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X is giving users something they have long demanded — transparency. The platform now notifies people when local laws have caused their posts to be hidden or restricted, a feature tucked inside its Under the Hood settings. It's a direct response to years of shadowbanning accusations, and it shifts the blame, fairly or not, toward governments rather than the platform itself.
Shifting to artificial intelligence, Meta's new Muse app is making a striking entrance. According to fresh estimates from Appfigures, Muse has already outpaced ChatGPT's early mobile numbers in both downloads and daily active users across the United States and Canada. For a market many assumed OpenAI had locked up, that's a meaningful signal about just how competitive this space remains.
And in crypto markets, Coinbase is blurring the line between traditional finance and blockchain. The exchange is now letting eligible retail customers request shares in upcoming IPOs at the offering price, with Oura as the first company out of the gate. Allocations aren't guaranteed, but the move reflects a broader push to democratize access that Wall Street has historically reserved for institutional players.
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