X (previously Twitter) on Thursday introduced to quickly deliver video calling on its platform, because it goals to turn out to be an “every part app” like China’s WeChat.
X Corp CEO Linda Yaccarino informed CNBC that quickly, “you’ll be capable to make video chat calls with out having to provide your cellphone quantity to anybody on the platform”.
She additionally spoke about different options like long-form movies and creator subscriptions, together with future plans round digital funds.
X designer Andrea Conway additionally hinted through a tweet: “Simply referred to as somebody on X”.
Musk-owned X can be engaged on a brand new characteristic that may enable customers to kind posts on somebody’s profile.
Final week, the corporate had introduced that paid subscribers can select to cover their checkmarks on accounts.
Musk all the time wished Twitter to turn out to be “an every part app” like China’s WeChat.
“Shopping for Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the every part app,” Musk mentioned in October final 12 months, as he took over the corporate after buying it for $44 billion.
“Twitter most likely accelerates X by 3 to five years, however I may very well be fallacious,” he added.
Throughout a podcast, he had mentioned that the the world wants a brilliant app.
“It’s both convert Twitter to that, or begin one thing new. It does have to occur by some means,” he mentioned.
In his first direct name with Twitter workers final 12 months, Musk briefed them about his plans, together with making it extra like TikTok and WeChat and permitting “outrageous feedback”.
— IANS
