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From New Year’s Eve in Times Square to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and Halloween on Sixth Avenue, Michael Laino’s companies build the floats, stages and lights behind New York’s biggest moments. This Halloween, he gave the city’s event makers a float of their own.
The Flagship Pioneering founder studied at McGill and MIT, started his first company in 1987 and now chairs Moderna’s board. In October, Forbes ranked him No. 17 on its list of America’s greatest living optimists.
The agency granted accelerated approval on Oct. 30 to a treatment for a rare airway disease. Inovio says it is the first FDA-approved DNA medicine.
He bought a small trade newsletter in 1972 with $5,000 borrowed from his sister, then turned a free wine-shop paper into a glossy magazine, his publications reported.
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Healthcare · Lead story · FoundedThe Flagship Pioneering founder studied at McGill and MIT, started his first company in 1987 and now chairs Moderna’s board. In October, Forbes ranked him No. 17 on its list of America’s greatest living optimists.
The Flagship Pioneering founder studied at McGill and MIT, started his first company in 1987 and now chairs Moderna’s board. In October, Forbes ranked him No. 17 on its list of America’s greatest living optimists.
The agency granted accelerated approval on Oct. 30 to a treatment for a rare airway disease. Inovio says it is the first FDA-approved DNA medicine.
HHS said on Wednesday, Oct. 28, that it will not take enforcement action when small compounding pharmacies make six peptides the FDA has not approved.
By his account, Hosein grew a medical-device territory from $200,000 to $12 million before a turn through nightlife and a return to healthcare.
The Rocket and Bedrock founder pledged the money to a new nonprofit that will own the RenCen. The plan seeks nearly $548 million in public support that Detroit City Council has yet to approve.
She told the European Central Bank’s Governing Council on Thursday, Oct. 29, that she will leave about nine months before her term ends, the bank said.
The managing partner of Eagle Feather Capital Partners told Richie Hosein his firm secured a 45% stake in an Arizona mine, a deal 1NFLUENC3 hasn’t verified.
Fed Governor Lisa Cook and Beth Hammack, president of the Cleveland Fed, dissented in favor of a quarter-point hike on Wednesday, Oct. 28, the Fed said.
The ₦2.15 trillion (about $1.6 billion) offer priced shares at ₦525 each; Reuters reported orders of about 3 times the target, but official figures aren’t out yet.
Other billionaires pushed the Anduril founder to leave in “solidarity.” On Monday, Oct. 26, he said he’s staying, and that the ballot measure would tax founders’ control of their companies, TechCrunch reported.
At the World Economic Forum in Davos in January, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO told BlackRock’s Larry Fink that electricity, not chips, now limits how fast AI can spread.
Meta announced its biggest stock raise ever on Monday, Oct. 26, to pay for AI data centers. A day later it upsized the plan, Reuters reported.
CEO Dario Amodei and six co-founders each pledged 80% of their Anthropic shares to charity. The S-1 filing says the pledges can be changed.
From New Year’s Eve in Times Square to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and Halloween on Sixth Avenue, Michael Laino’s companies build the floats, stages and lights behind New York’s biggest moments. This Halloween, he gave the city’s event makers a float of their own.
He bought a small trade newsletter in 1972 with $5,000 borrowed from his sister, then turned a free wine-shop paper into a glossy magazine, his publications reported.
Gaga took over as CEO of her beauty brand on Thursday, Oct. 29, according to The Business of Fashion. Co-founder Ben Jones left in October.
The first Future Reality AI Film Festival drew 1,762 films from more than 60 countries and held its awards night at Village East by Angelika on Sunday, Oct. 25.
The host said in a video on Wednesday, Oct. 28, that the 2026-27 season will be his last at the studio desk. He is staying in TV, NBA.com reports.
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4–1 in Game 5 on Wednesday, Oct. 28. It is the first World Series title in team history, according to AP.
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