What is Telegram and why did France just arrest its CEO?

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French authorities arrested Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, seen here in 2015.

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Former billionaire John Foley says he lost all his money and had to sell 'almost everything' after losing the Peloton CEO job

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John Foley stepped down as the CEO of Peloton in February 2022.

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2 investment areas in AI that people will be 'very bullish' on in the future, according to a VC

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Lux Capital venture capitalist Josh Wolfe said biology and robotics will be big investing areas for AI.

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Google advisor has a simple trick for identifying your productivity 'power hours'

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Google's executive productivity advisor, Laura Mae Martin, breaks down how to find your peak productivity times.

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More than 20% of Kamala Harris' July fundraising haul came from California, thanks to the tech world

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Harris has far more support from the tech world than Biden did.

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Elon Musk tells X staff to write a one-page summary of their achievements to get stock options, report says

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk told employees they would need to work "long hours at a high intensity" after taking over Twitter — and said those unwilling to do so should leave.

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What OpenAI must do to stay on top

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Internal Amazon sales guidelines spread doubt about OpenAI capabilities, while bad-mouthing Microsoft and Google

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For young, promising venture capitalists, the path to partner has suddenly become much steeper

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As funding to startups stagnates, tech investors are putting fewer points on the board, making it harder to get promoted.

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Skyfire lets your AI agent spend your money. We got an exclusive look at the pitch deck the startup used to raise $8.5 million.

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Skyfire co-founders Amir Sarhangi and Craig DeWitt
Skyfire co-founders Amir Sarhangi and Craig DeWitt

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