How Broadcom CEO Hock Tan shaped a tech giant through acquisitionsFor Tan, now 70, the deal would be the culmination of a string of acquisitions that has helped him turn Broadcom into a technology conglome...
Govt asked to redefine ‘startup’; Grover and out (for now)In a note to the government, IVCA industry body, has proposed a new definition for startups and a relook at direct overseas listing. Bharat...
Take a break from coronavirus panic: Vietnam's handwash dance challenge goes viralVietnam's Ministry of Health released an animated safety video with lyrics telling its citizens to 'push back the virus'.
X marks the spot where Google dreams the future of everythingFrom Internet-delivery balloons & vertical farms to energy solutions and even health, a Google arm is reshaping global technology.
Reaching for stars: India is betting big on mega, multi-country science projects"The big shift is that India is moving from the periphery to the core of such mega global science projects", says RA Mashelkar former direc...
Softbank-owned Boston Dynamics to sell robotic dogs next yearEquipped with 17 joints and sensor-based controls, SpotMini is small four-legged nimble robot that can handle objects, climb stairs and ope...
GSLV success fuelled ascent of K Sivan to top job at ISROWhen he was appointed project director of GSLV, Sivan was already on watch as one of the potential top leadership candidates of ISRO.
Ligo India: Big science project with big benefitsThe project of Ligo India will not just help a new generation of physicists, but it will also bring precision engineering to the Indian ind...
Hackathons seek to tap business models that can scale up ideas into startups; catch the eye of TCS, Google, Microsoft and WiproTwo hackathons kicked off in different parts of India last weekend to address specific objectives, signifying coming of age of marathon cod...
NRI scientists who turned research into successful businessesNot many Indians in US would risk turning their scientific research into successful businesses. Here is the story of the bravehearts who di...
- Power of Ideas 2012: What Silicon Valley incubators offer start-ups & why India needs plenty like them
Not every company can do what Google, HP or Apple did - start up in a garage and strike it big. They need incubators to help them.
- L&T, Vedanta, Infosys and P&G dump videoconference systems; telepresence suites find way into boardrooms
To the uninitiated, telepresence provides an immersive communications experience to participants complete with high-definition video and au...
- Mitra Biotech gets VC funding
The Bangalore-based Mitra Biotech, a biology research firm and spin-off from MIT, US, has received venture capital funding from Accel Partn...
- Motorola's stock leaps 10% as firm plans spinoff unit
Motorola Inc.'s investors were placated for at least a day, and sent its battered stock soaring 10.3 per cent, after the company signaled i...