Elon Musk: Sacked Twitter employees were offered three-month payoff

Elon Musk has defended the firing of thousands of Twitter employees saying the company is losing more than $4 million (£3.5 million) a day. The social media company began widespread staff cuts around the world on Friday, with suggestions as many as half of its more than 7,500 staff could be axed. Continue Reading: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world... Subscribe to the Evening Standard: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Evening-S... for latest breaking news from the UK, US and around the world, plus podcasts and features. Evening Standard on socials: Check out our full video catalog:    / londoneveningstandard   Videos, daily editorial and more: https://www.standard.co.uk/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/eveningstandard Follow us on Twitter:   / eveningstandard   and Instagram:   / evening.standard