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☆ #RIPTwitter is trending. Here's how to download your Twitter archive
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Sofia Pitt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

If you're worried about Twitter's future and don't want to lose all of the content you've put into the Twittersphere, here's how to download your Twitter archive in case it's lost in the turmoil. When you download your Twitter archive, you're capturing a snapshot of all of your Twitter info starting with your very first Tweet. When your download is finished, Twitter will send you an email where you can download a .zip file of your Twitter archive. If you have the app downloaded, you'll get a push notification letting you know your Twitter archive has finished downloading. Navigate back to "settings," on the app where you can click the "Download data" button under the Download data section.

☆ As Twitter staff empties out, users fear the worst for platform
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN Business —On Thursday night, following another exodus of Twitter employees, the outage detection site Down Detector showed a spike in users reporting issues accessing the social media platform. A chart of the sharp increase in outage reports was shared by some users on Twitter, appearing to validate a growing fear that the site would struggle to stay online with fewer staff. After new owner Elon Musk demanded that Twitter employees agree to work “extremely hardcore” or leave the company by 5 p.m. This week’s departures came after Musk had already laid off around 3,700 Twitter employees, or about half the staff, earlier this month. Multiple Twitter users suggested that any followers who have a secret crush on them come forward in case the platform goes down for good.

Twitter usage is about to spike as the 2022 World Cup kicks off this weekend. Hundreds of employees have just left the company, rejecting Musk's "hardcore" vision for Twitter. Supporting a major event, like the World Cup, will come with challenges for the skeleton staff. The World Cup is soccer's most prestigious tournament held every four years and is watched by billions of people worldwide. In 2014, the World Cup set the record for tweets per minute, doubling the current average of roughly 350,000 tweets a minute.

☆ Elon Musk cracked jokes as users of his $44 billion acquisition prepped for the twilight of Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

But Elon Musk tweeted through the chaos. The tech billionaire cracked a joke on Twitter amid looming questions about the company's fate. Company officials told employees that all Twitter buildings were temporarily closed and that their badge access would be revoked, Insider confirmed Thursday. Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion in October after months of legal back-and-forths. In his first company-wide email earlier this month, Musk told employees that they could no longer work remotely and would need to prepare to promptly return to the office.

☆ A former Twitter employee who is a cancer survivor is suing the company after Elon Musk targeted remote work, claiming the abrupt policy change was discriminatory
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Azmi Haroun | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A former Twitter employee with a disability has mounted a class action suit against the company. The ex-employee claimed Elon Musk's U-turn on the company's remote work policy was discriminatory. In the lawsuit, he also claimed that promises that were made when Musk bought Twitter were not kept. After Musk's purchase, he has whittled down the company's staff from some 7,500 employees to 3,000 employees as of Thursday. And days after Musk's remote work request, on November 15, he said he received a chilling email from Twitter Human Resources.

☆ Twitter loses payroll department, other financial employees as part of mass resignation under Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk's ultimatum for Twitter workers did not go to plan. The loss of payroll and other financial department employees happened as part of a mass resignation of Twitter workers who refused to sign up for Musk's proposed "Twitter 2.0." As the deadline passed, less than 50% of Twitter's employees had signed up for Musk's Twitter 2.0, as Insider reported. By the end of Thursday, Twitter was down several hundred more employees and an internal Slack channel was "flooded" with the salute emoji, used by Twitter workers to say goodbye to colleagues. Combined with Thursday's resignations, two workers estimated there are likely fewer than 2,000 employees left at the company.

☆ Departing Twitter employees share bittersweet photos of laptops covered with blue bird stickers and other company memorabilia
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Stephanie Stacey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

More than half of Twitter's remaining staff appear to have chosen to leave the company, Insider reported. Some took to Twitter to post bittersweet photos of company laptops emblazoned with blue bird stickers. Some stickers featured hashtags popular among Twitter staff such as #LoveWhereYouWorked and #OneTeam. In an email earlier this week, Musk ordered all Twitter employees to commit to his "extremely hardcore" vision for Twitter by clicking a sign up-link before 5 p.m. Here are some of the best laptop pictures posted by departing Twitter employees:

☆ Twitter users flood the site with eulogies amid mounting fears of its imminent collapse and concerns that 'critical' teams are spread thin
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Twitter users worried about a possible site collapse shared memes and tweets with #RIPTwitter. Nithish Billava replied to Musk's tweet with the same meme, but with Musk's face over the tombstone saying, "Fixed it" with the sweat smile emoji. Gluscevic's tweet shows Musk's face on the little girl's face and the Twitter app on the house. Other Twitter users compared the demise of Twitter to the sinking of the Titanic. As we wait to see what happens next, Twitter users continued bidding adieu to the website on Friday morning.

