Washington (AFP) – Billionaire Elon Musk will address Twitter employees at a meeting this week, the company confirmed Tuesday, in a first since launching his troubled $44 billion bid for the social media platform. The meeting is set for Thursday and comes as Musk is in a standoff with Twitter’s leadership over the service’s user numbers that have put the buyout in doubt. Twitter, referring to the gathering, said “We can confirm this is true and happening.” Since Musk’s takeover move became public in April, Twitter has been roiled by uncertainty over its future but also by concerns about being …