Musk muses on space aliens, Twitter's future in call

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Elon Musk addressed Twitter employees for the first time yesterday, expressing his view that Twitter would need to cut its headcount, but offering few other new details about his $44 billion planned takeover of the social media company.

Mr Musk appeared via video call ten minutes late to what turned out to be a freewheeling question and answer session moderated by a Twitter executive.

He also said said advertising would remain important for the company, despite previously saying he believes Twitter should not serve ads, according to audio of the meeting heard by Reuters."I'm not against advertising. I would probably talk to the advertisers and say, like, 'hey, let's just make sure the ads are as entertaining as possible.'"

In response to a question about whether he expected layoffs, Mr Musk said there needed to be"some rationalisation of headcount and expenses." They also demanded on Slack that the moderator press Mr Musk on his views about remote work, as Twitter currently allows employees relatively free reign to work remotely or in the office.

 

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