Elon Musk’s endeavor to purchase Twitter is temporarily on pause due to the pending investigation into the number of bots that comprise the social media outlet’s userbase.

The Telsa CEO linked a Reuters report, stating that false or spam accounts depict fewer than 5-percent of its monetizable daily engaged users during the first quarter.

“Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of users,” Musk tweeted on Friday. 

Musk then added that he’s “still committed to acquisition” of the social media giant. Twitter had 229 million users who were served advertising in the first quarter.

The disclosure came days after Musk, who has agreed to a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion, tweeted that one of his priorities would be to rid “spam bots” from the platform.

Also, Twitter shares declined 11-percent pre-market trading after Musk tweeted the Reuters article; however, shares for Tesla increased as much as 4.9-percent. 

Being fired or laid off is one of the worst feelings in the world, but it’s something that those in the media industry know will happen to them. However, they might not expect it a couple of months into a new job.

Nonetheless, employees who were fired following the demise of CNN+, which lasted only a month, got an ill-advised reminder that they no longer have a job with the defunct streaming service. 

The Wall Street Journal reports that CNN’s new parent company Warner Bros. Discovery provided a “gut punch” to the laid-off employees. It “mistakenly” mailed out the gifts to employees they had fired a week earlier. 

These gift boxes contained branded gear from pens to food containers and items such as a popcorn maker and headphones. Furthermore, the Journal added that some of the gifts had welcome notes.

“This is an incredible time to be part of CNN,” one note said. “Build relationships and take time to connect with colleagues and learn so that you make the most of your time here.”

CNN notified the newspaper that the company sent out the gifts by accident, but the ill-timed boxes to the former employees rubbed salt into an already raw wound.

It’s been a busy week for former Sunday Night Football sideline reporter Michelle Tafoya. First, she’s back in the media business, as this week she announced a new podcast with Salem Podcast Network; now, she will be a keynote interview. 

Radio Ink announced that Tafoya would be a keynote interview as part of The Radio Ink/Podcast Business Journal virtual podcast conference held on July 18th and July 20th from 9 AM to 2 PM.

The conference is called “How to Make Real Money Podcasting,” with the second annual event hosted by Radio Ink & Podcast Business Journal Editor Ed Ryan. 

Tafoya is now in the podcasting business herself, hosting her new show called “Sideline Sanity,” which will debut on May 23rd and concentrate on life, politics, and world news with four episodes airing each week. 

“I’m thrilled to launch my first podcast with the Salem Podcast Network,” Tafoya said. “It’s exciting to join the chorus of talented Salem voices discussing the historic issues facing America and the world.”