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(Reuters) -Luminar Technologies CEO Austin Russell is buying a majority stake in Forbes Global Media Holdings in a deal that values the business news publisher at nearly $800 million, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
Forbes did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
(Reporting by Chavi Mehta in BengaluruEditing by Vinay Dwivedi)