Kunal Shah’s WhatsApp coronation is a masterclass in dealmakingShah is stepping down as Cred’s chief executive, with finance and strategy head Miten Sampat taking over on an interim basis. Shah becomes ...
23 Jun, 2026, 08.58 PM IST
Kunal Shah’s WhatsApp win; India bourses insulated from AI boomIn bagging the top job at WhatsApp, Cred’s Kunal Shah has done what no Indian entrepreneur could do. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
23 Jun, 2026, 07.58 PM IST
Meta's Cred deal showcases new playbook: take stake, hire the founderMeta is strategically acquiring minority stakes in tech firms and integrating their founders into senior roles, a pattern evident with Cred...
23 Jun, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
Silicon Valley chiefs discuss gigawatts & guardrails at G7Here’s everything you need to know about what was discussed at Wednesday’s working lunch among tech executives and global leaders.
18 Jun, 2026, 08.09 PM IST
French president urges US to share cutting-edge AI and democracies to cooperate on regulationFrench President Macron urged wealthy democracies to unite on AI regulation, a sentiment echoed by OpenAI's CEO. Amidst US restrictions on ...
18 Jun, 2026, 04.47 PM IST
Sarvam AI's Pratyush Kumar joins AI executive huddle with G7 leadersPratyush Kumar of Sarvam AI joined top global AI leaders for a G-7 working lunch. The meeting focused on AI and the Digital Age. Leaders fr...
17 Jun, 2026, 08.02 PM IST
Meta AI chief sees opportunity in models’ giving health adviceThe 29-year-old founder of data-labeling startup Scale AI joined Meta after Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg overhauled his company’...
05 Jun, 2026, 08.51 AM IST
Meta repeatedly pushes back new AI model release for developersMeta's new Muse Spark AI model API launch is nearing. While plans were pushed back, the company is now testing with early partners. Meta AI...
04 Jun, 2026, 09.43 AM IST
Meta layoffs 2026: More cuts possible after 10% workforce reduction on May 20Meta layoffs: Meta's chief people officer indicated that further layoffs are possible, despite upcoming cuts set to impact 10% of its globa...
13 May, 2026, 10.12 AM IST
Mark Zuckerberg's surprising move inside Meta AI labs to take on rivals OpenAI and Google. Here's what the tech billionaire is doingTech billionaire Mark Zuckerberg has made a surprising move inside the Meta AI labs to take on OpenAI and Google. He is now sitting next to...
15 Apr, 2026, 12.32 PM IST
Meta's mega AI bet bursting? Mark Zuckerberg and his $14 billion hire Alexandr Wang clashing over company’s AI future. Here's whyIs Meta's mega AI bet bursting? Mark Zuckerberg and his $14 billion AI hire Alexandr Wang are reportedly facing a rift. Reports hint that A...
15 Jan, 2026, 12.44 PM IST
Zuckerberg finally snaps! LeCun’s Meta exit reportedly sparked by $15 billion Alexandr Wang dealMeta’s AI chief Yann LeCun reportedly left after CEO Mark Zuckerberg put Alexandr Wang in charge of AI. LeCun disagreed with using large la...
13 Nov, 2025, 06.40 PM IST
Meta’s young billionaire says the next Bill Gates is a 13-year-old vibe coderAlexandr Wang, Meta’s young billionaire, is building a small but powerful AI lab. He says kids, especially 13-year-olds, should focus on vi...
20 Sep, 2025, 08.12 PM IST
'Neuralink babies'? Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang says he is waiting for Elon Musk’s brain chips before having kidsTech mogul Alexandr Wang says he won’t have kids until brain chips like Neuralink are ready. Believing childhood neuroplasticity offers the...
16 Jun, 2025, 09.14 PM IST
From Scale AI to Meta’s AI boss: Who is Alexandr Wang, the 28-year-old MIT dropout gunning for OpenAI?Meta has struck a $15 billion deal for a 49% stake in Scale AI, a fast-growing data-labelling startup led by 28-year-old CEO Alexandr Wang....
13 Jun, 2025, 09.29 PM IST
Meta just made a $15 billion move to the AI frontier — here’s why it’s backing Scale AI’s 28-year-old prodigyMeta taps Alexandr Wang to lead its bold new AI superintelligence lab, aiming to catch up with giants like OpenAI and Google. Meta CEO Mark...
10 Jun, 2025, 09.46 PM IST
Is DeepSeek lying? CEO of Scale AI Alexandr Wang says the Chinese startup is using 50,000 Nvidia H100 chips but workers can’t talk about itChinese AI startup DeepSeek's latest development has led to a rise in tension between the US and China over the development of AI technolog...
31 Jan, 2025, 06.25 PM IST