X is rolling out automatic translation and photo editing powered by Grok | TechCrunch

Last day to exhibit your breakthrough to 10,000+ tech leaders at Disrupt is on Oct 2. Book Exhibit Table Now. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. Social media platform X is now rolling out a new feature that automatically translates posts. The company is also launching a new photo editor with the ability to modify images through natural language posts. Both features are powered by xAI’s Grok models. The company is pushing to make the in-app experience better for users with these updates. Late Tuesday, X’s head of product Nikita Bier announced that automatic translation is rolling out worldwide. You can tap on the gear icon on a translated post and toggle off automatic translation for that particular language. We're rolling out auto-translate worldwide to give posts in any language global reach on X.The translations are powered by Grok and have improved substantially over the last couple months.If you prefer to read in the original language, you can always turn off auto-translate… Other social networks have also tried this playbook to make posts reach a larger global audience. Reddit has been experimenting with machine trans