☆ Disabled Twitter employees resigned because they felt they couldn't keep up with Elon Musk's 'hardcore' drive, discrimination lawsuit says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A discrimination lawsuit against Twitter said its disabled employees were forced to resign. The class action lawsuit, filed Wednesday in the San Francisco federal court, highlighted how Musk told Twitter employees this week that they would have to "work long hours at high intensity" and "be extremely hardcore." "Thus, many disabled employees have felt forced to resign," it added. "Elon Musk's behavior since he took over Twitter a couple of weeks ago has been nothing short of appalling. Musk's new "hardcore" work mandate did not sit well with many employees at Twitter.

In a private chat on Signal with about 50 Twitter staffers, nearly 40 said they had decided to leave, according to the former employee. A separate poll on Blind asked staffers to estimate what percentage of people would leave Twitter based on their perception. Blue hearts and salute emojis flooded Twitter and its internal chatrooms on Thursday, the second time in two weeks as Twitter employees said their goodbyes. By 6 p.m. Eastern, over two dozen Twitter employees across the United States and Europe had announced their departures in public Twitter posts reviewed by Reuters, though each resignation could not be independently verified. Early on Wednesday, Musk had emailed Twitter employees, saying: "Going forward, to build a breakthrough Twitter 2.0 and succeed in an increasingly competitive world, we will need to be extremely hardcore".

Musk told Twitter employees that anyone who had not clicked on a link confirming "you want to be part of the new Twitter" by Thursday evening New York time would be considered to have quit. Three sources who had received the message at Twitter confirmed its content. The latest move to restructure the company comes after Twitter slashed half of its workforce earlier this month as Musk took control of the social media company. Elon Musk photo and Twitter logo are seen through magnifier in this illustration taken November 4, 2022. He also told employees that if "you do not show up at the office, resignation accepted," according to a transcript of a meeting reported by Verge.

☆ Twitter Workers Say Farewell After Musk Ultimatum Over Terms of Employment Passes
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Alexa Corse | Sarah E. Needleman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A new wave of Twitter Inc. employees began posting farewells Thursday, after the deadline passed on an ultimatum Elon Musk issued for them to commit to “long hours at high intensity” or leave. Many staffers spent the past day weighing their options, after waking up Wednesday to an overnight email in which Mr. Musk told them to fill out a form by Thursday, 5 p.m. ET, to indicate if they want to remain at the company and are willing to be “extremely hardcore.” Employees who don’t opt in will be given three months of severance, Mr. Musk said.

☆ Brooklinen Black Friday 2022 Deals: Shop the Luxe Hardcore Sheet Bundle
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +2 min

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☆ Elon Musk says his vacations are like 'email with a view'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk has described his vacations as "email with a view." Musk is known for his hardcore work ethic and often sleeps where he works. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyTesla CEO Elon Musk, famed for his hardcore work ethic, has described his vacations as "email with a view." According to Bloomberg, Musk was questioned by the plaintiff's lawyer about vacations he and James Murdoch, a Tesla director, had reportedly taken together. Earlier this week, Musk told Twitter workers in a late-night email that they had to commit to his "extremely hardcore" vision for the social-media company or be laid off.

Two current Twitter employees told CNN on Thursday that they plan to reject the ultimatum, citing a toxic work environment they say the billionaire has introduced. Musk told employees his goal is to build “Twitter 2.0” and that employees who choose to stay will be required to commit to working “long hours at high intensity” and presumably agreeing to Musk’s demand for Twitter employees, who have been largely working remotely, to return to in-office work. Another Twitter employee, who asked not to be quoted, shared similar concerns and said they planned to also exit the company. “People can’t overlook the public mockery and firing of other employees,” the former employee told CNN. Employees working in the United States from other countries could also risk losing their work visas if they leave the company.

SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during a conversation with legendary game designer Todd Howard (not pictured) at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, California, June 13, 2019. A pair of new emails from Elon Musk to Twitter employees says managers must meet in-person with employees -- even exceptional ones -- at least monthly, and says managers can be terminated for allowing employees to work remotely if they are not "exceptional." But at the time, employees told CNBC they had not gotten formal guidance from HR on remote work. Here are the emails, transcribed by CNBC:From: Elon Musk To: Team at Twitter Date: Nov. 17, 2022 [Time Stamp removed] Subj. re: Fork in the Road Regarding remote work, all that is required for approval isthat your manager takes responsibility for ensuring thatyou are making an excellent contribution.

☆ New wave of resignations hits Twitter after Musk ultimatum
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Lora Kolodny | Jason Abbruzzese | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A new wave of Twitter employees resigned on Thursday after Elon Musk issued an ultimatum telling them they would need to be willing to commit to a "hardcore" work environment. Three Twitter employees who spoke with CNBC asked to remain nameless, citing fear of professional retaliation. It was not clear exactly how many Twitter employees resigned. Musk has asked some top engineers who opted to resign to consider staying on, according to one Twitter engineer familiar with the situation. The recent wave of resignations adds to what is now a combined mass layoff and voluntary exodus from Twitter, leaving the company significantly smaller than when Musk first took over in late October.

