Elon Musk to join Twitter board, promises 'significant improvements'

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Elon Musk is promising "significant improvements" to Twitter as he's set to become a board member.

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal announced Tuesday that Musk, the CEO of Tesla, is being appointed to the social media company's board of directors.

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.