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Rene Haas

CEO of ARM Holdings since February 2022. American business executive based in California. Previously held executive roles at Nvidia. Vocal critic of US export controls on China.

1 incident
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Revolut

British-Lithuanian fintech company offering banking services, card payments, money transfers, and cryptocurrency trading. Valued at $75 billion in 2025, one of Europe's most valuable fintechs.

fintech
7 incidents
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Richard Liu

Founder and CEO of JD.com, one of China's largest e-commerce companies. Defended 996 work culture, calling anti-996 protesters 'slackers' who 'are not my brothers.'

1 incident
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Richard Stallman

Founder of the Free Software Foundation and GNU Project. Launched the free software movement and created the GNU General Public License. Controversial figure who resigned from FSF in 2019 over comments related to the Epstein case, then was reinstated to the board in 2021 amid widespread community opposition.

7 incidents
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Richard White

Founder and Executive Chairman of WiseTech Global. Stepped down as CEO in October 2024 amid allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate business relationships. Subject of police investigation over share trading.

1 incident
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Rocket Lab

Aerospace manufacturer and launch service provider founded in New Zealand. Operates launch sites in NZ and US. Major US defense contractor with $816M+ in military satellite contracts.

hardwareother
1 incident
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Rockstar North

British video game developer, subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive. Created Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption series. Based in Edinburgh with ~1,658 employees (2024). History of crunch culture controversies and 2025 union-busting allegations.

gaming
5 incidents
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Roelof Botha

CEO of Sequoia Capital, one of the world's most prominent VC firms. Former CFO of PayPal. Led investments in Square, Instagram, YouTube, and many others.

0 incidents
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Ron Conway

Founder of SV Angel. Known as the 'Godfather of Silicon Valley' for early investments in Google, Facebook, Twitter, and PayPal. Prominent Democratic donor and gun control advocate.

2 incidents
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Ryan Dahl

Creator of Node.js and Deno. Founded Deno Land to build a security-first JavaScript runtime. Leading the legal challenge to cancel Oracle's JavaScript trademark, arguing it's a generic term that should belong to the community.

2 incidents
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Safe Superintelligence Inc.

AI safety startup co-founded by Ilya Sutskever after leaving OpenAI. Focused exclusively on building safe superintelligence.

ai
1 incident
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Safra Catz

CEO of Oracle since 2014. Served on Trump's transition team in 2016. Close ally of Larry Ellison and one of the highest-paid female executives in tech.

0 incidents
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Sage Group

British multinational enterprise software company providing accounting, payroll, and HR software for small and medium businesses. One of only two tech stocks in the FTSE 100.

enterprise
2 incidents
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Salesforce

Cloud-based CRM and enterprise software company. One of the largest software companies globally. Also owns Heroku, Slack, and Tableau.

enterprisecloud
10 incidents
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Sam Altman

CEO of OpenAI. Former president of Y Combinator. Key figure in the AI industry and prominent tech executive.

17 incidents
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Samsung Electronics

South Korean multinational electronics corporation, one of the world's largest technology companies. Major producer of semiconductors, smartphones, displays, and consumer electronics.

hardware
7 incidents
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SAP

German enterprise software company, one of the world's largest providers of business software including ERP, CRM, and enterprise data management solutions.

enterprise
4 incidents
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Satya Nadella

CEO of Microsoft since 2014. Transformed the company's focus toward cloud computing and AI, leading the OpenAI partnership.

8 incidents
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Saudi Arabian Government

Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). Known for Vision 2030 tech investment push alongside documented human rights concerns including the Khashoggi murder, surveillance of dissidents, and restrictions on speech and press freedom.

0 incidents
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Scale AI

AI data infrastructure company providing data labeling and annotation services, valued at $14 billion. Operates Remotasks platform for outsourced data labeling.

ai
1 incident
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Sea Limited

Singapore-based tech conglomerate. Parent company of Shopee (e-commerce), Garena (gaming), and SeaMoney (fintech). Public company on NYSE. Has faced securities litigation and multiple layoff rounds.

ecommercegamingfintech
1 incident
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Sebastian Siemiatkowski

Co-founder and CEO of Klarna. Known for aggressive AI adoption strategy that reduced workforce by 40%. Publicly admitted AI-driven cuts 'went too far'.

2 incidents
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Sequoia Capital

American venture capital firm founded in 1972 by Don Valentine. One of the most prominent VC firms in Silicon Valley, known for early investments in Apple, Google, Cisco, Oracle, YouTube, Instagram, and many other major tech companies.

fintech
5 incidents
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Sergey Brin

Co-founder of Google and former president of Alphabet. Returned to active work at Google in 2022 to lead AI development on the Gemini project. Major philanthropist focused on Parkinson's research and climate change.

4 incidents
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ServiceNow

Enterprise cloud computing platform for IT service management, operations management, and business workflow automation.

enterprisecloud
1 incident
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Shantanu Narayen

CEO of Adobe since 2007. Attended Trump White House Diwali event in October 2025 and praised Trump's leadership.

