An animated Mark Zuckerberg was seen flapping his arms frantically as he honed his hydrofoiling skills in Hawaii over the weekend, before wiping out in spectacular fashion.
This is the second time in just over a month that the 36-year-old Facebook founder has been seen frollicing in the water on his $12,000 Efoil board, which allows users to glide above the water of speeds up to 25mph.
Dressed in a black wetsuit, dark life preserver and a red helmet, the billionaire appeared to be in high spirits as he attempted to get to grips with his water toy, while being towed along by a small boat.
Zuckerberg also appeared eased up on the amount of sunscreen he applied to his face, having drawn comparisons to the Joker, Queen Elizabeth I and Pennywise the Clown, when he was snapped out on the waves in July slathered in white lotion.
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An animated Mark Zuckerberg was filmed flapping his arms frantically as he honed his hydrofoil skills in Hawaii over the weekend
While the Facebook CEO appeared more composed than the last time he was spotted hitting the waves last month, the 36-year-old did wipe out on at least one occasion
Dressed in a black wetsuit, dark life preserver and a red helmet, the billionaire appeared to be in high spirits as he attempted to get to grips with his water toy, while being towed along by a small boat
Zuckerberg also appeared to have toned down the amount of sunscreen he applied to his face
He drew comparisons to the Joker, Queen Elizabeth I and Pennywise the Clown, when he was snapped out on the waves in July slathered in white lotion
Video of Zuckerberg’s latest hydrofoil outing shows the razor-focused CEO balancing cautiously as he attempts to catch the surf off the shore of Kauai, frenetically waving his arms.
The 36-year-old’s skills appear to have improved significantly since he was last filmed out on the board in November, where he took a spectacular tumble as a county lifeguard and paddle-boarding champion Mariko Strickland Lum watched on laughing as she filmed the fail.
He did wipe out on the board on at least one occasion this weekend but appeared to take the fumble in his stride, getting straight up and immediately heading back out on the water.
Zuckerberg picked up hydrofoiling as hobby in Hawaii earlier this summer.
Along with his wife Priscilla, the couple own an enormous amount of land in the Aloha State. Zuckerberg reportedly paid $100 million for multiple properties along the North Shore of Kauai back in 2014, and another $45 million for additional property in 2017.
In addition to his developing surfing skills, Zuckerberg has had plenty to smile about of late with Forbes reporting the Facebook founder’s net worth has skyrocketed 87 percent since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Between March 18 and November 17, Zuckerberg’s wealth grew by $47.8 billion, from $54.7 billion to $102.4 billion, as millions nationwide . The tech tycoon has benefitted from his companies’ soaring stock prices as the coronavirus crisis has boosted business.
Zuckerberg was also taking a tumble this time out, will the board slipping beneath him as a wave crept in behind him
He appeared to take the fumble in his stride, getting straight up and immediately heading back out on the water
Video of Zuckerberg’s latest hydrofoil outing shows the razor-focused CEO balancing cautiously as he attempts to catch the surf off the shore of Kauai
Zuckerberg’s skills appear to have improved significantly since he was last filmed out on the board in November
He took a spectacular tumble last month as a county lifeguard and paddle-boarding champion Mariko Strickland Lum watched on laughing as they filmed the fail
The billionaire went viral in July when he was snapped with his face completely covered in white lotion
The images of Zuckerberg have surfaced just hours after a new report revealed that he reportedly threatened to end Facebook’s investment into the UK amid fears the country was ‘anti-tech’.
Minutes of a private meeting between Zuckerberg and Britain’s then-culture secretary, Matt Hancock, in Paris also show the site’s co-founder was ‘worried about the tone’ of the Government policy.
This included the Internet Safety Strategy, which was drawn up to provide a ‘comprehensive response’ to cyberbullying.
The meeting between Zuckerberg and Hancock took place in May 2018 and details of it were published following a two-year Freedom of Information battle by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.
A week before the meeting at the VivaTech conference, Hancock said new laws would be introduced to tackle the internet’s ‘wild west’ and make Britain the ‘safest place in the world’ to be online.
Documents show although Zuckerberg ‘supported UK Government policy (including regulation of the internet) he was worried about tone’.
They said: ‘Matt explained that he wanted to use the decision to legislate as a new beginning for UK Government relationships with the platforms – now the decision was public, the tone can shift from threatening regulation to encouraging collaborative working to ensure legislation is proportionate and innovation-friendly.
‘He explained that he wanted increased dialogue with [Zuckerberg]so he can bring forward the message that he has support from Facebook at the highest level.’
The document shows Facebook had to be ‘explicitly assure[d]… that we were after a positive meeting and wouldn’t simply demand [Zuckerberg] attended the select committee’.
Zuckerberg declined several invitations to appear at parliamentary committees looking into fake news, instead sending other executives from the social network.
