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🧵 …oh look, once again (see toot above) Twitter / X was leaked again. Well, this is not surprising.

»Twitter (X) Hit by Data Leak of 2.8 Billion Users; Allegedly an Insider Job
Massive Twitter (X) data breach exposes details of 2.8 billion users; alleged insider leak surfaces with no official response from the company.«

🍿 hackread.com/twitter-x-of-2-8-

X (Twitter) Largest Data Breach Ever? 2.8 Billion User Info Exposed
Hackread - Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, AI, Crypto & Hacking News · Twitter (X) Hit by Data Leak of 2.8 Billion Users; Allegedly an Insider JobFollow us on Bluesky, Twitter (X), Mastodon and Facebook at @Hackread

#Tagesschau:
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Künstliche Intelligenz
Musks KI-Firma xAI übernimmt seine Plattform X

Techmilliardär Musk schraubt an seiner Firmenstruktur: Die Social-Media-Plattform X wird in sein KI-Unternehmen xAI eingegliedert. Es geht ihm um Nutzerdaten - und wohl eine Botschaft an Investoren.
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tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/unter

29.3.2025

tagesschau.deMusks KI-Unternehmen xAI übernimmt seine Online-Plattform XTechmilliardär Musk schraubt an seiner Firmenstruktur: Die Social-Media-Plattform X wird in sein KI-Unternehmen xAI eingegliedert. Es geht ihm um Nutzerdaten - und wohl eine Botschaft an Investoren. Von Nils Dampz
#AI#KI#SocialMedia
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On the #xAI purchase of #X (#Twitter)

Because both companies are privately held & controlled by #Musk, the transaction likely amounts to a #stock swap, with X investors getting paid out in xAI shares. The companies have a number of mutual investors, including venture firms #AndreessenHorowitz & #SequoiaCapital, as well as #Fidelity Management, #VyCapital & #SaudiArabia’s Kingdom Holding Co.

#law #securities #SEC
cnbc.com/2025/03/28/elon-musk-

CNBCElon Musk says xAI has acquired X in deal that values social media site at $33 billionIn a social media post on Friday, Elon Musk said his startup xAI has acquired his social media company X.

Elon Musk on Friday evening announced he has sold his social media company, X, to xAI, his artificial intelligence company.

“xAI and X’s futures are intertwined,” Musk said in a post on X. “Today, we officially take the step to combine the data, models, compute, distribution and talent. This combination will unlock immense potential by blending xAI’s advanced AI capability and expertise with X’s massive reach.”

#ElonMusk #Twitter #X #AI
cnn.com/2025/03/28/business/el

CNN · Elon Musk says he sold X to his AI companyBy Lisa Eadicicco