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Musk merges startup xAI and Twitter, betting on AI to revitalize social media

What just happened? Elon Musk has orchestrated another move in his sprawling business empire, announcing on Friday that his artificial intelligence firm, xAI, has acquired X (formerly Twitter). The all-stock transaction values X at $33 billion, including $12 billion in debt, and xAI at $80 billion, creating a combined entity Musk says will "unlock immense potential" and provide "smarter, more meaningful experiences" for users.

Fear and favor are bringing advertisers back to X under Musk

People are turning iconic photos into art in the style of Studio Ghibli after ChatGPT update

Elon Musk's xAI releases Grok 3 AI model with DeepSearch, voice mode, and more

Musk dismisses TikTok acquisition rumors, says he prefers to build companies from scratch

Donald Trump quietly drops lawsuit over 2021 Twitter ban after Capitol riot

US business giants line up to cut deals with Elon Musk as billionaire expands influence in Washington

Elon Musk's X expands lawsuit against advertisers to include Lego, Pinterest, and other major brands

Zuckerberg's free speech push for Facebook and Instagram replaces fact checkers with community notes

A hot potato: It seems that Meta is going to become a lot more like X, at least when it comes to what you can say on the company's platforms. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced the suspension of the fact-checking program, a reduction in the amount of censorship, and the recommendation of more political content across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.

Elon Musk's X claims ownership of user accounts in InfoWars sale dispute with The Onion

X rolls out changes to block button, allowing users to view accounts that blocked them

X is changing the block function, allowing blocked users to see public posts

Elon Musk expands X with new TV app for living room streaming

Elon Musk stopped paying millions in server hardware bills after Twitter acquisition, new lawsuit claims

Judge dismisses lawsuit accusing X of discrimination over return-to-office policy

Elon Musk could sell billions in Tesla stock to plug X's financial holes

X shuts down Brazil operations amid censorship dispute with top judge

Ex-Twitter exec awarded $600,000 after being fired for not replying to Musk's "hardcore" email

In brief: Former Twitter platform X has been ordered to pay an ex-employee in Ireland more than €550,000 ($602,640) in an unfair dismissal case. The one-time senior executive at the company was found to have been dismissed unfairly after he failed to click "yes" on an email from Elon Musk confirming that staff were willing to be part of the new "hardcore" work culture.

Elon Musk blames DDoS attack for delay in livestreamed Trump interview, but X employees say he's lying

YouTube tests Twitter-style community notes to fight misinformation

Elon Musk's X sues advertising group over alleged "boycott"

What just happened? Elon Musk's conflict with advertisers took a shocking new turn yesterday when he announced his platform X, formerly Twitter, is suing a group of ad companies, along with individual firms, over an alleged coordinated boycott of the site. The suit claims this broke federal antitrust laws and caused X to lose revenue.

Elon Musk's repost of digitally altered Kamala Harris video may violate X policies

Twitter/X is feeding your data to Grok AI by default – here's how you can opt out

Elon Musk says he will move X and SpaceX headquarters to Texas in response to California gender law

The EU targets X with potential massive fines for deceptive verification practices

What just happened? Elon Musk's X platform is once again in trouble in Europe. The European Union Commission says that the platform is a hotbed of misinformation and illegal content, its transparency and accountability requirements are inadequate, and the blue tick verification system is deceptive. As such, the service could face a fine reaching into the millions of dollars.