The net worths of CEOs and founders are largely at the whim of their company stock—all it takes is one breakout earnings report or blockbuster news to shake up their fortunes. Now, Moderna cofounder Robert Langer has re-entered the billionaires club following promising cancer vaccine trials that sent the company’s stock soaring. Langer, known as
Spotify cofounder Daniel Ek built his audio empire on the premise that music should be instantly playable, with no waiting around for songs to buffer or download. Now, he’s taking that desire for instant gratification and pointing it at our bodies. Ek has developed a $500 longevity body scanner that collects photos, blood, and electrical
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent more than nine figures combating California’s proposed wealth tax. According to a filing from Friday, Brin donated an additional $20 million to Building a Better California, a PAC and political advocacy organization opposing the state’s billionaire tax and supporting other pro-business policies and housing and infrastructure affordability. He
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has donated another $20 million to Build a Better California, an organization advocating against California’s proposed billionaire tax, according to a new filing. That means that the world’s fourth-richest man, whose net worth hovers around $267 billion, has now spent more than $100 million to avoid an estimated $13.3 billion tax
Investors are hunting for social media startups that can spark new connections and nurture existing ones. “Social media companies started based on connection,” Shawn Carolan, a partner at Menlo Ventures, said of the previous wave of giants like Facebook and Instagram. Carolan said these companies “evolved into media companies” and abandoned that connection. That leaves
Lilian Weng, co-founder of Thinking Machines, announced this week that she was stepping down from her role, citing health concerns. “I don’t feel like I can continue at the pace a startup requires,” he wrote in an internal Slack message, which he also shared on X. “After thinking about it for several months, I finally