Elon Musk has named a new chief executive of Twitter, just over six months after his controversial takeover of the social media platform.

The billionaire said Linda Yaccarino, the former head of advertising at NBCUniversal, would oversee business operations at the site, which has been struggling to make money.

He said she would start in six weeks.

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