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As a business it's a failure. As a way to influence public opinion? It's almost invaluable. For the world's richest man, that's a bargain at half the price.
by JeremyNT 1y ago
As a business it's a failure.
As a way to influence public opinion? It's almost invaluable.
For the world's richest man, that's a bargain at half the price.
- ActorNightly 1y agoI mean it didn't really influence public opinion that much, just enough to push election over the edge, and that was not just due to Twitter, but mostly due to non-voters.
- mgdev 1y agoProfitable operations, doubling previous adjusted EBITDA. [0] While not a yet an ROI-positive takeover, on an incredible valuation growth trajectory from the post-acquisition low. Likely to be positive the minute xAI meaningfully monetizes Grok. [1] Gains strategic access to global training data, and real-time human sentiment. [2] Incredible built-in distribution for new AI-powered products. [3] Literally tipped the scales in an election, a role typically reserved for traditional media companies. [4] Yes, a total failure of a business. /s [0]:https://x.com/Austen/status/1887363437518270757 https://x.com/Austen/status/1887363437518270757 [1]:https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/12/the-xai-x-merger-is-a-good-deal-if-youre-betting-on-musks-empire/ https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/12/the-xai-x-merger-is-a-good... [2]:https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musk-says-xai-will-use-public-tweets-ai-model-training-2023-07-14/ https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musk-says-xai-will-u... [3]:https://digiday.com/marketing/with-600-million-users-xs-linda-yaccarino-doubles-down-on-dismissing-journalism/ https://digiday.com/marketing/with-600-million-users-xs-lind... [4]:https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/07/x-formerly-twitter-becomes-no-1-app-on-u-s-app-store-on-news-of-tucker-carlson-putin-interview/ https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/07/x-formerly-twitter-becomes...