Elon Musk Walks Back on Twitter Job Cuts, Blue Checks in Second Week
- After firing 3,700 people Friday, some get called back to work
- Election concerns lead to delay in Twitter Blue verification
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Twitter Inc. is heading into its second full workweek under Elon Musk with half its workforce, mounting losses and a couple of unexpected reversals to its plans.
The social-media company laid off close to 3,700 people on Friday, only to reach out soon thereafter to dozens of employees who it decided were either fired in error or too essential to the changes the billionaire businessman wants to make.