Twitter CEO Musk says user signups at all-time high, all features of “everything app”

Twitter CEO Musk says user signups at all-time high, all features of "everything app"

Nov 27 (Reuters) – Twitter Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk says new user signups to the social media platform are at an “all-time high”, as he struggles with a mass exodus of advertisers and users fleeing to other platforms over concerns about verification and hate speech. Signups were averaging over two million per day in … Read more

Nearly half of Meta job cuts were in tech, reorg underway – execs say

Nearly half of Meta job cuts were in tech, reorg underway - execs say

OAKLAND, Calif., Nov 11 (Reuters) – Facebook owner Meta Platforms (META.O) employees told on Friday that it would stop developing smart displays and smartwatches and that nearly half of the 11,000 jobs it eliminated this week in an unprecedented cost-cutting move were technology roles. Speaking during an employee townhall meeting heard by Reuters, Meta executives … Read more

US stocks end higher, Meta jumps as investors eye midterms

US stocks end higher, Meta jumps as investors eye midterms

Meta Platforms rally after report of job cuts Apple slips as COVID-19 curbs crimp iPhone production in China Indexes close: S&P 500 +0.96%, Nasdaq +0.85%, Dow +1.31% Nov 7 (Reuters) – Wall Street ended sharply higher Monday as investors focused on Tuesday’s midterm elections that will determine control of Congress, while shares of Meta Platforms … Read more

Twitter lays off staff as Musk blames activists for ‘massive’ ad revenue drop

Twitter lays off staff as Musk blames activists for 'massive' ad revenue drop

Musk axes around half of Twitter’s workforce Employees file class action against Twitter Staff lose access to systems Major advertisers pull ads Nov 4 (Reuters) – Twitter Inc laid off half its workforce on Friday but said cuts were smaller in the team responsible for preventing the spread of misinformation, as advertisers pulled spending amid … Read more