The CEO of $12.9 billion HPE said he has tested positive for COVID-19 but will keep working remotely: 'I plan to proceed with business as usual' (HPE)

* Antonio Neri, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, has tested positive for COVID-19. * Neri disclosed his condition in a tweet on Wednesday, saying, "I recently learned of some unfortunate personal news. Yesterday I tested positive for COVID-19." * Neri said he will "proceed with business as usual while I quarantine from home." * An HPE spokesperson said Neri plans to take part in a major virtual company event next week. * Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories Antonio Neri, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, has tested positive for COVID-19. Neri disclosed his condition in a tweet late Wednesday, saying: "I recently learned of some unfortunate personal news." "Yesterday I tested positive for COVID-19," he continued. "The good news is, I feel much better already and plan to proceed with business as usual while I quarantine from home." An HPE spokesperson said he plans to continue working and will take part in a virtual company event next week. Neri became CEO in 2018, succeeding Meg Whitman, who led the enterprise tech company, which came into being after the 2014 split of Hewlett-Packard. The 53-year-old Neri joined HP in 1995 as a customer service engineer before taking on bigger responsibilities in the tech giant's consumer and enterprise businesses. Got a tip about HPE or another tech company? Contact this reporter via email at bpimentel@businessinsider.com, message him on Twitter @benpimentel or send him a secure message through Signal at (510) 731-8429. You can also contact Business Insider securely via SecureDrop. Claim your 20% discount on an annual subscription to BI Prime by clicking here. SEE ALSO: Here's why $12.4 billion cloud startup Snowflake's reported IPO plans could make it 'the blockbuster enterprise listing for 2020' Join the conversation about this story » NOW WATCH: Here's what it's like to travel during the coronavirus outbreak
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SpaceX has a 'go' from NASA to return 2 astronauts to Earth on Sunday as Hurricane Isaias threatens several Florida splashdown locations

* NASA on Saturday gave SpaceX a "go" to undock the company's first crewed space mission, called Demo-2, and land it on Sunday evening. * Hurricane Isaias complicated original plans to return two astronauts to Earth aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon spaceship in the Atlantic Ocean. * Elon Musk's aerospace company may now try to splash down NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley in the Gulf of Mexico. * Two out of seven total landing sites near Florida must have good weather conditions, and NASA has until about 5 p.m. ET on Saturday to call off the undocking. * Should the weather worsen, NASA and SpaceX can try again a day later or some other date over the next two months. * Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley have a "go" to return to Earth this weekend and wrap up an historic space mission for both NASA and SpaceX. Behnken and Hurley launched to orbit aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon vehic...

Here's an exclusive look at the pitch deck London fintech Lanistar used to raise $19 million at a $190 million valuation

* London-based fintech startup Lanistar has raised a £15 million ($19 million) funding round from Milaya Capital. * Founded in 2019, Lanistar is building a personal financial management platform that will launch later in 2020. * "We're expecting a huge amount of growth upon our launch and have already seen strong interest among our sign ups," Gurhan Kiziloz, founder and CEO of Lanistar, told Business Insider. * Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. The coronavirus lockdown in the UK has brought the importance of managing money into sharp relief. A recent study from Money.com shows that 71% of UK households have saved cash during lockdown, and, with uncertainty about jobs and the economy looming, money management is now front of mind for many. Lanistar, a banking platform with a focus on personal finance, is one company offering tools for consumers to better manage their money. It has just raised a £15 million ($19 million) funding round from Mil...

How to send your location on Snapchat to your friends through the app's Snap Map feature

* You can send your location on Snapchat to a single friend or to several users in a group. * To send a location on Snapchat, you'll need to visit your friendship history with a user and locate the "Send My Location" feature. * Once you send a location on Snapchat to a friend, they can tap it and zoom in to see where you are. * Visit Business Insider's Tech Reference library for more stories. Whether you want to share the location of your favorite restaurant or the address of your new apartment, you can easily send your location on Snapchat to your friends. You can do this using the Snap Map and will even be prompted to select who you want to share you location with the first time you use the app feature. You can choose to share your location with your mutual friends, a list of friends with exceptions, or a small group of selected friends. To send your location directly to a mutual Snapchat friend, you must visit your chat history through your friends li...

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