Monthly Archives: October 2022

These Latino entrepreneurs are creating opportunity

Google for Startups is on a mission to support a global startup community that is inclusive, accessible, and equitable—not only because it is the right thing to do, but because diversity drives innovation and opportunity. The founders we support through programs like the Google for Startups Latino Founders Fundare often using their unique perspectives to…

Peloton’s CEO doesn’t understand why people aren’t happier he laid off 500 people

It hasn’t been a good day for the company. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge This morning’s news that Peloton is cutting 12 percent of its workforce doesn’t immediately read as a promising sign for the beleaguered smart fitness company. But in a memo sent to employees on Thursday afternoon, CEO Barry McCarthy…

Biden pardons thousands of marijuana offenses, urging governors to do the same

Image: White House / Flickr In an official presidential statement on Thursday, President Joe Biden pardoned all federal offenses of simple marijuana possession and said that his administration plans to review whether marijuana should still be classified as a Schedule I drug like heroin, LSD, and ecstasy. More than 6,500 people in the District of…