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(Reuters) – Two of the world’s richest persons are pitching in concepts to deal with the problem of homelessness, suggesting that Twitter Inc (NYSE:) convert its headquarters to a shelter residence.
Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:) founder Jeff Bezos on Sunday backed an concept put forth by Elon Musk, who just lately grew to become Twitter’s largest shareholder, to transform the social networking agency’s San Francisco headquarters right into a homeless shelter as few persons are working there throughout the pandemic.
Bezos tweeted https://twitter.com/JeffBezos/standing/1513251374774972417 an article by technology-focused weblog GeekWire from Could 2020 about Amazon’s eight-floor household homeless shelter hooked up to its Seattle headquarters, saying the initiative labored out nice and makes it straightforward for workers who want to volunteer.
Bezos additionally prompt changing at the very least a portion of Twitter’s headquarters, if not all of it, right into a homeless shelter. Musk agreed in one other tweet, calling it a “Nice concept.”
Musk, who has greater than 81 million followers on Twitter, began a ballot on Saturday, asking customers to vote if the constructing needs to be transformed. The ballot gained over 1,000,000 votes in lower than a day, with extra that 90% saying sure.
The chief government of electrical automobile maker Tesla (NASDAQ:) Inc, who often tweets about his firm and different matters, has been recognized to depart folks confused as as to whether he’s joking. Nonetheless, Musk clarified this time he was not joking. “I am severe about this one btw,” he tweeted https://twitter.com/elonmusk/standing/1513199588454264832, following up on the subject on Sunday.
A separate ballot https://twitter.com/elonmusk/standing/1513045405029711878 by Musk on Sunday requested if “w” needs to be deleted from Twitter’s identify, leaving two voting choices, “sure” and “in fact.”
Musk had prompt a raft of modifications to the Twitter Blue premium subscription service on Saturday, together with lowering its value, banning promoting and giving an choice to pay within the cryptocurrency dogecoin.
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