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Italian founder of migrant rescue group ‘targeted with spyware’

Luca Casarini is most prominent person to come forward since WhatsApp said that 90 people, across two dozen countries, had probably been hacked. The Italian founder of the NGO Mediterranea Saving ...

The Guardian - 1d

How Erin Andrews Plans to Win the Super Bowl as an Entrepreneur and a Sideline Reporter

The journalist and co-founder of Wear talks about her clothing company’s Taylor Swift boost and collaboration with Rebecca Minkoff.

Inc. - 2d

Why won’t Congress fulfill the vision of the Founders?

Today's lawmakers are hardly what James Madison envisioned.

The Hill - 3d

Tributes after death of Slimming World founder, 76

Margaret Miles-Bramwell started her first slimming group in Alfreton, Derbyshire, in 1969.

BBC News - 4d

Pebble Watch Founder Says It’s Time for a Comeback

Remember the Pebble Watch? The founder wants to bring it back—and says he’s learned from past mistakes.

Inc. - 4d

China’s migrant dorm entrepreneur bets on demand for cheaper housing

Employers and cities offer subsidised rent to woo labourers who powered economic transformation

Financial Times - 4d

Liang Wenfeng, the DeepSeek founder panicking the tech world

The hedge fund quant turned start-up leader rose from a rural Chinese village to overturn America’s AI monopoly

Financial Times - 6d

Civil Rights Activists and Entrepreneurs Split on Target Boycott After DEI Decision

Some believe in boycoting the company of over its DEI policy change while others say this hurts minority businesses.

Inc. - 6d

The political cult of the entrepreneur

Is what’s good for America’s richest men also good for America?

Financial Times - Jan. 30

These Entrepreneurs Want to Use Robotics to Fight Wildfires

One company plans to use machinery to burn the ground on purpose. Another aims to put fires out using autonomous helicopters.

Inc. - Jan. 29

Pebble’s Founder Wants to Relaunch the E-Paper Smartwatch

Eight years after the original Pebble smartwatch fizzled, a new team is working on a modern reboot using open source software. The e-paper screen is coming back too.

Wired - Jan. 29

Upstart Chinese AI company DeepSeek's founder started out as a low-key hedge fund entrepreneur

The 40-year-old founder of China's DeepSeek, an AI startup that has startled markets with its capacity to compete with industry leaders like OpenAI, kept a low profile as he built up a hedge fund ...

ABC News - Jan. 29

French Crypto Entrepreneur and Wife Are Freed After Kidnapping

David Balland, a founder of Ledger, a prominent cryptocurrency company, and his wife were freed after a 48-hour police search. Ten people have been arrested.

The New York Times - Jan. 24

3 Documentaries Every Entrepreneur Must Watch

Learn from successful business people what to do—and not do—to become successful.

Inc. - Jan. 23

Will This Founder’s Spite App Destroy Snapchat?

After Snapchat removed Nikita Bier’s last app from its platform, he built a competitor.

Inc. - Jan. 22

Founder Ted Price retires from Insomniac Games

Ted Price, the founder and CEO of Insomniac Games, has announced he will retire after more than 30 years with the company on March 2025.

VentureBeat - Jan. 22

Trump pardons founder of Silk Road drugs website

US president says Ross Ulbricht was victim of ‘weaponisation of government’

Financial Times - Jan. 22

Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht

Libertarian activists, who generally oppose criminal drug policies, argued the government overreached in building its case against Ross Ulbricht and the dark web marketplace Silk Road.

CBS News - Jan. 22

Berkeley SkyDeck teams with Mayfield to support AI-focused student entrepreneurs

Berkeley SkyDeck, the global hub for entrepreneurship and accelerator, along with UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS), announced a partnership with Mayfield. The aims ...

VentureBeat - Jan. 22

Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road drug marketplace

Ulbricht, sentenced to life in prison in 2015, given ‘full and unconditional’ pardon by president. Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he had granted a “full and unconditional” pardon to Ross ...

