Twitter is getting a new CEO

[{"selector":"#anim-f61ef416-c50f-4e6b-9584-c9f4a49baa14 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(28.90624987200394%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Elon Musk says he has picked the new leader of Twitter and plans to step down as CEO. Arrow

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[{"selector":"#anim-0702f04e-650d-4c28-b0fe-c2b82515fb59 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(31.21213639649678%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] “Excited to announce that I’ve a new CEO for X/Twitter. She will be starting in ~6 weeks!,” Musk tweeted Thursday. Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-44d46d6a-5090-46a3-818d-bb95789e8c53 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(32.35156239290997%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] X refers to the new legal entity that includes Twitter as well as Musk’s ambitions to morph Twitter into a “super app.” Arrow

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[{"selector":"#anim-a4e08bcd-55b9-4a85-9955-a0611a64a2cd [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(33.1600830578992%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Even after his successor takes over, Musk will still call the shots. Musk said Thursday that he would transition to executive chairman and chief technology officer, and would still oversee products and software. Arrow

Musk said early on that he didn’t plan to remain at the helm of Twitter and reducing his time commitment was his plan all along. Arrow

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