Elon Musk's X partners with Visa on payment service in an effort to become an 'everything app,'
X is teaming up with Visa to soon offer a system for real-time payments on the social media platform
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Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.The New York Times - 3h -
Elon Musk’s Friends Have Infiltrated the General Services Administration
Elon Musk’s former employees are trying to use White House credentials to access General Services Administration tech, giving them the potential to remote into laptops, read emails, and more, ...Wired - 1d -
Elon Musk’s X Partners With Visa to Provide Financial Services
The social media company said it would start a peer-to-peer payments service, moving to expand the app’s abilities.The New York Times - 4d -
Elon Musk’s X Partners With Visa on Payment Service in an Effort to Become an ‘Everything App’
Elon Musk has been interested in an “everything app” for quite some time.Inc. - 4d -
Elon Musk's X partners with Visa on payment service in an effort to become an 'everything app,'
X is teaming up with Visa to soon offer a system for real-time payments on the social media platformABC News - 4d -
Elon Musk's X begins its push into financial services with Visa deal
Visa will enable X users to move funds between traditional bank accounts and their digital wallet and make instant peer-to-peer payments, like Zelle or Venmo.CNBC - 4d -
Elon Musk’s X Partners With Visa to Provide Financial Services
The social media company said it would start a peer-to-peer payments service, moving to expand the app’s abilities.The New York Times - 4d -
Mastercard, Visa accused of handling payments for child abuse content
Mastercard and Visa allegedly failed to halt payments linked to child abuse material and sex trafficking on OnlyFans, Reuters reports.CBS News - Jan. 24 -
Reddit groups ban X links in protest at Musk arm gesture
Moderators of groups with millions of users say the block is a result of the billionaire's on-stage gesture.BBC News - Jan. 23 -
Elon Musk's father calls claims Elon made Nazi salute 'rubbish'
Errol Musk laughed and defended his son against allegations of making a Nazi salute, calling the accusation "absolute nonsense" and "rubbish."The Hill - Jan. 23 -
More than 50 subreddits ban X links to protest Elon Musk
The cascade of link bans on Reddit came after Musk made a hand gesture at a Monday rally that many compared to a Nazi salute.NBC News - Jan. 23 -
Reddit Users Boycott X Links After Elon Musk’s Gesture at Inaugural Event
A boycott of links to Mr. Musk’s social media platform spread on Reddit this week, after he made a gesture that some likened to a Nazi salute. Others worried about censorship.The New York Times - Jan. 22 -
How Bluesky, Twitter's onetime side project, is challenging Elon Musk's X
Bluesky attracted many X users following the U.S. election in November. The decentralized social media platform has now grown to more than 28 million users.CNBC - Jan. 22 -
TON becomes the exclusive blockchain for Telegram’s mini-app platform
The Open Network Foundation, a non-profit supporting the TON blockchain, has become the exclusive partner for Telegram's mini-app platform.VentureBeat - Jan. 21 -
Musk complains about China ban on X as Trump prepares TikTok reprieve
Tesla chief criticises ‘unbalanced’ tech relationship in rare criticism of BeijingFinancial Times - Jan. 20 -
Apple, Google remove TikTok from stores as app halts service in U.S.
Apple and Google have removed TikTok from their respective app stores as U.S. operations shut down.CNBC - Jan. 19 -
EU Steps Up Probe of Elon Musk's X Ahead of Trump Inauguration
The European Commission has ramped up its investigation into Elon Musk’s X social network after the tech mogul criticized European governments in recent weeks, and just days before President-elect ...The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 17 -
E.U. Expands Investigation of Musk’s X Over Illicit Content
The probe is a test of the European Union’s willingness to go after X’s owner, Elon Musk, whose geopolitical influence has grown because of his ties to the incoming Trump administration.The New York Times - Jan. 17 -
E.U. steps up probe into Elon Musk's X over content moderation
The European Commission said it was stepping up its investigation into whether Elon Musk’s social media network X breached EU rules on content moderation.NBC News - Jan. 17 -
Bundesbank becomes latest German institution to leave Elon Musk’s X
Germany’s central bank, the Bundesbank, on Friday became the latest of the country’s institutions to stop posting on X, formerly known as Twitter, the messaging platform owned by Elon Musk, after ...MarketWatch - Jan. 17 -
One-month cap on advance rent payments closer to becoming law
MPs vote for a cap on advanced rent payments in England as the Renters' Rights Bill edges closer to becoming law.BBC News - Jan. 14 -
Mapping Elon Musk’s Global Empire
From tunnels to Tesla factories to SpaceX launch facilities, there’s barely a place on Earth that doesn’t feel the gravitational pull of humanity’s wealthiest reply guy.Wired - Jan. 13 -
Disney, partners pull the plug on Venu Sports streaming service
Venu was announced in 2024 as a slimmed-down streaming package carrying the channels that would have offered such channels as ESPN.Los Angeles Times - Jan. 10 -
Elon Musk's xAI Launches Stand-Alone Grok App
The AI startup launched its first stand-alone consumer app, as the company tries to catch up with more established players such as OpenAI and Google in the generative AI race.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 9 -
Elon Musk heaps praise on AfD’s Alice Weidel during live talk on X
X owner and far-right politician appear to agree on everything, as Musk faces accusations of meddling in German election. Elon Musk has praised the co-leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative für ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
Elon Musk boosts German far right party with live event on X
The publicity was a potential boon for AfD, which has been frozen out of mainstream politics in part because its leaders have downplayed Nazi atrocities.NBC News - Jan. 9 -
Elon Musk’s rage-fests on X make it clear that he wants something. I think I know what it is | Emma Brockes
The billionaire appears to have a David Brent-like desire to be seen as an entertainer. Please let him get back to conquering Mars. What, as they say, is Elon Musk’s deal? There will be a lot of ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
How a handful of X accounts took Elon Musk ‘down the rabbit hole’ on UK politics
Tech billionaire’s posts about grooming gangs scandal have elevated issueFinancial Times - Jan. 8 -
Why Meta is ending fact-checking, shifting to Elon Musk's X notes system
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company will cease third-party fact-checking and move toward community notes similar to those used on X, the social media company owned by Elon Musk. CBS ...CBS News - Jan. 7 -
Meta to end fact-checking, replacing it with system similar to Musk's X
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg cites "cultural tipping point" of election in making major changes to practices.CBS News - Jan. 7 -
Elon Musk Is Roiling European Politics
The Trump ally has flooded X with posts criticizing European politicians, causing a diplomatic conundrum for the continent’s leaders.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 7 -
Elon Musk and His Megaphone, X, Rattle British Politics
With 211 million followers on social media, the multibillionaire seems intent on using his global platform to rattle British politics.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
European leaders denounce Elon Musk's influence on the continent
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is getting wide pushback in European capitals as he tries to extend his recent political success in other countries.NBC News - Jan. 6 -
Is Elon a Musk-Have for Nigel Farage?
Reform’s former communications director is onBBC News - Jan. 5 -
How Elon Musk’s X became the global right’s supercharged front page
Musk has now used X as a platform to make aggressive interventions in US politics – and in those of other countries. As a business proposition, Elon Musk’s ownership of X, formerly known as ...The Guardian - Jan. 4
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