From 'lower middle class' Tamil family, he missed IIT Madras CSE by just 0.01, was rejected by MIT. Today, he is the CEO of a $20 billion AI startupPerplexity cofounder and CEO Aravind Srinivas turned academic setbacks into a remarkable AI career. After missing IIT Madras Computer Scien...
06 Oct, 2026, 10.21 AM IST
ET Startup Awards 2026: Theranautilus’ nanorobots will be ready for human trials by year-endTheranautilus won the Top Innovator category at The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026 for its unique nanorobot technology, which is built ...
18 Sep, 2026, 01.45 PM IST
ETSA winner Theranautilus heads to human trials; JSW One’s IPO plansHappy Friday! Theranautilus is set to begin human trials of its nanorobot-based dental tech soon. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning D...
18 Sep, 2026, 07.32 AM IST
Narendra Modi facts you may not know: 10 little-known details from Indian PM’s lifePrime Minister Narendra Modi’s journey to the country’s highest elected office was shaped by experiences ranging from childhood poverty and...
17 Sep, 2026, 07.52 PM IST
At 76, PM Narendra Modi’s journey runs from a Gujarat town to the world stageNarendra Modi Biography: Prime Minister Narendra Modi turns seventy-six on September seventeenth. His political journey began in Vadnagar a...
17 Sep, 2026, 08.58 AM IST
AI-focused VC firm Activate closes maiden fund at $105 millionThe investment platform comprises an $85 million early-stage fund and $20 million deployed through dedicated growth-stage vehicles. The ear...
16 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Kentucky mother, 82, rejects $26 million for family farm as AI data center plans advance: ‘Everything coming out of the data center is going to be poison and destructive’Kentucky woman rejected $26 million offer to turn her farm into a data center in a bid to preserve it. Ida Huddleston and her family declin...
08 Sep, 2026, 08.31 PM IST
Tech pilgrims flock to China as global innovation race heats upInvestors and entrepreneurs are paying thousands of dollars for rare access to Chinese factories, seeking a front-row seat to what many bel...
03 Sep, 2026, 08.25 AM IST
Perplexity CEO announces rollout of hybrid compute feature for Mac applicationArtificial intelligence firm Perplexity introduced hybrid compute for all users of its Mac application, enabling tasks to be divided betwee...
02 Sep, 2026, 08.07 AM IST
Nvidia discusses Perplexity investment at $30 billion-plus valuationNvidia is discussing investing in Perplexity as part of an equity round that would value the AI startup at more than $30 billion, the I...
24 Aug, 2026, 09.40 AM IST
31-year-old IITian owns Rs 1.5 lakh crore empire. But his Bengaluru confession to Nikhil Kamath will shock youAravind Srinivas, CEO of Perplexity AI, recalls dedicating his time to work during an internship in Bengaluru while appreciating the city's...
24 Mar, 2025, 11.55 AM IST
How ElevenLabs enabled AI-powered dubbing for PM Modi's Lex Fridman interviewFridman's podcast with PM Modi was dubbed by voice-based generative AI startup ElevenLabs. Using AI voice cloning technology, the company p...
18 Mar, 2025, 01.03 PM IST
Who is Lex Fridman? The AI researcher, podcaster who’s interviewed Trump, Musk, and now PM ModiThe interview between Lex Fridman and Indian PM Modi examined crucial topics such as Digital India, Make in India, and advancements in AI. ...
16 Mar, 2025, 11.43 AM IST
PM Modi’s ‘epic’ podcast with Lex Fridman to be out tomorrowPrime Minister Narendra Modi shared excitement on social media about his upcoming podcast episode with American podcaster Lex Fridman, call...
15 Mar, 2025, 09.20 PM IST
Who is Lex Fridman? The MIT podcaster preparing to interview PM Modi in FebruaryLex Fridman, the American MIT researcher and podcaster, will interview Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February 2025. This marks Fri...
19 Jan, 2025, 08.40 PM IST
PM Modi to feature on Lex Fridman's podcast in FebruaryLex Fridman will host a podcast with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, focusing on India's technological and cultural evolution. The conversati...
19 Jan, 2025, 09.21 AM IST
Learn as much as possible, Elon Musk advises young peopleMusk mentioned that the young generation should do things that are useful to fellow human beings and to the world. "It's very hard to be us...
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