Mark Cuban

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. MasterClass, the learning platform with a massive library of online courses from A-list celebrities and masters of just about every industry, just welcomed Mark Cuban into the fold. You won’t have to tune in to Shark Tank to receive insider business expertise from the billionaire investor, who just launched a class on business and entrepreneurship on MasterClass.…

January 5, 2024 @ 11:30 AM Mark Cuban is game for a debate with Elon Musk on X over DEI as the two trade barbs on the social media platform. Cuban, the entrepreneur owner of the Dallas Mavericks and star of reality TV show “Shark Tank,” engaged in a debate with Musk on Wednesday which has since continued over their differing positions on DEI initiatives. After Cuban challenged a post from Musk which read: “Discrimination on the basis of race, which DEI does, is literally the definition of racism,” the…

A detailed view of the Dallas Mavericks logo on the court during the fourth quarter in Game Four of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center on May 24, 2022 in Dallas, Texas.Ron Jenkins  | Getty ImagesNews that Miriam Adelson and her family would sell $2 billion in Las Vegas Sands stock to buy a majority stake in the NBA's Dallas Mavericks stunned the sports and gambling worlds alike.After all, Las Vegas is the headquarters of…

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban is selling a majority stake of the Dallas Mavericks to Miriam Adelson and her family, a source familiar with the deal told CNBC.Cuban still owns a stake in the team and will run basketball operations.Adelson is selling $2 billion worth of Las Vegas Sands stock, or roughly 10% of her stake, according to an announcement from the company. The proceeds will be used to buy a professional sports team, the casino company said in a filing Tuesday.Adelson and her family are the largest shareholders…

During his time as CEO from 2000 until 2014, Ballmer was a big proponent of the Surface and led Microsoft away from the smartphone boom—a decision that strained his relationship with founder Bill Gates. Image: Stephen Brashear (Getty Images)Steve Ballmer is really, really excited about toilets. The former CEO of Microsoft and now owner of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team just couldn’t contain himself while offering a construction update on the Intuit Dome, a new basketball arena that is currently under…

Neutral Foods milk containers.Photo courtesy Neutral Foods.As consumers look for ways they can make more climate-conscious purchases, Bill Gates' investment fund on Wednesday announced it is putting more money into Neutral Foods, a company which tracks the greenhouse gas emissions that come from the production of dairy products and buys carbon credits to compensate for those emissions. It's also working with dairy farmers to help them reduce emissions produced on their farms.While electricity and transportation tend to…

Fantasy-sports app Underdog said it has completed a second fundraising round that values the company at $485 million with plans on expanding into the growing sports-betting market in the U.S. Underdog said it raised $35 million in a B round including BlackRock and Acies Investment, the latter a venture-capital firm focused on sports betting and online gambling. Underdog says it intends on expanding from fantasy-sports contests into sports wagering, which has rapidly grown into a more…