Elon Musk cuts Twitter expenses by falling behind on bills


A pedestrian walks across the street from Twitter headquarters in San Francisco. Twitter owes US$136,260 (RM599,067) in overdue rent on its offices on the 30th floor of a building in downtown in San Francisco, according to a lawsuit filed by the building’s landlord last week. — AP

SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk is trying to slash expenses at Twitter as close to zero as possible while his personal wealth shrinks – and this apparently has included falling behind on rent payments at the company’s offices.

Twitter owes US$136,260 (RM599,067) in overdue rent on its offices on the 30th floor of a building in downtown in San Francisco, according to a lawsuit filed by the building’s landlord last week.

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