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Podcast: One Thing Today in Tech
Episode: Slack CEO Lidiane Jones quits to go run Bumble as founder Whitney Wolfe Herd steps down
Description: Bumble yesterday announced that Lidiane Jones, who currently serves as chief executive at Slack, will succeed founder and current CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd, on Jan. 2. Wolfe Herd will become Executive Chair at that time, the company said in a press release yesterday.
Nasdaq listed Bumble, which will report its fiscal third-quarter earnings later today, is expected to cross a billion dollars in revenue this year.
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