Elon\'s Plans for Twitter |
Elon Musk said he expects to find a new leader to run Twitter and reduce how much time he spends managing the social media platform he acquired last month for $44B. The SpaceX and Tesla CEO made the remarks yesterday while testifying in a trial over his 2018 compensation package at Tesla.
Musk also issued an ultimatum to Twitter employees in an email yesterday, giving them until 5 pm ET today to either commit to working long hours to build Twitter or leave with three months of severance pay. The news comes after the billionaire laid off half of Twitter\'s 7,500-person workforce and fired top executives.
Musk\'s first two weeks at the helm have also been marked by other changes, including a rollout of Twitter Blue, a new paid verification subscription service, which was later rescinded after scammers impersonated brands, celebrities, and other public figures. The service is set to relaunch Nov. 29.
Twitter has also reported about 20% growth in its daily users; the platform last reported 237.8 million users in the second quarter when it was still public. |
Polish and NATO officials confirmed yesterday a missile that struck Poland near the country\'s border with Ukraine, killing two people, was likely unintentional and not a targeted launch by Russia. The initial findings significantly eased concerns that the incident would trigger a response by NATO.
The 30-member bloc, which counts Poland—but not Ukraine—as a member, has a mutual defense agreement in the event of military attacks (what is Article 5?). Polish President Andrzej Duda suggested the accidental strike came from an errant Ukrainian air defense missile as the country attempted to defend against a daylong barrage of missiles from Russia.
The Ukrainian military said it shot down 77 of 90 missiles fired by Russia Tuesday, with Russian forces targeting power generation and transmission infrastructure. Lack of electricity has been a key concern for Ukraine as winter approaches. See updates on the war here. |
Yale Law School announced yesterday it would no longer participate in the US News & World Report\'s annual law school rankings, a list it has topped every year since the rankings began. Dean Heather Gerken argued the rankings discourage support for low-income students and those pursuing public service careers. Later in the day, Harvard Law made a similar announcement.
The announcements are the latest challenge to the credibility of the popular rankings, which for years have served as the premier guide for prospective college students. Its methodology weighs various factors, including the school\'s retention rate, standardized test scores, and reputation (see method), but no audit process exists to ensure school information is accurate.
Schools often invest significant resources to receive a high rank. In September, Columbia University—consistently near the top in recent years—acknowledged it submitted inaccurate data to the rankings after one of its professors spoke out. A similar scheme at Temple University in 2018 resulted in a professor serving a year in jail. |
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