CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Variety reports:

Elon Musk could be set to slash Twitter’s headcount drastically once his $44 billion deal for the social network goes through.

The mega-billionaire has told potential investors in the Twitter deal that he plans to lay off almost 75% the company’s staff, or about 5,500 employees, to reduce the size of its workforce from 7,500 to just over 2,000.

Reps for Twitter and Musk did not immediately respond to a request for comment. On Tesla’s third-quarter 2022 earnings call Wednesday, Musk said he was paying too much for Twitter,

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Most of those jobs would surely be moderators.

Elon Musk Plans to Lay Off Nearly 75% of Twitter Employees, or 5,500 Staffers (Report) https://t.co/xK91CTGjDc

— Variety (@Variety) October 20, 2022