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A prominent venture capitalist’s Islamophobic posts stir outrage among Middle Eastern and Muslim tech founders

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Some Muslim and Middle Eastern tech founders and leaders are among people protesting a prominent venture capitalist’s recent comments blasting New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. They say when Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire called Mamdani an “Islamist” who “comes from a culture that lies about everything”

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Astronomer chief people officer, Kristin Cabot, resigns after viral Coldplay video

By Luciana Lopez, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Kristin Cabot, the chief people officer of Astronomer, has resigned, the company confirmed to CNN Thursday. The resignation comes after Cabot, who oversaw the organization’s human resources, and Andy Byron, the then-chief executive of the New York-based tech company, were spotted embracing at a Coldplay concert earlier

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It’s a back-to-school shopping spree as families rush to beat tariffs

By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — Back-to-school shopping is already under way. And this year’s essential: avoiding tariffs. Two-thirds of Americans with school-aged children started shopping for the upcoming school year in July, the earliest on record, according to a new survey from the National Retail Federation. Families, concerned that President Donald Trump’s

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