The CEO of multibillion-dollar Pinterest recruited his first employees from Friday-night neighborhood barbecues
Hollis Johnson/Business Insider In the early days of Pinterest, cofounder and CEO Ben Silbermann would recruit employees at weekly barbecues. One of his biggest challenge.....»»
Santa Monica tech startup hires Army vet as COO
She joined Convoy in 2017 as its first lawyer, when the now multibillion-dollar company had under 100 employees......»»
Ex-Apple employee claims company fired him and knew about his past comments on women, people of color
Antonio García Martínez claimed Apple recruited him and asked about his autobiography, which employees had said included "misogynistic" comments. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Antonio García Martínez said Friday that Apple fired him, and kn.....»»
Dismal earnings for Canadian cannabis
Welcome to Insider Cannabis, where we're bringing you an inside look at the deals, trends, and personalities driving the multibillion-dollar cannabis boom. Employees tend to medical cannabis plants at Pharmocann, an Israeli .....»»
Insider Cannabis: Dismal earnings for Canadian cannabis - Six-figure cannabis jobs - Psilocybin as depression drug
Welcome to Insider Cannabis, where we're bringing you an inside look at the deals, trends, and personalities driving the multibillion-dollar cannabis boom. Employees tend to medical cannabis plants at Pharmocann, an Israeli .....»»
‘There’s Just Three Months of Time.’ This Company Launched an Emergency Online Summer Camp to Keep Employees’ Kids Occupied
Older kids were recruited as counselors, while younger children took part in activities On the Friday before Memorial Day weekend last year, Carol Juel, the executive vice presiden.....»»
Alphabet, Baidu, NXP Semiconductors, Pinterest, Pure Storage — What Cathie Wood"s Ark Bought And Sold On Friday
Cathie Wood’s Ark Investment Management sends out an email every night listing.....»»
HealthPartners employees vote for strike starting Feb. 19
A group of 1,800 HealthPartners employees represented by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Minnesota voted to strike last night, they announced Friday morning in front of the HealthPartners Neuroscience Center in St. Paul. Ni.....»»
Opioid settlement talks falter; trial is set to begin Monday
Trial is set to begin in Ohio on Monday after last-ditch talks to reach and resolve a potential multibillion-dollar settlement faltered on Friday......»»
Opioid settlement talks falter, landmark trial expected Monday: attorney
A landmark trial stemming from the U.S. opioid epidemic is expected to begin on Monday after last-ditch talks to strike a multibillion-dollar settlement faltered on Friday, according to an attorney for local governments......»»
Opioid litigation talks can "get a long way" to deal: lawyer
Executives from several large healthcare companies and state attorneys general were progressing toward what is expected to be a multibillion dollar deal to resolve the sprawling litigation over the U.S. opioid epidemic, a plaintiffs' lawyer said Friday......»»
American Airlines opens its new Fort Worth headquarters — take a look inside
The new American Airlines headquarters in Fort Worth has the features and perks expected in 21st century offices of multibillion-dollar companies. Employees bike from building to building on the 8.3 miles of trails within the car-free campus inter.....»»
Delaware judge says Tesla board must face trial over Musk"s mega-pay package
A Delaware judge ruled on Friday that Tesla Inc's board of directors must defend at a trial Chief Executive Elon Musk's multibillion dollar pay package, which a shareholder lawsuit said unjustly enriched the head of the electric vehicle company......»»
Airbus pulls out of Canada fighter jet race, boosts Lockheed Martin"s chances
Airbus SE on Friday pulled out of a multibillion-dollar competition to supply Canada with 88 new fighter jets, a decision that boosts the chances of rival Lockheed Martin Corp ......»»
Malaysia charges 17 Goldman Sachs figures over 1MDB scandal
Malaysia filed criminal charges Friday against 17 more current and former directors at three Goldman Sachs subsidiaries for their role in the alleged multibillion-dollar ran.....»»
New Mexico governor says no to high-level nuclear waste
New Mexico's governor said Friday she's opposed to plans by a New Jersey-based company to build a multibillion-dollar facility in her state to temporarily store spent nuclear fuel from commercial.....»»
Elon Musk e-mails Tesla employees urging 'radical improvements' to hit quarterly targets - CNBC
CNBCElon Musk e-mails Tesla employees urging 'radical improvements' to hit quarterly targetsCNBCElon Musk e-mailed all Tesla employees on Friday night congratulating them on progress manufacturing Model 3s, but call.....»»
Here"s the email Elon Musk sent to Tesla employees Friday night about his decision to keep the company public (TSLA)
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Friday that Tesla will remain a public company. The announcement c.....»»
Renesas mulls multibillion-dollar buy of IDT to boost automotive chip business
Japan's Renesas Electronics Corp. confirmed Friday that it's considering buying San Jose chipmaker Integrated Device Technology Inc. in a deal that could be worth as much as $6 billion. While Renesas said no final decision has been made, it is rep.....»»
Defense contractor with major DFW ties enters merger that will create $16B company
L3 Technologies, a multibillion-dollar defense contractor with deep ties to Dallas-Fort Worth, agreed to a merger with Harris Corp. in a deal that will create a company with annual revenue of $16 billion and 48,000 employees. The combined company, L3.....»»
Singles Day has become a multibillion-dollar mega-event. Here's how it got so big
It's huge outside the U.S., much bigger than Black Friday. Last year, it generated a whopping $25 billion in sales — all in just a 24-hour period. .....»»