10 posts tagged ‘X’
Grok may soon get an ‘Unhinged Mode’
TechCrunch,
Last April, Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, teased a mysterious “Unhinged Mode” for X’s AI-powered chatbot, Grok. Nearly a year later, xAI, the Musk-owned company behind Grok, has updated an FAQ page on its website that sheds light on the new mode. Grok in Unhinged Mode will provide responses “intended to be objectionable, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The People Behind Project 2025 Want to Reveal the Identities of Wikipedia Editors
Gizmodo,
The Heritage Foundation sets its sites on the world's free online encyclopedia.
How Online Were You This Holiday?
Vulture,
December’s memes, wrapped.
Fidelity marks down X valuation by 71.5%
Mutual fund company Fidelity has marked down its investment in X holdings — the parent company of X (formerly Twitter) owned by Elon Musk — by 71.5% from the original valuation of shares, according to a new disclosure. Fidelity spent $19.2 million to acquire a stake in X back in October 2022. The fund manager […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Elon Musk says xAI’s chatbot ‘Grok’ will launch to X Premium+ subscribers next week
Shortly after screenshots emerged showing xAI’s chatbot Grok appearing on X’s web app, X owner Elon Musk confirmed that Grok would be available to all of the company’s Premium+ subscribers sometime “next week.” While Musk’s pronouncements about time frames for product deliveries haven’t always held up, code developments in X’s own app revealed that Grok […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
X loses Paris Hilton’s 11:11 Media partnership in latest brand pull-out
Following the advertiser exodus from X, formerly Twitter, over concerns about antisemitic content on the site, X has lost another high-profile brand campaign, as Paris Hilton’s 11:11 Media is also pulling out of its partnership with the platform. The campaign had been a high-profile win for X, as it would have seen Hilton promoting key […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Get a peek into the odd life of the American suburbanite with Best of Nextdoor
Boing Boing,
If there's one thing I love, it's strange, niche Twitter (formerly X) accounts. They're one of the only reasons I stay on the site, whether it be showing off the best British stadium food has to offer or showcasing terrible medical opinions- but Best of Nextdoor might be my favorite yet. — Read the rest
Advertiser exodus expected to deeply impact X ad revenue, analysis indicates
Even before major brands like Apple, Disney, and IBM paused their ad spending on X in the wake of Elon Musk’s endorsement of an antisemitic post, the company formerly known as Twitter had seen its revenues severely impacted by brand safety concerns. According to an October forecast from Insider Intelligence, X ad’s business was on […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.