Twitter has a new boss

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🗓️ 1 December 2021

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Twitter’s Jack Dorsey announced on Monday that he’s stepping down as CEO. Why is he leaving, and who will take his place? Recode’s Shirin Ghaffary (@shiringhaffary) breaks down the latest news. Read Shirin’s story here: https://www.vox.com/recode/2021/11/29/22808525/twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-resignation-distracted-wizard-bearded-visionary-square-elliott Today’s episode was produced by Alan Rodriguez Espinoza (@ardzes) and Tori Dominguez (@tori_as_always), engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Adam Clark Estes (@adamclarkestes). Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.6	It's Rico Daily. I'm Adam Clark Estes.
0:38.8	In 2006, Jack Dorsey, one of the co-founders of Twitter, set out the very first tweet.
0:45.0	It read, just setting up my Twitter.
0:48.0	And that spelled T-W-T-T-R as was the style at the time.
0:52.4	Might sound boring, but it actually captures Jack Dorsey's personality perfectly.
0:57.2	He's venturing into unknown digital territory with a dry demeanor and plans to innovate.
1:02.8	Well, more than 15 years since that first tweet, Jack is signing off.
1:07.2	We're following breaking news this hour. Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, has announced he's stepping down.
1:12.6	The company's chief technology officer, Parag Agrawal, is taking over.
1:16.2	He was appointed by Twitter's Board of Directors in a unanimous vote.
1:19.6	Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, has resigned from the social media giant.
1:24.0	Dorsey confirmed the news with a tweet.
1:29.2	Here to help us break down what that means and what's next for Twitter
1:32.8	is recode Shereen Gaffari. Hey, Shereen.
1:35.6	Hey, Adam.
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