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by humblepie 1145 days ago
Sergiy Brin sold his Tesla stock to fund a new nonprofit group.
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It sounded like he was developing a new, more magnanimous electric car.

I wasn't sure how cars can be magnanimous or selfless, but I was prepared for the article to explain. Maybe it reads you Shel Silverstein books while you drive.

Seems a bit tabloid-y for Bloomberg. It's got all the hallmarks of a daily mail front page, except for a rhyme.

* Alliterative "billionaire brin"

* Grammatically inexact reference to a polarizing company/product.

* Pun on "giving vehicle" to refer to a nonprofit organization.

Geek Chic: Billionaire Brin Sold Tesla Near Peak for New Giving Vehicle
Thank you. I had a hard time parsing the title.
The title in question is (in case HN changes it): "Billionaire Brin Sold Tesla Near Its Peak for New Giving Vehicle"

The only meaning I managed to parse for vehicle was an electric car, such confusing title indeed

I assumed insider information was going on, but instead it seems like a coincidence once you read it. It is very tabloid-y.