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By Divyanshi Sharma: Ever since Elon Musk took over Twitter in October 2022, the micro-blogging platform has gone through some radical changes - both internally and externally. For instance, Musk fired around 80 percent employees and a lot of perks for the employees had been cut down in order to bring the costs down. On the other hand, Twitter users who had earned the once-prestigious verification badge lost their legacy blue ticks as Musk introduced Twitter Blue. Musk's management style has often invited criticism, both from employees and Twitter users. And when the entrepreneur announced that Twitter will soon have a new CEO, people were quite excited to find out who it will be. Musk will be passing on the mantle to Linda Yaccarino, and she will assume her new role in a couple of weeks. The news was announced on Friday but until now, Yaccarino has stayed quiet on the matter. Now, she has finally spoken about her upcoming role and how she has always been 'inspired from Elon Musk'. Twitter new CEO on her roleResponding to Musk's tweet of welcoming her to the new role, Linda Yaccarino wrote, "I’ve long been inspired by your vision to create a

Since Mr Musk acquired Twitter, advertisers have fled the platform, worried that their ads could appear next to inappropriate content after the company lost nearly 80 per cent of staff. Mr Musk earlier this year acknowledged that Twitter had suffered a massive decline in ad revenue.While Mr Musk said Ms Yaccarino would help build an “everything app”, which he previously said could offer a variety of services such as peer-to-peer payments, his selection of an advertising veteran signalled that digital ads would continue to be a core focus of the business.He has long said he intended to find a new leader for Twitter.Mr Musk, who is also the CEO of electric-vehicle maker Tesla, said on Friday that bringing Ms Yaccarino on as Twitter’s new chief would help him devote more time to Tesla.Reuters

With the chance to end the defending champion’s season, the Los Angeles Lakers didn’t miss at home. Despite the Golden State Warriors showing signs of life after trimming the Lakers’ early 17-point lead in the first quarter, LeBron James wasn’t letting the series return to San Francisco for Game 7.  Buy Warriors TicketsThe future NBA Hall of Famer controlled the game with a near triple-double. James tallied a team-high 30 points on 10-of-14 shooting from the field with nine rebounds, nine assists, two steals and a block in 43 minutes.  Behind James, Austin Reaves and Anthony Davis in the frontcourt, the Lakers surged to a 122-101 win to end the Warriors’ season and advance to the Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets.  Steph Curry notched another 30-plus point performance with 32 points on 11-of-28 shooting from the floor with six rebounds and five assists in 39 minutes. Curry uncharacteristically struggled from beyond the arc, shooting just 4-of-14 from deep.  Donte DiVincenzo with 16 points was the only other member of the Warriors to score in double figures against the Lakers in Game 6.  Following the Warriors’ season coming to an end with a loss to James and the Lakers

In a few short weeks, Elon Musk will hand over the helm of Twitter to Linda Yaccarino. But who exactly is the new chief executive, and how does she fit into Musk's vision of "the everything app"?Musk, who bought Twitter in October and has been running it since, has long insisted that he would step down as top executive at the company, which is now called X Corp. Tweeting to his 139 million followers on Friday, he said he was "excited" to welcome Ms Yaccarino, 60, to the role, adding that he was "looking forward to working with Linda to transform this platform into X, the everything app".Musk said Ms Yaccarino's prime focus will be on business operations, while he will stay closely connected to product design and new technology.With Ms Yaccarino's background in the advertising sector, Musk is hoping that Twitter can lure back advertisers which initially turned away from the platform after Musk's takeover, fearing harm for their brand. 'A marketer's leader'A graduate of Pennsylvania State University, US, Ms Yaccarino built her career as an advertising executive, having first held a variety of roles at Turner Broadcasting System Inc - a global broadcasting company that is now owned

SAN FRANCISCO: On Thursday, Elon Musk announced on Twitter that he has hired a new CEO for X/Twitter, without revealing the individual's name. Meanwhile, according to the Wall Street Journal, Linda Yaccarino, a Comcast NBCUniversal executive, is reportedly in talks for the position.Musk tweeted, "Excited to announce that I've hired a new CEO for X/Twitter. She will be starting in ~6 weeks!" He also stated that he will be assuming the role of chief technology officer of the social media platform in the coming weeks.After completing his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter in October, Musk took over as CEO. However, in December, he stated that he would step down from the position as soon as he found "someone foolish enough to take the job." He also mentioned that he would then oversee Twitter's software and servers teams.Yaccarino, the top advertising sales executive at NBCUniversal, interviewed Musk at an advertising conference in Miami last month.At the conference, Yaccarino encouraged the audience to welcome Musk with applause and lauded his work ethic."Many of you in this room know me, and you know I pride myself on my work ethic," she said, adding, "Buddy, I met my match."Here are some key points about