☆ Elon Musk says 50 Tesla software engineers brought in to review Twitter's code had volunteered for the job
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk told a court that 50 Tesla engineers working at Twitter weren't "Tesla assets." He said that's because the Tesla staff had volunteered to work at the company after-hours. Musk was testifying over a shareholder lawsuit which says his $55 billion pay package was excessive. When questioned if it was a good idea to use Tesla resources at Twitter, Musk said he "didn't think of this as using Tesla assets." Musk — who is the CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX, and is acting as CEO at Twitter — was in court over a Tesla shareholder lawsuit.

☆ Elon Musk tells Twitter managers in email they will be fired if they 'falsely claim' an employee is doing exceptional work
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Musk clarified his position in emails on Thursday, including a warning to managers. Musk said he will not tolerate any managers supporting employees who are not exceptional. In back-to-back emails seen by Insider, Musk further clarified his stance around remote work amid mass confusion inside the company about how a new mandate effectively ending remote work at Twitter would be implemented. Twitter employees have worked for almost two years under a "work from anywhere" company policy allowing them to work from home full-time if they wished and in any state. Those who do not sign up, Musk said, will be considered to have resigned from the company.

☆ Elon Musk says Twitter employees must commit to 'hardcore' culture by 5 p.m. Eastern time
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

In this photo illustration, the image of Elon Musk is displayed on a computer screen and the logo of twitter on a mobile phone in Ankara, Turkiye on October 06, 2022. Elon Musk asked Twitter employees to commit to a "hardcore" culture, where they are expected to work "long hours at high intensity," or resign. The company shared a "frequently asked questions" document overnight with employees, telling them "If you do not click 'yes' you are confirming your decision to resign. The document answer questions raised after Musk sent a companywide email on Wednesday to remaining employees, demanding they agree to working "long hours at high intensity" or receive "three months of severance." Musk closed the $44 billion purchase of Twitter at the end of October and swiftly moved to cut about half of the company's workforce, amounting to roughly 3,700 jobs.

☆ Inside Twitter as ‘mass exodus’ of staffers throws platform’s future into uncertainty
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Inside the company’s Slack, a mass resignation effectively occurred after Musk’s 5pm deadline for employees to arrive at a decision passed. Hundreds of staffers appear to have called it quits, accepting Musk’s offer to exit in exchange for three months of severance. A former Twitter executive, who recently exited the company, described the situation as a “mass exodus.” Asked about the situation, the former executive said, “Elon is finding out that he can’t bully top senior talent. It was already bad enough after Musk executed mass layoffs at the company earlier this month. “How do you make a small fortune in social media?” Musk asked.

Musk told Twitter employees that anyone who had not clicked on a link confirming "you want to be part of the new Twitter" by Thursday evening New York time would be considered to have quit. "Going forward, to build a breakthrough Twitter 2.0 and succeed in an increasingly competitive world, we will need to be extremely hardcore," the message from Musk said. "This will mean long hours at high intensity. Twitter laid off half of its workforce earlier this month shortly after Musk took control of the social media company. Some Twitter employees who had criticized Musk publicly tweeted earlier that they had been let go.

☆ Read the midnight email Elon Musk sent Twitter staff telling them to work 'long hours at high intensity' – or quit
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk sent Twitter staff an email at midnight with his expectations for building "Twitter 2.0." He said staff "need to be extremely hardcore" and gave them until Thursday 5 p.m. to agree. Staff must work "long hours at high intensity" or quit and get three months' salary. Musk sent the email at midnight Pacific time on Wednesday, a time stamp on the email seen by Insider showed. The self-described "Chief Twit" said in the email that employees "need to be extremely hardcore" to build a "breakthrough Twitter 2.0" and are expected to work "long hours at high intensity".

☆ A Twitter executive warned employees to use Slack 'wisely' as Elon Musk keeps looking for internal critics to fire
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Twitter CEO Elon Musk is continuing his search to fire employees who may have criticized him. An executive sent a message last night telling workers Slack messages are "company property." As CEO Elon Musk imposes a new "extremely hardcore" culture at Twitter and continues firing perceived critics, employees are being warned off using internal company tools like Slack as forums for free communication. Musk recently combed Slack and employee Twitter profiles to find those critical of him or his decisions, and he subsequently fired them, as Insider reported. Are you a Twitter employee or someone else with insight to share?

☆ Elon Musk gives ultimatum to Twitter employees: Do ‘extremely hardcore’ work or get out
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Donie O'Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

“Going forward, to build a breakthrough Twitter 2.0 and succeed in an increasingly competitive world, we will need to be extremely hardcore,” Musk wrote in the memo. Only exceptional performance will constitute a passing grade.”In the memo, Musk goes on to outline how Twitter will be “much more engineering-driven” and then gives staff an ultimatum. The email, with the subject line “A fork in the road,” comes as Musk has publicly and privately clashed with Twitter employees over his approach to running the company. It also comes after Musk pushed out Twitter’s top execs, eliminated the board of directors and laid off roughly half the staff. “Whatever decision you make,” Musk said in the memo, “thank you for your efforts to make Twitter successful.”

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