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How a life-threatening allergic reaction led Anna Cobbs to develop world’s first sparkling okra water
A life-threatening allergic reaction at age 20 drove Tulsa entrepreneur Anna Cobb to find a new purpose in creating a clean energy drink. Now, the Rejuvenation CEO has brought the world’s first sparkling okra water to Erewhon shelves. “I had an allergic reaction to a synthetic energy supplement that left me on life support and…
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Giannis Antetokounmpo makes history investing in predictions market company, Kalshi
Basketball star Giannis Antetokounmpo recently expanded his investment portfolio by acquiring...
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15-year-old twin brothers risk $400 on hot dog stand, then it goes viral
15-year-old twin brothers Chazz and Chaze Clemons of Long Beach are growing Glizzy Street,...
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Nigeria to set up Africa’s 1st electric vehicle factory with South Korea’s help
Nigeria is poised to establish what officials are promoting as Africa’s inaugural electric...
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Elon Musk just built the world’s most valuable private company worth over $1 trillion
After merging his artificial intelligence and social media company xAI into his rocket maker SpaceX, Elon Musk has created what is now the world’s most valuable private company. Forbes wrote that...
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Elon Musk becomes first person in history worth $800 billion, here’s how he did it
Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX and Tesla, is now the first person in history whose net worth has exceeded $800 billion, according to Forbes magazine. The rise in his fortune came after his rocket maker...
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Why this Nigerian woman ditched her aviation degree to become an Uber driver
Born in the late 1990s, this go-getter, who only identified herself as Chidinma, grew up with her three siblings in Lagos, Nigeria, and studied Computer Science at the Imo State Polytechnic, where she...
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How Diary of CEO founder hired someone with zero experience just because ‘she thanked the security guard by name’
Steven Bartlett is known as someone who doesn’t follow the rules. In fact, while most podcasters chase big-money deals with media giants, the 33-year-old founder of The Diary of a CEO walked away...
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How Latriece Watkins went from intern at Walmart to President and CEO of its Sam’s Club
Latriece Watkins has stepped into her new position as the newly appointed president and CEO of Sam’s Club, the members-only wholesale chain owned by Walmart Inc., marking a full-circle moment for...
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Rapper T.I. supports Morris Brown College’s growth with $50K donation
Rapper and entrepreneur T.I., real name Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., has extended his support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with a significant donation to Morris Brown College...
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Keith Lee announces first-ever ‘Familee Day’ food festival for underrepresented restaurants
Influential food critic and content creator Keith Lee is launching a multi-day food festival called “Familee Day.” Lee is famous for his viral TikTok food reviews, which have boosted small,...
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‘We all know the struggles’: This HBCU alum has created a simple braiding machine for hairstylists
Chisom Okwor, a Google software engineer and founder, is transforming hair braiding with her new automated handheld braiding device—Braidiant. She told AfroTech, “I started to realize,...
