Will Twitter be more or less successful under Elon’s leadership? 

https://theinformation.the.select/posts/pygo

Will Twitter be more or less successful under Elon’s leadership?   https://theinformation.the.select/posts/pygo

Sam Mendoza

A look at Musk’s yearlong effort to turn around X and sell it to one of his other companies after destroying much of its value. 

https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-x-twitter-investor-promise-e8845cf3?st=26V64b&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink&ref=platformer.news

A look at Musk’s yearlong effort to turn around X and sell it to one of his other companies after destroying much of its value.   https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-x-twitter-investor-promise-e8845cf3?st=26V64b&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink&ref=platformer.news

The xAI merger capped a yearslong turnaround effort for the social-media company.

How Elon Musk Rescued X From the Brink

Nate

EU regulators are reportedly preparing major penalties against X for breaking rules in the Digital Services Act designed to combat illicit content and disinformation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/technology/eu-penalties-x-elon-musk.html?smid=threads-nytimes&ref=platformer.news

EU regulators are reportedly preparing major penalties against X for breaking rules in the Digital Services Act designed to combat illicit content and disinformation. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/technology/eu-penalties-x-elon-musk.html?smid=threads-nytimes&ref=platformer.news

European regulators are considering fining X and making demands for product changes, after weighing the risks of further antagonizing Mr. Musk and President Trump.

E.U. Prepares Major Penalties Against Elon Musk’s X

I suppose many saw this coming, but still crazy that its happened.  The 👑🤴👑 of cult of personality and conglomerate like in-dealing pulls another magic trick to merge xAI with X, valuing the combined company at $113 billion- to leverage their data, models, and talent.

https://www.axios.com/2025/03/28/musk-x-xai

 #Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

I suppose many saw this coming, but still crazy that its happened.  The 👑🤴👑 of cult of personality and conglomerate like in-dealing pulls another magic trick to merge xAI with X, valuing the combined company at $113 billion- to leverage their data, models, and talent.  https://www.axios.com/2025/03/28/musk-x-xai   #Artificial Intelligence

Musk said the all-stock merger valued xAI at $80 billion and X at $45 billion (including $12 billion of debt).

Elon Musk says xAI has acquired X

Cyril

Five Democratic senators asked the Justice Department to investigate whether Musk used his influence with Trump to pressure advertisers into returning to X.

https://www.wsj.com/business/media/senators-call-for-doj-probe-of-xs-advertiser-pressure-campaign-88e3a8be?ref=platformer.news

Five Democratic senators asked the Justice Department to investigate whether Musk used his influence with Trump to pressure advertisers into returning to X.  https://www.wsj.com/business/media/senators-call-for-doj-probe-of-xs-advertiser-pressure-campaign-88e3a8be?ref=platformer.news

Being installed as the official broadcast system of the US federal government has done wonders for the valuation!

X explores new funding: According to Bloomberg, Elon Musk is hoping to raise some new funding for everyone’s favorite social media platform at a $44 billion valuation. (That’s exactly what Musk reluctantly paid for the platform, back when it was still called Twitter, in 2022.) Making Musk whole may sound outlandish but, according to WSJ, X’s financial fortunes have taken a turn for the positive, particularly after a boost in ad sales from Election 2024.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-19/musk-s-x-is-in-talks-to-raise-money-at-a-44-billion-valuation

X explores new funding: According to Bloomberg, Elon Musk is hoping to raise some new funding for everyone’s favorite social media platform at a $44 billion valuation. (That’s exactly what Musk reluctantly paid for the platform, back when it was still called Twitter, in 2022.) Making Musk whole may sound outlandish but, according to WSJ, X’s financial fortunes have taken a turn for the positive, particularly after a boost in ad sales from Election 2024.  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-19/musk-s-x-is-in-talks-to-raise-money-at-a-44-billion-valuation

Elon Musk’s X is in talks to raise money from investors at a valuation of at least $44 billion. The money will be spent on initiatives such as payments and video products, and will help pay down some of the social media company’s huge debt load, according to people familiar with the matter.

Sam Mendoza

A group of likeminded people in The Most Important Thing are talking about this.