Elon Musk Begins Layoffs at Twitter

Elon Musk will begin laying off employees at Twitter on Friday, according to a companywide email Thursday evening, as the tech billionaire tries to reduce costs after purchasing the influential social network.  

"In an effort to place Twitter on a healthy path, we will go through the difficult process of reducing our global work force," the unsigned email said, according to the New York Times and Washington Post. "We recognize that this will impact a number of individuals who have made valuable contributions to Twitter, but this action is...