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Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund leads $500mn fundraising for AI cloud group Crusoe
Deal values infrastructure start-up at $3bn as it benefits from spending surge on generative AIBusiness - Financial Times - October 29 -
Founder of TikTok owner ByteDance jumps to top of China’s rich list as number of billionaires shrinks
Zhang Yiming, the founder of TikTok owner ByteDance, is China’s richest person, with personal wealth of $49.3 billion, an annual rich list showed Tuesday.Top stories - NBC News - October 30 -
What Would a Pantyhose Rebrand Take? Ask Former Parade CEO Cami Téllez
L’eggs—the hosiery brand founded in 1969—is reinventing itself for a new generation, with a new owner and new creative director at its helm.Business - Inc. - October 30 -
Singapore's affluent veneer hides repression and corruption, says son of its modern-day founder
Former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's youngest son, who fled to Britain to seek asylum from what he describes as a campaign of persecution, says the city-state has become much more ...World - ABC News - October 31 -
Peloton announces Ford exec, founder of Apple Fitness+ Peter Stern as its next CEO
Peloton has chosen Ford executive Peter Stern to be its next CEO after Barry McCarthy stepped down earlier this year.Business - CNBC - October 31 -
Peloton’s stock soars 30% after company names Apple Fitness+ co-founder as new CEO
Peloton announced the appointment of Peter Stern as new CEO effective Jan. 1. Stern is the co-founder of Apple Fitness+ and has done stints at Ford Motor Co. and Time Warner Cable.Business - MarketWatch - October 31 -
Microsoft Was "Stupid" To Close Arkane Austin And Lose Its Dream Team, Arkane Founder Says
Arkane founder Raphael Colantonio has commented on Microsoft shutting down Arkane Austin earlier this year , a decision the WolfEye Studios boss has labeled a "dumb move" made by the company. ...Tech - GameSpot - October 31 -
Inside Robinhood Co-Founder Baiju Bhatt’s Vision for Distributed Solar Power from Space
The billionaire co-founder of investing platform Robinhood is staking his name and fortune on a decades old problem to put solar panels in space.Business - Inc. - October 31 -
Peloton announces Ford exec, founder of Apple Fitness+ Peter Stern as its next CEO
Peloton on Thursday said it has appointed Peter Stern, a Ford executive and the co-founder of Apple Fitness+ to be its next CEO and president.Top stories - NBC News - October 31 -
Trump mourns Home Depot founder, GOP donor Bernie Marcus: 'An extraordinary man'
Former President Trump on Tuesday mourned “legendary entrepreneur and political genius” Bernie Marcus, the Home Depot founder and prominent Republican mega-donor who died Monday at the age of 95. ...Politics - The Hill - November 5 -
This Inc. 5000 Founder Has Weathered DEI Backlash. Now, She’s Preparing for 4 Years Under Trump
Morgan DeBaun says diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives need to rebrand to survive.Business - Inc. - November 11 -
Binance Co-Founder Changpeng Zhao Is Being Sued for $1.8 Billion by Sam Bankman-Fried’s Failed Crypto Exchange, FTX
The two crypto exchanges have a history of bad blood.Business - Inc. - November 11 -
'Many dark times': How this startup founder overcame self-doubt and started a $100-million-a-year business
Jeffrey Tiong, the founder and CEO of Patsnap, a IP and R&D intelligence startup, says an investor once told him he was "not fit to be CEO."Business - CNBC - November 13 -
‘Devastating’: Nonprofit founder says flight ban pauses plans to build school in Haiti
A nonprofit CEO says the flight ban into and out of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, has disrupted plans for humanitarian aid there, including the building of a school in Cap-Haitien.Top stories - NBC News - November 13 -
Sign Up Now: Meet Bonobos Co-Founder Andy Dunn in This Exclusive Inc. Livestream 12 p.m. ET Today
Learn hard-won advice about preserving your own physical and mental health as you grow your startup into a success.Business - Inc. - November 13 -
Tech consultant spars with the prosecutor over details of the death of Cash App founder Bob Lee
A tech consultant charged with murder in Cash App founder Bob Lee’s stabbing death has sparred with the lead prosecutor at trialTech - ABC News - November 14 -
The Observer view: the Cop summit is foundering, we need urgent action not more hot air
The grim negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan, have shown the need for reform of the UN annual global climate talks. ‘Global emissions continue to increase, carbon sinks are being degraded and we can ...World - The Guardian - November 17