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    Elon Musk Launches New Messaging App, XChat, As It Sets To Compete With WhatsApp And Telegram

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    Elon Musk, America’s billionaire and owner of X, has unveiled XChat, a new messaging platform designed to compete with WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal in the social media space.

    XChat, an end-to-end encryption platform, offers features such as vanishing messages, file sharing, and audio/video calling.

    Musk described the tool as “all-new” in a post over the weekend, emphasising its focus on secure, private communication.

    Musk said: “All new XChat is rolling out with encryption, vanishing messages, and the ability to send any kind of file.

    This is built on Rust with (Bitcoin-style) encryption, a whole new architecture.

    You can do audio/video calls without a phone number across all platforms.”

    Reports claimed that the feature is already in beta testing among paid X subscribers.

    Leaked screenshots by app researcher Nima Owji showed support for group chats, a vanish mode, and a four-digit passcode to lock messages, a significant upgrade to X’s previous direct messaging capabilities.

    XChat is part of Musk’s long-term goal of morphing X into a Western super app, similar to China’s WeChat.

    This vision encompasses everything from messaging and payments to entertainment, commerce, and even dating.

    Musk previously told employees he wanted X to function as a digital bank and dating app by 2024, part of a sweeping transformation that could change how users engage with the platform.

    Checks also showed that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is also building a “super app” in that aspect, through his side project, World, which recently launched an app store and biometric ID system called Orbs.

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