Astro Teller is joining the stage at Disrupt 2025 in October | TechCrunch
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is about to get even more exciting. We’re thrilled to announce that Astro Teller, the head of Alphabet’s X (aka the Moonshot...
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X’s declining Android app installs are hurting subscription revenue | TechCrunch
Elon Musk’s X is struggling on Android devices in terms of new installs, even while App Store downloads grow, according to new data from app...
Judge says FTC investigation into Media Matters ‘should alarm all Americans’ | TechCrunch
A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation into left-leaning advocacy group Media Matters. Back in 2023, Media Matters...
Elon Musk says he’s bringing back Vine’s archive | TechCrunch
Elon Musk says he’s bringing back Vine — sort of. The X owner announced over the weekend that the company discovered the video archive for...
X’s ad business improved under departing CEO Linda Yaccarino, but it’s still tough times ahead | TechCrunch
Former NBCU ad exec Linda Yaccarino’s tenure at X may have been fairly short — just two years from start to finish — but she...
X takes Grok offline, changes system prompts after more antisemitic outbursts | TechCrunch
Elon Musk’s X has taken the automated account for Grok, its AI chatbot, offline after it spent Tuesday afternoon pushing antisemitic narratives. This was not...
Linda Yaccarino steps down as CEO of Elon Musk’s X | TechCrunch
Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X, stepped down from her role on Wednesday morning after two years. “When @elonmusk and I first spoke of his vision...
Linda Yaccarino Steps Down As X CEO After 2 Years: ‘When Elon Musk And I First Spoke Of…’
Linda Yaccarino has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer of X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, bringing her two-year stint to a...
Grok Repeats Hitler-Apologist Post Flagged by X. Is Musk’s AI Too ‘Rebellious’?
A recent interaction with Grok, the AI chatbot integrated into X (formerly Twitter), has raised serious concerns after it echoed language from a post previously...
Grok is being antisemitic again and also the sky is blue | TechCrunch
Elon Musk announced this weekend that his team at xAI made improvements to their AI chatbot Grok. Days later, Grok has already gone on several...