X Money launches with 6% APY, X Card and FDIC coverage in the U.S.

X has launched X Money, its digital payments and banking service, for select Premium and Premium+ subscribers in the United States. The service brings together money transfers, direct deposits, bill payments, an interest-earning cash account, and a Visa debit card within the X platform. Continue reading “X Money launches with 6% APY, X Card and FDIC coverage in the U.S.”

X app for Android gets rebuilt with improved performance

X (Formerly Twitter) has released a rebuilt version of its Android app after nearly a year of development. Nikita Bier, Head of Product at X, announced that the company rebuilt the Android app from scratch and described the project as “one of the largest engineering efforts in the company’s history.” Continue reading “X app for Android gets rebuilt with improved performance”

SpaceXAI launches Grok 4.5 AI model for coding, agentic tasks and knowledge work

SpaceXAI has announced Grok 4.5, its latest artificial intelligence model designed for coding, agentic tasks, and knowledge work. The company describes it as its most advanced model to date and said it was developed alongside Cursor. Continue reading “SpaceXAI launches Grok 4.5 AI model for coding, agentic tasks and knowledge work”

X implements new daily limits on posts, replies for free/unverified accounts

Social media platforms routinely implement technical constraints to maintain system stability. Now X (formerly Twitter) has introduced specific limits to user account actions to ensure the platform remains reliable and functional for the global user base. Continue reading “X implements new daily limits on posts, replies for free/unverified accounts”

xAI rolls out Grok Build coding agent with ACP support and parallel subagents

xAI has announced an early beta of Grok Build, a new coding agent and command-line interface (CLI) designed for professional software engineering and complex coding workflows. Continue reading “xAI rolls out Grok Build coding agent with ACP support and parallel subagents”

xAI launches Grok Imagine 1.0 for AI video generation and editing

xAI has launched Grok Imagine 1.0, a major update to its AI video generation platform. The company says the new release improves video quality, cost efficiency, and latency, while enabling faster iteration for creative and developer workflows. xAI also stated that Grok Imagine generated 1.245 billion videos in the past 30 days. Continue reading “xAI launches Grok Imagine 1.0 for AI video generation and editing”

EU Commission opens investigation into X over Grok AI under DSA

The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into X under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The probe will assess whether X properly evaluated and mitigated risks associated with Grok, its AI tool deployed on the platform in the EU since 2024. Continue reading “EU Commission opens investigation into X over Grok AI under DSA”

xAI rolls out Grok Business and Grok Enterprise for organizational use

xAI has rolled out Grok Business and Grok Enterprise, expanding access to its Grok AI platform for organizational use. The company said the new offerings are designed to enable employees to use Grok at work with enterprise-grade security, privacy protections, and centralized administrative controls. Continue reading “xAI rolls out Grok Business and Grok Enterprise for organizational use”

X fined €120M by EU for breaching DSA transparency rules

The European Commission (EC) has issued a fine of €120 million (USD 140 million / INR 1,257 crore) to X social media for breaching its transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The EU accuses X of misleading users with the ‘blue checkmark’ for ‘verified accounts,’ without the company doing any sort of verification, the lack of transparency of its advertising repository, and the failure to provide access to public data for researchers.

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X rolls out Chat with encrypted DMs, file sharing, and privacy protections

X (formerly Twitter) has officially launched Chat, a privacy-focused upgrade to its legacy direct messages (DMs). The platform combines standard DMs and end-to-end encrypted conversations, supporting one-on-one and group messaging. Continue reading “X rolls out Chat with encrypted DMs, file sharing, and privacy protections”

xAI launches Grokipedia v0.1 as open-source AI alternative to Wikipedia

Elon Musk has officially launched Grokipedia, an artificial intelligence–powered encyclopedia developed by his company xAI. Released as Version 0.1, the platform uses the Grok AI model to automatically generate, verify, and update a large repository of factual content. Continue reading “xAI launches Grokipedia v0.1 as open-source AI alternative to Wikipedia”

Elon Musk sues Apple over ChatGPT monopoly and App Store bias

Elon Musk’s companies, X Corp. and xAI, have filed suit against Apple and OpenAI, alleging that their strategic alliance unlawfully consolidates influence over both generative AI development and smartphone distribution channels. Continue reading “Elon Musk sues Apple over ChatGPT monopoly and App Store bias”

xAI unveils Grok 4 with multimodal support and dev tools

Elon Musk’s company xAI officially introduced Grok 4, its strongest AI chatbot so far. The launch happened live on X (formerly Twitter), with the AI being called “smarter than almost every graduate student across all fields.” Musk says Grok 4 might start discovering new tech by late 2025 and could uncover new physics within two years, signaling a bold advancement in artificial intelligence. Continue reading “xAI unveils Grok 4 with multimodal support and dev tools”

xAI unveils Grok-3 AI model with enhanced reasoning capabilities

Elon Musk’s company, xAI, has introduced Grok-3, their latest flagship AI model. Initial tests suggest that Grok-3 could perform better than competitors like OpenAI and DeepSeek from China in areas like math, science, and coding. Continue reading “xAI unveils Grok-3 AI model with enhanced reasoning capabilities”

X raises Premium+ subscription prices to support creator payouts

Elon Musk-owned social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has announced a price increase for its X Premium+ subscription across multiple regions globally. The new pricing reflects a rise of approximately 35-40%, aimed at enhancing payouts for creators on the platform. Continue reading “X raises Premium+ subscription prices to support creator payouts”