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Elon Musk has authorized at least 17 senior execs from Tesla, SpaceX, and The Boring Co. to work at Twitter, report says

Elon Musk in a Tesla Roadster.
Elon Musk, Twitter's new owner and Tesla's CEO.James Leynse/Corbis via Getty Images
  • At least 17 Tesla, SpaceX, and Boring execs have been authorized to work at Twitter, CNBC reported.

  • At least 11 senior leaders at Tesla have been authorized for the work, CNBC added.

  • Musk cut about 70% of Twitter's 7,500-strong workforce in the weeks after he bought the company.

Elon Musk has authorized at least 17 top executives from Tesla, SpaceX, and The Boring Co. to work at Twitter, CNBC reported Thursday.

SpaceX CFO Bret Johnsen is among them, as is Tesla's chief information officer, Nagesh Saldi, according to CNBC, which cited internal records and company sources.

They're believed to be among the roughly 150 employees that Musk has drafted into Twitter from his various other ventures. Musk is also thought to have enlisted his cousins and some of his fans to work at Twitter, Insider's Kali Hays reported.