The founder of Outdoor Apparel company Patagonia is giving away his $3 billion company to help fight climate crisis. Yvonne Schonard and his family transferred ownership to a trust in a nonprofit organization created to fight climate change. The company's website now reads Earth is our only shareholder. They've always done in your face either by suing the Trump administration and been very clear with their customers.
It’s a big week on the Hill for tech companies. Kara and Scott discuss the testimonies of TikTok COO Vanessa Pappas and Twitter whistleblower, “Mudge.” Also, California’s Attorney General sued Amazon, Patagonia’s founder is giving the company away to help fight the climate crisis, and Kara's fired up about Link Rot. Plus, you'll want to stick around for our spiciest listener question yet.
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