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X, formerly known as Twitter, said it will start accepting political ads (for the first time since 2019) as the rebranded social media platform owned by Elon Musk promised transparency and "robust screening processes." "Building on our commitment to free expression, we are also going to allow…

Jack Dorsey has given his thoughts on Meta’s new Twitter rival Threads as the social platform preps a launch on July 6. After Apple’s iOS App Store gave a preview of Threads, people have been analyzing what Meta is going to offer. Among the people interested in the new digital platform is Dorsey who…

Jack Dorsey, Twitter co-founder and former CEO, is weighing in on the uproar Elon Musk caused on the social platform after setting “view limits” on tweets. “Running Twitter is hard. I don't wish that stress upon anyone. I trust that the team is doing their best under the constraints they have, which…

The founder of the mobile payment service Cash App was fatally stabbed on a San Francisco street yesterday, his family confirmed today. "I just lost my best friend, my son Bob Lee when he lost his life on the street in San Francisco early Tuesday Morning,” Lee’s father Rick Lee posted on Facebook…

A few hours after a story emerged that indicated there’s little love for him among Twitter workers past and present, the service’s former Twitter CEO and cofounder Jack Dorsey has responded. The animosity toward Dorsey has reached a fever pitch in the wake of the service firing a reported 3,700…

Twitter shares fell Tuesday after reports that its former security chief, disturbed by lax cybersecurity policies, filed a whistleblower complaint with federal agencies. Twitter responded that it had fired the executive, Pieter Zatko, in January for what it claims was poor performance, and that security and privacy…

Elon Musk has subpoenaed Twitter founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey in the lawsuit between the social media platform and the billionaire Tesla founded that once wanted to buy it. A flurry of subpoenas by both sides have been landing regularly in Delaware Chancery Court ever since a judge, or chancellor as they’re…

As their bromance heats up, Jack Dorsey has weighed in again to support Elon Musk's pending acquisition of Twitter following news the Tesla CEO wants Dorsey to retain a stake and stick around. Twitter’s co-founder and former CEO still sits on the Twitter’s board but has attacked it as dysfunctional and had planned to…

Elon Musk has unveiled a group of investors that together will provide about $7.14 billion in financing commitments for his pending $44-billion acquisition of Twitter, and said he’s talking to Twitter founder Jack Dorsey about sticking around as part owner. See table below for the institutions (from Sequoia Capital to…

Twitter stock popped higher Monday, heading closer to Elon Musk's $54.20-per-share offer, as he bad-mouthed the company's board amid rumors of other possible bids. The shares rose nearly 7.5% to close at $48.45 in the second full trading day since Thursday, when the Tesla CEO made what he called a "last and final offer…

UPDATED with closing stock price. Tesla founder Elon Musk has acquired 73.5 million shares in Twitter, or 9.2% of the company, sending its shares up 27% for the day but prompting uneasiness about his intentions. An SEC filing this morning listed the date of the $2.9 billion purchase as March 14. It isn’t yet clear…

UPDATED with official confirmation. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is stepping down from the exec post but will remain a board member at the social media firm until 2022. Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s chief technology officer, was named Dorsey’s successor. A Twitter staffer for more than a decade, he has been CTO since 2017. The…