Elon Musk has changed his Twitter profile to “Chief Twit” and location to “Twitter HQ”

The richest man in the world changed his Twitter profile location to “Twitter HQ” and its handle to “Chief Twit” ahead of a court-ordered deadline to close its $44 billion takeover by Friday.

On Wednesday, Elon Musk posted a video of himself carrying a shell into the social network’s San Francisco office, captioning it: “Entering Twitter HQ – let it melt!”

A day after Musk vowed during a video conference call with bankers helping to finance the deal that he would to close the takeover deal by the end of the week.

Led by Morgan Stanley, the banks have completed the final loan agreement and are in the process of signing the paperwork, one of the final steps in providing $13 billion for the deal.

But the imminent deal comes amid a grim report suggesting Twitter has suffered an “absolute decline” in user numbers since the pandemic, with “heavy tweeters” accounting for less than 10 percent of accounts.

Musk changed his Twitter profile location to “Twitter HQ” and his handle to “Chief Twit” ahead of a court-ordered deadline to close the $44 billion takeover deal by Friday

Twitter’s chief marketing officer sent a memo to employees on Wednesday to let them know that Musk will visit the San Francisco headquarters this week to address staff, Bloomberg reported.

“Elon is in the SF office this week, meeting people, walking the halls and continuing to reflect on the important work you do,” the note said.

“For everyone else, this is just the beginning of many meetings and conversations with Elon, and you will all hear from him directly on Friday.”

Formerly Delaware Court of Chancery Judge Kathleen McCormick ordered Musk to close the deal to 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28, warning that otherwise a new trial date will be set in Twitter’s lawsuit seeking to force the sale.

Musk lost weight as he walked into the social media giant’s headquarters with a sink.

In July, the billionaire gained extra weight during a trip to the Greek island of Mykonos.

Musk looked noticeably plumper as he frolicked aboard a yacht with pals Ari Emanuel and Sarah Staudinger, the American fashion designer and founder of fashion brand Staud.

Musk looked noticeably slimmer today than he did during a trip to the Greek island of Mykonos in July

It looks like the billionaire has been following a strict weight loss regime since his vacation in Europe

Musk wore a short-sleeved T-shirt in an apparent effort to show off his dramatic weight loss

Shares of Twitter edged closer to Musk’s $54.20 a share buyout offer today, signaling that investors are finally expecting a deal to happen.

Shortly before the market closed, the price was around $53.40, a near seven-month high that is the closest to Musk’s offer since the announcement in mid-April.

In the six months of dramatic twists and turns since Musk announced his bid, Twitter initially resisted the deal.

The company also sued the world’s richest man after he announced plans to drop his offer amid concerns about spam accounts on the platform.

In July, Twitter shares fell to $32.50.

Musk’s bid of $54.20 was partly a joking reference to “420,” which is a reference to marijuana.

Twitter shares hit seven-month high as it closes in on Musk’s $54.20 buyout offer

In the six months of dramatic changes since Musk’s bid, which Twitter initially resisted

Earlier this month, Musk offered to meet his original $44 billion bid by seeking to end a lawsuit by the social media company that could have forced him to pay, sending Twitter shares up 24%.

Equity investors, including Sequoia Capital, Binance, Qatar Investment Authority and others, have received the necessary financing documents from Musk’s lawyers.

Meanwhile, Twitter staff wrote an open letter this week protesting Musk’s alleged plans to lay off up to two-thirds of the company’s workforce after the deal closes.

In a scathing memo released Monday, employees called the possible layoffs “reckless” and “a clear act of intimidation of workers.”

An unpublished draft of the letter said: “Elon Musk’s plan to lay off 75% of Twitter employees will harm Twitter’s ability to serve the public conversation.

“A threat of this magnitude is reckless, undermines our users’ and customers’ trust in our platform, and is a clear act of worker intimidation.”

A judge has given Musk, the world’s richest man, until Friday afternoon to close the deal

A letter sent by employees earlier this week also required Musk to commit to keeping Twitter’s current headcount if he goes ahead with the deal.

It also demands that Musk, a prominent libertarian who has shown a preference for the right in recent months, not discriminate against employees based on their political beliefs.

Instead, the letter demands that Musk pursue “fair” layoff policies and more transparency about working conditions, while arguing that employees “will not be intimidated” by the 51-year-old multi-billionaire.

“A threat to Twitter workers is a threat to the future of Twitter,” said the report, seen by DailyMail.com.

A recent report found that “heavy tweeters” make up only 10 percent of users, and Musk has also previously complained about the number of inactive or spam accounts on the platform

In April, before announcing his long-shot $44 billion takeover bid, Musk asked the question, “Is Twitter dying?”

He may have been on the money, as recent internal documents show that the social media platform has seen an “absolute decline” in user numbers since the pandemic.

A report obtained by Reuters shows that “heavy tweeters” make up less than 10 percent of the site’s monthly users, but generate 90 percent of all content and half of the company’s revenue.

According to the report, the mass exodus is likely due to a sharp change in interests.

Users are increasingly interested in cryptocurrency and “not safe for work” (NSFW) content, rather than celebrities and politics, topics that have been Twitter’s bread and butter.

Without these power users on Twitter, it can also be difficult to attract new or retain existing advertisers.

A Twitter spokesperson said its audience “continues to grow and reached 238 million [monetizable daily active users] in Q2 2022,” but the company was found to be falsifying the number of daily active users who can see ads on the site.