Elon Musk’s everything app ‘X’ sounds a lot like China’s WeChat


Musk didn’t provide many details beyond a one-line tweet. But the Tesla Inc impresario has openly admired the Tencent Holdings Ltd app that’s grown from a messaging service to a mini-Internet used daily by more than a billion Chinese. — Reuters

Elon Musk has teased something called “X, the everything app” after he buys Twitter Inc. Based on the billionaire’s past comments, that service could look a lot like Chinese super-app WeChat.

Musk didn’t provide many details beyond a one-line tweet. But the Tesla Inc impresario has openly admired the Tencent Holdings Ltd app that’s grown from a messaging service to a mini-Internet used daily by more than a billion Chinese.

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