May 20, 2025

Billionaire founder of Luminar replaced as CEO following ethics inquiry

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Austin Russell, who became a billionaire after his lidar startup Luminar went public, appears to be out as CEO, according to the company’s board. Luminar’s board announced Wednesday — the same day of its first-quarter earnings report — it...