Disaster Management
Twitter launches emergency alerts
Twitter on Wednesday launched a system for emergency alerts which can help spread critical information when other lines of communication are down.
Cyber War
Twitter closes thousands of fake news accounts worldwide
Twitter said Friday it shut down thousands of accounts worldwide for spreading misinformation, including some artificially amplifying pro-Saudi messaging as part of a regional propaganda war.
Democracy
Twitter emerges as indispensable political tool
Presidents and prime ministers, South American strongmen and nearly the entire US Congress have used Twitter to press their political platforms.
Internet Space
Twitter expands video role with streaming TV apps
Twitter on Wednesday moved deeper into video, announcing a new application that will offer free content on major streaming TV services.
Internet Space
Twitter aims to boost appeal with new 280-character tweet limit
Twitter is testing allowing tweets to be expanded to 280 characters -- double the existing limit -- in the latest effort to boost flagging growth at the social network.
Democracy
Twitter a crucial political tool, despite risks
Presidents and prime ministers, South American strongmen and nearly the entire US Congress have used Twitter to press their political platforms.
Internet Space
Twitter CEO hack highlights dangers of ‘SIM swap’ fraud
Even with considerable security precautions in place, Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey became the victim of an embarrassing compromise when attackers took control of his account on the platform by hijacking his phone number.
Tech Space
Twitch video gamers go offline to protest ‘hate raids’
Users of Twitch, the world's biggest video game streaming site, staged a virtual walkout on Wednesday to voice outrage over barrages of racist, sexist and homophobic abuse on the Amazon-owned platform.
Internet Space
Twitter IPO will be hot but with risks
Twitter is leveraging its phenomenal growth for one of the hottest stock offerings in years, but questions remain on its ability to sustain its breakneck pace of expansion.
Internet Space
Twitter IPO marks end, beginning in social media era
Is Twitter's stock offering the end of the social media era, or just the beginning?
Superpowers
Twin crises could shape Obama’s twilight years in office
With voters souring on his statesmanship as never before, President Barack Obama has a sudden chance to use two sudden world crises to recast his final two years in office.
Iraq Wars
Twin Baghdad car bombs kill 29
Two near-simultaneous car bombs rocked the Iraqi capital on Sunday, killing at least 29 people and wounding 111 in the city's deadliest day in a month.
Missile Defense
Twenty-six wounded as Saudi intercepts Yemen rebel missile
Saudi Arabia shot down a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Huthi rebels on Wednesday, with shrapnel leaving 26 people wounded, a Riyadh-led coalition fighting the insurgents said.
Shake And Blow
Twelve dead in Mexico hurricane: officials
At least 12 people died, about 10 were left missing and 40,000 were forced into emergency shelters when Hurricane Karl slammed into Mexico's Gulf coast, authorities said Monday.
Water World
Tuvalu will always be a state, even if underwater, says PM
Tuvalu could be one of the first nations to sink beneath the sea as a result of climate change, but that doesn't mean its statehood is up for discussion, the tiny Pacific archipelago's prime minister said Thursday.
Sino Daily
Tutu office ‘confident’ S.Africa will grant Dalai Lama visa
Global activist Desmond Tutu's office said Monday it is confident South Africa will grant a visa to his close friend the Dalai Lama, who was barred entry two years ago over fears of angering China.