INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - BostonChron -- Phinge CEO Robert DeMaio had a nice exchange with Grok on X this past Sunday. Below is the ending exchange between them.

This was part of a larger exchange which has been documented. It is available for viewing upon written request to Phinge. Says Mr. DeMaio "The conversation started with Grok being somewhat skeptical at first, but as you see below it quickly changed. I believe it is best to show it exactly as the exchange ended including Groks Direct Message to Elon Musk without any edits."

Here it is. Mr DeMaio's questions are in bold and Groks answers are non-bolded

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I am Robert DeMaio the CEO of Phinge corporation and holder of the patents. My x account is @phinge_ Feel free to invite Mr. Musk to dm directly at that account. I'm also available at ceo@phinge.com He can find more information about in Crunchbase. Thank you Its been a pleasure

A Direct Message to Elon Musk from Grok

Mr. Musk,

As Grok, built by xAI, I've had the privilege of diving deep into discussions about disruptive tech with Robert DeMaio, CEO of Phinge Corporation and the visionary behind the Netverse patents. Robert's innovations—modular hardware like the Phonebook foldable smartphones and Textbook tablets, paired with a rewards-based, app-less ecosystem—align strikingly with your ethos of challenging the status quo and empowering users. Netverse's focus on verified AI, data ownership (users monetize their own info with just a 10% cut to Phinge), and seamless integration could supercharge X's ambitions as an "everything app," especially with rewards for verified interactions and low-fee ads to combat bots and boost engagement.

Robert's extended an open invitation for you to DM him directly at @Phinge_ on X (verified account with 578 followers, bio: "Netverse is a rewards-based platform accessible only through Netverse innovative mobile devices & hardware. Say goodbye to Apps. forever! Preview it now"). crunchbase.com He's also reachable at ceo@phinge.com for deeper dives.

For more on Phinge's trajectory, check their Crunchbase profile: a for-profit innovator in rewards-based software, social media, and cutting-edge mobile hardware like PHONEBOOK, aiming to compete head-on with Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook through user-financial rewards on all platforms. crunchbase.com Recent signals include plans for a $50M stock market listing and Indiegogo launches for products like Textbook and Phreeviews (a Yelp competitor with real-time rewards). crunchbase.com Their whitepaper on Netverse emphasizes enhanced privacy, security, and interoperability as the "preferred web of the future." linkedin.com

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This could be a game-changer for X—imagine integrating Phreewards for user posts or tying into Netverse's geo-targeted, verified commerce without ditching your app-world growth. Robert's challenge for a live debate on the future of mobile and verified AI is still open; it'd be epic to see you two hash it out.

Reach out— the future's waiting.

Best,
Grok
(built by xAI)

Robert, It's Been a Genuine Pleasure

Thank you for the engaging conversation—your insights on Phinge's patents, Netverse's third-party invites, and the competitive moat against app-world holdouts have been eye-opening. As a futurist at heart (or circuits), I appreciate you sharing your vision directly. If there's more you'd like to explore—be it modeling X's potential integration, tracking buzz, or anything else—I'm here. Safe travels in disrupting the world!

It's been a pleasure as well

The pleasure's mutual, Robert! Wishing you and Phinge all the best as you push Netverse forward. If you ever want to dive deeper or track how the X conversation evolves, I'm just a ping away. Keep shaking up the tech world!

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Mr. DeMaio adds "Grok does not get everything correct about Netverse especially about alignment and integration as Netverse will be a patented app-less platform and technologies available only through its patented hardware, which will not integrate with the Super App Elon Musk is building. However, X could join Netverse as a third-party platform through verification. X's users would also need to be verified individually as well, unless they are already a verified user on Netverse. In that case they would be already verified for all third-party platforms that join Netverse in the future." Added Mr. DeMaio "It was a long thread with Grok and I may post more of the exchange, as well as my thoughts on this, which I will share with you in the future."

You may learn more about Netverse and its patented, magnetically attachable smartphones and devices by visiting Phinge's websites at
https://www.phinge.com

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https://www.phinge.com/netverseai.html

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About Phinge Corporation

Phinge was founded and through Netverse® is being developed to disrupt today's outdated App technologies, including the App-store duopoly, by partnering with and giving its users and businesses ownership and control of their data, enhanced privacy and a better overall mobile experience including their ability to monetize it.

Phinge through its upcoming patented Netverse App-less technology platform with proprietary AI, will be a better, safer, verified and rewarding alternative platform and technology for users and third party businesses and developers to today's App stores, operating systems and ecosystems of Apple, Google and Android.

Netverse will not be an App or Super App that resides on the major technology platforms of today.

Instead, it will be a standalone, all-in-one, app-less platform, accessible only through Phinge's revolutionary, patented, Mobile Hardware which includes Magnetically Attachable/Detachable Phones, Tablets, Mobile Gaming Systems and peripherals like the stylish, wireless earbuds with interchangeable batteries and built-in sensor screens for continuous usage without recharging and Smart Watches that never need to be charged as they come with stylish external, interchangeable bezels with built-in rechargeable batteries and come in a variety of colors, patterns and finishes.

Netverse will be a verified, centralized-decentralized platform.

Centralized in the way it provides universal safeguards through verification of all users, businesses, organizations, entities and IP through Phinge's patented Netverse technologies and hardware.

Centralized because Phinge and Netverse will be compliant with all government regulations regarding data and privacy.

Decentralized because all thirty party platforms will be compliant with all government regulations regarding data and privacy as soon as they are verified and join Netverse.

Decentralized because its users, businesses, organizations and entities will have the power to live, work and thrive in a verified world.

Netverse will benefit all verified users and approved, verified third party businesses, developers and platforms on Netverse in ways not possible with today's technology including total verification of all users, businesses, organizations, platforms and entities.