Sarvam AI unveils multilingual LLM; tepid response poses questions over India’s AI chopsSarvam AI launched Sarvam M, a 24-billion-parameter model, built on top of French AI company Mistral's model Small. The startup said the mo...
27 May, 2025, 01.43 PM IST
Who was Susan Wojcicki? Former YouTube CEO who began her business career at 11 by selling ropesSusan Wojcicki Death: Susan Wojcicki, ex-CEO of YouTube, passed away after a two-year battle with lung cancer. Her husband, Dennis Troper, ...
10 Aug, 2024, 11.59 AM IST
India ‘vindicated’ on WhatsApp traceability after US, UK, Australia write to Facebook: MeitYThis, senior Indian government officials said, validates India’s position on traceability in Facebook-owned WhatsApp, something it has been...
07 Oct, 2019, 06.37 AM IST
Facebook doubles legal, advertising spend in IndiaFor 2017-18, Facebook India’s advertising and promotional spends went up by as much as 122% to Rs 94 crore, while its legal department saw ...
25 Dec, 2018, 11.18 AM IST
Azim Premji backs US-based e-commerce fraud-prevention startup SignifydThe Indian tech titan’s personal investing vehicle Premji Invest led the deal, valuing the seven-year-old company at roughly $400 million.
31 May, 2018, 09.43 AM IST
It's not just the money: Zuckerberg's life shows why there's nothing like being a bossThe advantage of calling the shots in a large organisation goes well beyond just fat paychecks and stock awards. A look at the lives of CEO...
14 Apr, 2018, 08.46 PM IST
31 startup founders from 6 states on visit to Silicon ValleyOn Tuesday the founders will visit the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park where they will have a pitch session and get feedback from exper...
19 Jun, 2017, 04.12 PM IST
Startup Village Kochi, Facebook join hands to promote student entrepreneurshipAs part of the programme, 50 students will make a six-day trip to California where they will also get an oppotunity to present their ideas ...
08 Aug, 2016, 04.52 PM IST
Facebook’s Jan Koum sorry for threatening exKoum joined the board of Facebook earlier this month after the Menlo Park, California-based social network closed its acquisition of WhatsA...
22 Oct, 2014, 08.55 AM IST
Facebook hires 18-yr-old intern for full-time engineering gigMichael Sayman, who turned 18 on August 24, has accepted a full-time engineering job at Facebook. That makes Sayman one of the company's yo...
04 Sep, 2014, 12.17 PM IST
How to find Steve Jobs' commencement speech hidden in Apple's word processor"This is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life," says Jobs in the speec...
22 Aug, 2014, 02.42 PM IST
After hitting 100 million, Facebook now aims at 1 billion users in IndiaThe ascent of Facebook in India has been speedy and has been powered by mobile phones. 84 mn of its users in India access FB from mobile de...
08 Apr, 2014, 04.02 PM IST
US H1-B visa lottery may leave firms, employees guessingRandom selection means more risk for the tech cos that dominate these visas, and also may leave them waiting for months.
30 Mar, 2013, 12.00 PM IST
Facebook director Peter Thiel stock sale tops $1 billion as lock-up time endsThiel, a venture capitalist and hedge-fund manager, had already generated $640.1 million in sales during the initial public offering.
22 Aug, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
Facebook director Peter Thiel gets more flexibility to sell sharesThiel, who sold more than 16 mn shares in the company’s IPO, has given himself added flexibility to sell more of his holdings.
16 Aug, 2012, 11.20 AM IST
- With Facebook planning an IPO, Accel Partners's bet may be the biggest-ever venture profit
Accel's prospective payday shows the hits-driven nature of the venture business, where one investment can make an entire fund profitable.
19 Jan, 2012, 06.51 PM IST
- Prince Alwaleed is richest Arab at $18 billion
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, Citigroup’s largest individual investor, was ranked the richest Arab businessman by Arabian Business magazine.
21 Dec, 2009, 01.49 AM IST