Technology
28. Virta Health
Founders: Sami Inkinen (CEO), Stephen Phinney, Jeff VolekLaunched: 2015Headquarters: San FranciscoFunding: $366 millionValuation: $2 billionKey technologies: Artificial intelligence, machine learningIndustry: Health carePrevious appearances on Disruptor 50 List: 1 (No. 29 in 2019) Virta Health’s origin story is well-known: Sami Inkinen, founder of real estate start-up Trulia, a fitness enthusiast and Ironman competitor, discovered to his surprise he […]
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Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘cannot move forward’ until he has clarity on bot numbers
Musk’s plan to buy Twitter has worried policymakers around the world. Joe Skipper | Reuters Elon Musk has said his $44 billion purchase of Twitter will not move ahead until he has more clarity on how many accounts are fake. Twitter estimated in a filing earlier this month that fewer than 5% of its monetizable […]
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JPMorgan upgrades China’s tech sector, says it’s time to buy these stocks
This photo from September 25, 2020 shows Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group, attending the opening ceremony of the 3rd All-China Young Entrepreneurs Summit in Fuzhou, Fujian Province of China. Alibaba is among the Chinese technology stocks recently upgraded by JPMorgan analysts. Lyu Ming | China News Service via Getty Images JPMorgan has upgraded Chinese […]
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Intel shareholders reject executive pay
Patrick Gelsinger, chief executive officer of Intel Corp., speaks during a Bloomberg Studio 1.0 interview at the company’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California, Feb. 3, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Intel shareholders voted last week against the company’s compensation for its top executives, according to an regulatory filing published on Monday. […]
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Musk reportedly says Twitter deal at lower price ‘not out of the question’
Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk attends the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China August 29, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters Elon Musk hinted that he could seek to renegotiate the price of his Twitter takeover, saying a deal at a lower price wasn’t “out of the question,” Bloomberg reported Monday. Musk reportedly made […]
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella tells employees that pay increases are on the way
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the Microsoft Annual Shareholders Meeting at the Meydenbauer Center on November 28, 2018 in Bellevue, Washington. Microsoft recently surpassed Apple, Inc. to become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company. Stephen Brashear | Getty Images News | Getty Images Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told staffers on Monday that the […]
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Rivian’s shares sink after a report a legal battle with a supplier could delay Amazon vans
Production of electric Amazon delivery vans on April 11, 2022 at Rivian’s plant in Normal, Ill. Michael Wayland / CNBC Shares of Rivian Automotive sank Monday after a report by the Wall Street Journal that the upstart electric-vehicle maker is suing a key supplier in a legal battle that could delay vans ordered by Amazon. […]
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Twitter CEO explains how the company actually fights spambots in rebuttal to Musk
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal on Monday laid out how the social media company fights fake and spam accounts on the platform. The information, posted in a lengthy Twitter thread, comes just days after Elon Musk said he would put his $44 billion acquisition of the company “on hold” while he researches the proportion of fake and spam […]
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Twitter stock has lost all of its gains since Elon Musk disclosed his stake
In this photo illustration, Twitter account of Elon Musk is seen on a smartphone screen and Twitter logo in the background. Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Twitter shares have given up all of their gains since Elon Musk disclosed last month that he’d bought a 9% stake in the company. The stock tumbled […]
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White House hits back at Amazon’s Bezos after Biden inflation spat
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021. Paul Ellis | Reuters The White House on Monday hit back at Amazon founder Jeff Bezos after he took a swipe at President Joe Biden in a series of tweets over the weekend for his comments […]
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