Handy co-founder Oisin Hanrahan is taking over as CEO of ANGI Homeservices
A little over two years after ANGI Homeservices acquired his startup Handy, Oisin Hanrahan is becoming CEO of the combined organization and joining its board of directors. ANGI is a publicly traded subsidiary of IAC, formed from the merger of Angie&#.....»»
How WeWork’s founder flew too close to the sun
The story of Adam Neumann and the rise and fall of WeWork reads more like a parable than a business story......»»
Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd steps down as boss of dating app
Billionaire Whitney Wolfe Herd, who created the firm in 2014, will be replaced by Slack's chief......»»
Guilty: Sam Bankman-Fried convicted on all counts after monthlong trial
Bankman-Fried convicted on seven charges, faces maximum sentence of 110 years. Enlarge / Sam Bankman-Fried leaves court in New York on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) FTX founder Sam Bankman-.....»»
macOS Sonoma: Apple Notes now lets you link between notes, here’s how
Hidden within Notes on macOS Sonoma is a handy new upgrade. Like iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, Notes on macOS 14 gains the ability to links to other notes. Follow along to learn how it works. more….....»»
This top tech co-founder wants young workers to work 70-hour weeks
In order for India to grow its GDP, one of the country’s top billionaires is asking its youth to consider working longer hours......»»
Jeff Bezos shows off new Moon lander design for NASA
“We’re building our landers to enable global landing capability on the Moon, day or night." Enlarge / Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin's founder, meets NASA Administrator Bill Nelson with a mock-up of the Blue Moon Mark 1 lander behin.....»»
Sam Bankman-Fried repeatedly told to “stop talking” during rambling testimony
FTX co-founder scolded for making up his own definition of market manipulation. Enlarge (credit: ANGELA WEISS / Contributor | AFP) On Friday, Sam Bankman-Fried began his first day testifying before a jury with a loss. Th.....»»
Sam Bankman-Fried testifies, says he “skimmed over” FTX terms of service
SBF said he thought loans were legal but didn't fully read FTX terms of service. Enlarge / FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at US District Court on March 30, 2023, in New York City after being hit with a criminal charge for.....»»
Samsung Launches Temporary Cloud Backup Service for Account Holders
The service is free and has no storage limit at the moment. The post Samsung Launches Temporary Cloud Backup Service for Account Holders appeared first on Phandroid. In what is a rather handy and useful move aimed towards smartphone users.....»»
Sam Bankman-Fried begins testifying in risky bid to beat FTX fraud charges
SBF said he thought loans were legal but didn't fully read FTX terms of service. Enlarge / FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at US District Court on March 30, 2023, in New York City after being hit with a criminal charge for.....»»
Daniel Ek pens op-ed claiming he couldn’t launch Spotify in 2023 because of Apple
Spotify CEO and founder Daniel Ek is no stranger to criticizing Apple and the App Store to anyone who will listen. This time around, Ek has published a new op-ed in the Daily Mail with some of his most poignant criticism of Apple yet. The argumen.....»»
China"s Foxconn tax probe is Taiwan election interference, claims candidate
Foxconn founder Terry Gou's rival in the Taiwanese elections says China should "cherish" the iPhone assembler, and not try to pressure the firm during an election.A Foxconn facilityGou stepped down from Foxconn in order to pursue his political career.....»»
How Luxshare went from minor manufacturer to major iPhone supplier
Luxshare's relationship with Apple has been fruitful and long-running, with incredibly humble beginnings. Here's how the founder went from assembly line worker to CEO of one of Apple's biggest manufacturing partners.Luxshare ICTApple's supply chain i.....»»
China targets iPhone-maker Foxconn with probe into tax, land use
Foxconn founder Terry Gou is currently running for president of Taiwan. Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images via Getty) China has launched an investigation into Apple iPhone-maker Foxconn over tax and land use, Chinese state med.....»»
Founder personality could predict start-up success, study suggests
The stats don't lie—the overwhelming majority of start-up companies fail. So, what makes the seemingly lucky few not only survive, but thrive?.....»»
Mazda’s DMCA takedown kills a hobbyist’s smart car API tool
Financial risk too great for dev working "in my spare time to help others." Enlarge (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Before last week, owners of certain Mazda vehicles who also had a Home Assistant setup could create some handy.....»»
The Biggest Moments of TIME’s Impact Dinner: Extraordinary Women Shaping the Future of AI
Featured guests included Black Girls Code founder Kimberly Bryant, OpenAI vice president of global affairs Anna Makanju, Moonhub CEO Nancy Xu, lawyer Sarah Conley Odenkirk, Stanford professor Fei-Fei Li, and Encode Justice founder Sneha Revanur......»»
The girlboss lost. Here’s why these under-the-radar female founders won
In a startup culture rife with misogyny, developing a cult of personality as a female founder was good for business—until it wasn’t. Did these other founders fare better because they weren’t as public? The reign of the girlboss.....»»
To make a better vinegar, this company went back 200 years to find the right technology
American Vinegar Works founder Rodrigo Vargas found the innovation he needed in an illustration from a 19th century encyclopedia. In my 30-odd years spent with American food artisans, I always wondered why vinegar—that dagger of acidity that.....»»
No brand is too small for activism
The founder of cult brand Clare V on how brands can bring their principles to their products. Clare Vivier was always bound to get involved in social justice. Her parents were political activists, and she grew up going to protests. So, when the fash.....»»