Elon Musk posts video of himself strolling into Twitter headquarters

Elon Musk posts video of himself strolling into Twitter headquarters

Elon Musk posted video Wednesday showing him strolling into Twitter headquarters ahead of a Friday deadline to close his $44 billion deal to buy the company. Musk also changed his Twitter profile t o refer to himself as “Chief Twit” and his location as Twitter headquarters, which is based in San Francisco. The video showed … Read more

Ethereum founder is skeptical of Dorsey’s and Zuckerberg’s plans

Ethereum founder is skeptical of Dorsey’s and Zuckerberg’s plans

Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg may be making big plans in the cryptocurrency space, but Vitalik Buterin doesn’t see them as likely to gain much traction. The engineer widely recognized as the inventor of Ethereum, the world’s most-used blockchain, cast doubt on Square Inc. chief executive officer Dorsey’s plan for the company to create a … Read more

Twitter’s Jack Dorsey to convert proceeds from auction of first ever tweet to bitcoin

Twitter’s Jack Dorsey to convert proceeds from auction of first ever tweet to bitcoin

Twitter Inc boss Jack Dorsey said on Tuesday he will convert proceeds from the digital auction of the first ever tweet on the platform to bitcoin for charity. “just setting up my twttr” – the first ever tweet went live for sale after Dorsey listed it as a unique digital signature on a website for … Read more

Twitter, Facebook CEOs defend election actions, promise more

Twitter, Facebook CEOs defend election actions, promise more

WASHINGTON: The CEOs of Twitter and Facebook on Tuesday defended their safeguards against disinformation in the presidential election, and promised Congress they would take vigorous action for two special elections in Georgia that could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told a hearing of the … Read more

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says it was wrong to block links to Joe Biden story

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says it was wrong to block links to Joe Biden story

Twitter was wrong to block weblinks to an unverified political story, CEO Jack Dorsey said on Friday, as the company responded to criticism over its handling of the story that had prompted cries of censorship from the right. “Straight blocking of URLs was wrong, and we updated our policy and enforcement to fix,” he tweeted. … Read more

Google, Facebook CEOs could face subpoena from Senate Panel

Google, Facebook CEOs could face subpoena from Senate Panel

The Senate Commerce Committee will vote on whether to subpoena the chief executive officers of Google, Facebook and Twitter because they have declined testify on a legal shield that protects online platforms against lawsuits, a committee spokesperson said. The vote to issue subpoenas for Sundar Pichai of Google, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Twitter’s Jack … Read more