Berkeley, California – E don happen! Telegram don sign one big partnership with Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, to bring their chatbot, Grok, straight to your chat app vibes. This deal wey fit change the game, go run for one full year!
According to Telegram CEO, Pavel Durov, xAI go drop $300 million in cash and shares for this collaboration. Na wah! Plus, Telegram go collect 50% of any subscription money wey users buy through their app. Na true business we dey talk here, my people!
This summer, users go dey enjoy the best AI technology dey available. Durov even show video wey get proof; Grok go fit dey pinned for the top of chat and users go fit ask am anything through the search bar. As we dey gree, this one no be small matter o!
The new features wey Grok dey bring includes chat summaries, smart text editing, inbox agents, group chat moderation, and even stickers wey you fit create by yourself. Wetin you sabi about AI? E go still help businesses answer questions and keep dem organized. Abeg, make we no forget the matter!
Earlier, xAI don make Grok available to small test users, but now e look like everybody go fit join the party. Durov talk say dis deal na major turning point for Telegram, wey finally fit give am some steady money after years of relying on donations.
For those wey dey follow Telegram’s journey, e don show some improvement. Recently, Durov boast say dem don record their first profit of $540 million in 2024 with $1.4 billion revenue. Dem don finally turn from deep losses to making green! Now, dem dey forecast to hit $2 billion revenue this year. You fit believe am? Na serious matter!
However, no wahala comes without small drama! Durov dey face some legal issues wey fit put some brakes on their IPO plans. Since August 2024, he dey under serious scrutiny for allegations regarding child safety investigations in France. E no too dey sweet, but dem dey try manage their issues as dem dey move for this big money business.
Chai! As Telegram dey flex with the Grok integration, analysts dey ask, wetin go happen next? Go xAI fit deliver on promise? Will people still subscribe or go dey carry dem money waka? If Musk miss step for this partnership, wetin go happen to the $300 million? Lots of questions wey need answers!
So, as we dey look towards summer, Telegram dey set to change the narrative from just being a privacy-safe app for crypto enthusiasts to one of the major players wey dey cash out from technology wey fit help users. But make we dey watch as this saga unfold. Will e be IPO or legal tangle? Time go tell, but for now, we dey enjoy the gists!
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