of bots on the platform.
X has updated its privacy policy to include biometrics, job, college history, employment preferences, and more to the list of data points it plans to collect from the users in the coming months.
X has announced that it will now allow organizations to advertise open positions through a new Hiring service. The feature is currently in beta has been opened to a limited number of companies.
News stories shared on X will reportedly only include a featured image and the URL. If the publishers want to share a piece of text with the story, they may have to type it themselves.
The founder and chairman of X, Elon Musk, is now saying that he wants to get rid of a way that lets users block other accounts on the social network, claiming, "It makes no sense."
In the saga that is Elon Musk's management of X, it's being reported that links to websites that he has been having arguments with online are now loading slower, with delays of up to 5 seconds.
X owner Elon Musk has announced that the company is lowering its ad revenue sharing requirements. This comes just a week after X made the first round of payouts to the eligible creators.
X Corp CEO Linda Yaccarino unveils an upcoming video calling feature that ensures user privacy by allowing calls without sharing phone numbers. She says it is part of X's "everything app" future.
Peacock is promoting Killing It amidst the Hollywood strike by offering Season 2 Episode 1 in 5 parts on TikTok. The comedy series premiered in July and is about a snail infestation.
X plans a major search overhaul, with Elon Musk announcing the addition of semantic search capabilities. This aims to understand user intent, providing contextually relevant contents.
Threads is working on a web version and advanced search. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the update will roll out in the next few weeks, including web access and post-specific search.
Twitter or X is reportedly in talks with financial data providers to add stock trading and financial services to the app. However, Elon Musk denies any involvement or development for now.
X will now allow Blue subscribers to download videos from the website as long as they meet certain criteria. This comes just a day after Musk announced that Blue users can now hide blue checkmarks.
Elon Musk urges Apple CEO Tim Cook to adjust App Store's 30% commission on in-app purchases. Twitter changed its revenue-sharing model for subscriptions, prompting Musk's call for reform.
The social media platform Twitter (now X) now allows its users to hide their blue checkmarks if they want to. The feature is available for the subscriber of the $8/mo subscription called X Blue.
TweetDeck is next in line for a makeover with the service now showing XPro for logged out users. There are still some text and media left over from the old brand, but the service is getting revamped.
X Corp has taken down its logo from the company headquarters following complaints from neighbors and the local authorities. The company will likely try to get permission before reinstalling it.
Twitter's (now X) rebranded iOS app has finally made it to the iPhone App Store today. It was reportedly getting delayed due to Apple's rules that prohibit single character names on the App Store.
Tonight on Microsoft Weekly: Microsoft reports its finances and gets slapped with an antitrust investigation from the EU; Windows 11 receives new builds and features; and Edge has a new mascot.
Earlier this week Elon Musk started removing the iconic bluebird branding of Twitter across its web and apps, even Twitter HQ had the signage pulled down, but not everyone is a fan of the new 'X'.