Billionaire Trevor Milton – who founded electric truck film Nikola – is charged with fraud

BREAKING NEWS: Billionaire Trevor Milton – who founded electric truck firm Nikola – is charged with three counts of fraud for ‘misleading investors and lying about nearly ALL aspects of the business’ Trevor Milton was charged with three counts of making false and misleading statements Thursday It is claimed he lied to investors about his … Read more

Bitcoin tycoons who founded Blockchain.com are worth hundreds of millions

Three Bitcoin tycoons who founded Blockchain.com are believed to be worth hundreds of millions after their cryptocurrency firm was valued at £3.8billion. Founders Peter Smith, Nicolas Cary and Ben Reeves are thought to have kept considerable stakes in the company, which monitors crypto transactions and traces its beginnings to a ‘small, crowded’ two-bedroom flat in … Read more

The miserly, feuding former German PoW brothers who founded Aldi

The opening of a new supermarket in the Birmingham suburb of Stechford nearly 31 years ago unfolded with neither fanfare nor razzmatazz. There were no adverts to speak of, not even an ‘opening soon’ sign hanging outside. Cosseted by the comfortable embrace of familiarity (Tesco, Sainsbury’s et al), shoppers greeted this new retail arrival, with … Read more

Marcus Rashford signs with Jay-Z founded sports agency Roc Nation

REVEALED: Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford signs with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation agency… the company that played supporting role in helping him force Prime Minister Boris Johnson into U-turn over free meals for children Marcus Rashford took on the government in his fight for free meals for kids during the summer holidays Manchester United star forced … Read more

GUY WALTERS: How the woke Guardian newspaper was founded with a fortune linked to cotton 

Of the many outraged voices amid the Black Lives Matter protests, few have been more prominent or persistent than The Guardian newspaper. As statues are torn down and long-established companies take to their corporate knees in apology, the paper and its columnists have been vociferous in calling on Britain and its institutions to acknowledge and … Read more

Utah government suspends contract with data collection company founded by ‘former KKK member’

The Utah Attorney General’s Office and multiple law enforcement agencies across the state have suspended their contracts with a surveillance company after reports that its founder had previously been a member of the Ku Klux Klan. The company, Banjo.io, uses AI to analyze GPS data, images and video scrapped from social media posts, surveillance cameras, … Read more

Death of Labour peer James Gordon at 83 was caused by coronavirus, says radio station he founded

Death of Labour peer James Gordon – Lord Gordon of Strathblane – at 83 was caused by coronavirus, says radio station he founded The former broadcaster died at the age of 83 on Tuesday, announced his family Labour peer is said to have died from coronavirus at Glasgow Royal Infirmary  In a statement, his family … Read more