{"id":173366,"date":"2025-06-16T16:18:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T10:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=173366"},"modified":"2025-06-16T16:18:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T10:48:05","slug":"elon-musk-launches-xchat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/elon-musk-launches-xchat\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Launches XChat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Elon Musk\u2019s X has introduced XChat, a secure, cross-platform messaging app currently in beta for paid subscribers.<br>Equipped with Bitcoin-like encryption, disappearing messages, and audio\/video calling, the app represents Musk\u2019s push to rival platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, and WeChat.<br>It reflects his broader vision to turn X into a super app with integrated services, potentially including AI-powered tools like Grok AI in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aim &amp; Objective<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To create a dedicated messaging platform under the X ecosystem.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To rival messaging giants with stronger encryption and enhanced features.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To pave the way for a WeChat-like super app that integrates messaging with commerce, payments, and AI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Features of XChat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>End-to-End Encryption:<\/strong>\u00a0Built using Rust programming language with Bitcoin-style encryption for secure messaging.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Disappearing Messages:<\/strong>\u00a0Similar to WhatsApp and Signal, XChat allows messages to vanish after a set time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cross-Platform Audio\/Video Calling:<\/strong>\u00a0Works on Android, iOS, and Web.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>File Sharing:<\/strong>\u00a0Users can send any type of file via XChat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Paid-Only Beta Access:<\/strong>\u00a0Initially available only to premium (paid) users of X.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AI Integration in Future?:<\/strong>\u00a0Possible integration of Grok AI, X\u2019s own AI model, is being speculated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk\u2019s X has introduced XChat, a secure, cross-platform messaging app currently in beta for paid subscribers.Equipped with Bitcoin-like encryption, disappearing messages, and audio\/video calling, the app represents Musk\u2019s push to rival platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, and WeChat.It reflects his broader vision to turn X into a super app with integrated services, potentially including AI-powered [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":173373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5373],"tags":[68],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-173366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs-june-2025","tag-science-technology-current-affairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173366"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":173374,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173366\/revisions\/173374"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173366"},{"taxonomy":"offerexpiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/offerexpiration?post=173366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}