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Bye-bye, birdie: Musk ‘X’es out the Twitter icon

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 2 developments

Elon Musk unveiled a new "X" logo on Monday to replace Twitter's famous blue bird as he follows through with a rebranding of the social media platform he bought for $44 billion last year.

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  1. Elon Musk says Twitter logo to change, birds to be gradually abandoned

    Headline from KVOA Tucson ·

  2. Newest

    Bye-bye, birdie: Musk ‘X’es out the Twitter icon

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

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  1. The Boston Globe

    Musk says Twitter to change logo to “X” from the bird. Changes could come as early as Monday. (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Elon Musk said Sunday that he plans to change the logo of Twitter to an “X” from the bird, marking what would be the latest big change since he bought the social media platform for $44 billion last year.

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    Musk says Twitter to change logo to ‘X' from the bird. Changes could come as early as Monday. (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Elon Musk plans to change the logo of Twitter to an “X” from the bird, marking what would be the latest big change since he bought the social media platform for $44 billion last year.

  3. 12News Now Beaumont

    Elon Musk: Twitter will change logo, say goodbye to 'all the birds' (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    12News Now Beaumont's feed description

    The latest big change comes as Twitter faces new competition in the form of Meta's new app, Threads.

  4. ABC 13 Houston

    Elon Musk to change Twitter brand to 'X,' eliminate iconic bird (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    Elon Musk tweeted on Sunday that Twitter would be changing its logo to an "X" and that all the birds will be disappearing from the platform.

  5. UPI

    Elon Musk announces Twitter rebrand, new ‘X’ logo incoming (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Elon Musk announced his latest big changes to the Twitter platform on Sunday with the trademark bird soon to be replaced with an "X."

  6. Triblive

    Musk says Twitter to change logo to X from the bird. Changes could come as early as Monday. (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    NEW YORK — Elon Musk said Sunday that he plans to change the logo of Twitter to an “X” from the bird, marking what would be the latest big change since he bought the social media platform for $44 billion last year. In a series of posts on his Twitter

  7. Fox10 Phoenix

    Twitter logo changing from bird to 'X', Elon Musk says (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    Musk's move to change Twitter's logo to an “X" also comes as Twitter faces new competition from Meta's new app, Threads, which launched earlier this month.

  8. Wall Street Journal

    Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Change Its Logo to X (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The billionaire owner of Twitter says the social media platform will do away with its longtime blue bird logo.

  9. Rolling Stone

    Elon Musk Claims Twitter Will Soon Ditch Bird Logo for 'X' (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    “And soon we shall bid adieu to the twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds”

  10. Al Jazeera

    Elon Musk says he will change Twitter’s blue bird logo to an ‘X’ (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    In the latest controversial move, the social media platform’s CEO said that X.com now points to Twitter.com.

  11. Washington Times

    Elon Musk wants to replace Twitter’s bird logo with ‘X’ (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Twitter owner Elon Musk said Sunday that he plans to change the social media platform’s logo from its iconic bird silhouette to an “X.”

  12. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Musk says Twitter to change logo to ‘X’ from the bird (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    NEW YORK >> Elon Musk said Sunday that he plans to change the logo of Twitter to an “X” from the bird, marking what would be the latest big change since he bought the social media platform for $44 billion last year.

  13. New York Times

    Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Change Its Logo (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The tech billionaire indicated he would replace the company’s blue bird silhouette with an X.

  14. Salon

    Elon Musk hints at logo change for Twitter (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    Award-winning news and culture, features breaking news, in-depth reporting and criticism on politics, science, food and entertainment.

  15. KOB 4

    Musk says Twitter to change logo to "X" from the bird. Changes could come as early as Monday. (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    Elon Musk plans to change the logo of Twitter to an “X” from the bird, marking what would be the latest big change since he bought the social media platform for $44 billion last year. In a series of posts on his Twitter account starting just after 12 a.m.

  16. The Week

    Elon Musk announces change to Twitter logo (opens The Week)

    Published

  17. FOX Business

    Elon Musk says Twitter to change logo to 'X': 'Bid adieu to the Twitter brand' (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Twitter owner Elon Musk announced early Sunday morning that the social media giant will soon remove its bird logo in favor of one that features an "X."

  18. New York Post

    Elon Musk says Twitter to change logo, adieu to ‘all the birds’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    “And soon we shall bid adieu to the Twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds.”

  19. Engadget

    Elon Musk is rebranding Twitter to ‘X’ and killing the bird logo (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Elon Musk’s rebrand of Twitter seems to be underway..

  20. WHDH Boston

    Elon Musk says Twitter logo to change, birds to be gradually abandoned - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    (CNN) — Elon Musk tweeted on his official account on Sunday that Twitter would be changing its logo to an “X” and that all the birds

  21. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Elon Musk says Twitter to change logo to “X” from the bird. Changes could come as early as Monday. (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Elon Musk plans to change the logo of Twitter to an “X” from the famous blue bird, marking what would be the latest big change since he bought the social media platform for $44 billion last year.

  22. WMUR

    Elon Musk says Twitter logo to change, birds to be gradually abandoned (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    In a series of tweets, Musk said: “And soon we shall bid adieu to the twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds.”

  23. Fortune

    Elon Musk wants to ditch Twitter brand, bird logo: 'We shall bid adieu to the twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds' (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Elon Musk said Sunday that he plans to change the logo of Twitter to an “X” from the bird.

  24. NBC News

    Elon Musk says Twitter will change it's logo (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Musk posted an image of a flickering “X”, and later in a Twitter Spaces audio chat replied “Yes” when asked if the company's logo will change.

  25. FOX Business

    Elon Musk points new domain to Twitter, prepares to drop interim 'X' logo (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Twitter owner Elon Musk, who acquired the social media platform in October 2022, pointed x.com to twitter.com on Sunday, and plans to replace the bird logo with an interim X logo.

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