Jack Dorsey reveals his biggest regret about Twitter
By Elisa “The biggest issue and my biggest regret is that it became a company,” Dorsey tweeted in response to a question about whether Twitter turned out the way he had envisioned. …
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Meta and TikTok can track everything you type on in-app browsers: researcher
By Wayt Facebook, Instagram and TikTok’s iPhone apps are capable of tracking everything users type in their in-app internet browsers, according to warnings from a security researcher. All three popular …
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How Elon Musk might turn around his desperate fight against Twitter
By Wayt Elon Musk is angling to force Twitter to hand over a group of key employees for questioning – and the legal maneuver could be the mogul’s last and …
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WhatsApp launches ‘stealth mode’ to control who sees you online
By Wayt WhatsApp is launching a slate of new “stealth mode” privacy features designed to make it easier for users to hide from their friends. Users of the Meta-owned messaging …
Read MoreElon Musk challenges Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal to ‘public debate’ over bots
By Connelly Elon Musk on Saturday challenged the CEO of Twitter to a “public debate” over how the social media company counts fake accounts and spam bots. Musk laid down …
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Hedge fund Greenlight Capital bought a stake in Twitter amid Elon Musk drama
By Elisa Hedge fund Greenlight Capital said it took a new stake in Twitter last month as the social media company sued to force Elon Musk to buy the company even as …
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Twitter willing to start trial Oct. 17 – but wants Elon Musk commitment
By Elisa Twitter does not object to a proposal by Elon Musk to start on Oct. 17 a trial over Musk’s bid to walk away from his $44 billion acquisition deal but the social …
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Hackers pose as Twitter employees, journalists in new breach tactics
By Wayt Hackers from China, Iran and Turkey are using new tactics including posing as Twitter employees and journalists in their latest attempts to breach victims’ devices, according to a …
Read More Twitter to provide Elon Musk with data ‘firehose’ during spam bot dispute: report
By Barrabi Twitter will reportedly address Elon Musk’s concerns about the number of spam bots in its user base by providing full access to its internal platform data – a …
Read More Apollo Global interested in Twitter, open to working with Elon Musk
By Elisa More private-equity firms have expressed interest in participating in a deal for Twitter, people familiar with the matter said on Monday. The sources, who declined to be identified, …
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Twitter pushes back on Elon Musk’s hostile takeover with ‘poison pill’
By Zilber Twitter is putting up a fight against Elon Musk’s hostile takeover bid by offering its shareholders the opportunity to buy more company stock at a discounted rate – …
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Elon Musk reverses decision to join Twitter board of directors
By Reilly Elon Musk has reversed his decision to join Twitter’s board of directors after disclosing he owns more than 9 percent of the social media company, Twitter CEO Parag …
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Elon Musk to let Twitter employees ‘ask me anything’ after uproar
By Barrabi Billionaire Elon Musk will attempt to calm anxious Twitter staffers at an “ask me anything”-style town hall – just days after his appointment to the company’s board caused …
Read More Twitter exploring feature letting users co-author tweets
By Barrabi Twitter is tinkering with a potential new feature that could allow users to co-author tweets, the company confirmed this week after a developer uncovered the project. The “Collaborations” …
Read MoreEU set to crack down on Big Tech with new antitrust regulations
By Zilber European Union officials have agreed on the language of new legislation aimed at reining in powerful American tech giants like Meta-owned Facebook and Alphabet Inc.’s Google. Approval is …
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Apple outage knocks iCloud, App Store and other key services offline
By Barrabi Many of Apple’s most popular apps appeared to be experiencing a widespread outage on Monday afternoon, with users reporting difficulty accessing core features and services. DownDetector, a site …
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Google Maps down as global outage hits mapping service
By Barrabi Google Maps appeared to be experiencing a global outage on Friday afternoon, with users around the world reporting the service was down and maps were not loading. DownDetector, …
Read MorePavni Diwanji, Meta executive in charge of ‘Instagram for Kids,’ departs
By Wayt The Meta executive in charge of the social media giant’s youth initiatives – including its controversial “Instagram for Kids” – is leaving the company. Pavni Diwanji, the company’s …
Read More Twitter back online after brief outage
By Barrabi Twitter appears to be back online after experiencing a widespread outage on Friday afternoon, with many users reporting issues accessing or using the site. The trouble began around …
Read More Twitter misses on estimates for ad revenue, user growth
By Elisa Twitter reported weaker-than-expected quarterly advertising revenue and user growth on Thursday and forecast revenue short of Wall Street targets, indicating that its turnaround plan has yet to bear fruit. …
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