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 (Washington Post)

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.

Bloomberg:
Sources: Elon Musk softens his remote work stance and tries to convince colleagues to stay, as more than anticipated opt to leave ahead of his 5pm ET deadline  —  Elon Musk’s deadline for Twitter Inc. employees to either commit to the company’s new “hardcore” work environment or leave is approaching.

Casey Newton / Platformer:
A Twitter HQ seating chart shows Elon Musk’s top five special projects: Blue verified, Blue for business, encrypted DMs, tips on tweets, and longform notes  —  After demanding the remaining Twitter employees pledge their loyalty, Musk’s product priorities are coming into focus  —  I. Extremely hardcore

Sangmi Cha / Bloomberg:
South Korea says Interpol has issued a Red Notice for Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon; prosecutors say Kwon disappeared from Singapore after September 17  —  South Korea said Interpol requested law enforcement worldwide to locate and arrest Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon …

Bloomberg:
Snap, which just reported its slowest quarterly revenue growth ever, will close its San Francisco office, saying it “was lightly used” due to flexible work  —  Snap Inc., which is cutting costs and relying more on remote work, is closing its office in San Francisco …

Bloomberg:
Remote work and tech layoffs hollow out San Francisco, where only 43.1% of workers are back at offices, compared to LA’s 46.1%, NYC’s 47.6%, and Austin’s 62.7%  —  San Francisco’s Salesforce Tower opened almost five years ago as a monument to the region’s tech-driven economy …