
Amid plunged into turmoil, the much-anticipated layoffs at Twitter Inc (NASDAQ:TWTR) CEO Elon Musk now seem to be defending his decision to sack almost 50% company's workforce across the globe.
On Friday, Twitter reportedly laid off thousands of employees in departments across the company, including more than 983 employees in California, according to CNBC. The ongoing layoffs are expected to ultimately affect about 3,700 people. Twitter employees from departments including marketing and communication, AI, search, public policy, wellness, and other teams tweeted about having been let go.