Jack Dorsey has left the board of social networking service Bluesky, which he helped fund a year ago after the sale of a bastardized…
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Decentralized social networking app Damus to be removed from App Store over Bitcoin tipping
Damus, a decentralized social networking app backed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, will be removed from Apple’s App Store due…
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey expected to step down
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is expected to step down from his executive role. Dorsey, 45, currently serves as both the CEO of Twitter and Square…
President Trump sues Facebook, Twitter, and Alphabet CEOs over being banned from their platforms
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced class action lawsuits against Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, and…
Jack Dorsey’s Square acquires majority of Jay-Z’s streaming service Tidal in $297 million deal
Jay-Z’s music streaming service Tidal has finally found a buyer: Square announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire…
U.S. Senate committee grills Twitter, Google, Facebook CEOs in censorship hearing
The Twitter CEO, Facebook CEO, and Google CEO on Wednesday defended Section 230 during a hearing on censorship before the…
Senate panel compels CEOs of Facebook, Google, and Twitter to testify over political bias
A U.S. Senate panel voted Thursday to compel testimony from the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter as lawmakers opened a new front…
Twitter will no longer accept political ads; gauntlet thrown to Facebook
In an implicit swipe at the FaceBook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s position on running false political ads on Facebook, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced on Wednesday the company would no longer accept political ads…
Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO, visits Apple marketing for a chat
What would Twitter’s CEO have to teach Apple’s award-winning marketing team…
President Trump met with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey; discussed the 2020 election, efforts to stop opioid abuse, and more
President Trump on Tuesday met privately with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, a huddle at the White House…
Apple bans Alex Jones’ Infowars app for ‘objectionable content’
Apple Inc said on Friday that it had banned from its App Store the Infowars app belonging to popular U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones…
U.S. Senator Warner: Tech regulation is coming, ‘the era of the wild west in social media is coming to an end’
To Sen. Mark Warner, it’s not a question of whether Congress will regulate the tech industry but when…
U.S. Justice Department says probing social media companies for stifling ‘free exchange of ideas’
The Justice Department said on Wednesday that it will meet with state attorneys general to discuss concerns…
President Trump: ‘I would rather have fake news’ than censorship
President Trump on Tuesday railed against social media censorship…
ACLU: Apple’s ban of Alex Jones and Infowars could set dangerous social media precedent
The director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) speech, privacy and technology project, warned Monday that bans against Alex Jones and Infowars…
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey: I ‘fully admit’ our bias is ‘more left-leaning’
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said on Saturday that he ‘fully admit[s]’ Twitter employees share a largely left-leaning bias…
President Trump blasts social media ‘censorship’
President Donald Trump used Twitter to tear into social media companies Saturday morning…
Twitter bans Alex Jones from posting on Twitter for seven days
Twitter Inc. on Tuesday suspended the far-right talk-show host Alex Jones for violating…
Tim Cook sends Mark Zuckerberg, YouTube, and Spotify scrambling over Infowars’ Alex Jones
The big tech firms’ decision to ban some of Alex Jones’ and Infowars’ content on the grounds of “hate speech” sets a vague precedent that leaves them vulnerable to accusations of hypocrisy…
Jack Dorsey explains why Twitter isn’t banning Alex Jones and Infowars
In a move to defend his company’s decision to not ban Alex Jones, Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey…
Twitter issues statement regarding world leaders on Twitter
There’s been a lot of discussion about political figures and world leaders on Twitter…
Twitter to test double-sized 280-character tweets
Trying to cram your thoughts into a Tweet – we’ve all been there, and it’s a pain…
Twitter fails to grow its audience, again; shares tumble
Twitter Inc. failed to attract more monthly users in the second quarter, spooking investors…
Apple CEO Cook opposes President Trump’s reinstatement of the military’s ban on transgender service members
Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has issued guidance to military commanders…
Beleaguered Twitter axes 9% of workforce, kills Vine video app
Twitter Inc. posted another quarter of slowing revenue growth Thursday and said it would slash 9%…
Former Apple PR exec Natalie Kerris leaves Twitter after only six months
Ex-Apple public relations maven Natalie Kerris is departing her position as the vice president of communications of microblogging service…
Former senior Apple PR exec Natalie Kerris joins Twitter as VP of Global Communications
A few weeks ago it was rumored that Natalie Kerris could be joining Twitter in a new leadership position…
Mossberg: Twitter has become secret-handshake software
Hardly a day has gone by recently when people interested in tech haven’t found another alarming headline about Twitter…
As Twitter struggles to fix itself, the good news is that it has enough cash on hand to last 412 years
Twitter’s (TWTR) stock is crashing. Management is in upheaval. But…
Square’s new Apple Pay reader shows how we pay is still in flux
After unveiling its new credit-card reader at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference…
A possible ‘Steve Jobs moment’ for Twitter’s Jack Dorsey?
Jack Dorsey is following in the footsteps of his Silicon Valley idol — Steve Jobs…
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo is out, Jack Dorsey named interim CEO
Twitter, Inc. today announced that Dick Costolo has decided to step down…
Square founder Jack Dorsey talks new Apple Pay-integrated hardware
At Apple’s developer conference in San Francisco today…
Square to accept Apple Pay in 2015
The mobile payments company Square is planning to accept Apple Pay…
How McDonald’s will accept Apple Pay at the drive through
At launch Apple Pay will be supported by a number of retailers, restaurants and more…
Apple Pay imminent in U.S.A.
An internal memo addressed to Walgreens employees designed…
Why Apple Pay is poised to succeed where Google, others have failed
Apple was impressively able to wield its clout and influence…
Morgan Stanley: Apple Pay could slay PayPal, other wannabes in mobile e-wallets
Apple’s mobile e-payment service Apple Pay is highly disruptive to PayPal, Square, Google Wallet…
Why Apple Pay will eventually force bankers to appeal for protective relief from regulators
Apple Pay is i a very strong position…
Bill Gates: Apple Pay is ‘fantastic’ and a ‘real contribution’
Bill Gates has positive things to say about Apple Pay…
Apple Pay: An in-depth look the world’s most secure payment system
Appel Pay is the safest way to make any type of credit card payment…
With Apple Pay launch, mobile payments have finally arrived
Apple’s entry into the field sends a clear signal that mobile payments are here to stay…
