Yuri Milner

Tech Billionaires Throw an Oscar Night for Science Nerds

Mike Isaac in Media on December 13, 2013 at 1:30 pm PT

Silicon Valley meets Hollywood glamour.

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Tech Giants Establish $3 Million Prize for Mathematics Scholars

Mike Isaac in General on December 13, 2013 at 8:21 am PT

Mark Zuckerberg and Yuri Milner announced on Thursday evening the establishment of the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics, a set of $3 million awards given to recognize outstanding achievement in the discipline. These are in addition to the Breakthrough Prizes in life sciences and fundamental physics, a set of awards sponsored by Milner, Zuckerberg and other Silicon Valley luminaries, including Sergey Brin and Art Levinson.

Dick Costolo Makes $14,000 a Year in Take-Home Pay

Mike Isaac in Social on October 3, 2013 at 3:21 pm PT

(And another $11 million-plus in stock awards.)

“Luminary” Access Site IfOnly Officially Launches With $3M in Funding From Tech Luminaries

Kara Swisher in Commerce on August 3, 2013 at 12:55 pm PT

Delivering the A-List to the masses?

Jawbone Hires Microsoft’s Mindy Mount as President to Turbocharge Ops

Kara Swisher in Media on May 23, 2013 at 10:00 am PT

A new leader for the high-profile gadget maker.

Science Exchange Raises $3 Million to Help Outsource Experiments

Peter Kafka in News on April 29, 2013 at 11:12 am PT

Airbnb for lab techs and lab equipment? Sure! Union Square and a lot of other boldfaced names are in.

Moon Shot: Earthbound Investor Milner Talks About Origins of the Universe at SXSW

Kara Swisher in News on March 9, 2013 at 9:18 am PT

Well-known Russian digital dude thinks the big thoughts.

Anne Wojcicki of 23andMe on One Million-DNA March and More (Video)

Kara Swisher in Commerce on January 14, 2013 at 3:00 am PT

Can the personal genome company get people to keep spitting for their health?

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Prismatic Banks $15 Million in Venture Capital

Mike Isaac in Social on December 5, 2012 at 10:23 am PT

Social news reading app Prismatic announced a new Series A round of venture funding on Wednesday, banking another $15 million. Participating in the round were Accel Partners, Jim Breyer and Yuri Milner. The Prismatic app is something of a hybrid between Zite, Flipboard and other news apps, using your social channels to personalize the type of news that appears in your feed.