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Jack Dorsey chases crypto, fintech dream post Twitter

Krystal Hu and Sheila Dang, Reuters
Posted at Dec 01 08:36 AM

At a packed Miami conference in June, Jack Dorsey, mused in front of thousands of attendees about where his real passion lay: "If I weren't at Square or Twitter, I'd be working on bitcoin." Read more »

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to step down

Greg Roumeliotis and Sheila Dang, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 30 09:41 AM

The company's board has been preparing for Dorsey's departure since last year, the source said. Read more »

Afterpay, the $29 billion Aussie startup

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 02 03:22 PM

Australian fintech Afterpay is being bought out by US digital payment platform Square -- less than seven years after launching as a "buy now, pay later" start-up. Read more »

Twitter's Dorsey leads $29-B buyout of lending pioneer Afterpay

Byron Kaye and Paulina Duran, Reuters
Posted at Aug 02 02:11 PM

The takeover underscores the popularity of a business model that has upended consumer credit by charging merchants a fee to offer small point-of-sale loans which their shoppers repay in interest-free instalments, bypassing credit checks. Read more »

New York Times digital 'NFT' article sells for $563,000

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 26 08:49 AM

A New York Times columnist on Thursday sold one of his articles in digital form for $563,000, the latest example of the craze surrounding "non fungible tokens," which collectors are snapping up. Read more »

First tweet fetches $2.9 million at auction

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 23 09:03 AM

The first message ever Tweet fired off at Twitter sold on Monday for $2.9 million when its sender Jack Dorsey accepted the winning bid for the collectible as a "non fungible token" or NFT at an auction. Read more »

First ever tweet turns 15 years old

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 22 12:42 PM

Fifteen years ago Jack Dorsey typed out a banal message -- "just setting up my twttr" -- which became the first ever tweet, launching a global platform that has become a controversial and dominant force in civil society. Read more »

Twitter's Dorsey auctions first ever tweet as digital memorabilia

Reuters
Posted at Mar 06 10:40 AM

The first ever tweet, "just setting up my twttr," is up for sale after Twitter boss Jack Dorsey listed his famous post as a unique digital signature on a website for selling tweets as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Read more »

Twitter sees jump in user base amid US election turmoil

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 10 09:44 AM

Ranks of "monetizable" daily active Twitter users rose 27 percent from a year earlier during the fourth quarter, which ended just days before former president Donald Trump was booted from the service. Read more »

Twitter CEO says Trump ban was right decision but sets dangerous precedent

Kanishka Singh and Katie Paul, Reuters
Posted at Jan 14 01:27 PM

San Francisco-based Twitter last week removed Trump's account, which had 88 million followers, citing the risk of further violence following the storming of the Capitol by supporters of the president. Read more »

Twitter board backs chief Jack Dorsey after ouster bid

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 03 12:46 PM

Twitter's board on Monday said Jack Dorsey will remain chief after a management review prompted by an activist investor's effort to push him out of the job.   Read more »

Facebook content moderators call for better treatment

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 27 10:16 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - As Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg prepares to be grilled by a Senate committee about the handling of politically-charged posts, content moderators are insisting that properly valuing their work is key. Read more »

Twitter accelerates user growth amid pandemic, unrest

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 24 06:07 AM

Twitter showed strong gains in its user base with more people turning to the short-message social network during the pandemic and civil unrest, according to a quarterly update Thursday that offered positive signs despite a big drop in ad revenues. Read more »

Twitter shares take wing on plan for subscription platform

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 08:17 AM

Twitter shares closed the formal trading day up more than 7 percent after word spread of a team codenamed "Gryphon" working on a subscription platform. Read more »

Twitter to experiment with limiting replies in effort to combat online abuse

Reuters
Posted at Jan 09 09:49 AM

Social media firms are under pressure to address harassment on their sites, which often occurs in unsolicited replies targeting women and minorities, and Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey has promised since 2018 to increase the "health" of public conversation. Read more »

Twitter backs overhaul of social media to stem disinformation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 09:38 AM

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is funding research aimed at changing the way information circulates on social media -- with the goal of combating online violence, hate and disinformation. Read more »

Twitter CEO hack highlights dangers of 'SIM swap' fraud

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 04 10:27 AM

This type of attack targets a weakness in "two factor authentication" via text message to validate access to an account, which has become a popular break-in method in recent years. Read more »

Twitter says CEO account hacked after series of erratic tweets

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 05:28 AM

SAN FRANCISCO, United States—Twitter said Friday the account of chief executive Jack Dorsey had been "compromised" after a series of erratic and offensive messages were posted. Read more »