Former top intel official says to nix Forbes saleAustin Russell, founder of self-driving car tech company Luminar, is putting in $10 million of his own money to ultimately control an 82 percent share of Forbes. Russell, founder of self-driving car tech company Luminar, is putting in $10 million of his own money to ultimately control an 82 percent share of Forbes. There’s even a picture of him seated next to Russian President VLADIMIR PUTIN during a 2014 event in St. Petersburg. MAGOMED MUSAEV, the owner of Forbes Russia, helped bring Russell into the deal. BILL HANKES, Forbes’ spokesperson, fiercely pushed back on any insinuation that the outlet would be controlled by foreign powers.

Source: Forbes August 10, 2023 22:59 UTC