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Yeah, I’m not sure that xAI’s latest Grok model is quite ready for mass adoption as yet, given the inherent bias that Elon and Co. are looking to embed into its workings. Late last month, xAI owner Elon Musk vowed…

Bluesky continues to add more Twitter-like functionality, as it works to build itself into a viable alternative to the app now known as X, and amid the rising challenge of Meta’s Threads. Which is going to be a tough ask…

X is moving to the next stage of its Community Notes fact-checking process, with the addition of “AI Note Writers,” automated bots that can create their own Community Notes, which will then be assessed by human Notes contributors. As you…

X has claimed another victory for free speech, this time in Australia, where it’s won another challenge against the rulings of the nation’s online safety group. The case stems from an incident in March last year, in which Australia’s eSafety…

This could be a significant hiring for X, and the future development of the app. Today, app designer Nikita Bier has announced that he is joining X as head of product, which will see Bier bring his expertise to the…

After announcing that hashtags would be banned from all Promoted Posts on X last week, X owner Elon Musk also flagged another coming to change to X’s ad process, with bigger ads to soon cost more per placement. Which, like…

YouTube’s adding new AI search results which will help to guide your discovery process in the app, while it’s also expanding access to its in-stream AI chatbot tool, as another means to maximize in-app discovery. First off, on YouTube’s new…

However you may feel about him personally, you have to admit that in the cliched “all publicity is good publicity” sense, Elon Musk may be among the best to ever do it. Earlier in the month, Musk decided, for whatever…

While many regions are pushing for new age limits on social media access, the key challenge remains that there’s currently no universal technology that enables platforms to verify user ages, nor a process in place that would definitively stop youngsters…

Honestly, I have no idea whether X has now established stability, or is still on a fast-track to financial ruin at this point. Before the U.S. election last year, things were not looking great for the app, with declining revenue…