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How we access information on the internet is all thanks to Google founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. But do they still own a piece of the company they created? In this article, we’ll explore how much of Google the founders still own today. We’ll also explore the history of their involvement with Google since […]

Have you ever wondered how much of NVIDIA the company’s CEO, Jensen Huang, actually owns? With NVIDIA being one of the top technology companies in the world, it’s understandable why one would be curious about this. In this article, we’ll break down the numbers on how much of NVIDIA Jensen Huang actually owns, highlight some […]

Key Points: Tobias Lutke is the founder of Shopify, an innovative e-commerce platform that allows point-of-sale systems and online retailers to access a slew of helpful services. Before Shopify was created, the duo Tobias Lutke and Scott Lake founded Snowdevil, a one-stop snowboard shop for winter sports enthusiasts like themselves. Shopify utilized the same Ruby […]

Key Points Ashton Kutcher is an American actor, model, and entrepreneur born in 1978. He is most famous for his role as Michael Kelso, the dorky jock on the sitcom That ’70s Show. He also has a portfolio of startups, including Neighborly, ResearchGate, and Lemonade. As an Ashton Kutcher fan, you may think you know […]

Key Points: Jensen Huang is the Taiwanese-American business magnate-turned-billionaire known best for co-founding the Nvidia Corporation. Huang worked at Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. from 1984 to 1985, tasked with the designing and engineering of microprocessors. Huang and company’s use of video game consoles for faster, more graphics-heavy computing helped Nvidia secure a contract from Microsoft […]

Key Points Linus Torvalds is a software engineer born in 1969. He is most famous for creating the Linux Operating System in 2001. Linus Torvalds is also the original author of Git, another open-source software, this time for distributed version control. It was released in 2005. Linus Benedict Torvalds is a Finnish-American software engineer. He […]

Key Points Larry Page is an American entrepreneur and computer scientist born in 1973. He is most famous for co-founding Google. He also co-invented PageRank, a search algorithm that gives Google its power. Larry Page, One of Google’s Co-founders, has made quite a remarkable living as a business magnate, a computer scientist, and an internet […]

Key Points Starlink is “space-based” internet. It uses satellites to provide internet to remote places. The network is already the most comprehensive satellite internet in the world. Starlink is more expensive than most types of internet. In a recent podcast interview on the Full Send Podcast, Elon Musk discusses something that sounds straight out of […]

Key Points Elon Musk wants to colonize marks because he wants the preservation of the Human Race. Musk wants to be prepared for that inevitability. Part of the process of colonizing Mars is terraforming. Elon Musk is well-known for his memes, crazy ideas, and massively successful companies. In a recent interview on the Full Send […]

Key Points: Elon Musk is one of the richest men in the world and owns Tesla, Starlink, SpaceX, Twitter and other successful companies. Musk has sold all of his luxurious homes to re-locate to a $50,000 pre-fab home close to SpaceX in Texas. Musk seems to be considering changing the name of his new street […]

Key Points: The Fermi Paradox states that when considering how long the Universe has been around, the odds of aliens existing are extremely high. The Great Filter is one of the potential reasons that explain the Fermi paradox. It basically states that even if life exists, it would require a high level of advancement to […]

Key Points Elon Musk opened up about his business and personal life in a recent podcast interview. Musk talks about the house parties that he used to have pre-Covid. Musk mentions that he hasn’t really thrown a big party in recent years. In a recent podcast interview, Elon Musk opened up about his business and […]

Key Points: Alfred Smee published a series of books pioneering the topic of electro-biology. While working at the Bank of England, Smee developed a new long-lasting writing ink suitable for banknotes, and created the precise printing method for cheques and banknotes to prevent damage or splitting. Legend has it that Alfred Smee was the first […]

Key Points Albert Ludlum was an American engineer and inventor born in 1867. He is most famous for a calculator that he invented in 1887 called The Adding and Writing Machine. He also held patents in the dredging and mining industries. Who was Albert C. Ludlum?  Born in 1867, Albert C. Ludlum was an American […]

Key Points: Elon Musk is aware that he shouldn’t travel to Russia after his company, Starlink, has been helping to supply Ukraine with internet during the Russian invasion. Musk brought up the hypocrisy of the federal government working to release American athlete, Brittany Griner, from a Russian prison for possession of THC cartridges when so […]

Key Points: Elon Musk has been helping the people of Ukraine by giving them access to Starlink during the war. Essentially, Elon helped thwart Russia’s plans to cut Ukraine’s internet access off as a country Tesla, Musk’s EV company, is not shipping cars to Russia at this time. Musk is currently launching dozens of satellites […]

Key Points Elon Musk moved from California to Texas to be close to the Austin Gigafactory. Musk also decided on the move due to rising tensions with California lawmakers. Additionally, SpaceX’s Starship Program began in the Texas area so that may also be a reason for the move. Elon Musk is fast becoming one of […]

Key Points Although he was born in Indiana, Brainard’s love of adventure led him to California, where he decided to settle. He occupied quite a few roles in his time. He was a business manager, then an agricultural company manager, before starting his own concern. In 1888, he became Folsom State Prison Secretary and worked […]

Key Points Athanasius Kircher was a Germa scholar born in 1602. He is most famous for inventing a new way of deciphering hieroglyphics, which he named The llullistic Method . He had several other inventions, including a projector and a megaphone. Who was Athanasius Kircher? Athanasius Kircher was a German Jesuit scholar and polymath who […]

Key Points: Besides adding machines, Stark created inventions from several industries. His second adding machine had a finger-key representing each numbered digit. The nine key was actually a fixed key. The American Andrew Stark (1852-1920) from Chicago was a prolific inventor from the late 1800s and early 1900s. He was a holder of quite a […]

Key Points: Alonzo Johnson, a machinist from Springfield, Massachusetts, is a holder of two U.S. patents for calculating devices. The second calculating device was a brass, wood, and steel device used to add numbers up to 99. House also held patents for a nut lock, a spindle fastener machine for slitting lock nuts, car brakes, […]

Key Points Aaron Hatfield was an American inventor and watchmaker who was born in Pennsylvania in 1819. Aaron Hatfield was most famous for his disc-shaped adding machine. He also invented several other devices, including pruning shears and a bag holder. Aaron Hatfield married, had two children, and died in 1898. Who is Aaron Hatfield? Aaron […]

Key Point Dr. Alexander John Thompson was a statistician. Dr. A. J. Thompson started his table of logarithms project in 1922. Dr. A. J. Thompson entered the civil service where he served in several governments. Who was Dr. Alexander John Thompson? Dr. Alexander John Thompson was a statistician born in 1885 in Plaistow, Essex, England. […]

Key Points: Netflix is a great example of a innovative tech company that was able to pivot successfully with changes in the entertainment industry. Hastings was able to sell his company Pure Atria and then turn that sale into his investment into co-founding Netflix. Netflix was a pioneer in niche of movie and show rentals. […]