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Twitter has launched its own photo-sharing tool, offering a native version of a feature that until now was mostly the domain of third-party apps like Twitpic and yfrog.

Twitter has started gradually rolling out a new, HTML5-based version of Twitter.com for the iPad.

Twitter said it received a "significant" round of funding led by Russian venture firm Digital Sky Technologies.

Are those who post unverified reports on Twitter playing an important role in the new ecosystem of news, or being irresponsible and indulging in gossip? That question goes to the heart of the idea of news as a process rather than a finished product.

A boom in apps has fed longstanding tensions between Twitter and the developers over whether they are partners or competitors.

Despite new ownership and an injection of Justin Timberlake celebrity cachet, the bad news just keeps coming for Myspace.

US President Barack Obama is to face question from Twitter users at a White House "town hall" session to be streamed live online.

Fox News' political Twitter account was hacked according to reports on FoxNews.com.

Naysayers still dismiss Twitter as a platform for people who post self-promotional links or trivial details about their daily lives -- this tuna sandwich is tasty! --- but there's no denying its growth.

The White House announced today that President Obama will take questions via Twitter on Wednesday.