Dick Costolo, who has led the social media company for six years, leaves the post after Twitter posted a $162 million net quarterly loss in April.
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Investigators want to know if music companies are colluding with subscription services such as Apple Music to squeeze out free, ad-supported streaming.
Read More »EU Launches Antitrust Probe Of Amazon’s E-Book Business
The European Union's executive arm announced Thursday that it will investigate the e-tailing giant's contracts with publishers. At issue are a few key clauses that might give Amazon an unfair edge.
Read More »Wrestler Dusty Rhodes, The American Dream, Has Died
A veteran of hundreds of matches during his wrestling career, Rhodes acted as a stand-in for the common man, pitting his bulldog physique against chiseled rivals such as Ric Flair.
Read More »Ron Moody, Who Delighted Audiences As Fagin In ‘Oliver!’ Dies
Throughout his career, Moody played a variety of parts on stage and screen. But in the villainous Fagin, he found the role of a lifetime.
Read More »In Its First Crowdfunding Case, FTC Goes After Board Game Kickstarter
The FTC alleges that Erik Chevalier collected $122,000 from more than 1,000 backers and used the money on personal expenses.
Read More »Rupert Murdoch Poised To Step Down As CEO Of 21st Century Fox
His son James is expected to become head of the company, while Murdoch will stay on as chairman of the boards of both 21st Century Fox and News Corp.
Read More »Virginia Teen Pleads Guilty To Supporting ISIS Over Social Media
Ali Shukri Amin, 17, admitted to showing the terrorist group how to use virtual currencies to mask funding. Amin could face up to 15 years in prison.
Read More »Joyce Carol Oates On Dinosaur-Killer Tweet: ‘My Tweets Are Meant To Be Funny’
"So barbaric that this should still be allowed," Joyce Carol Oates wrote, in a tweet that was taken quite literally by many online readers.
Read More »Trio Of Astronauts Return To Earth After Record-Breaking ISS Mission
Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti surpassed a space endurance record for a female spacefarer.
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