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Twitter CFO says Apple’s new privacy change will level the playing field
Twitter CFO Ned Segal said the company is feeling confident as it prepares for Apple’s planned privacy update to iOS 14 where users will…
Twitter warns user growth to slow; expects ‘modest impact’ from Apple’s privacy push
Twitter on Tuesday beat quarterly sales and profit estimates but missed expectations on user growth and warned this rate would…
Texas AG demands Big Tech explain deplatforming President Trump and Parler
After Google and Apple removed Parler and President Trump’s Twitter and other accounts were blocked, Texas AG Ken Paxton wants some answers…
‘Non-biased, free speech’ Twitter rival Parler tops Apple App Store for first time
Social media app and Twitter rival Parler topped the Apple App Store list of most popular apps for the first time over the weekend…
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 breach caused by employees who fell for social engineering scheme
That big Twitter breach earlier this week was caused by employees who fell for a social engineering scheme. Apple’s Twitter account was breached by…
Why President Trump’s Twitter account wasn’t part of massive hack
The team’s conclusion: The hack was coming from an account inside the house, yet perhaps the most high-profile Twitter accounts of all, President Trump’s …
Twitter says about 130 high profile accounts were hit in attack this week
Late on Thursday, Twitter disclosed that hackers had targeted about 130 accounts during this week’s cyber attack, an incident in which profiles of many…
U.S. senator demands answers after massive Twitter hack
A successful attack on your system represents a threat to privacy and data security… Did this Twitter hack threaten the security of the President’s account?
Apple’s official Twitter account hacked by Bitcoin scammers
Apple’s Twitter account has been breached by Bitcoin scammers who have also hacked the Twitter accounts of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Bill Gates…
Parler CEO invited to U.S. House’s antitrust investigation into Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google
U.S. representatives Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and James Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) asked the head of upstart social media service Parler to weigh in ahead of…
Apple to stream Dickinson with Hailee Steinfeld on Twitter today for free
Apple TV+ will be holding a Dickinson Watch Party on Twitter today. “Dickinson” is a half-hour comedy series that audaciously explores the constraints…
U.S. government asks Apple, Facebook, Google, Snapchat, and Twitter to ensure online platforms are not used to spur violence
The U.S. government sent a letter to chief executives of five large tech companies — Apple, Facebook, Google, Snapchat, and Twitter to ensure online…
After Twitter labels, censors, and suspends, Parler hits No.1 on Apple’s App Store
After a surge in sign-ups after Twitter censored and suspended conservative meme-makers to heads of state, the free speech social media platform Parler …
Twitter tests new voice tweeting feature exclusively on Apple’s iOS
Twitter on Wednesday said it is testing a new feature that will allow iOS users to tweet using their voice, capturing up to 140 seconds of audio…
Apple-backed tech group’s lawsuit says President Trump’s social media order is unconstitutional
An advocacy group backed by Apple filed a lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday over his executive order that would remove or change…
How to potentially profit from President Trump’s battle with Twitter and Facebook
The escalation in the battle between President Trump and social media companies such as Twitter and Facebook could dent the investment theses on each…
Trump administration discusses coronavirus response with tech firms
Trump administration officials, including U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios who led the call, discussed the response to the coronavirus…
Trump administration to meet with Apple, others to discuss ways to control coronavirus outbreak
Trump administration officials will meet reps from Apple and other large tech companies on Wednesday to coordinate efforts over the coronavirus outbreak…
Apple pulls out of SXSW 2020 over coronavirus concerns, cancels planned Apple TV+ premieres
As concerns heighten over the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, Apple has pulled out of their participation in the South by Southwest (SXSW) 2020 festival…
Twitter testing labeling ‘fake news’ with bright orange warnings
Twitter is experimenting with adding bright orange warning labels directly beneath what it deems to be “fake news” according to a leaked demo…
Apple employees donate more to Bernie Sanders in U.S. presidential race
Apple employees donate more to Bernie Sanders than any other presidential candidate, with a total of $53,626 going to Bernie Sanders in the Q419…
Hostile to customers and in thrall to China, Apple doesn’t deserve a pass
Monopolists are endlessly inventing ways of extracting rents from their customers and suppliers. In fact, the saying works even outside the free-for-data model of Facebook and Google…
Twitter to soon let users limit or disable replies
Twitter has been on a long-term mission to overhaul how people have conversations on its platform, both to make them easier to follow…
Apple faces harsh regulatory environment in Russia in 2020
Under a piece of legislation that comes into effect July 1, all computers and mobile devices sold in Russia will have to have preinstalled Russian software…
Twitter finally supports Apple’s Live Photos
Twitter included a dramatic and silly video to introduce the Live Photos functionality…
How to install Twitter as a Progressive Web App on Mac
Want the Twitter web experience but in app form? Here’s how to install Twitter as a web app on your Mac…
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…
Twitter for Mac is now available in Mac App Store, thanks to Apple’s Mac Catalyst
Access premium and exclusive live streams directly from your Mac…
Socials social media companies vow to police ‘truth’
For years, Facebook and other social media companies have erred on the side of lenience in policing their sites…
Trump administration is drafting an executive order to take on alleged anti-conservative bias at social-media companies
President Trump vowed to study “all regulatory and legislative solutions” to combat the anti-conservative bias that he argues runs rampant on platforms such as Twitter and Facebook…
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…
Laptop Mag’s Tech Support Showdown: Apple No.1
Apple’s got a history of agents answering issues accurately with a polite, friendly manner…
Linus Torvalds blasts social media as ‘a disease’
Linux don Linus Torvalds has spoken of his dislike of social media in an interview…
Twitter’s new prototype app ‘twttr’ launches to beta testers today; here’s how to sign up to test it
Twitter’s new prototype application is rolling out to the first group of testers starting today…
U.S. FTC’s Bureau of Competition launches task force to monitor technology markets
The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition announced the creation of a task force…
Twitter finally reveals its number of daily users: 126 million
For years, Twitter has been asking investors to judge the company by looking at user growth…
Twitter’s iOS app debuts easy way to switch between chronological and algorithmic timelines
Starting today, Twitter users on iOS can tap a new icon…
Samsung tweets 331 times – from an Apple iPhone
Samsung just tweeted from an iPhone. Again…
