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Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave steps down in wake of controversy over his Israel comments

Paddy Cosgrave said his "personal comments have become a distraction from the event, and our team,…

Lakshmi Varanasi,Jyoti Mann   


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Disruptive Technology has made this start-ups event the most important in the world. And unique too! Know how.

Also there were no rules for the font size of the name batch at different conferences. He…

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CEO apologizes for Israel remarks after 4 days of backlash and conference dropouts

After four days of backlash, the founder of Web Summit apologized for "profound hurt" over his comm…

Hasan Chowdhury,Jyoti Mann   


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Sam Altman says tech world 'should be united' in supporting Muslim colleagues

Sam Altman says he appreciates people supporting him and other Jewish workers but that some Muslim …

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More companies pull out of this year's Web Summit amid backlash over cofounder's Israel comments

Several high-profile speakers withdrew from the tech conference over the founder's remarks on Israe…

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A CEO resigned after making remarks on Israel. He's a case study in failing to read the room.

Paddy Cosgrave's exit as Web Summit's CEO illustrates the thorny road for execs who might weigh in …

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A tech investor was fired after making offensive remarks on the Israel-Hamas conflict

Ballenegger was fired after posting on X that the world would be better off without Gaza's populati…

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OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei launches a new consumer tech company and it's literally called Nothing

Pei had left OnePlus in October 2020, a company that he along with Pete Lau founded and grew to …

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10 things in tech you need to know today

We have a leaked recording from an Amazon all-hands meeting, and Saudi Arabia wants to build a floa…

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Carl Pei’s Nothing invites users to invest in the company – $1.5 million worth shares available

Essentially, Nothing wants to involve its users right from the funding stage to product developm…

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A hugely influential Irish tech conference has been forced to deny it's a 'scam'

None of this is true. What is true is that Web Summit is now the most influential gathering of star…

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'Game of Thrones' actor Liam Cunningham just gave a weird press conference about the technology industry

The tech industry is "a bit anarchic right now," but Cunningham is optimistic: "Hopefully the cream…

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Surge, the planet’s largest tech conference, in its 1st edition in India, had really bad network and wi-fi issues

The first Indian edition of the planet’s largest tech conference-Surge- just ended. While almost ev…

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They made a height-adjustable potty for the elders and won the first prize at Surge, the world’s largest tech conference!

The Indian edition of the planet’s largest tech conference ended with Sanchin Bansal, executive cha…

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It's not just you: The Wi-Fi at Web Summit is still terrible

The Irish tech conference had notoriously poor connections in 2014, and the problem clearly hasn't …

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Human to Human: an old-fashioned business idea in a digital age

Technology often dazzles. The thrill of the new or the lure of the shiny app or communications plat…

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I Went On A 4-Hour Mystery Train Ride Across Ireland With Billionaires, Actors And CEOs - Here's What Went Down

The "mystery train" was organized by Paddy Cosgrave, a prominent tech figure in Dublin who organize…