Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey ‘set to step down’, sources say

JACK Dorsey is expected to step down from his executive role at Twitter, sources have told CNBC.

The shocking news comes over a decade after Dorsey, 45, co-founded the social media platform.

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He co-founded Twitter with Ev Williams, Biz Stone and Noah Glass in 2006.

Born in Missouri, US, on November 19 1976, he was the son of a homemaker and developer.

He now has a personal wealth of around $4.1billion. Following the news, Twitter stocks jumped more than 11 percent.

He survives on a brutal diet and exercise regimen backed up by hours of relaxing meditation every day.

The billionaire also told how he has turned his back on warm showers completely and walks to work for an hour and a quarter after chilling ice baths to stay extra sharp.

California-based Dorsey was vegan for two years but switched to the paleo diet after his mother pointed out he was turning orange from too much beta kerotine.

On March 21 2006, Dorsey posted his first tweet which said: “just setting up my twttr.”

Dorsey and his co-founders bought the Twitter name for around $7000.

As he became CEO, he took out his nose ring to look the part.

Looking back on the social media company’s development earlier this year, he said he would do things differently.

Speaking at TED 2019 in Vancouver, Canada, Dorsey said: “If I had to start the service again, I would not emphasize the ‘follower’ count as much. I would not emphasize the ‘like’ count as much.”

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