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☆ Linda Yaccarino is asking X staffers to be 'as fiscally responsible as possible' as advertisers bail from the site
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Linda Yaccarino wants employees at X, formerly Twitter, to be more frugal, per Fortune. The platform is facing an exodus of advertisers after owner Elon Musk endorsed an antisemitic post. AdvertisementLinda Yaccarino is tightening the purse strings at X, previously known as Twitter, Fortune reported on Monday. Yaccarino told staff to be "as fiscally responsible as possible" during an all-hands meeting on Monday, Fortune's Kylie Robison reported, citing employees who attended the meeting. X has been facing an exodus of advertisers after Elon Musk, the platform's owner, endorsed an antisemitic post on November 15.

Persons: Linda Yaccarino, Elon Musk, —, Fortune, Yaccarino, Fortune's Kylie Robison, Musk, Ken Paxton Organizations: Service, Elon, IBM, Media Matters, Texas, Business Insider

☆ Twitter's head of trust and safety resigns, becoming the 2nd person to quit the role following Elon Musk's takeover
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Twitter's head of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, says she's resigned from Twitter. Irwin is Twitter's second trust and safety chief to quit following Musk's takeover. Twitter's head of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, says she's resigned from the company. Irwin is Twitter's second trust and safety chief to quit following Musk's takeover. Her predecessor, Yoel Roth, resigned on November 10, weeks after Musk acquired the company.

Persons: Ella Irwin, she's, Irwin, Slack, Kylie Robison, Irwin's Slack, Elon Musk, Yoel Roth, Musk, Roth, Jordan Peterson, Bari Weiss Organizations: Twitter, Reuters, Fortune, Musk's, Morning, Elon, Bloomberg, LinkedIn, Washington Post Locations: China

☆ Cannabis startup Eaze quietly laid off as many as 25 employees as pressure mounts for the once high-flying company
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-02 | by ( Kylie Robison | Jeremy Berke | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In a statement to Insider, Eaze said the cuts were related to a merger that closed in January. Cannabis tech startup Eaze quietly laid off as many as 25 employees, Insider has learned. In its statement to Insider, Eaze said that the cuts were related to the Green Dragon acquisition, which closed in January. In its statement to Insider, Eaze said that it closed its Series E round in January with $65 million in funding. In January of 2022, the company completed its acquisition of Green Dragon and closed on $65 million in its Series E fundraise.

☆ Thousands of Russian tech workers pulled off a perilous escape from their crumbling homeland. Now they face an anti-Russian backlash, reluctant banks, and sky-high rents.
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-14 | by ( Belle Lin | Masha Borak | Kylie Robison | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

While Kristina is leaving Russia soon, she said she has received threatening messages including, "You are the Putin enemy," and "The police are already after you." To staunch the outflow of talent, the Russian government has offered some tech workers favorable loans, mortgage rates, and even income-tax exemptions. Even after securing a precious visa or a flight out, Russian immigration officers closely monitor departing workers' every move. According to Alexandra, Russian workers are also transferring their funds into cryptocurrencies in order to access funds outside the country. As Russian workers establish their new lives in exile, some say they're worried about the costs they've paid.

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