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Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen owned 2 pro sports teams before he died in 2018. Rumors are swirling about their fate — and now Nike’s founder could pay $2 billion to own one of them.

Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen owned 2 pro sports teams before he died in 2018. Rumors are swirling about their fate — and now Nike’s founder could pay $2 billion to own one of them.

Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors in January 2017.Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Speculation is mounting that late Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen’s pro sports teams could be sold. Nike founder Phil Knight already submitted a $2 billion bid for the Portland Trail Blazers. Allen’s trust has sold off other assets, including property and a yacht, since his death in 2018. When Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen died in 2018,… Source link

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Yandex CEO and founder resigns following sanctions

Yandex CEO and founder resigns following sanctions

Arkady Volozh, Yandex’s CEO and executive director, resigned from his position, the company announced today. The European Union imposed sanctions on Volozh personally. Yandex has not been sanctioned by the EU, U.S., or UK. Volozh had a 45.3% voting and 8.6% economic interest in Yandex. Why we care. Yandex is generally regarded as Russia’s Google, even though Yandex pre-dates Google (Yandex launched in 1997). Yandex’s share of the Russian search market is estimated to be at 48%, behind… Source link

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Yandex Founder, CEO Resigns After Being Hit By EU Sanctions

Yandex Founder, CEO Resigns After Being Hit By EU Sanctions

The billionaire founder and CEO of Russian tech giant Yandex has resigned from the company after being targeted by European sanctions in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.  The European Union included Arkady Volozh in its latest package of sanctions on Russia on Friday, citing his company’s role in “promoting state media and narratives in its search results” and removing “content related to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.” Volozh, 58, will resign from… Source link

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Yandex Founder, CEO Resigns After Being Hit By EU Sanctions

Yandex Founder, CEO Resigns After Being Hit By EU Sanctions

The billionaire founder and CEO of Russian tech giant Yandex has resigned from the company after being targeted by European sanctions in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.  The European Union included Arkady Volozh in its latest package of sanctions on Russia on Friday, citing his company’s role in “promoting state media and narratives in its search results” and removing “content related to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.” Volozh, 58, will resign from… Source link

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Billionaire founder of crypto exchange Binance says he’s ‘poor again’ after its luna holdings — once worth $1.6 billion — crashed and are now worth just $2,200

Billionaire founder of crypto exchange Binance says he’s ‘poor again’ after its luna holdings — once worth $1.6 billion — crashed and are now worth just $2,200

Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance, joked he was “poor again” after the crypto luna took a dive.REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi Crypto exchange Binance’s founder Changpeng Zhao tweeted “poor again” after crypto-token luna crashed. Binance’s holdings of the coin were once worth $1.6 billion but are now worth about $2,200. According to Bloomberg estimates, Zhao is still a billionaire and Binance is the world’s largest crypto exchange. Chanpeng Zhao, the wealthy founder of crypto exchange Binance, joked… Source link

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Arkady Volozh: Founder of Yandex’s legacy is at threat due to Ukraine war

Arkady Volozh: Founder of Yandex’s legacy is at threat due to Ukraine war

It took Arkady Volozh 20 years to build Yandex into Russia’s Google, Uber, Spotify and Amazon combined, says Wired – and just 20 days for “everything to crumble”. The country’s preeminent tech giant has been so stricken by the Ukraine war that there are doubts about its survival – at least in its current form. Western sanctions have led to Yandex’s shares being frozen on US stock exchanges, which in turn has led shareholders to seek repayment on convertible note guarantees,… Source link

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Twitter founder Jack Dorsey said he’s ‘partially to blame’ for centralizing the Internet and that he regrets it

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and co-founder & CEO of Square, attends the crypto-currency conference Bitcoin 2021 Convention at the Mana Convention Center in Miami, Florida, on June 4, 2021.Marco Bello/AFP/Getty Images Jack Dorsey said “centralizing discovery and identity into corporations really damaged the internet.” The Twitter founder, who resigned as CEO in November, said he partially blamed himself. Dorsey has previously supported efforts to decentralize the internet. Twitter founder Jack… Source link

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