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Elon Musk tells X staff new products will challenge YouTube, LinkedIn

Economic Times · 1y

During an all-company meeting, the executives of X (formerly known as Twitter) mentioned that they see YouTube and LinkedIn as future competitors. Elon Musk and CEO Linda Yaccarino also discussed their ambitions to create a news wire service called XWire. This meeting marked the first time both Musk and Yaccarino addressed the entire company together. Musk has been focused on overhauling the product and introducing premium subscriptions, while Yaccarino has been building relationships with advertisers. The executives also mentioned X's payments ambitions and their plans for creating competitors to YouTube, LinkedIn, and PR Newswire.