Sources: Twitter plans to change Twitter Blue into a $19.99 subscription that verifies users; staff are told they will be fired if they don’t build it by Nov. 7 (Alex Heath/The Verge)

Alex Heath / The Verge:
Sources: Elon Musk told employees that Twitter won’t relaunch paid verification until “we’re confident about significant impersonations not happening”  —  Elon Musk told Twitter employees on Monday that the company won’t relaunch its paid verification subscription, Twitter Blue …

The Verge:
Hundreds of Twitter employees post farewell messages and salute emojis in Slack and tweets, announcing their resignations after Elon Musk’s “hardcore” ultimatum  —  Musk gave Twitter staff a deadline to say if they are staying for his cultural reset of the company.

Washington Post:
Email: Elon Musk outlines “Twitter 2.0”, arguing the approach will be “extremely hardcore”; employees must reply “yes” by 5pm ET or get three months severance  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk issued an ultimatum to Twitter employees Wednesday morning …

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Twitter rolls out its new Blue subscription, which offers a blue checkmark for $8/month, on iOS and Android in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and UK  —  Twitter is officially rolling out its new Twitter Blue subscription service, which offers “blue check” verification to everyone for $8/month.

Jay Peters / The Verge:
Elon Musk says the new Twitter Blue will relaunch on November 29, “to make sure that it is rock solid”  —  Elon Musk says the new Twitter Blue, which lets you pay $7.99 per month for a blue verification check mark next to your name, will relaunch on November 29th.

Alex Heath / The Verge:
Sources: at an all-hands, Elon Musk said Twitter is done with layoffs and actively recruiting for roles in engineering and sales; Twitter has 2,700+ employees  —  After purging nearly two-thirds of Twitter’s 7,500-person workforce in three weeks, Elon Musk is hiring again.