In 1926, a failed rubber coating experiment and a strange elastic solid accidentally changed the future of plasticsIn 1926, chemist Waldo Semon accidentally discovered how to make polyvinyl chloride flexible. This breakthrough transformed manufacturing a...
Claire Mazumdar: A silent force behind a $1.6 billion firm may write Biocon's future scriptsBiocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has named her niece, Claire Mazumdar, as her successor. Claire Mazumdar, a successful CEO of Bicara Ther...
India’s agentic boom tests regulators; Qcomm growth hits brakesHappy Friday! India’s AI agent boom is outpacing the guardrails meant to keep it in check. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Déjà Vu? 10 nuclear scientists gone missing or dead in US under mysterious circumstances, nearly a decade after similar incidents in IndiaMysterious disappearances and deaths of at least 10 US scientists since 2023, many linked to national security labs, have sparked alarm. Re...
Layoffs hit tech, GCCs; Startups rewrite summer rulesHappy Wednesday! Tech and GCC talent are facing more layoffs as they move up the value chain and integrate into global operations. This and...
TCS Q4 beats expectations; UP girl makes Y Combinator historyTCS reported strong Q4 results, driven by robust performance in North America and a weak rupee. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
IT cos slash US teams; D2C luggage brands hit turbulenceHappy Thursday! Indian IT firms have begun cutting jobs in their US teams, according to filings. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Di...
Researchers claim carbon-negative tech development for green hydrogen productionResearchers at MIT-WPU have developed a carbon-negative process converting mixed agricultural waste into bioCNG and green hydrogen, alignin...
Following last year’s trend, JEE topper leaves IIT to join MIT, citing better opportunities overseasDevesh Bhaiya, AIR 8 in JEE Advanced 2025, will study at MIT. He is following a trend of top Indian students choosing international univers...
Lord Swraj Paul donates $5 million to MITUK-based Indian-origin entrepreneur Lord Swraj Paul has donated USD 5 million to his alma mater Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Kre...
Propstack joins MIT Center For Real Estate as a partnerPropstack is the first Indian company to join the MIT/CRE as an industry partner.
EdTech Accelerator Edugild to set up two more centres in Pune“This will be aimed at students of these institutes; the founder must be an alumni or current student. It will function as an inculator, bo...
Tata Trusts, MIT, and TISS in pact to bring connected learning experiences in IndiaOver 1,000 schools across four Indian states have agreed to participate in CLIx, allowing it to reach an estimated 165,000 students by 2018...
IIT Kharagpur ties up with MIT, others for cultural researchIndian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur has entered into research tie-ups with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and various ot...
IIT-Bombay receives largest ever donation for research and developmentIIT Bombay has received Rs 95 cr to to develop hi-tech products and solutions for consumers and industry that lie at the bottom of the econ...
- Cognizant signs agreement with MIT Centre
IT company Cognizant on Tuesday said it has signed a three year agreement with MIT Centre for Digital Business to fund research on new tech...
- Accenture ties up with MIT unit
Co-branded training & certification programme to cover 20,000 people across Accenture’s centres globally