xAI to pay Telegram $300M to integrate Grok into the chat app

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Musk’s obsession to so called Super App has no bounds :rofl:

He might try to buy out Telegram at some point.

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X is ‘pausing’ encrypted DMs, not sure if it is something related, grabbing popcorn for X’s Telegram takeover

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I was not expecting this one xD

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Free speech-iverse?

Whats next…Rumble?

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First Meta AI forcing itself into WhatsApp, now Telegram with Grok. I don’t think the people running these companies realize that integrating AI into short-messaging apps is not a good idea.

Alas, it’s probably best for lining those VC-investor pockets because “hey look we added the AI thing” /sigh

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I’m betting that they’re trying to introduce interoperability between Telegram and X messages.

Best way to surpass Signal is to weasel your way into the next best Signal competitor I guess. Even if said Signal competitor isn’t even secure by default lol.

Social network X said on Thursday that it is pausing its encrypted DMs feature as it works to make some improvements.

In a post on X, the company’s engineering account said users will be able to access their existing encrypted messages, but they won’t be able to send new ones. It did not mention when the feature will be available again.

After Elon Musk bought Twitter, he announced ambitious plans to overhaul direct messages and compete with privacy-focused messaging service Signal.

The company rolled out the encrypted DMs feature in 2023 for verified users, but it comes with several drawbacks. For instance, the feature isn’t available for group chats, and only supports encryption for text and links, not media. It also does not offer protections against man-in-the-middle attacks, and your encrypted conversations do not carry over to new devices.

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I will never understand why Telegram users are so unfazed by all the privacy violations this app is responsible for. I also don’t understand why nobody calls them out. Telegram has 1 billion users. Even a small percentage can put a lot of pressure on them. Every time a news article calls them out, they deny it. Pavel Durov has a cult grip on his users.

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