A look at Abu Dhabi-based AI startup G42, as sources say US intelligence officials fixated on CEO Xiao Peng ahead of its China divestment and Microsoft deal
Abu Dhabi-based G42 found it could no longer play for both teams. — G42, a startup in Abu Dhabi, has made itself … X: @eliotwb . LinkedIn: Mark Bergen X: Eliot Brown / @eliotwb : Great read on the r...
Disney, P&G, LVMH, and other large companies have hired chief metaverse officers to capitalize on Web3 trends, but it's unclear how long they will be needed
Advertising giant Publicis Groupe SA introduced the newest member of its C-suite at a technology conference in Paris this year. Tweets: @bizboyle , @bizboyle , @armstrongdrew , @eliotwb , @alexweprin ...
Sources: delivery startup Gorillas, which raised $1B in October 2021, is cutting staff, reducing free-spending policies, and considering closing four warehouses
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After delivery startup Gorillas raised $1B in October, sources say it is drastically cutting costs, reducing staff benefits, and considering closing warehouses
After Germany's rapid food delivery startup Gorillas Technologies GmbH closed a $1 billion funding round last October … Tweets: @eliotwb , @aggichristiane , @cdanuloff , @aulia , and @shiraovide Tweet...
Analysis: median CEO pay of US tech startups that went public in 2020 was $21.9M; seven of the 10 best-paid CEOs of US public companies were from such startups
Startup creators once tended to take little or no remuneration as CEOs. Now, some are getting giant stock awards … Tweets: @jason , @josheidelson , @baileycarlin , @wsjtech , @r_wall , @coryweinberg ...
Some tech workers who quit the Bay Area during the pandemic are trickling back, as Twitter reopens its SF HQ and, along with Google, plans to expand in the area
Critics said the pandemic would make the industry flee San Francisco and its southern neighbor, Silicon Valley. Tweets: @jaycueanimal , @nytimes , @eliotwb , @coryweinberg , @nytimes , @kateconger , @...
An examination of Chamath Palihapitiya-sponsored SPACs, including Clover Health, which have plunged 50% on average after the SPAC market hit its peak in mid-Feb
One morning last October, as wildfires raged across Northern California, President Donald Trump convalesced from Covid‑ … Tweets: @bw , @lopezlinette , @eliotwb , @business , @bw , @venkatananth , @pi...
Interviews and documents reveal that in the year before his death, Tony Hsieh was surrounded by people who lived off his fortune and enabled his risky lifestyle
The group that surrounded the late Zappos boss helped sustain his drug habit, protected him from outsiders and lived off his largess Tweets: @roxannetaylor , @chrisfralic , @shibanijoshi , @eliotwb , ...
As the coronavirus pandemic threatens to unravel Airbnb's business, some question whether CEO Brian Chesky can shift focus from new pursuits to preserving cash
The founder of the travel rental site has spent more than a decade building the company into one of the world's most influential startups. Tweets: @mdudas , @amir , @davidsacks , @coryweinberg , @alex...
The key value of Uber was its relentless innovation and promise to change the world, which the board forgot when it focused on stability in replacing Kalanick
When Uber hired Dara Khosrowshahi in 2017, the company board was solving the wrong problem. — The ride-hailing app was in the midst … Tweets: @danprimack , @eliotwb , @dkthomp , @mikeisaac , @seldo ...