Elon Musk reportedly gave staff a one-week deadline to turn around Twitter's ad business

Elon Musk laid of dozens of staff across engineering and sales departments last week, The Verge reported. The publication said Musk also gave workers a one-week deadline to change Twitter’s ad business. Since taking over the company, Musk has laid off over half of Twitter’s workforce. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. Elon Musk laid off dozens of Twitter staffers last week — including those who worked on ad products — right after giving them a one-week deadline to turn around the company’s ad business, according to a recent report from The Verge. The publication said that Musk laid off employees in sales and engineering, marking the third round of major lay offs since Musk took over at the company in November.Right before the lay offs, Musk told staff who work on Twitter’s ad product to change how advertisements target users on their individual feeds, giving them a week to revamp it, The Verge reported. It’s unclear whether the terminated employees were laid off as a result of missing the deadline.The report comes after Musk has said Twitter has “the worst ad relevance on Earth” and
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