Enlarge (credit: FBI) The Federal Bureau of Investigation has added GirlsDoPorn founder Michael James Pratt to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, nearly three years after he was charged with sex trafficking in a US federal court in California. The FBI is now offering a reward of $ 100,000 for information leading to his arrest, […]
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A judge ripped the far-right Oath Keepers founder over ‘bewildering’ arguments for delaying a Capitol riot trial
Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, on June 25, 2017. Susan Walsh/AP A judge refused to delay the upcoming trial of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes. Judge Amit Mehta said arguments for the delay were "incorrect" and "bewildering." […]
Kate McKinnon Exits Hulu Series About Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes
RELATED STORIES Kate McKinnon will no longer be stepping into the role of disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, our sister site Deadline reports. The Saturday Night Live staple was set to play Holmes in The Dropout, a Hulu limited series based on the ABC News podcast of the same name. The project, which snagged a […]
Piers Morgan rages at Extinction Rebellion founder ‘Practice what you preach!
Good Morning Britain wasn’t on television screens for long this morning because of the Rugby World Cup coverage, but during the two hours it did air, presenter Piers Morgan caused a storm when he got into an extremely heated debate with the Extinction Rebellion founder over the climate change protests which are currently dominating the […]
MacKenzie Bezos and the Myth of the Lone Genius Founder
Even juicy divorce speculation represents a chance to acknowledge how myriad factors—and people—contribute to the success of a company like Amazon. https://media.wired.com/photos/5c37d743bf44990366574eaf/master/pass/Business-Mackenzie-Bezos-645831994.jpg
Proud Boys founder calls it quits after FBI labels them 'extremist'
The founder of the Proud Boys, Gavin McInnes, has said he is quitting the group “in all capacities” and “forever” a day after the FBI designated it “extremist.” McInnes blamed Democrats and the media for vilifying the group. “I am officially disassociating myself from the Proud Boys, in all capacities, forever. I quit,” McInnes announced […]
Google once rejected this founder for a job — but then went on to acquire his first startup and partner with his 2nd
Pointy Irish entrepreneur Mark Cummins is the founder of Pointy, a startup that helps bricks-and-mortar retailers show what they have in stock online. Cummins is a serial entrepreneur and sold his first startup, visual search app Plink, to Google in 2010. Ironically, he was rejected for a job at Google years earlier as a graduate […]
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales: There’s going to be an ‘enormous backlash’ against Donald Trump’s lies
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales thinks there is going to be an “enormous backlash” against Donald Trump’s lies. He said the US president is a “very talented man” and deserves credit, but the truth could eventually catch up with him come the 2020 election. Wales said his website WikiTribune is still finding its feet and is on […]
EasyJet Founder to Sue Netflix Over TV Series Name
EasyJet Founder to Sue Netflix Over TV Series Name Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not […]
Some of the last interviews Instagram founder Kevin Systrom gave before leaving Facebook might hint at what his concerns were
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images In a September 5th interview with Reid Hoffman on the Masters of Scale podcast, Instagram cofounder and then CEO Kevin Systrom spoke about his vision for the company — and it might have hinted at the reasons behind his recent departure. Facebook’s recent handling of Instagram is rumored to have been a […]