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These Gen Z and millennial founders dropped out of college, took $200,000 from Peter Thiel, and have now built companies worth over $100 billion

These Gen Z and millennial founders dropped out of college, took 0,000 from Peter Thiel, and have now built companies worth over 0 billion

Venture capitalist Peter Thiel will give you $200,000. He only asks that you have a great idea and fully commit to it—and the $26 billion tech entrepreneur thinks the only way for young, aspiring entrepreneurs to go all-in is by dropping out of college. Since 2011, the Thiel Fellowship has been equipping young people with money and an influential business …

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Subnautica 2 Publisher Fires Back At Founders In New Legal Filing

Subnautica 2 Publisher Fires Back At Founders In New Legal Filing

Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton has filed its answer to a complaint by Unknown Worlds cofounders alleging breach of contract. It accuses Charles Cleveland, Adam “Max” McGuire, and Edward “Ted” Gill of prioritizing a $250 million payout over the successful launch of the second-most-wishlisted game on Steam. The company said the veteran developers were fired “to prevent {them] from permanently damaging …

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Vinod Khosla Says Windsurf Founders Left Team ‘Behind’

Vinod Khosla Says Windsurf Founders Left Team ‘Behind’

The founders of Windsurf, the now much-talked-about AI startup, are having a roller coaster couple of weeks. Varun Mohan and Douglas Chen nearly struck a deal to sell the company to OpenAI for $3 billion before it suddenly fell through. Then, the two decamped to Google DeepMind, leaving the rest of the company scrambling. Windsurf’s remaining executives struck a deal with …

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Krafton Extends ‘Subnautica 2’ Bonus Period, Is Sued by Founders – Bloomberg.com

Krafton Extends ‘Subnautica 2’ Bonus Period, Is Sued by Founders  Bloomberg.com Krafton, Inc. vs the former Subnautica 2 lead developers: a timeline of events so far  GamesIndustry.biz The Subnautica 2 Saga Just Keeps Getting Messier As Founders Sue And Publisher Confirms Leaks  Kotaku Ousted Subnautica 2 Leadership ‘Files Lawsuit’ Against Parent Company Krafton as Row Over $250M Bonus Gets Personal  IGN Subnautica 2 studio …

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Google hires Windsurf founders, derailing OpenAI’s $3 billion acquisition

Google hires Windsurf founders, derailing OpenAI’s  billion acquisition

In brief: The founders and top researchers of AI coding startup Windsurf have announced that they will join Google’s DeepMind team, effectively ending OpenAI’s $3 billion bid to purchase the company. Windsurf will remain independent as Google will not be taking a stake and its new licensing deal with the firm is non-exclusive. Sources told Bloomberg that Google agreed to …

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