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CEO Of $2 Billion Startup Fired For "Microdosing" On LSD At Work

CEO Of $2 Billion Startup Fired For "Microdosing" On LSD At Work Psychedelic drugs have been a hot topic in the financial press this week. Between the hallucinatory experienc.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeApr 28th, 2021

The CEO of a $2 billion startup reportedly said he was fired after taking LSD during work

The CEO of a $2 billion startup reportedly said he was fired after taking LSD during work.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytApr 27th, 2021

Revolut, the $5.5 billion fintech startup, says it will let its 2,000 staff work abroad for 60 days a year

Revolut will allow its 2,000 employees to work overseas for 60 days a year, it said Thursday, following demand from staff to vi.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytApr 8th, 2021

The Wall Street Journal: CEO of luggage startup Away steps down after article was critical of work environment

Away, an online seller of luggage that investors valued at $1.4 billion earlier this year, said Chief Executive Steph Korey is stepping down from that role......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 9th, 2019

A Q&A with the founder of KnowBe4, Tampa Bay"s latest billion dollar company

It's the typical life cycle of a startup: after three to five years of hard work, the goal is to sell the company and move on. That timeline gets ramped up even further when the company hits a billion dollar valuation. But Stu Sjouwerman, the lates.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJul 1st, 2019

The CEO of a banking startup reveals how hard work and long hours spurred his company to a $1.7 billion valuation in less than 3 years

Revolut Revolut, the London-based banking startup founded in 2015.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 26th, 2018

Patent offers closer look at Magic Leap One

A patent issued earlier this week to Magic Leap could offer a deeper look at how its first-ever product will work. The $2 billion startup confirmed with the South Florida Business Journal that it was issued a patent June 26 for "totem" technology.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJun 28th, 2018

China Says U.S. Trade Pressure Won"t Work

China fired back after the Trump administration threatened to double proposed tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods, saying it won’t yield to White House pressure......»»

Category: smallbizSource: wsjAug 2nd, 2018

Timeplast pursues $228 billion EU market for reinforced plastics

A local startup has figured out how to make plastic that dissolves slowly, which has myriad applications in the commercial sector......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 2nd, 2024

Autonomous agtech robotics startup nabs funding as it gears up for expansion

Its flagship product is a weeding and cultivating machine called the Vulcan, which is designed to work with around 20 types of crops that can be planted in rows such as leafy greens and broccoli......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 1st, 2024

Space company quietly sets up Denver-area satellite, solar factories and adds hundreds of jobs

The business has won more than $1 billion in work for a line of business that just came out of stealth mode this year......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 25th, 2024

Former CHOP CEO and Spark co-founder to lead new biotech startup launched with $54M in funding

Altschuler said the $54 million in funding "will put rocket boosters under Corner's pioneering work.".....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 23rd, 2024

CEO moved back to Buffalo to run his company

The move goes against common tech startup practices of remote work, as he doubles down on in-person communication......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 22nd, 2024

Google"s worker firings show that the office actually isn"t a place to be yourself

Google's recent ouster of employees who took part in sit-ins is a reminder that there are, actually, limits to bringing your whole self to work. Google fired more than two dozen wo.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytApr 20th, 2024

Google Fires 28 Workers Involved in Protests Over $1.2 Billion Israeli Contract

Google has fired 28 employees after they were involved in protests against .....»»

Category: topSource: timeApr 18th, 2024

Google fired 28 employees for staging in-office protests against the company"s contract with Israel

Nine Google workers were arrested during protests against the company's joint $1.2 billion contract with Israel. Tuesday's protests in California and New York led to 28 terminations and nine .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 18th, 2024

The US Navy has fired off nearly $1 billion in weapons fighting threats from Iran and the Houthis

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro's disclosure underscores the growing financial cost of US naval in.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytApr 16th, 2024

Iran will learn from its failed attack on Israel and work to make its next big attack more devastating, war analysts warn

Iran's revenge strike failed, but Israel and its allies can't afford to get complacent with the win, ISW analysts argued. Ballistic missiles fired at al-Asad Air Base where the US soldiers are loca.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytApr 15th, 2024

Exclusive: Google Workers Revolt Over $1.2 Billion Contract With Israel

Two Google workers have resigned and another was fired over a project providing AI an.....»»

Category: topSource: timeApr 12th, 2024

Elon Musk"s AI Startup xAI Reportedly Seeks $4B To Challenge ChatGPT-Parent OpenAI — Valuation Could Hit $18B

Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI Corp., is in discussions to raise up to $4 billion in funding, potentially valuing the company at $18 billion, leveraging Musk's track record and high-quality data from his social network, X, to train AI models. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaApr 11th, 2024

Amount raises $100M at $1B valuation, becoming Chicago’s newest unicorn

A fintech startup that spun out of Chicago-based Avant has raised a mega-round of funding, valuing it at $1 billion and making it Chicago's latest "unicorn" company. Amount announced Tuesday that it raised $100 million in a Series D round led b.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 18th, 2021