The minutes said: ‘[Zuckerberg] spoke of an anti-tech UK Government and said he jokes about adding the UK as the only country in the world he will not visit… [Zuckerberg] said the UK is the obvious territory in Europe for them to invest in, but they are now considering looking elsewhere.’
Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla own an enormous amount of land on Hawaii
Zuckerberg reportedly paid $100 million for multiple properties along the North Shore of Kauai back in 2014, and another $45 million for additional property in 2017
Zuckerberg has had plenty to smile about of late, with Forbes reporting the Facebook founder’s net worth has skyrocketed 87 percent since the coronavirus pandemic began
Hold on tight: to operated the $12,000 remote-controlled Efoil board, it must be towed behind a boat
This is the second time in just over a month that the 36-year-old Facebook founder has been seen frollicing on the board
Earlier this week, Facebook was sued by the Justice Department alleging that the company’s recruiting and hiring practices discriminated against Americans in favor of immigrants on temporary work visas.
The lawsuit announced on Thursday accuses Facebook of reserving over 2,600 positions paying an average of roughly $156,000 for temporary visa holders from January 2018 to September 2019.
‘The Department of Justice’s lawsuit alleges that Facebook engaged in intentional and widespread violations of the law, by setting aside positions for temporary visa holders instead of considering interested and qualified U.S. workers,’ said Assistant Attorney General Eric S. Dreiband of the Civil Rights Division in a statement.
‘Our message to all employers — including those in the technology sector — is clear: you cannot illegally prefer to recruit, consider, or hire temporary visa holders over U.S. workers,’ he added.
In a statement to DailyMail.com, a Facebook spokesman said: ‘Facebook has been cooperating with the DOJ in its review of this issue and while we dispute the allegations in the complaint, we cannot comment further on pending litigation.’
The lawsuit alleges that Facebook employed tactics that routinely preferred temporary visa holders, including H-1B visa holders, for certain jobs.
Facebook ‘channeled’ jobs to visa holders by avoiding advertising on its careers website, accepting only physically mailed applications for some posts, or refusing to consider US workers at all, according to the suit.
As a result, Facebook received zero or one U.S. worker applicants for 99.7 percent of the jobs in question, while comparable positions at Facebook that were publicly advertised typically attracted 100 or more applicants each, the department said.
‘Not only do Facebook’s alleged practices discriminate against U.S. workers, they have adverse consequences on temporary visa holders by creating an employment relationship that is not on equal terms,’ the DOJ said in a statement.
‘Such temporary visa holders often have limited job mobility and thus are likely to remain with their company until they can adjust status, which for some can be decades,’ the department added.
It appeared Mariko Strickland Lum (left) was accompanying Zuckerberg in the water. The paddle-boarding champion was snapped with him in the waters in November also
The images of Zuckerberg have surfaced just hours after a new report revealed that he reportedly threatened to end Facebook’s investment into the UK amid fears the country was ‘anti-tech’
Earlier this week, Facebook was also sued by the Justice Department alleging that the company’s recruiting and hiring practices discriminated against Americans in favor of immigrants on temporary work visas
The lawsuit announced on Thursday accuses Facebook of reserving over 2,600 positions paying an average of roughly $156,000 for temporary visa holders from January 2018 to September 2019
Facebook’s market cap has jumped 61.4 percent since the pandemic began to a high of $237.20. The surge has increased Zuckerberg’s net worth by a staggering 46 percent, to $80 billion
The lawsuit was filed just two days after a US federal judge blocked rule changes ordered by President Donald Trump that made it harder for people outside the country to get H1-B skilled-worker visas.
US District Court Judge Jeffrey White granted a motion to set aside two rules by the Departments of Labor and Homeland Security that would have compelled companies to pay H1-B visa workers higher wages and restricted job types that qualify for the visas.
The US Chamber of Commerce, the Bay Area Council in Facebook’s home state of California and others had sued the Department of Homeland Security arguing that the changes rushed new restrictions through without a proper public review process.
Silicon Valley tech firms prize skilled worker visas, using them to import engineers and other highly-trained talent, often from Asia.
Facebook uses hiring practices standard in Silicon Valley, and US prosecutors were also eyeing other tech firms regarding H1-B visas employment, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Separately, federal regulators and US states are poised to hit Facebook with antitrust cases, according to multiple reports on Thursday, amid concerns that its practice of buying up rivals has harmed competition.
The company said earlier this year its executives were fielding questions from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on an antitrust fact-finding mission.
The FTC declined to comment Thursday on reports in multiple US outlets including The New York Times and Washington Post that it is likely to file an antitrust suit against the social media giant.
An FTC review of acquisitions dating back to 2010 could potentially ‘unwind’ some of the company’s deals.
Facebook is the leading internet social network, reaching close to three billion people worldwide with its core platform, along with Instagram and messaging services WhatsApp and Messenger.