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Elon Musk Teases at Audio and Video Features of X

The launch of these new audio and video features on X comes after Musk confessed that there are no more great social media apps currently. Only a few weeks after Twitter’s former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Elon Musk renamed the social media platform to X, he has now announced the coming of new features to the app. Some of the expected features are audio and video calls but the specific date of their launch remains unknown to members of the public. According to Musk, these new features will be compatible…

Elon Musk Shows Public Support For Pro-Crypto Presidential Candidate

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X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk is known to have an underlying interest in politics and cryptocurrencies. And this time around, the world’s richest man has showered praises on a pro-crypto candidate.  Elon Musk Compliments Pro-Crypto Ramaswamy Elon Musk revealed his admiration for Republican Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy in response to a clip of Ramaswamy’s appearance on Tucker Carlson’s online show posted on the X platform. In the tweet, Musk labeled him “a very promising candidate.” This isn’t the first time the world’s richest man has shown public support for…

Elon Musk praises pro-crypto Republican presidential candidate

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X (formerly Twitter) chairman and chief technology officer Elon Musk has praised Vivek Ramaswamy, the young and emerging United States Republican presidential candidate. Musk responded to a post of the presidential candidate’s interview on Tucker Carlson’s digital program, a video snippet of Ramaswamy circulating on social platforms with the text, “Vivek Ramaswamy is the youngest-ever Republican presidential candidate.” Musk’s statement, “He is a very promising candidate,” piqued curiosity about Ramaswamy’s candidacy and his stance on cryptocurrencies. Renowned for his candid opinions on digital finance and cryptocurrencies, Ramaswamy has pushed for…

Elon Musk says block feature to be ‘deleted’ on Twitter/X

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X owner Elon Musk revealed in an Aug. 18 post on the social media site formerly known as Twitter that he intends to delete the block feature for users on the app. Block is going to be deleted as a “feature”, except for DMs — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 18, 2023 The comment came in response to a post from the “Tesla Owners Silicon Valley” account, which questioned why users didn’t simply employ the “mute” feature instead of the block one. Other users were quick to reply, and as of…

SpaceX Bitcoin write-down sparks confusion, Bitcoiners quiz Elon Musk

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SpaceX’s Bitcoin write-down report on Aug. 18 sparked confusion among the crypto community. The report published in The Wall Street Journal puzzled many, who questioned whether SpaceX held $373 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) and sold it in 2021–2022 or whether they only reduced their Bitcoin exposure by the same amount. Several social media outlets reported that SpaceX had sold its entire BTC holdings, while others expressed uncertainty, claiming they were unable to confirm the amount based on the wording of the report. I actually read the WSJ report. I…

Elon Musk rebrands Twitter Blue subscription services to X Premium

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After a major rebranding of the popular social media platform Twitter to X, Elon Musk has now rebranded the popular Twitter Blue subscription services to X Premium. The X Premium subscription services come with an ad revenue sharing model that will make all eligible X Premium subscribers eligible for a share of the ad revenue based on their engagement on the platform. Only those X-Premium subscribers will be eligible for ad revenue who receive at least 15 million total impressions on their posts in the last 3 months, have at…

X will foot legal bills of users unfairly treated by employers for posting or liking content: Elon Musk

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Elon Musk stated that his social media company X (formerly Twitter) will fund the legal bills of any user that was treated unfairly by their employer for engaging with content on the platform. In an April 5 X thread announcing the move, Musk said that lawsuits of any scale will be supported: “If you were unfairly treated by your employer due to posting or liking something on this platform, we will fund your legal bill. No limit. Please let us know.” If you were unfairly treated by your employer due…

Elon Musk debunks scam token claims, assures no crypto plans for X

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Elon Musk firmly stated that the social media platform X, (formerly known as Twitter), has no plans to launch any crypto tokens, as he responded to a post regarding questionable X and Twitter-based digital currencies on Saturday, August 5. In response to a post made by DogeDesigner, Elon Musk addressed the issue of scam tokens like $X and $TWITTER falsely claiming connections to the social media platform. DogeDesigner had cautioned the crypto community about being cautious with certain articles related to scam tokens and clarified that neither Elon Musk nor…

Elon Musk debunks scam token claims

Elon Musk has stated that his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has no plans to launch crypto tokens in response to a post regarding questionable X and Twitter-based digital currencies on Saturday, Aug. 5. In response to a post by DogeDesigner, Musk addressed the issue of scam tokens like X (X) and TwitterDAO (TWITTER) falsely claiming connections to the social media platform. DogeDesigner had cautioned the crypto community about being cautious with articles related to scam tokens and clarified that neither Musk nor X had ever launched a crypto…

Elon Musk tweets and Twitter bot spam influences altcoin prices: Study

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Crypto-spouting Twitter bots could be playing a much larger role in artificially inflating the price of altcoins than previously understood, a new study has suggested. Using a sample of various FTX-listed cryptocurrencies in a study published Aug. 2, the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) said it analyzed over 3 million tweets posted between Jan. 1, 2019, to Jan. 27, 2023, surrounding 18 altcoins. The study found that Twitter bot activity played a crucial role in amplifying the value of these cryptocurrencies, including The Sandbox (SAND), Gala (GALA), Gods Unchained (GODS) and LooksRare…