Jack Dorsey is no longer the CEO of Twitter. CNBC reported Monday morning that the social media platform’s co-founder and longtime chief executive is stepping down. The news was later confirmed by Twitter, which noted that the change is effectively immediately and that Parag Agrawal, who previously served as the …
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UPDATE (3/22):Jack Dorsey has sold his first tweet as an NFT for roughly $2.9 million to Bridge Oracle CEO Sina Estavi (the sale was completed using the cryptocurrency Ehterium, and technically sold for 1630.5825601 ether). Dorsey created the NFT and launched the sale last December, but interest (and publicity) started …
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TikTok is backing out of Austin’s South By Southwest global music-tech festival, the company has confirmed to Rolling Stone. Joining Facebook and Twitter, TikTok — which has been exploding in both user growth and employee count around the world in recent months — is the latest major tech company to …
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In the era of Trump, Big Tech, and the virulent spread of misinformation, it’s hard not to feel like we’re moving closer and closer toward a post-truth dystopia where facts have officially taken a backseat to incendiary or politically divisive theory. Last Saturday, however, arguably marked a turning point in …
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