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zk humor column On Thursday, former U.S. President Donald Trump released a 45,000-piece series of $99-apiece NFTs following long-awaited hints that a “major announcement” would be forthcoming.  Many people had assumed the announcement would relate to Trump’s recently declared 2024 presidential campaign, but here we are.  The NFT “trading cards” feature digital renderings of Trump in a variety of kitschy getups, including cowboy dusters and astronaut suits, which Trump described as… Source link

President Joe Biden, left, and former President Donald Trump, right, in a composite image.Getty Images Former president Donald Trump used Truth Social to tease what he called a “MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT.” It turns out he’s selling NFT “trading cards” featuring himself for $99 each. President Joe Biden mocked Trump by tweeting he has had some “MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS,” too. President Joe Biden mocked what his predecessor billed as a “MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT!” on Thursday with one of his own, releasing a… Source link

Donald Trump speaks during an election night event at Mar-a-Lago on November 08, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida.Joe Raedle/Getty Images Digital World Acquisition fell 10% on Thursday after Donald Trump launched a line of $99 NFTs. Trump has teased a “major announcement” on Wednesday that led to a spike in Digital World’s stock price. Those gains were erased on Thursday as SPAC investors digested Trump’s NFT announcement. Former President Donald Trump’s launch of $99 digital NFTs failed to gin up… Source link

Former President Donald Trump is pressing on with another bid for the White House. But Trump can’t yet count on the financial support of some wealthy backers who once stood in his corner. At least three billionaire mega-donors to the Republican party have already distanced themselves from his 2024 campaign, with one prominent benefactor not even waiting for Trump’s announcement to throw cold water on the former president’s prospects. At the start of the week, Trump drew the ire of hedge fund… Source link

Google announced late Wednesday that it would permit the Trump-backed social media site Truth Social to be downloaded through its app store, making the service available to millions of new users. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption … Source link

Oct 12 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google has approved former U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media app Truth Social for distribution in the Google Play Store, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday. Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), which operates Truth Social, is expected to make the app available in the Play Store shortly, Google said. TMTG did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Truth Social,… Source link

Donald Trump is fighting to get his media company off the ground and into public markets, but Tesla CEO Elon Musk keeps getting in his way with his effort to buy Twitter (TWTR). Shares of Digital World Acquisition Company (DWAC) — the blank-check company aiming to merge with Trump’s Truth Social — dropped over 4% on Tuesday on the news that Musk was reversing course and planned to purchase Twitter for $44 billion after initially trying to back out of the deal in July. Tuesday’s decline… Source link

(Reuters) – Some investors are backing out of Digital World Acquisition Corp’s plan to acquire former U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media firm Truth Social, the blank-check firm said on Friday. Digital World said it had received termination notices from private investment in public equity (PIPE) investors ending nearly $139 million in investments out of the $1 billion commitment it had previously announced. Investors, who signed the PIPE commitment about one year ago, are free to move… Source link

Google said on Tuesday that it would not distribute Truth Social on its Play app store until Truth Social, the social media platform founded by former President Donald J. Trump, removed content that incites violence. Truth Social built a version of its app for Android devices this year, but when Google reviewed it, the company said it found user content that included physical threats, and told Truth Social to weed out that material and resubmit the app for review. “On Aug. 19 we notified… Source link

Donald Trump’s social media app “Truth Social” in Apple’s App Store on an iPhone 12. Christoph Dernbach | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Truth Social, the would-be Twitter competitor created by Trump Media and Technology Group, remains unavailable on the Google Play store. According to a report from Axios, Google said the app lacks effective systems for moderating user-generated content, which violates the store’s terms of service. “On Aug. 19, we notified Truth Social of several violations of… Source link