Tag: Jack Dorsey

Square Changing Name to Block to ‘Acknowledge Company’s Growth’

Square Inc., the financial services and digital payments company co-founded and led by former Twitter chief Jack Dorsey, is changing its corporate name to Block Inc., it announced in a statement late Wednesday. The name change comes just days after Dorsey stepped down as CEO Twitter, which he helped found in 2006. Twitter named its chief technology officer, Parag Agrawal,…


Now More Than Ever Conservatives Must Get Off Twitter

Commentary I have written before urging conservatives to get off Twitter. By remaining on the social media (what a weird name, when you think about it) site they are, in essence, sleeping with the enemy, cooperating with a company that is as deeply mired in cancel culture as any. I need not remind readers of…


Twitter Expands Privacy Policy One Day After Jack Dorsey Steps Down

A day after Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down as CEO, the social media firm announced sweeping policy changes targeting the sharing of photos or videos of individuals. “Beginning today,” Twitter said in a statement Tuesday, “we will not allow the sharing of private media, such as images or videos of private individuals without their…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Nov. 29)

President Joe Biden says lockdowns are not on the table over the Omicron variant, Jack Dorsey steps down as the CEO of Twitter, and the trial begins for the woman accused of recruiting and grooming underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein.


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Nov. 29)

Twitter’s C-E-O stepping down, effective immediately. What does he have to say? And who’s next in line? This Cyber Monday, online sales growth expected to be flat, as fewer discounts and limited choices deter shoppers. And a federal judge blocking the White house’s vaccine mandate for health workers in ten states. How many workers would it impact?


Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Steps Down as CEO: ‘Effective Immediately’

Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey is stepping down as the social media firm’s chief executive, and Twitter CTO Parag Agrawal will succeed him as the firm’s new CEO, effective immediately, according to the company. “I’ve decided to leave Twitter because I believe the company is ready to move on from its founders. My trust in Parag…


Live Q&A: Twitter CEO Warns of Coming ‘Hyperinflation’; FDA Documents Reveal Use of Fetal Body Parts

Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey warned in a tweet, “Hyperinflation is going to change everything … It’s happening.” His warning comes as the United States faces inflation, lower employment, an international shipping crisis, and other looming issues that could impact the global economy. In other news, Judicial Watch has obtained FDA documents showing how…


Treasury Secretary Says US Not Losing Control Over Inflation as Twitter CEO Issues Dire Warning

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey issued a warning about rising inflation over the weekend as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said the United States isn’t losing control. “Hyperinflation is going to change everything. It’s happening,” Dorsey wrote on Twitter, later continuing to say: “It will happen in the U.S. soon, and so the world.” During…


Square CEO Dorsey Says Looking to Build a Bitcoin Mining System: Tweet

Square Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said on Friday the fintech firm is looking to build a bitcoin mining system based on custom silicon and open source for individuals as well as businesses. This would add to Square’s existing bitcoin-focused projects including a business to build an open developer platform, as well as a…


Twitter CEO Buys Australian ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Afterpay for $39bn

Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey’s digital payments platform, Square, announced on Monday that it entered a $39 billion (US$29 bn) agreement to acquire one of Australia’s leading buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) companies, Afterpay. “Square and Afterpay have a shared purpose,” Square CEO Jack Dorsey said in a joint statement. “We built our business to make the financial…