Daily Minute Master Series
March 31, 2025
by Corey Padveen
Marketing News and Updates
xAI Acquires X in a Deal That Secures the App’s Immediate Future
Elon Musk has announced X the platform has been acquired by xAI, in a deal that values X at $33 billion. As per Musk: “xAI has acquired X in an all-stock transaction. The combination values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion ($45B less $12B debt). Since its founding two years ago, xAI has rapidly become one of the leading AI labs in the world, building models and data centers at unprecedented speed and scale. X is the digital town square, where more than 600M active users go to find the real-time source of ground truth, and in the last two years, has been transformed into one of the most efficient companies in the world, positioning it to deliver scalable future growth.”
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How Meta Makes its Money
In some ways, this is an absurd thing to put into a chart like this, as the imbalance is so significant that it seems unnecessary. But this chart from Visual Capitalist, which highlights just how much money Meta makes from ads, does underline the significance of its ad business, in variance to its other offerings, like its Quest VR headsets, Ray Ban Meta glasses, subscriptions, data licensing, etc.
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X Shares Data on Gen Z Users in Europe
After sharing insights into how younger audiences in the U.S. are engaging in its app earlier in the month, X has now published new research into how European Gen Z users are using the app, and the opportunities for brands to reach this influential consumer group via X ads.
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Reddit Shares Data on Rising Women’s Health Discussion in the App
Reddit has shared some new insight into the rise of women’s health discussion in the app, and the broader benefits of such across various Reddit communities.
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Google Revisits 15% Unseen Queries Statistic In Context Of AI Search
At Search Central Live NYC, Google’s John Mueller revisited the statistic that 15% of search queries Google sees are completely brand new and have never been encountered. He also addressed what impact the advent of AI has had on the number of novel search queries users are making today.
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Using Local Business Partnerships And Collaborations To Build Authority And Visibility
All businesses, large or small, must establish a level of authority for the products and/or services they offer in the minds and hearts of their target audience if they expect to convince them to engage and buy.
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