Cisco’s David McCulloch to GE
Cisco senior director of public relations David McCulloch said last night on Twitter that he’s leaving for a new job at GE. He’ll start in the role next month. "I’m happy to be joining [GE Chief Digital Officer] Ganesh Bell and GE Power in its mission to power the world," he tweeted.
Twitter friends, after eight incredible years at @Cisco, I will be leaving on 3/1 to start a new adventure at @GE.
— David McCulloch (@DavidMcCulloch) February 24, 2016
I’m excited to be joining @GaneshBell and @GE_Power in its mission to power the world on 3/14.
— David McCulloch (@DavidMcCulloch) February 24, 2016
Islamic State supporters threaten Facebook, Twitter leaders
A group referring to itself as "The Sons of the Caliphate Army" has threatened Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter chief Jack Dorsey for working to cut off Islamic State propaganda on their platforms. Twitter has suspended 125,000 accounts in the past half-year.
Apple’s Tim Cook sits for ABC News interview
The CEO of Apple told David Muir that his company is willing to fight the FBI all the way to the Supreme Court and said the government is asking it to create "the software equivalent of cancer" by developing an iPhone backdoor. Apple is quickly making its devices even harder to hack, according to numerous reports.
Happening tonight: Final GOP debate before Super Tuesday
Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, and John Kasich will try to slow down Donald Trump tonight in a debate set to air at 8:30 pm EST on CNN from the University of Houston. Primary voters in 11 states will go to the polls on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Mitt Romney said there might be a bombshell in Trump’s tax returns.
Marc Andreessen returns to Twitter
The venture capitalist tweeted for the first time in two weeks on Wednesday night since he seemingly supported the colonization of India while discussing Facebook’s Free Basics service in the country. He said earlier this week that he was taking a vacation from social media.
@pmarca welcome back. I had just purchased https://t.co/8Ho9eMCo80.
— Josh Kopelman (@joshk) February 24, 2016
What to know on Thursday
Hollywood finds diversity is a complicated issue. Jeb Bush apologizes to donors for failed presidential bid. Foxconn deal for Sharp up in the air. Conservatives angry after Twitter suspends anti-feminist writer. Kesha pens heartfelt letter to her supporters.