0 incidents
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Sheryl Sandberg

Former COO of Meta/Facebook (2008-2022). Author of 'Lean In'. Left Meta amid content moderation controversies. Now focused on philanthropy.

13 incidents
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Shopify

Canadian e-commerce platform enabling businesses to create online stores. Founded in 2006 by Tobias Lütke, headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario.

5 incidents
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Shou Chew

CEO of TikTok since 2021. Singaporean business executive, previously CFO of ByteDance. Attended Trump's 2025 inauguration.

0 incidents
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Shuntaro Furukawa

President of Nintendo since 2018. Sixth president in Nintendo's history. Under his leadership, Nintendo avoided mass layoffs during 2024 gaming industry downturn and increased employee compensation.

0 incidents
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Signal Foundation

Nonprofit organization developing the Signal encrypted messaging app. Created by Moxie Marlinspike and funded by WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton. Operates the Signal Protocol used by billions.

cybersecurity
5 incidents
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Sir Peter Beck

Founder, CEO and Chairman of Rocket Lab. Knighted in 2024 for services to aerospace industry. Active investor in NZ startups. Company named 2025 Deloitte Top 200 Company of the Year.

0 incidents
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Sir Philip Hulme

Co-founder of Computacenter and major shareholder. Knighted in 2020 for services to business and charity. Significant political donor to Conservative Party and Reform UK.

2 incidents
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Slack

Enterprise messaging and collaboration platform. Acquired by Salesforce in 2021 for $27.7 billion.

enterprise
8 incidents
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Smiling Mind

Australian nonprofit providing 100% free mindfulness and meditation app with 700+ sessions. True nonprofit model with 12-year track record of making mental wellness accessible without monetizing user data.

healthcare
1 incident
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Snap Inc.

Parent company of Snapchat. Led by co-founder Evan Spiegel. Known for taking stronger stance against Trump than competitors, permanently banning his account in 2021.

social
11 incidents
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SoftBank Group

Japanese multinational conglomerate holding company. Major investor in tech companies through Vision Fund, with investments in OpenAI, Arm, and previously WeWork. Parent company of SoftBank Corp (telecom) and majority owner of Arm Holdings.

fintechtelecomai
5 incidents
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Softcat

UK IT infrastructure solutions provider and reseller. Listed on FTSE 250. Known for workplace awards but faces scrutiny over gender pay gap. First FTSE 250 company to receive SBTi 5-star status for climate targets.

enterprise
2 incidents
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Solomon Hykes

Creator of Docker, which revolutionized software deployment with containerization. Left Docker in 2018 and co-founded Dagger, a programmable CI/CD engine. Maintains low public profile focused on technical work.

1 incident
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Sony Group Corporation

Japanese multinational conglomerate. Divisions include Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Music, and consumer electronics. Named one of World's Most Ethical Companies for six consecutive years through 2024.

gamingmediahardware
3 incidents
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SpaceX

Aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company founded by Elon Musk. Operates Falcon rockets, Dragon spacecraft, and Starlink satellite internet. Major NASA and DoD contractor.

hardwareother
20 incidents
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Spotify

Swedish audio streaming platform, the world's largest music streaming service with over 600 million users. Also hosts podcasts including The Joe Rogan Experience.

media
14 incidents
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Spring Health

AI-powered mental health benefits platform using machine learning to match patients to effective treatments. Founded at Yale University, reached $3.3B valuation. CEO April Koh was youngest woman to lead multibillion-dollar startup at age 29.

aihealthcare
0 incidents
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Stability AI

AI company known for Stable Diffusion image generation model. Founded by Emad Mostaque, who resigned in March 2024 amid controversy. Faced multiple copyright lawsuits.

ai
2 incidents
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Starling Bank

British digital challenger bank offering mobile banking services. Founded by Anne Boden, who resigned in 2023. Known for app-based banking and SME lending. Fined £29M by FCA in 2024 for AML failures.

fintech
4 incidents
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Steve Huffman

Co-founder and CEO of Reddit. Has led the company through IPO in 2024 and controversial API pricing changes.

2 incidents
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Steve Wozniak

Co-founder of Apple Computer with Steve Jobs in 1976. Known for designing the Apple I and Apple II computers. Has donated the majority of his wealth to charitable causes, primarily in education. Active commentator on technology and AI ethics.

2 incidents
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Stewart Butterfield

Co-founder of Slack (CEO until 2022) and Flickr. Hosted fundraiser for Kamala Harris. Major supporter of abortion rights and racial justice causes.

5 incidents
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Stripe

Online payment processing platform. Founded by Irish brothers Patrick and John Collison. Suspended Trump campaign payments after Jan 6, 2021.

fintech
16 incidents
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Sun Fang

CEO of XMind, a mind mapping software company. Implemented strict no-overtime policies and publicly argued that creativity requires work-life balance rather than long hours.

1 incident