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268 feet tall, 1,600 years old: Meet the second-largest tree in the world. Travellers can hike through towering giant sequoias to reach this natural marvelThe General Grant Tree, located in Kings Canyon National Park, California, stands as the world's second-largest tree, over 1,600 years old....
England's legendary Robin Hood oak has died after nearly 1,000 years, but its story isn't overBritain's famous Major Oak tree has died after standing for a millennium. This ancient tree, a symbol of Sherwood Forest, succumbed to age ...
The heaviest living thing on Earth isn't a whale or a sequoia; it's Pando, a single Utah aspen spread across 106 acres as 47,000 identical trees sharing one giant root systemPando, a Utah aspen clone, is a single organism connected by one root system. This giant clone weighs significantly more than the largest b...
Global Markets: Chinese fast fashion retailer Shein finally wins approval for Hong Kong IPOFast-fashion titan Shein has gained approval for its Hong Kong IPO after previous attempts were blocked. Although the company has faced str...
Scientists thought the world's tallest trees would be the first to die in drought; New study reveals astonishing survival secret hidden inside their trunksA new study has revealed that giant dipterocarp trees have evolved highly efficient water transport systems that help them move water throu...
Malaysia's tallest rainforest trees keep pumping water to their highest branches even during drought, thanks to a hidden hydraulic adaptation, scientists foundA groundbreaking study challenges the long-held belief that taller trees are more vulnerable to drought. Researchers found that giant dipte...
Inside Meta's India investments: First Reliance, now CredThis was among the tech giant's biggest investments in the Indian startup ecosystem, which also shot Shah into the elite club of global tec...
In 1971, an Apollo 14 astronaut carried hundreds of tree seeds around the Moon, and most Americans have no idea they are walking past them every dayAstronaut Stuart Roosa carried tree seeds around the Moon on Apollo 14, a mission that unexpectedly led to the creation of "Moon Trees." De...
Who truly leads the AI industry now? Anthropic’s $965 billion valuation and Claude Opus 4.8 launch reignite the battle for AI supremacy beyond OpenAI’s early leadWho truly leads the AI industry now? As Anthropic reaches a $965 billion valuation and launches Claude Opus 4.8, the AI race enters a new p...
Elon Musk ally Antonio Gracias stands to make billions off SpaceX IPOAntonio Gracias, a key Elon Musk ally and founder of Valor Equity Partners, holds a significant 7.3% stake in SpaceX, positioning him as th...
Sequoia’s new leaders raise about $7 billion for firm’s biggest betsSequoia Capital, a major venture capital firm, has secured about $7 billion for a new fund, according to a report by Bloomberg. This signif...
Peak XV’s Shailesh Lakhani, Abheek Anand quit VC firm adding to top-level churnThe two will no longer have full-time investing roles but will continue to hold their board seats in some of their portfolio companies. Acc...
CBI names Diageo, Sequoia Capital in case alleging suspicious payments to politician's firmIndia's Central Bureau of Investigation accuses Diageo and Sequoia Capital of making suspicious payments to businesses connected to politic...
Peak XV to hold CEOs meet for first time after Sequoia splitThe invite-only Peak XV "Founder Retreat" is planned for August 18-19 in the tech hub of Bengaluru, dubbed as the country's Silicon Valley ...
Sequoia to separate China, India and Southeast Asia by March 2024In a statement signed by the firm's managing partners Roelof Botha, China head Neil Shen and India head Shailendra Singh, Sequoia said the ...
Sequoia weighs La Renon Healthcare exitPlans are still on the drawing board and the storied Silicon Valley venture capitalist (VC) may not necessarily follow through with them, t...
VC giant Sequoia Capital names Roelof Botha as new global leaderAs part of the announcement, Sequoia said that Neil Shen will continue to lead the firm’s China business as the founding and managing partn...
Sequoia India MD Amit Jain steps down to pursue entrepreneurshipAn alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and Stanford University, Jain will continue with Sequoia India, as an entrepreneur-...
Sequoia Capital closes $920 million fund, largest by any VC for IndiaThis is the biggest raise by any VC fund for India-specific investments, cementing Sequoia's leadership position in the domestic early-to-g...
Sequoia reduces stake in Just Dial; sells shares worth Rs 100 croreSequoia Capital today offloaded 1.57 per cent stake in local search engine Just Dial for over Rs 100 crore through an open market transacti...