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Telegram's 1-year marriage to Grok AI includes a $300MM dowry

Telegram secures $300 million plus 50% of on-platform xAI subscription sales in exchange for implementing Grok for a year. The Grok LLM chatbot could add a host of AI-powered functions like smart ...
CoinTelegraph

Rise of Telegram Mini Apps: How it started, and how it’s going

The Web3 engine of TON gives Telegram’s Mini Apps a competitive advantage, opening up new monetization tools, according to the TON Foundation ecosystem lead. Telegram-linked blockchain platform, The ...
Android Police

Telegram's answer to iMessage apps just got a major overhaul

Chandraveer, a seasoned mechanical design engineer turned tech reporter and reviewer, brings more than three years of rich experience in consumer tech journalism to the table, having contributed to ...
The New York Times

How Telegram Became a Playground for Criminals, Extremists and Terrorists

For millions of people, Telegram is like any other social media or messaging app. In Brazil, 167,000 people subscribe to a Telegram channel for news about reality shows and entertainment. More than ...
The Verge

Telegram’s CEO has taken a hands-off approach for years — now his luck might have run out

Telegram doesn’t have the moderation of most social networks or the privacy of a true encrypted messaging app. That could leave its operator in hot water. Telegram doesn’t have the moderation of most ...