Twitter has hired Nathan Hubbard, the ex president of Ticketmaster, as its first head of commerce, part of a push to enable shopping via short postings on its social website.

Mike Tyson sued a financial services firm yesterday, claiming one of its advisers embezzled more than 300,000 dollars (€226,000) from the former heavyweight champ and cost him millions more in lost earnings.

Madonna is to play Dublin as part of her upcoming world tour.

Madonna has signed a three-album deal with Interscope Records.

The merger of Ticketmaster and the world’s largest concert promoter, Live Nation, has been completed after clearance from US regulators.