Coverage dated May 11, 2022

Twitter fires two executives, adding to Elon Musk buyout turmoil

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Social media company said it dismissed two senior managers and will freeze most hiring.

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Insider
Twitter loses 2 executives as it freezes most hiring ahead of Elon Musk's takeover (opens Insider)
Published May 11, 2022
Insider's feed description
Amid Musk's pending Twitter takeover, Twitter is pausing hiring for non-critical roles, and two top executives are leaving.
Breitbart News
Buh-Bye: Two Twitter Executives Are Leaving Following Elon Musk's Successful Buyout Offer (opens Breitbart News)
Published May 11, 2022
Breitbart News's feed description
Two Twitter leaders are leaving the company after Tesla CEO Elon Musk's successful bid to buy the social media platform. A memo obtained by the New York Times also indicates that the company is establishing a hiring freeze and cutting back on spending after poor performance in recent quarters.
CBS News
Twitter fires two executives, adding to Elon Musk buyout turmoil (opens CBS News)
Published May 11, 2022
CBS News's feed description
Social media company said it dismissed two senior managers and will freeze most hiring.
The Guardian
Twitter announces hiring freeze as two top executives leave (opens The Guardian)
Published May 11, 2022
The Guardian's feed description
The news comes as the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is working to close a $44bn deal to acquire the social media company
FOX Business
Twitter to pause most hiring, executives flee ahead of Elon Musk's arrival (opens FOX Business)
Published May 11, 2022
FOX Business's feed description
Twitter will pause most hiring starting this week, while company executives leave the social media firm, a company spokesperson confirmed on Thursday.
Insider
Read the email Twitter's CEO sent employees about rescinding job offers and pausing hiring amid Elon Musks's takeover (opens Insider)
Published May 11, 2022
Insider's feed description
CEO Parag Agrawal also told staff that two top executives were leaving in the email viewed by Insider.
CNN
Twitter announces partial hiring freeze and senior exec exits (opens CNN)
Published May 11, 2022
CNN's feed description
Twitter is halting hiring and parting ways with two senior leaders as it awaits a pending acquisition by Elon Musk.
NBC News
Twitter CEO pushes out executives, freezes hiring ahead of Musk takeover (opens NBC News)
Published May 11, 2022
NBC News's feed description
The social media company said it might even pull back job offers it has recently made as it prepares to take on new debt from Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition deal.
Washington Examiner
Two Twitter executives leave amid tumult as company freezes hiring (opens Washington Examiner)
Published May 11, 2022
Washington Examiner's feed description
Two top executives at Twitter are departing the social media giant, and the company is imposing a hiring freeze amid Elon Musk's looming takeover.
Forbes
Two Twitter Leaders Out Amid Sale To Musk (opens Forbes)
Published May 11, 2022
Forbes's feed description
The company also said it will freeze new hiring and may rescind current employment offers, according to Bloomberg.
Al Jazeera
Two managers fired from Twitter amid Musk takeover (opens Al Jazeera)
Published May 11, 2022
Al Jazeera's feed description
Twitter confirmed both departures and said the company is pausing most hiring except for business-critical roles.

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