Elon Musk is rumored to be preparing to cut Twitter's employment in half.
Summary by NewsWall Apr 20 23
- Twitter staff have been bracing themselves for huge layoffs since Elon Musk began his takeover.
- According to Bloomberg, the website's new owner and "Chief Twit" intends to lay off 3,700 people, reducing the company's employment by half, in an effort to slash costs.
- Over the weekend, more director and VP positions were eliminated, and those surviving Twitter employees in leadership roles were requested to compile names of staff people who could be let go.
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Elon Musk, Under Financial Pressure, Pushes to Make Money From Twitter: The billionaire and his advisers have discussed adding paid direct messages ...
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Stephen King has another very blunt response to Elon Musk's Twitter plans: "No, no, no."
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Elon Musk, Under Financial Pressure, Pushes to Make Money From Twitter: The billionaire and his advisers have discussed adding paid direct messages ...
nytimes.com/2022/11/03/technology/elon-musk-twitter-money-finances.html
Elon Musk's 5 major moves in first week of Twitter ownership: Here is a FOX Business roundup of the top five changes the world's richest man has announced or ...
foxbusiness.com/technology/elon-musks-five-major-moves-first-week-twitter-ownership
Stephen King has another very blunt response to Elon Musk's Twitter plans: "No, no, no."
mashable.com/article/stephen-king-elon-musk-twitter-eight-dollars
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