When Elon Musk took over Twitter back in 2022, the journey so far had been nothing short of "turbulent", to put it lightly. The microblogging site has been bombarded with waves of transition, in the form of mass layoffs, making the verification tick and 2FA via SMS authentication mode pay, and much more. And now it looks like Twitter's core existence is about to enter a new realm. Continue reading to know more.

In an official tweet, Elon Musk announced the rebranding of Twitter to "X" via a short teaser video. With this, the all-too-recognizable Twitter bird logo will cease to exist. This will be the most comprehensive overhaul of Twitter in 17 years. And at the end of the day, Musk has confirmed that this rebranding will be all to solidify. With this rebranding, your "tweets" will just be called "X" and Elon will also drop his "Chief Twit" title. From now on, if you visit X.com, you will be redirected to Twitter. And soon we will say goodbye to the twitter brand and, gradually, all birds— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 23, 2023

And soon we will say goodbye to the twitter brand and, gradually, all birds— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 23, 2023

To give you some context, just a few weeks ago Elon Musk announced the creation of his own AI venture, xAI. Also, if you can recall, X.com was the official domain of PayPal when Elon Musk was still at the helm. He took the domain back in 2017 and now it seems he will finally put that purchase to good use. With this rebranding, Elon wants to gather his many ventures under one umbrella, that is X. pic.twitter.com/IwcbqMnQtA — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 23, 2023