Elon Musk rebrands Twitter as X. California professor explains what this could mean for platform

FROM TWITTER HEADQUARTERS. >>'S COLLECTION OF LETTERS AND SYMBOLS, CALLED X. THEY THINK -- OR TWITTERS OVERNIGHT LOCAL CHANGE. THE NEW BRANDING LIVE THIS MORNING. >> IN SCIENCE, IT MEANS THE UNKNOWN. FOR HIM, IT IS CLEAR, THAT AND HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ASKED -- HAVE IT AS THE TARGET FOR THE MAIN THING FOR HIM TO PUT EVERYTHING UNDER THAT X. >> THIS PROFESSOR SAYS DOING AWAY WITH THE POPULAR BLUEBIRD SIGNALS A STEP FORWARD FOR THE SUPER APP. THE TWITTER CEO WROTE ON HIS TWITTER ACCOUNT -- PAYMENTS, BANKING, CREATING A GLOBAL MARKETPLACE FOR IDEAS, SERVICES AND OPPORTUNITIES. >> IF YOU HAVE A SKELETON CREW LIKE WHAT WE HAVE NOW AT TWITTER, HOW ARE WE GOING TO GUARANTEE THAT PEOPLE WILL USE -- AND YOU HAVE ONLY 25% OF THE STAFF? THAT HAS RAISED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SECURITY. I AM NOT GOING TO USE IT FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN -- I AM NOT GOING TO USE IT FOR PAYMENTS. AMANDA: VIDEO SHOWS THE EXTERIOR OF THE HEADQUARTERS LAST NIGHT. THE URL X..COM WILL TAKE YOU TO TWITTER. PEOPLE SAY IT WILL -- >> THIS IS HIS EIGHTH MONTH, LOOK WHAT CHANGES WE HAVE SEEN IN TWITTER AND THEY ARE NOT GOOD CHANGES.

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Length: 2min 4sec (124 seconds)

Published: Mon Jul 24 2023