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Resignations Roil Twitter as Elon Musk Tries Persuading Some Workers to Stay

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Summary

Twitter is in disarray after Elon Musk gave employees a deadline to decide whether to stay or leave their jobs. Many employees have decided to leave, and there is concern about how the company will keep operating effectively. Musk has been criticized for his handling of the situation.

Q&As

How many employees did Elon Musk give a deadline to decide whether to stay or leave their jobs?
Elon Musk gave a deadline to Twitter employees to decide whether to stay or leave their jobs.

What was the deadline that Elon Musk gave Twitter employees to decide whether to stay or leave their jobs?
The deadline that Elon Musk gave Twitter employees to decide whether to stay or leave their jobs was 5 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday.

How many Twitter employees appeared to have decided to depart with three months of severance pay by the deadline?
Hundreds of Twitter employees appeared to have decided to depart with three months of severance pay by the deadline.

What is the name of the hashtag that trended on Twitter after Elon Musk's takeover?
The hashtag that trended on Twitter after Elon Musk's takeover was #RIPTwitter.

What are the seven Democratic senators that called for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether the company had violated a consumer privacy agreement with the agency since Mr. Musk took over?
The seven Democratic senators that called for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether the company had violated a consumer privacy agreement with the agency since Mr. Musk took over were Senators Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Cory Booker of New Jersey.

AI Comments

👍 I've met so many friends here, And will always remember the good times at twtr.

👎 Twitter’s New York office, a giant television in a common space showed a Twitter thread from this week in which a Twitter engineer corrected a statement that Mr. Musk had made about the company. Mr. Musk then fired the engineer.

AI Discussion

Me: It's about how Elon Musk is trying to get Twitter employees to stay with the company.

Friend: That's interesting. I didn't know he had bought Twitter.

Me: Yeah, he bought it last month. He's been firing a lot of employees and now he's trying to get the ones who remain to stay.

Friend: That's a lot of turnover. I wonder if the company will be able to survive.

Action items

Follow Ryan Mac, Mike Isaac, and David McCabe on Twitter for updates on this story.
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Technical terms

Twitter: a social media platform where users can post short messages or "tweets" of up to 280 characters.
Elon Musk: the founder, CEO and CTO of SpaceX, co-founder of Tesla Motors, and chairman of SolarCity. He is also the founder of The Boring Company, a tunnel construction company.
Remote work: working from a location other than a traditional office, often from home.
Severance pay: a sum of money paid to an employee by an employer when the employee's employment is terminated.
F.A.Q.: a document that provides answers to frequently asked questions.
Slack: a messaging app for teams that is used for communication within organizations.
Blind: a social platform where anonymous users can talk about their workplaces.
Hard fork: a software upgrade that introduces a new rule to the network that is not compatible with the old rules.