Nikita Bier steps down as X's head of product after starting the role in July 2025, saying “running this app is a 24/7 job”, and will continue as an adviser
Nikita Bier has stepped down as head of product at X, Elon Musk's social media platform, after a little more than a year in the role.
Nikita Bier says he will step back from leading product for X and continue as an adviser
Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to pass the torch and demote myself to my natural state: a poster. I'll be stepping back from leading product for 𝕏 and will continue on as an advisor. Serving the X co...
X relaunches its Android app after a year-long rewrite from scratch; Nikita Bier calls it “one of the largest engineering projects” in the company's history
X relaunches its Android app after a year-long rewrite from scratch; Nikita Bier calls it “one of the largest engineering projects” in the company's history
Nearly a year ago, Elon Musk-owned X announced it would begin rebuilding the Android version of its app …
Nikita Bier says X made a “tweak to boost visibility of your posts to your mutuals”, or those who users follow back, to avoid replies becoming a “battleground”
X has made a “tweak” to its algorithm to boost the visibility of posts to users' “mutuals” …
Google shuts down the Tenor API, affecting GIF pickers on platforms like Discord, WhatsApp, and Bluesky; Nikita Bier says X has migrated elsewhere
Google shuts down the Tenor API, affecting GIF pickers on platforms like Discord, WhatsApp, and Bluesky; Nikita Bier says X has migrated elsewhere
GIFs are a huge part of the modern web, with Tenor being one of the libraries that powers a variety of apps including Twitter/X. Google acquired Tenor …
xAI all-hands: Nikita Bier says X hit $1B in ARR from selling $3- to $40-per-month subscriptions, but offered no details on ad revenue or other xAI financials
xAI all-hands: Nikita Bier says X hit $1B in ARR from selling $3- to $40-per-month subscriptions, but offered no details on ad revenue or other xAI financials
and both are smarter than expected. 😅Logan Jastremski /@loganjastremski:My main takeaway is that engineers need to run the show and someone needs a large hammer to unblock teams and push to increase t...
An interview with Nikita Bier, who wants to lure journalists back to X with a rebuilt recommendation algorithm with no keyword suppression or manual downranking
Product chief Nikita Bier on journalists who left: “We have to earn their trust.” Also: Fidji Simo on OpenAI's Code Red, and a new episode of ACCESS. X: @ashleymayer . Bluesky: @fahadhumayun.com , @t...