Chaos continues to reign at Twitter following Musk ultimatum, worker exodus
Twitter offices including the headquarters are expected to be closed until Monday amid more chaos and resignations over the weekend.
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Twitter offices including the headquarters are expected to be closed until Monday amid more chaos and resignations over the weekend.
Betty Yu reports on continuing turmoil at Twitter headquarters after mass exodus of employees (11-20-2022)
Elon Musk said Saturday he will reinstate Donald Trump's account on Twitter, reversing a ban that has kept the former president off the site since a pro-Trump mob attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
Hundreds more Twitter employees have left the company in the past 24 hours and many of them were working on core infrastructure projects to keep site reliable. Anne Makovec reports. (11-19-22)
Chaos reigns at the beleaguered social media company even as Elon Musk continues to crack jokes.
Jonathan Vigglioti reports on how Twitter and Elon Musk are coping with mass exodus of workers following Musk deadline (11-18-2022)
There are already signs that the exodus from the San Francisco-based company is stressing the system.
Another employee exodus appears to be underway at Twitter as many workers rejected Elon Musk's terms for staying with the company, choosing instead to depart.
Juliette Goodrich reports on many Twitter employees heading for the exit in the wake of Elon Musk's "hardcore" ultimatum (11-17-2022)
Reacting to the tumult and mass layoffs at Twitter under its new owner Elon Musk, a group of Democratic senators on Thursday asked federal regulators to investigate any possible violations by the platform.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk defended his compensation package potentially worth more than $55 billion on the witness stand Wednesday in a lawsuit brought by Tesla shareholders.
The head of Tesla's board of directors testified Tuesday in a shareholder lawsuit challenging a 2018 compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk potentially worth more than $55 billion.
Long work weeks are no stranger to Elon Musk, who in 2018 told CBS Mornings' Gayle King he had been sleeping on a Tesla factory floor.
After initially removing the label, Twitter became a cesspool of verified accounts pretending to companies, celebrities, politicians and other public figures.
Elon Musk's plan to make blue verification checkmarks available by subscription unleashed a new round of chaos at Twitter along with questions about the company's future. (11-11-22)
Elon Musk is warning Twitter employees to brace for "difficult times ahead" that might end with the collapse of the social media platform if they can't find new ways of making money.
Twitter users can now purchase the blue check feature. Some accounts have already begun exploiting it.
"I got this wrong," admits CEO Mark Zuckerberg as his company grapples with faltering revenue and broader tech industry woes.
Musk financed part of his $44 billion purchase of Twitter with the help of Saudi Prince Alwaleed and a Qatar fund.
In a Twitter Space discussion, Elon Musk sought to reassure Twitter advertisers on Wednesday that his chaotic takeover of the social media platform won't harm their brands.
In January, Musk had an estimated worth of $304.2 billion, Forbes estimated.
Some advertisers, users have left platform amid growing concern over company's ability to deal with hate speech, misinformation.
Shonda Rhimes, Toni Braxton, Sara Bareilles and Tea Leoni are among the high-profile people who have ditched Twitter following Elon Musk's acquisition of the company.
Elon Musk tweeted Sunday that Twitter will permanently suspend any account on the social media platform that impersonates another.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Sunday released a statement condemning the "continued disinformation and lies" about the attack on Paul Pelosi being spread by Republican politicians.
