The Time 100 list is not ranked. Rather, the annual list names 100 tech leaders, activists, actors, musicians and the occasional astronaut of both the NASA and idle rich varieties and hails them as the most important people of that year.
"Great stories can move us and inspire us. They can surprise us and challenge our assumptions," Cook told the crowd. "We feel we can contribute something important to our culture and to society through great storytelling, so we partnered with the most thoughtful, accomplished, and award-winning group of creative visionaries who have ever come together in one place to create a new service unlike anything that's been done before."
"We built this partnership with iHeart to create elevated genre storytelling that doesn't just live in audio, but has the potential to expand across platforms," said Dean Butler, Executive Producer of the slate and Senior Literary & Talent Manager For CitizenSkull.
"If you're going fishing, you've got to put a worm on the hook. What's my other option? Not being in it?" said Storm Duncan, highlighting the lengths he is willing to go to acquire Anthropic shares.
"Bob leads with boldness and conviction because he knows what he is building and why. He is rejoining Thrive at a time when that kind of leadership matters most," Thrive's founder Josh Kushner posted on X.