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Larry Page’s flying car company Pivotal loses its CEO
TechCrunchTuesday, September 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM
RedScroll Brief
The company told TechCrunch he is "pursuing new endeavors. " Karklin will be replaced on an interim basis by Mike Ross, an aviation executive who joined Pivotal's board of directors in November 2025.
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- Impact
- High
- Category
- Technology
- Market relevance
- Moderate
- Why it matters
- Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. The company told TechCrunch he is "pursuing new endeavors. " Karklin will be replaced on an interim basis by Mike Ross, an aviation executive who joined Pivotal's board of directors in November 2025. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Larry Page and Pivotal.
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What happened
The company told TechCrunch he is "pursuing new endeavors. " Karklin will be replaced on an interim basis by Mike Ross, an aviation executive who joined Pivotal's board of directors in November 2025.
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
Background
TechCrunch reported on this under technology. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.
Timeline
TechCrunch published: Larry Page’s flying car company Pivotal loses its CEO
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Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Larry Page and Pivotal.
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