Why Twitter’s future just got even darker

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Feelings of alarm spread via tweets Tuesday morning after news broke that Anthony Noto would be leaving his role as chief operating officer of Twitter and joining financial tech company SoFi as CEO. 

For Noto, the new gig is a lucrative opportunity and lines up with his skill set. The 49-year-old — who spent nearly a decade at Goldman Sachs, then served as the National Football League’s chief financial officer, and spent the last three and a half years at Twitter — can shape the direction of a young startup valued at billions and effectively disrupting the massive financial-services industry. Read more…

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Twitter COO Anthony Noto resigns to become SoFi CEO

 Twitter COO Anthony Noto has left the company, Twitter announced Tuesday. Noto’s leaving because he accepted a CEO role elsewhere, according to the release. Just last week, the WSJ reported that Noto was mulling the top executive job at finance startup SoFi, and indeed SoFi confirmed today that he’s joining effective March 1. Regarding Noto’s Twitter departure, CEO Jack… Read More

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