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CNBC reveals the 2018 Disruptor 50 list, identifying start-ups on the cutting edge of huge consumer, technology and business shifts — and already worth billions. » Read More
By: Eric Rosenbaum
Consumer DNA genetic-testing kits are a booming business, and the biggest risk isn't necessarily uncovering a health scare; it's what these companies may do with your genetic data. » Read More |
By: Brandon Gomez, CNBC news associate
Uber removed a NYC driver's access to its app after he kicked a lesbian couple out of his car for kissing. Now the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission suspended the driver's taxi license, pending an investigation. » Read More |
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Shares of Dutch fintech firm and PayPal rival Adyen surged nearly 90 percent on their first day of trade Wednesday in Amsterdam. » Read More |
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High-profile successful start-ups say attracting top talent has gotten easier. But For the average small business, finding great talent is still their No. 1 problem.
CNBC reveals the methodology behind the 2018 Disruptor 50 list, identifying the start-ups thinking big about monumental consumer and business shifts.
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Microsoft vice president Nat Friedman will assume the role of GitHub CEO,taking over for the developer platform's founder Chris Wanstrath, who stepped down 10 months ago.
Elon Musk's Boring Company plans to create mass transit tunnels under Los Angeles. Residents fear damaged homes and earthquakes, but Musk has the support of LA Mayor Eric Garcetti for this 'risk-taking' venture.
The biggest challenge of landing on the CNBC Disruptor 50 list isn't coming up with a game-changing idea. It's transitioning from a fast-moving start-up into a sustainable business that plays by the rules.
Jim Cramer sits down with Indigo Agriculture CEO David Perry to see how the CNBC Disruptor is overhauling age-old farming traditions.
Whether or not Crowdstrike's cloud-based endpoint security platform will be snatched up by Google or Amazon remains to be seen, but co-founder and CEO George Kurtz said "it certainly could be."
SpaceX has upended the rocket industry, making founder Elon Musk the world's most disruptive space pioneer.
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When Spotify went public in a direct listing in April, it skirted Wall Street. Is that an adaptable model for other unicorns lining up for an IPO?
Luis von Anh, Duolingo founder and CEO, talks about revolutionizing language education with free software.
Anne Wojcicki, Co-founder & CEO of 23 & Me, discusses her company's next big thing and its place on the Disruptor 50.
CNBC's Julia Boorstin reveals the top private companies transforming the economy and changing an industry.
Jim Cramer hears from Rent the Runway co-founder and CEO Jennifer Hyman about how her company is revolutionizing retail.
SoFi CEO Anthony Noto says the "modern finance" company wants members to be able to invest in cryptocurrency as soon as 2019.
The CNBC Disruptor 50 companies in 2018 have women CEO and female founder representation far above what is typical in Silicon Valley.
Gwynne Shotwell was a teenager when she met a woman working as a mechanical engineer. She said this female role model is why she came to be where she is today.
About CNBC Disruptor 50
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