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Elon Musk set to confirm he wants to own Twitter at staff meeting

Billionaire also likely to clarify remarks on remote work and strategy at virtual meeting with social media platform’s employees

Elon Musk is expected to confirm his desire to own Twitter when he speaks to the social-media company’s employees on 16 June, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The billionaire Tesla chief executive is slated to answer pre-submitted employee questions for roughly an hour at a virtual Twitter all-hands meeting on the morning of 16 June West Coast time, the person said. In addition to reiterating his interest in owning the company and his view of its importance in the world, Musk is likely to clarify recent comments about remote work and touch on aspects of his strategy for Twitter, including the role of advertising and subscriptions.

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