The next CEO of Twitter could be NBC Universal chairman of global advertising and partnerships Linda Yaccarino, according to multiple media reports on Thursday. Elon Musk dropped the news on Thursday that in six weeks he’ll be CEO of one less company, and will transition to executive chair and CTO of Twitter. Musk said he has hired a new CEO for Twitter, and suggested that the new boss will be a woman, referring to his successor as “she.” But Musk being Musk, he didn’t say who the new CEO will be, setting off a frenzy of speculation. Dylan Byers, of Puck News, tweeted that two sources had confirmed that Yaccarino was the new Twitter CEO, while the Wall Street Journal‘s sources said Yaccarino was “in talks” with Musk about the gig. Longtime tech journalist Kara Swisher was first to publicly suggest Yaccarino would fit the bill, describing her in a tweet as being an “ad powerhouse and well liked.” The sentiment was echoed by a tech CEO who told Fortune “she is amazing.” Meanwhile, a barrage of other names were being bandied about. Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki and ex-Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg were quickly mentioned as potential candidates by

PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 02: ESPN analyst JJ Redick (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) The Toronto Raptors’ coaching search after the firing of Nick Nurse has been anything but conventional. Not only have names like Becky Hammon managed to wiggle their way into the collective consciousness of this fanbase, but JJ Redick has become one of the most discussed names in Canadian sports today.Redick, who has spent his post-playing career on TV as an analyst for ESPN, was interviewed by the Raptors as they search for their next head coach. This is certainly an unusual choice, as Redick has not been on an NBA sideline in any coaching capacity in his life.NBA Twitter was completely bemused by this decision. While Redick was a well-respected veteran player with a long career and has proven himself to be a sharp mind on television, hiring someone with as many NBA games coaches as you and I could be a risky proposition.Raptors Twitter, and NBA Twitter as a collective, reacted to this news with a mixture of confusion, optimism (or coping, depending on your perspective), and all sorts of predictions when it comes to what a team led by Reddick can accomplish.Fifteen-year NBA veteran

A Twitter user has been jailed for more than five years after using the platform to publish images encouraging the beheading of teachers for blasphemy against Islam.Ajmal Shahpal, 41, from Nottingham, made the comments shortly after a teacher was beheaded in France for showing his class cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed during a lesson on free speech. Shahpal tweeted a picture of Samuel Paty's severed head with the comment: "Remove the head from the body, remove the head from the body."Over several weeks, he "specifically encouraged" the readers of his tweets to "behead those who insulted his religion, Islam", Dan Pawson-Pounds, prosecuting, told Birmingham Crown Court.He also sought to encourage attacks on the governments of countries he believed to be "acting against Islam", the prosecutor added. "These were tweets encouraging people to behead those he considered to be blasphemous," Mr Pawson-Pounds said.The judge told Shahpal that he had published a "graphic image of Mr Paty's severed head, together with praise and support for the person who committed the murder". "Throughout the period of the indictment you expressed extreme Muslim ideology which included the immediate murder by beheading of anyone who you considered committed blasphemy against your religion," the judge added.Shahpal

Twitter has released two new updates for DMs, which have been in the works for a few months, but are now getting a full launch in the app. First off, you’ll now be able to reply direct to any message within a DM thread, making it easier to interact within group chats and discussion, with greater clarity around who and what you’re responding to in-stream. As you can see in this example, shared by social media expert Matt Navarra, now, you’re able to reply to a specific message in a chat thread, and that response will be aligned to the original message bubble, as opposed to being added to the end of the chain. Twitter’s also added a new emoji picker within DMs, so you can react to a message with a wider range of emoji options. Twitter first previewed this back in January, and it’ll provide more ways to use quick emoji responses within DMs, which could add another fun element to your chat interactions. In addition to these updates, Twitter chief Elon Musk says that the first iteration of encrypted DMs will be launched this week, adding more security and privacy in the app. Twitter’s been developing encrypted

DealBook NewsletterElon Musk didn't exactly give the conservative media star a warm embrace, suggesting the outspoken owner has reservations.May 10, 2023, 8:17 a.m. ETImageTucker Carlson says he’s found a new home.Credit...Leigh Vogel for The New York TimesTucker Carlson: ‘We’re back.’ Tucker Carlson says he’s back: The conservative firebrand announced on Twitter on Tuesday that he would start a new show on Elon Musk’s social media platform, two weeks after being fired from Fox News.But Mr. Musk’s less-than-enthusiastic response — and his rush to note that the social media platform hadn’t signed a deal with Mr. Carlson — suggests that even Twitter’s outspoken owner has reservations.Mr. Carlson’s new show would be a jab at his old bosses. The host said that the program would closely resemble what he did before, potentially violating his noncompete clause with Fox News. Tuesday’s announcement was a sign that talks to end Mr. Carlson’s contract, worth $25 million a year until it ends in January 2025, may have broken down.Things could get spicier. Mr. Carlson has accused Fox executives of breaching his contract, according to Axios, while the network could seek an injunction to keep its onetime star from reviving his broadcast. Fox barely referred to