Sources: Twitter managers told employees they would be paid for their newly vested shares in the first half of November, starting as early as November 4, 2022 (Lora Kolodny/CNBC)

Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Sources: Elon Musk has pulled more than 50 of his trusted Tesla employees, mostly software engineers from the Autopilot team, to help at Twitter  —  – Tesla CEO Elon Musk, now sole director and CEO of Twitter, is asking employees of the social network to redesign their subscription and verification systems within one week.

Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Sources and docs: Elon Musk’s SpaceX orders a large Twitter ad package, promoting Starlink in a “takeover” in Spain and Australia that can cost $250K+ per day  —  – Elon Musk’s aerospace business SpaceX just ordered one of the larger advertising packages available from Twitter …

Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Memo: Elon Musk tells Twitter staff they can continue to receive stock and options despite the company being private, using a plan “much like that of SpaceX”  —  – Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk told employees Monday they can receive stock and options as part of an …

Washington Post:
Sources: Elon Musk has fired Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, and head of legal policy Vijaya Gadde; one source says the deal is now closed  —  Musk’s $44 billion deal to acquire the social media company closed on Thursday night.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk became Twitter’s owner late Thursday …

Martin Peers / The Information:
Source: Elon Musk fired top Twitter executives, including CEO Parag Agrawal, “for cause”, in an apparent attempt to avoid severance and unvested stock payouts  —  When Elon Musk terminated four top Twitter executives, including CEO Parag Agrawal and CFO Ned Segal on Thursday …

Bailey Lipschultz / Bloomberg:
Coinbase’s stock closed down 9.54%, Robinhood closed down 13.76%, and MicroStrategy closed down 19.58%, amid a meltdown in crypto markets  —  Shares of Robinhood Markets Inc. and Coinbase Global Inc. took another beating Wednesday as the meltdown in crypto markets rattled investors amid doubts …