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28-year-old billionaire Austin Russell acquires 82% stake in Forbes
Austin Russell, 28-year-old Chairman and CEO of automotive technology company Luminar Technologies,…
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Elon Musk's rival Austin Russell said Teslas will not become self-driving anytime soon
While Elon Musk has been promising autonomous cars are on the horizon, Austin Russell has made bill…
Grace Kay
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An ex-Tesla lawyer received nearly $30 million to ditch Elon Musk's company for a 27-year-old billionaire's self-driving startup
Alan Prescott left Tesla to join Luminar, a startup developing LIDAR for self-driving cars. The amo…
Grace Kay
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The world's youngest self-made billionaire hopes to power every future self-driving car with a technology that Elon Musk says is 'doomed'
Austin Russell, 25, became the youngest self-made billionaire after taking Luminar, which builds li…
Hillary Hoffower
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An autonomous-vehicle company that uses technology Elon Musk said is 'doomed' went public via SPAC and is up over 110% in 3 days
Luminar's SPAC debut propelled 25-year-old CEO Austin Russell to become one of the world's youngest…
Emily Graffeo
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Trump is furious at Forbes after the publication dropped him from its 400 wealthiest Americans list
The former president lashed at the financial publication after it booted him off of the list that i…
Brent D. Griffiths
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Luminar skyrockets as much as 44% after striking deal with Nvidia for self-driving car technology
Luminar Technologies specializes in long-range Lidar products, with the goal of making widely avail…
Phil Rosen
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There are 7 self-made billionaires under 30 on Forbes' billionaires list this year, and more than half of them are Stanford dropouts
Four of the billionaires on Forbes' list dropped out of Stanford University, and another two gradua…
Marielle Descalsota
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A 26-year-old CEO has been crowned the youngest self-made billionaire on Forbes' annual billionaires list after Kylie Jenner was removed
Austin Russell became a billionaire almost overnight in December when his company, Luminar Technolo…
Grace Kay
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Tesla's top lawyer has left Elon Musk's company for a 26-year-old billionaire's self-driving startup
In 2019, Tesla CEO Elon Musk described the technology Luminar was developing for self-driving cars …
Grace Kay
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Tesla is about to reveal how many cars it sold in the first quarter of 2021 - here's what to expect
Tesla's on track to have another record year, but a brief factory shutdown due to the global microc…
Tim Levin
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10 things in tech you need to know today
Will.i.am designed a smart mask, Goldman Sachs employees are quitting in droves, and Best Buy is ta…
Jordan Parker Erb
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Insider Transportation: SpaceX makes 'final attempt' to clear out Texas villagers for its rocket resort, Rivian's 6-figure salaries, and Luminar's bet on lidar
Plus: a battery recycling venture from a Tesla veteran, Mercedes new plan for an electric future, a…
Alex Davies
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Insider Transportation: EV startups take a new road to public markets, airlines ditch change fees, and more
Plus: The 11 electric vehicle startups with the best shot at becoming the 'next Tesla,' Elon Musk's…
Alex Davies
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F1's hottest young prospect George Russell discusses being more than just a race driver and how he stays focused in the sport's pressure cooker
The current Williams driver was at the center of the most-talked about topic this season but said h…
Sam Cooper
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Meet the 22-year-old college dropout who wants to power every future self-driving car
When he got to Stanford University in 2013, venture capitalist Peter Thiel paid the then-18-year-ol…