Twitter hopes lightning will strike its new Moments feature. On Tuesday, San Francisco-based Twitter introduced Moments, arguably the most important update to the service in its 9-year history. Moments, which was developed under the code name “Project Lightning,” points Twitter users toward discussions taking place across the social network, which has emerged as the go-to …

@Jack is back. Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey was appointed CEO of the social network on September 30, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing released Monday. The move ends three months of confusion at the socially influential but slow-growing company. It also marks a round trip for Dorsey, who was fired from Twitter’s top job seven years ago but …

Jack Dorsey is once again the CEO of Twitter, the company he co-founded. Mike Blake/Reuters/Corbis Seven years after he was ousted as Twitter’s chief executive, Jack Dorsey has another shot running the social network. Dorsey’s first priority: Make Twitter more appealing to more people. It’s a tall order. His to-do list includes a simpler, more visually appealing interface so that …

Jack Dorsey could once again become full-time chief of the company he co-founded. Mike Blake/Reuters/Corbis Twitter’s interim CEO, Jack Dorsey, is about to become its full-time chief, according to a report Wednesday from Recode. If true, then Dorsey — who also serves as CEO of payments company Square — would join a rarified circle in the tech industry. Steve Jobs …

Twitter has expanded its buy-button feature by partnering with three major e-commerce platforms. Twitter wants its users to do more shopping via tweets. After more than a year of testing, the social network announced Wednesday that its Buy Now button is available to thousands of retailers in the United States. Twitter is partnering with major e-commerce platforms Shopify, Bigcommerce and …

So what’s in a name? Apparently a lot to Facebook, which on Thursday renamed its controversial Internet.org website and app to Free Basics. The social network said the renaming was done to make a clearer distinction between the broader Internet.org initiative and the website that provides free basic Internet services to underserved parts of the world. The renaming coincides with …

Enlarge ImageTwitter and Square have created a feature to make donations directly to candidates through a tweet. Twitter During Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate, people can take to Twitter for more than just spirited discussion or trash talk. They can put their money where their tweet is. The social network said Tuesday that it has partnered with mobile-payments company Square …

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has been running the company as interim CEO. James Martin/CNET Twitter’s biggest investor has unleashed another tweetnado on the company. On Friday, Chris Sacca fired off the latest in a series of tweets criticizing the social network’s board for dragging its feet as the company nears three months without a permanent CEO. In the barrage of …

Apple is dropping the price of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus by $100 as newer models appear. John Moore/Getty Images Apple lowered the price of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus by $100 on Wednesday as the tech giant unveiled updated versions of the two smartphones. But you can’t get those older models in gold anymore. With a two-year …

A coalition of rights organizations has urged Twitter to reverse a ban on a tool that archives politicians’ deleted tweets, raising the question of what constitutes public records in the digital age. Earlier this week, the coalition issued an open letter to Twitter, demanding the company restore access to its service for Politwoops, a Web tool maintained by the Netherlands-based …