The rise of Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, who got his start renting out air mattresses on his floor and is now worth almost $10 billion

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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky.

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New Starbucks CEO says he'll work a half-day behind a store counter monthly as he plans to prioritize 'human connection over every cup of coffee'

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Laxman Narasimhan officially took over as CEO of Starbucks on March 20. He spent the first six months immersing himself with the brand, including training as a barista.

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Google workers tell Sundar Pichai “don’t be evil” while conducting layoffs.

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It's techie Tuesday, buds. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I really enjoy cooking and eating food.

That's why this Googler is living my dream life. He's a manager at the search giant by day and culinary school student by night. The company even pays a portion of Harrison Hill's tuition for the Institute for Culinary Education in New York.

A video game company made a bot the CEO, and its stock climbed

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NetDragon Websoft appointed a bot as its CEO last year.

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I'm a CEO who stopped checking my phone when I wake up. Now I'm less stressed and more energized.

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Will Ward.

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Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse ambitions are shrinking

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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Elon Musk publicly trolled a Twitter employee who wanted to know if they still had their job: 'What work have you been doing?'

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Elon Musk leaves the Phillip Burton Federal Building in San Francisco.

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The CEO of Boeing missed a 2022 goal and did not get a $7 million bonus — but he still made $22.5 million

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Boeing David Calhoun received $22.5 million in total compensation for 2022.

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Elon Musk faces upward of $130 million in legal costs to fight laid-off Twitter workers over severance pay

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Elon Musk took over Twitter on October 27.

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An energy CEO poisoned with a cyanide-laced coffee joked that you should 'never have a personalized mug' in an explosive interview on South African TV

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Andre De Ruyter was ousted as the CEO of South African energy giant Eskom after an explosive interview with Annika Larsen for e.tv.

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