https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/oct/20/elon-musk-twitter-staff-layoff-takeover

The news comes at a difficult time for the company, which had announced hiring freezes and has seen low employee morale

Elon Musk told prospective investors that he plans to eliminate nearly 75% of Twitter’s staff as part of his deal to take over the social media company, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.