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X Is Testing Grok Inside Its Ads Manager
Musk has said the end point is Grok running campaigns rather than advising on them.

X Launches TikTok-style Video Reactions For Post Replies
The platform is revisiting video replies with 'React with Video,' four years after Twitter's first attempt struggled to catch on

X is Matching Brands With Creators Using xAI
X is moving from a directory model to a managed service, with xAI ranking creators and the platform running outreach, content, and distribution on the brand's behalf

X Rebuilds Its Ad Platform Using xAI
The rebuild replaces existing retrieval and ranking systems with AI-driven contextual and semantic ad delivery

X’s Algorithm Weights One Conversation at 150 Likes
X is the only major platform to open-source its engagement weights, offering a rare look at how content performs

X Testing Ads That Trigger From Organic Product Mentions
The platform's product head Nikita Bier confirmed the contextual ad format is live with European users but ruled out any affiliate compensation for posters.

Elon Musk launches Grokipedia to challenge Wikipedia
Musk is pitching Grokipedia as an “unbiased” AI-generated alternative to Wikipedia

X to adopt a fully AI-powered algorithm by November
The app plans to move away from its current ranking system to a fully AI-powered model

X plans to introduce ads in Grok AI chatbot responses
The move could revive X’s struggling ad business amid rising competition from OpenAI, Google, and Perplexity

Elon Musk launches ‘Grok Imagine,’ a text-to-video generation tool
Musk says Grok Imagine is a return of Vine, but powered by AI.

Elon Musk plans to relaunch Vine in an AI-powered format
A potential Vine relaunch would now face competition from TikTok, Reels, and Shorts

X will begin charging advertisers based on ad sizes
Elon Musk says larger ads that take up more screen space will cost more on X

X launches ‘Prefill with Grok’ to automate ad creation
The new tools let advertisers automate ad creation and performance analysis on X Ads

X partners with Visa to power its digital payments platform ‘X Money’
X Money is expected to launch later this year, expanding X's "everything app" vision

X rolls out a dedicated video tab for U.S. users
The feature is available to users who have updated to the latest version of the app

X plans to launch its digital payments platform ‘X Money’ in 2025
The service aims to offer peer-to-peer payments and compete with platforms like PayPal and Venmo

X is offering ad spend match to Shopify merchants in the U.S. and Canada
The promotion has no minimum spend requirement but can only be redeemed once

X launches an AI-powered ad platform for small and medium businesses
X follows platforms like Pinterest, TikTok, and Meta using AI to automate ads

X rolls out its trend analysis tool, ‘Radar,’ to more Premium+ users
The tool aims to allow users to identify emerging topics and trends

SocialAI is a new, Twitter-like diary app where bots reply to your posts
The app is intended to offer a private, AI-driven space for reflection and feedback
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