Billionaire tech mogul Larry Ellison has said he's 'close friends' with Elon...
Silicon Valley might be competitive, but it also appears to be a breeding ground for friendships among its famous execs.It makes sense: the tech world is home to some of the richest people in the...
View ArticleActivist hedge fund Elliott Management's attack on Jack Dorsey is the first...
Public investors have long treated founder CEOs of tech companies with a kind of deference not enjoyed by other heads of companies.But the attempt by an activist shareholder to oust Jack Dorsey from...
View ArticleJack Dorsey will remain the CEO of Twitter as part of a truce it just struck...
Jack Dorsey will remain the CEO of Twitter as part of a new partnership with activist investor Elliott Management, which had been pushing for change at the company.The announcement comes after reports...
View ArticleTwitter has made working from home mandatory for all employees
Twitter has made working from home compulsory for all its staff because of coronavirus fears.That's a step up from its earlier advice suggesting people work from home.For contractors and hourly workers...
View ArticleTwitter will crack down on tweets about fake coronavirus treatments and...
Twitter has said it will clamp down on content that increases people's chances of contracting or transmitting the coronavirus.In a blog post, the company said it will require users to remove tweets...
View ArticleRepublicans: It's time to ban the Chinese government from Twitter for its...
Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska and Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin in a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey urged that the Chinese government should be banned from the platform.The two Republicans stressed...
View ArticleTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey says he's putting $1 billion of his own wealth into a...
Jack Dorsey, the CEO of both Twitter and Square, announced on Twitter he created a new charity fund backed by $1 billion of his equity in Square.Dorsey estimated it amounts to about 28% of his total...
View ArticleJack Dorsey's $1 billion commitment to tackling the coronavirus outbreak has...
Millionaires, billionaires, and tech luminaries are applauding Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey on Twitter for his $1 billion commitment to coronavirus relief, universal basic income, and girls'...
View ArticleTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey pledged to put almost a third of his $3.6 billion...
The wealthiest people in the world are spending hundreds of millions to fight the novel coronavirus.Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, Alibaba founder Jack Ma, former hedge fund manager George...
View ArticleTikTok's $250 million pledge to coronavirus relief will support healthcare...
TikTok, the popular video-sharing app, is pledging $250 million to organizations providing coronavirus relief, the company's president Alex Zhu announced Thursday.The $250 million includes a $150...
View ArticleJack Dorsey reportedly felt so betrayed that Instagram sold to Facebook that...
Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey hasn't posted to Instagram since 2012, despite being one of the app's most influential early users and a close friend of founder Kevin Systrom. Now, thanks to...
View ArticleCharities backed by Rihanna, Jack Dorsey, and Jay-Z are teaming up to donate...
Charities backed by Rihanna, Jack Dorsey, and Jay-Z announced Wednesday they're collectively donating $6.2 million in grants to organizations involved in coronavirus relief efforts.The grants will go...
View ArticleHere's how much of their wealth Silicon Valley billionaires like Bill Gates...
Silicon Valley billionaires are collectively pledging billions of money from their personal fortunes towards relief funds against the devastating impact of the coronavirus.The biggest pledge so far has...
View ArticleCoronavirus pushed Twitter to a record 24% growth in daily users last...
Twitter reported first-quarter earnings on Thursday that showed a record 24% year-on-year increase in daily active users to 166 million in the first quarter, which it attributed partially to the...
View ArticleSan Francisco's Sea Cliff neighborhood, where Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey owns...
On the northwest corner of San Francisco lies the exclusive neighborhood of Sea Cliff.It was founded in 1913 as one of the city's residence parks, or makeshift suburbs.It's become one of San...
View ArticleTwitter just told employees they can work from home permanently
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey told employees in an email on Tuesday that they could keep working from home indefinitely, even after COVID-19 lockdowns end.Twitter won't open most of its offices until...
View ArticleJack Dorsey just unveiled where he's donated more than $87 million of his...
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has donated over $87 million towards his COVID-19 relief pledge. His donations have ranged across a number of causes from stopping domestic violence, to giving equal access to...
View ArticleSquare just told employees they can work from home permanently (SQ)
Square CEO Jack Dorsey is giving employees the choice to keep working remotely even as offices reopen, The Verge first reported Monday.The policy applies to all employees who can do their jobs from...
View ArticleTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey responds to criticism after dustup over adding...
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey responded to criticism from President Donald Trump and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a series of tweets Wednesday night.Trump lashed out at Twitter after a fact-checking label...
View ArticleTrump's executive order is pushing social media titans Mark Zuckerberg and...
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday that would scale back protections provided to internet platforms under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.The...
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