TuSimple CEO and co-founder fired by board over ties to Chinese startup Hydron

TuSimple co-founder Xiaodi Hou was fired from his CEO, president and CTO posts by the autonomous trucking company’s board, according to a securities filing Monday. Hou, who co-founded TuSimple in 2015 with Mo Chen, was also removed from his position as chairman of the board and member of the board’s government security committee. The firing came…

Calm, cool, collected: The benefits of adopting a slow-work mindset

From TV shows like Succession to billionaire executives bragging about their 100-hour workweeks, the always-on, must-succeed-at-all-cost attitude is celebrated everywhere you look. Luckily (and maybe inevitably), the tide is turning. Employees and companies are putting more of an emphasis on working mindfully and expending energy at a sustainable level. At Slack, we’re encouraging both our…

Trump asks the Supreme Court to keep his taxes secret after lower courts ordered him to turn the records over

Donald Trump at a rally in Minden, Nevada, on October 8, 2022. Newly released footage shows Trump complaining about his popularity with American Jews. José Luis Villegas/AP Former President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Monday to keep his taxes secret after lower federal courts ordered him to turn the records over.  Trump filed…

Putin’s rumored god-daughter, who fled Russia, said she could be ‘in big trouble’ and was cut off from friends and family

A file photo of Ksenia Sobchak. Ben A. Pruchnie/Stringer via Getty Images A prominent Russian media star who fled the country posted saying she is in “big trouble.” Ksenia Sobchak, who has family ties to Putin, was confirmed last week as being in Lithuania.  She has since posted about a media backlash and said she…