Jack Dorsey

Twitter's new year gift: Soon you may edit tweets

Bringing more controls to the platform, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said that the company was thinking to bring editing functionality to tweets.

Dec 30, 2016, 11:13 AM IST

Twitter briefly removes @names from replies on iOS; rolls back changes

Twitter timelines were full of complaints against the experimental change where the names mentioned would be stripped from the start of replies in the notification tab and would not be counted towards the character count in replies on iOS.

Dec 09, 2016, 11:30 AM IST

How Rahul Gandhi, Congress Twitter accounts may have been hacked

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Dec 03, 2016, 17:15 PM IST

Twitter boss Jack Dorsey's account briefly suspended

The Twitter account of Jack Dorsey, the social network's CEO and co-founder, was briefly suspended because of what he called "an internal mistake."

Nov 23, 2016, 13:49 PM IST

Top Twitter suitor walks away: Report

Twitter shares nose-dived today after the Financial Times reported a top suitor walked away, making it likely the one-to-many messaging service will be left to fly solo.

Oct 15, 2016, 01:04 AM IST

Twitter to conclude sale deliberations this month: Sources

Twitter Inc has told potential acquirers it is seeking to conclude negotiations about selling itself by the time it reports third-quarter earnings on Oct. 27, according to people familiar with the matter.

Oct 06, 2016, 05:26 AM IST

This is how Twitter helped solve Milky Way mystery!

These astronomers uncovered the strongest evidence yet that an enormous X-shaped structure made of stars lies within the central bulge of the Milky Way galaxy.

Jul 20, 2016, 19:22 PM IST

Now, post videos of upto 140 seconds on Twitter!

Twitter users can now post videos that are up to 140 seconds long, a considerable increase from the previous 30-second limit.

Jun 22, 2016, 13:36 PM IST

Hackers sell stolen Twitter account credentials

Twitter was adamant that its computer systems had not been broken into by hackers, and that it was not the source of any account information being hawked on the Internet.

Jun 10, 2016, 07:13 AM IST

Hitting the retweet button makes you forget what you read!

Research at Cornell University and Beijing University finds retweeting or otherwise sharing information creates a "cognitive overload" that interferes with learning and retaining what you've just seen. Worse yet, that overload can spill over and diminish performance in the real world.

Apr 30, 2016, 21:13 PM IST

Sharing Twitter posts can hamper your memory!

Retweeting creates a cognitive overload that can interrupt the learning and retaining ability of a person. This overload is also capable of diminishing performance in the real world.

Apr 29, 2016, 18:00 PM IST

Twitter misses revenue estimates, shares plunge

Twitter shares fell sharply about 12 percent on Tuesday after the micro-blogging website - which managed to add 5 million people to take its monthly active user base to 310 million - missed the first quarter revenue estimates.

Apr 27, 2016, 12:31 PM IST

No salary but $68,506 in compensation for Twitter CEO Dorsey

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey did not take salary or stock options since he joined the struggling micro-blogging website last year and received personal and residential security costs totaling $68,506, a media report said on Saturday.

Apr 16, 2016, 16:51 PM IST

Twitter appoints Kathy Chen as China managing director

Twitter Inc has appointed Kathy Chen as its Greater China managing director.

Apr 15, 2016, 07:32 AM IST

Twitter's 140-character limit to stay: CEO Jack Dorsey

If you thought you will be able to convey more to your friends and policymakers on Twitter soon, hold on. According to the micro-blogging site, there is still time for you to tweet in 10,000 characters and its original 140-character limit is here to stay.

Mar 19, 2016, 11:35 AM IST