The Guardian - Jan. 22

Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht

President Trump said Tuesday he had signed a full pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the scandalous online marketplace Silk Road, fulfilling a campaign promise Trump had made to Libertarian ...

The Hill - Jan. 22

The Top 10 Friendly States for Entrepreneurs in 2025

If starting a growing a business, consider these locations.

Inc. - Jan. 21

U.K. in danger of ‘debt death spiral’, says Bridgewater founder Dalio

The fall in bond prices and rise in yields ‘reflects a supply-demand problem’ for gilts, said billionaire.

MarketWatch - Jan. 21

Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio warns of UK ‘debt death spiral’

Sell-off in gilts since Budget suggests market balking at higher borrowing needs, says billionaire investor

Financial Times - Jan. 21

Trump Commutes Sentence of Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers Founder

The move, in effect, validated the far-right leader’s defiant claim that his criminal prosecution was a kind of political persecution.

The New York Times - Jan. 21

Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd to return as CEO

Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd is returning to the company as CEO in mid-March.

CNBC - Jan. 17

France Wants to Prosecute the Founder of Chat Site Linked to Pelicot Rapes

Isaac Steidl founded the Coco platform, which authorities tied to criminal activity for years. The effort to hold Mr. Steidl accountable tests a new legal frontier.

The New York Times - Jan. 17

Charlwin Mao, the RedNote founder welcoming ‘TikTok refugees’

A sudden surge of US users on Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, could threaten China’s Great Firewall

Financial Times - Jan. 17

Quiksilver co-founder and surfwear pioneer Alan Green dies aged 77

Melbourne-born surfer turned fashion visionary credited with designing ‘yoke waist’ boardshorts. The surfing community is paying tribute to the Quiksilver founder Alan “Greeny” Green, who died from ...

The Guardian - Jan. 16

Hindenburg Research founder says he's closing short-seller research shop

Hindenburg took on companies including Nikola and Carvana and financial titan Carl Icahn as a short seller.

CNBC - Jan. 15

What’s next for agentic AI? LangChain founder looks to ambient agents

LangChain’s founder Harrison Chase is looking to advance agentic AI with the concept of ambient agents, which might well be the next step on the path to generalized intelligence.

VentureBeat - Jan. 15

This Founder Is Hustling to Turn L.A.’s Swimming Pools Into Fire Hydrants

As demand triples, Brushfire Battle Systems is scrambling to fill orders.

Inc. - Jan. 14

5 Transformative Reads for Entrepreneurs

A critical perspective of the wisdom provided by these authors.

Inc. - Jan. 14

TikTok's Founder Has a Formula for Everything. Can It Crack the Supreme Court?

As the Supreme Court weighs a ban on the video-sharing site, no one has more to lose than Zhang Yiming.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 10

Founder of adult website linked to mass rape trial faces charges

The website enabled Dominique Pelicot to recruit dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife for years, authorities say.

CBS News - Jan. 10

U.S. Steel Faces Stark Choices as Nippon Steel Merger Founders

The onetime dynamo is fighting to revive a takeover by Nippon Steel. Other tie-ups could also face obstacles, and going it alone could force cutbacks.

The New York Times - Jan. 9

France Indicts Founder of Notorious Website Used in Pelicot Rape Case

The site, coco.fr, was shut down in June after being linked to more than 23,000 sexual abuse and other cases in France alone, including the rape trial that shocked the country last year.

The New York Times - Jan. 9

France charges founder of website used by Dominique Pelicot

Isaac Steidl charged over site used by criminals including man convicted of recruiting strangers to rape his wife. France has charged the founder of an adult website used to commit sexual offences, ...

The Guardian - Jan. 9

French police arrest founder of website used by Dominique Pelicot

Isaac Steidl being held over site used by criminals including man convicted of recruiting strangers to rape his wife. The founder of the website used by Dominique Pelicot to recruit strangers to ...

The Guardian - Jan. 8

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