"New Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino Takes Over Amidst Urgent Tasks"
Elon Musk is reportedly focusing on building live video capabilities on Twitter, with engineers revamping the defunct livestreaming platform Periscope. The goal is to have reliable, high-resolution live video capabilities on Twitter, similar to what is offered on YouTube Live and Instagram Live. The urgency to develop a live video product is related to right-wing TV host Tucker Carlson, who was fired from Fox News and announced he would be bringing his show to Twitter. Musk's Twitter has not yet developed a viable video product, but he reportedly wants to turn Twitter into a video-centric "media channel" to rake in billions of dollars a year in advertising.