Brendan Eich
American computer scientist and technology executive
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| 2020 | Faced significant backlash from Brave browser users due to controversial comments about coronavirus policy and science on Twitter. |
| 2020 | Faced significant backlash from Brave browser users due to controversial comments about coronavirus policy and science on Twitter. |
| May 31 2017 | Co-created and launched the Basic Attention Token (BAT) cryptocurrency through an Initial Coin Offering (ICO), which raised $35 million. |
| May 31 2017 | Co-created and launched the Basic Attention Token (BAT) cryptocurrency through an Initial Coin Offering (ICO), which raised $35 million. |
| January 2016 | Released developer versions of the open-source Brave web browser, which blocks ads and trackers. |
| January 2016 | Released developer versions of the open-source Brave web browser, which blocks ads and trackers. |
| April 3 2014 | Resigned as CEO of Mozilla after 11 days, leaving the company due to public outrage over his previous political donations. |
| April 3 2014 | Resigned as CEO of Mozilla after 11 days, leaving the company due to public outrage over his previous political donations. |
| March 26 2014 | Expressed sorrow for causing pain and pledged to work with LGBT communities and allies in response to public backlash. |
| March 26 2014 | Expressed sorrow for causing pain and pledged to work with LGBT communities and allies in response to public backlash. |
| March 24 2014 | Appointed as CEO of Mozilla Corporation, which triggered widespread criticism due to his past political donations supporting Proposition 8 against same-sex marriage. |
| March 24 2014 | Appointed as CEO of Mozilla Corporation, which triggered widespread criticism due to his past political donations supporting Proposition 8 against same-sex marriage. |
| 2011 | Passed ownership of the Mozilla SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine module to Dave Mandelin. |
| 2011 | Passed ownership of the Mozilla SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine module to Dave Mandelin. |
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