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Twitter execs exit, hirings halt as Musk buy looms

Twitter executive Kayvon Beykpour tweeted that he was on paternity leave when he got word not to return to his job at the tech firm being bought by Tesla chief Elon Musk.

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter confirmed Thursday that two senior executives are heading for the exit and it has paused most hiring, as Elon Musk stands poised to become the global messaging platform’s new owner.

Kayvon Beykpour, a general manager who leads research, design and engineering at Twitter, is leaving along with head of products Bruce Falck, a Twitter spokesperson told AFP.

Beykpour however said he was ousted from the San Francisco-based tech company.

“The truth is that this isn’t how and when I imagined leaving Twitter, and this wasn’t my decision,”…

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