Founder

Statue of Russia’s Wagner founder Prigozhin unveiled in Central Africa
A monument in honour of the late leader of Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been unveiled in the Central African Republic (CAR).The statue of Prigozhin and his...
“No chance” Ukraine gets back Russia-annexed lands—Blackwater founder
Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, Erik Prince, the founder and former CEO of private military company Blackwater, warned on Sunday that Kyiv should give up on any hopes of...
Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested in France
The founder of the online messaging service Telegram, Pavel Durov, has been arrested in France.The Russian, who is wanted in France, was taken into police custody at Le Bourget...
Russian-born Telegram founder reportedly detained in France: What we know
Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, was reportedly detained by French authorities on Saturday evening.According to Reuters, citing French media outlets TF1...
Reports: Telegram CEO & Founder Arrested in France
(WJET/WFXP) — Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the popular messaging service Telegram, has been arrested in France.The French Outlet TF1 Info was the first to report the...
Multibillion-Dollar Fraud Trial Against Archegos Founder Nears Its End
The collapse of Archegos Capital Management in spring 2021, which caused billions in losses for a handful of Wall Street banks, was the result of “lies and manipulation” by...
Bruce Bastian, a Founder of WordPerfect, Is Dead at 76
Bruce Bastian, a founder of the WordPerfect Corporation, whose word processor was the favored tool for writing during the early days of personal computing — and who later, after...
Ozy Media Founder Takes the Stand to Deny Fraud Allegations
Carlos Watson, a co-founder of the digital media start-up Ozy Media, testified on Monday at his fraud trial that he had not conspired to trick investors.Instead, he said, his...
MicroStrategy and Its Founder to Pay $40 Million in Tax Fraud Lawsuit
The attorney general for the District of Columbia reached a $40 million settlement with Michael Saylor and the software company he founded, MicroStrategy, in what the attorney general’s office...
Chobani Yogurt Founder Buys Anchor Brewing Company
The billionaire owner of the yogurt company Chobani said on Friday that he had acquired Anchor Brewing Company, the San Francisco brewer that went out of business last year...
Fraud Trial to Begin for Ozy Founder Carlos Watson
The 2010s were a frothy time for digital publishing. Billions of dollars flowed into publishers like BuzzFeed and Vice, with big media companies and venture capitalists betting those start-ups...