Parag Agrawal, 37, was named on Monday to succeed Co-Founder Jack Dorsey after a four-year stint as CTO, a role where he oversaw Twitter’s pursuit of blockchain and other decentralised technologies.
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Twitter pulls lawsuit after US government backs down
Twitter has withdrawn a lawsuit against the US government after the Customs and Border Protection backed down on a demand that the social media outlet reveal details about a user account critical of the agency.0 2073
Twitter to stop political ads amid Facebook controversy
Twitter is stopping all political advertising on the social media platform globally starting November 22nd, CEO and Co-Founder Jack Dorsey …
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s account got hacked
The Twitter account of Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s chief executive officer, was hacked and briefly hijacked on Friday.
US Congress grills Facebook, Twitter over political bias
Top executives from Facebook and Twitter defended their companies in the US Congress on Wednesday as lawmakers probe on what they believe as a failure to combat continuing foreign efforts to influence US politics.
Twitter’s Dorsey asks users to change password after glitch
Twitter Inc. has urged its more than 330 million users to change their passwords after a glitch caused some to …
More news-focused tweets are coming to your Twitter timeline
Twitter has reportedly released a new feature that highlights links to news stories that are tweeted by you follow right in your Home timeline.
Kaspersky Lab CEO calls out Jack Dorsey over Twitter ban
“You’re only shooting yourself in the foot when you cater to the geopolitical noise and start refusing to promote material on false pretences – contrary to the interests of your own business,” says Eugene Kaspersky in his letter.
Silicon Valley calls for stricter gun control after YouTube shooting
Several Silicon Valley leaders have called for increased gun control in the United States after a woman at the YouTube headquarters in California shot and wounded three people before taking her own life.
Twitter’s CEO rules out acquisition rumours
Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey said on Tuesday that he saw value in the social media firm continuing to be an …
Twitter loses COO to online lending firm SoFi
Twitter’s chief operation officer Anthony Noto has stepped down and joined financial technology company Social Finance (SoFi) as its chief …