Elon Musk's Twitter has begun laying off employees across the company, after an internal memo on Thursday warned that cuts would be coming. 9News
employees began posting on the platform that they had already been locked out of their company email accounts ahead of the planned layoff notification.READ MORE:
While Twitter employees were posting about being laid off, Musk on Friday appeared for a friendly interview at an investor conference and spoke about making cheaper electric vehicles and his ambitions to go to Mars. Musk also said "a number of major advertisers have stopped spending on Twitter" in the days since the acquisition was completed.
The email sent Thursday evening notified employees that they would receive a notice by 12pm ET Friday that informs them of their employment status.
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