Business
Life360 names COO Lauren Antonoff as its new CEO to succeed cofounder
Life360 has named Lauren Antonoff as its new CEO to succeed cofounder Chris Hulls. The move, which has been in the works since Antonoff…
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Fashion
How Did Bobby Whitlock Die? Derek & the Dominos Co-Founder Who Forged Strong Connections with Eric Clapton and George Harrison Dies Aged 77
Bobby Whitlock, the co-founder of Derek & the Dominos, has died at the age of 77. His manager, Carole Kaye, told TMZ that he died at his…
Celebrity
Bobby Whitlock, Derek and the Dominos Co-Founder and Session Player for George Harrison and Others, Dies at 77
Bobby Whitlock, the keyboard player and vocalist who co-founded Derek and the Dominos with Eric Clapton and played on classic albums like…
Fashion
Joey Betesh, Son of Dr. Jay’s Cofounder, Launches Ski-inspired Streetwear Brand Double Black
There’s a new streetwear player on the scene — and he’s got quite the pedigree. Joey Betesh is the son of one of the category’s pioneers,…
Beauty
Jean Kerléo, Former Jean Patou Perfumer and Osmothèque Cofounder, Dies at 93
PARIS — Perfumer Jean Kerléo, who served as Jean Patou’s in-house perfumer for more than three decades and cofounded of the Osmothèque…
Business
Court approves sale of 23andMe to nonprofit led by co-founder Anne Wojcicki
23andMe, a distressed genetic testing company that filed for bankruptcy this year, has received another potential lifeline. A bankruptcy…
Beauty
EXCLUSIVE: Jimmy Fairly Cofounder Launches Beauty Brand Firn
PARIS — What might the Jimmy Fairly of beauty be like? It is Firn, the brainchild of Sacha Bostoni, who cofounded that pioneering eyewear…
Business
This Perplexity cofounder wants to help AI breakthroughs graduate from university labs
A team of prominent AI researchers, led by Databricks and Perplexity cofounder Andy Konwinski, has launched Laude Institute, a new…
Business
Chime’s cofounder on the company’s IPO: ‘We’re just getting started’
A dozen years after its launch, fintech company Chime rang the bell this morning at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square to celebrate its…
Fashion
WhatsApp had no plans to vie with Facebook, co-founder says
WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton said that his messaging company had no plans to build social networking features to compete with Facebook…
Business
“Work-life balance is your problem, not the employer’s responsibility”: Skims co-founder Emma Grede’s claim is sparking controversy
British entrepreneur Emma Grede, who founded the women’s bodywear company Skims along with her husband Jens Grede and Kim Kardashian, is…
Business
How Sarah Paiji Yoo, the Co-Founder of Blueland, Spends Her Sundays
Sarah Paiji Yoo started her career in finance and then founded several start-ups, mostly in the fashion and beauty worlds. But during…
Business
Kate Foster Lengyel, Cofounder of The Outset, Leaves Brand
The Outset, the skin care brand founded by Scarlett Johansson and Kate Foster Lengyel in 2022, has lost one of its cofounders. Foster…
Business
How to Resolve Co-Founder Conflict & Avoid Startup Failure
Unfortunately, startup failures are all too common. Entrepreneurs who want to enter the startup market face multiple hardships, such as…
Celebrity
Larry Tamblyn, Co-Founder of Garage-Rock Band the Standells and Brother of Russ Tamblyn, Dies at 82
Larry Tamblyn, who co-founded the garage-rock cult-favorite band the Standells, famous for the 1965 single “Dirty Water,” died Friday, the…
Lifestyle
Gai Gherardi, L.A. Eyeworks Cofounder, Dies at 78
Gai Gherardi, cofounder and designing creative director of L.A. Eyeworks, died Sunday following a brief illness due to cholangiocarcinoma.…
Celebrity
Yum Brands Co-Founder David Novak Named Chairman of Comcast’s SpinCo
David Novak, co-founder of the fast-food giant behind KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, was named chairman of the company that will be formed…
News
Irv Gotti, Music Executive Behind Ja Rule and Ashanti and Co-Founder of Murder Inc., Dies at 54
Irv Gotti, the producer and music industry mogul who launched the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti, has died at the age of 54, according to…
Business
Rosita Missoni, co-founder of Italian label, dies aged 93
Rosita Missoni, co-founder of the eponymous Italian knitwear label Missoni, has died aged 93. The news was confirmed by the president of…