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Elon Musk, investors lost more than $24B on X acquisition: report
September 3, 2024 | 2:30pmMusk and his partners committed $33.5 billion toward the $44 billion purchase for the site in October 2022 — with that initial payout now valued at a paltry $9.38 billion.
Judge reveals list of investors who helped Elon Musk buy X -- and it includes Twitter found and a Saudi Prince
August 22, 2024 | 1:28pmA federal judge in San Francisco ordered X on Tuesday to unseal the list of shareholders who were part of the group that took the company formerly known as Twitter...
Why Jack Dorsey quit Bluesky board: It was 'literally repeating all the mistakes' Twitter made
May 10, 2024 | 10:20amThe 47-year-old tech mogul had envisioned that Twitter could be an open-source software that wasn't controlled by any single person or entity.
Jack Dorsey leaves board of fledgling social network Bluesky, calls Elon Musk's X 'freedom technology'
May 6, 2024 | 8:52amJack Dorsey resigned from the board of his social networking startup, Bluesky -- even as he gave an impromptu endorsement Elon Musk's X, calling it "freedom technology". Dorsey revealed his...
Feds probing financial transactions at Jack Dorsey's Square, Cash App: report
May 1, 2024 | 12:41pmAreas under investigation include whether the company failed to gather sufficient information on customers to assess risks, and if processed transactions involved countries subject to economic sanctions.
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey backs anti-Israel protesters at Columbia University
May 1, 2024 | 10:23amThe Twitter co-founder posted and shared several messages on X that were critical of law enforcement's response to the protesters.
Jack Dorsey's payments company Block to slash headcount as much as 10%: report
November 6, 2023 | 3:53pmBlock, which powers the point-of-sale software -- and seemingly ubiquitous request for tips -- seen on many iPad checkout screens told staffers this week that as many as 10% are...
Twitter probed over security lapse before Elon Musk takeover
October 10, 2023 | 3:35pmThe agency has been scrutinizing whether the former top executives failed to adequately disclose those privacy issues to shareholders or put in place proper controls.
Jack Dorsey swipes at Mark Zuckerberg over 'Threads' follow request: 'Too soon'
July 17, 2023 | 10:48amDorsey, who is backing his own Twitter alternative called Bluesky, has been critical of Threads.
VR headsets will have people 'drinking their food out of straws': Jack Dorsey
June 15, 2023 | 12:09pm“I’m super worried and concerned with how out of touch it might make people and how it distances us even further,” Dorsey said during a podcast appearance this week.
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey endorses Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in 2024 presidential race
June 5, 2023 | 12:14amThe endorsement came in a Twitter post from Dorsey, who shared a clip of Fox News’ Harris Faulkner interviewing Kennedy titled: "Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. argues he can beat Trump and DeSantis...
Jack Dorsey's exclusive Bluesky social network angles to compete with Twitter
May 4, 2023 | 3:41pmUnlike Twitter and Instagram, users on Bluesky have to be invited or apply, be vetted, and accepted to the platform. That barrier has created buzz in recent weeks.
Twitter co-founder Dorsey says company 'went south' after Elon Musk took over
May 1, 2023 | 2:47amTwitter “would have never survived as a public company."
Jack Dorsey's Twitter alternative Bluesky launches on Android
April 21, 2023 | 2:48amCreated by Jack Dorsey, Bluesky promises a future-thinking "social internet" that allows users more choices and frees people from platforms.
'Horrific': Musk, Dorsey react to Cash App founder's stabbing death, slam SF crime
April 5, 2023 | 10:05amSan Francisco police have yet to announce any arrests in connection to Lee's death.
New male midlife crisis is taking a strange turn with drastic dieting, psychedelics
March 31, 2023 | 10:27amFrom Chris Martin's one lonely meal a day to Aaron Rodgers' darkness retreat, the new celebrity male midlife crisis is all about extremes and going woo-woo.
Jack Dorsey's worth plummets $526M after Hindenburg takedown of Block
March 24, 2023 | 9:58amHindenburg Research accused Dorsey's payments company Block of skirting banking laws and helping clients take advantage of COVID stimulus payments.
Short seller Hindenburg accuses Jack Dorsey's Block of 'facilitating fraud'
March 23, 2023 | 10:09amHindenburg on Thursday alleged that Block overstated its user numbers and understated its customer acquisition costs.
Letters to the Editor — Dec. 17, 2022
December 16, 2022 | 8:53pmPost readers sound off about Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg cutting a deal with a repeat offender to lighten his office's workload and Jack Dorsey taking responsibility for censorship practices during...
Jack Dorsey takes 'blame' for scandals revealed in 'Twitter Files'
December 14, 2022 | 7:59amTwitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has taken full responsibility for the social media platform's many failings -- admitting he "completely gave up" pushing back against powerful activists in the company.