In 1859, when an American farmer shot a pig for eating from his potato patch, United States and Britain were on the brink of war, with soldiers & warships preparing for conflictThe Pig War began in 1859 after an American farmer shot a British-owned pig on the disputed San Juan Islands, triggering a tense territoria...
28 Jul, 2026, 12.59 AM IST
In the 1600s, a Native American clay pot was buried at a Spanish mission in Florida. Around 400 years later, archaeologists were stunned to find it intactArchaeologists in Florida have uncovered a rare, fully intact 400-year-old clay pot believed to have been crafted by the Potano Indigenous ...
27 Jul, 2026, 06.26 PM IST
No IIT, NIT. Hyderabad techie, grew up without a computer at home, was rejected by 27 universities. How did he land a job in Meta?Nothing can beat determination and perseverance when it comes to 'making it' in the professional field. Recently, a viral post on X, shared...
26 Jul, 2026, 06.23 PM IST
This US entrepreneur quit a stable job, bought air mattresses to rent out his apartment with breakfast included and the idea became Airbnb, now an ₹83.74 billion businessBrian Chesky left a stable design career for San Francisco and a new idea. He and his friend started renting air mattresses to pay their re...
26 Jul, 2026, 12.08 PM IST
South Korea President Lee looking to open new era of AI in with global tech companiesPresident Lee delivered a keynote address unveiling a "San Francisco AI Declaration" that outlined South Korea's AI ambitions and its visio...
25 Jul, 2026, 06.42 AM IST
Anthropic rolls out Opus 5 AI model in efficiency upgradeThe San Francisco-based lab said the new Claude AI model was well suited for daily office and computer programming tasks.
24 Jul, 2026, 10.53 PM IST
Samsung, SK Hynix to announce major chip deals with US tech companies, Seoul saysSamsung Electronics and SK Hynix are set to announce major long-term memory chip supply deals with US technology companies during South Kor...
24 Jul, 2026, 06.27 PM IST
AMD says its newest AI server is in full production, will ship in monthsThe Helios servers will contain AMD's latest MI455X AI accelerator with its new Venice central processor, both of which are made by Taiwan ...
24 Jul, 2026, 08.19 AM IST
Databricks expands Microsoft Azure partnership, to use more custom chipsDatabricks will extend its Microsoft partnership through the 2030s. The company will increase its use of the Azure platform and Microsoft's...
23 Jul, 2026, 09.16 PM IST
South Korea's Lee to visit South America and Germany, attend AI summit in USPresident Lee Jae-myung will visit San Francisco, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina. He will attend an AI summit and meet tech leaders there. Tr...
22 Jul, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
News Corp countersues Brave for allegedly 'scraping' articles for AIIn a Tuesday filing in the Oakland, California, federal court, News Corp said Brave's unauthorised "covert scraping" and resale of its copy...
22 Jul, 2026, 07.18 AM IST
Tesla expands robotaxi service to Orlando, Tampa ahead of earningsTesla has expanded its robotaxi service to Orlando and Tampa this week. This move aims to prove the company can scale its autonomous ride-h...
21 Jul, 2026, 09.01 PM IST
Microsoft to fund Mistral's European AI expansion in multibillion-dollar dealAs part of the agreement, Microsoft Azure customers will be able to develop software using Mistral's data centers in France, giving Microso...
21 Jul, 2026, 06.05 PM IST
US judge approves Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement of copyright lawsuitU.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granted final approval of the settlement, the largest known settlement of a U.S. copyright case...
21 Jul, 2026, 08.26 AM IST
One dead, 3 presumed dead from capsized boat in San Francisco BayThe U.S. Coast Guard ended its search for missing individuals after a boat capsized. One person was confirmed dead, and three others are pr...
16 Jul, 2026, 10.12 AM IST
AI founder says even a $300,000 salary in San Francisco left him stressed, moved to Argentina where rent is 10x cheaper and he's happierStartup founder Koby Conrad moved his business to Buenos Aires, Argentina. He found a more affordable life and greater peace of mind there....
15 Jul, 2026, 12.45 AM IST
Billionaire Vinod Khosla-led group buys Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks in $9.6 billion dealAn ownership group led by India-born billionaire Vinod Khosla has purchased the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, the NFL team...
12 Jul, 2026, 08.10 PM IST