Warren Buffett’s business invested $35 million in a struggling electricity company; Jeffrey Sprecher bought the near-bankrupt firm for $1,000 in 1997 and built an $85 billion giantJeffrey Sprecher acquired Continental Power Exchange in 1997 for just $1,000. He used this struggling company as a foundation to create Int...
30 Sep, 2026, 11.42 PM IST
In 1935, Grace Groner, a secretary, invested $180 in her employer Abbott; 75 years later, it had grown to about $7 millionGrace Groner made a $180 investment in Abbott Laboratories in 1935 while working as a secretary. She held onto the shares for about 75 year...
30 Sep, 2026, 08.18 PM IST
Trump calls Sundar Pichai a ‘monster’; Google CEO has the perfect comeback: 'Hopefully a better tagline than I’m a...'During a recent press interaction, US President Donald Trump humorously referred to Google CEO Sundar Pichai as a 'monster'. Trump's playfu...
30 Sep, 2026, 08.00 PM IST
OpenAI takes on Meta with always-on Dots agent in enterprise AI pushOpenAI on Tuesday unveiled always-on agents called Dots that chase user goals across apps on their own, deepening its push into the lucrati...
29 Sep, 2026, 10.50 PM IST
High prices this sale season is a done deal, but that's only half the storyFor retailers, the festive strategy this year will shift from outright price cuts towards a combination of financing, product redesign, wid...
28 Sep, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
AI startup Black Forest Labs urges optimism from Europe despite safety fearsEurope needs to view artificial intelligence with more optimism -- despite growing warnings about its dangers -- or risk falling further be...
27 Sep, 2026, 04.41 PM IST
Bill Giles Cause of Death: How did longtime Philadelphia Phillies owner and CEO die? Here’s what we knowBill Giles, renowned owner of the Philadelphia Phillies, passed away at the age of 92, leaving behind a rich legacy in baseball. Beginning ...
26 Sep, 2026, 07.26 AM IST
Anthropic investor Lonsdale says AI firms stoking fear to sway policyJoe Lonsdale, an investor in Anthropic, expresses concerns about AI companies influencing public policy and regulation. He warns against th...
26 Sep, 2026, 12.36 AM IST
Private firm inks MoU with Andaman and Nicobar administration to develop two trekking trailsIndiahikes has signed a memorandum with the Andaman and Nicobar administration to develop trekking trails. This collaboration aims to enhan...
25 Sep, 2026, 01.31 PM IST
Anthropic seeks 50.1% voting control for cofounders ahead of IPOThe new arrangement, which emulates a founder-control structure at Palantir, would award the co-founders a special class of shares giving t...
25 Sep, 2026, 08.47 AM IST
Tech elite's new school aims to replace universityThe most powerful venture capital firm in Silicon Valley is starting a two-year private school for young people intended to replace college...
23 Sep, 2026, 09.10 AM IST
In 1997, actor Marcos Palmeira bought a degraded farm in Brazil to restore native forest. 29 years later, around 130 hectares were undergoing Atlantic Forest restorationActor Marcos Palmeira purchased Fazenda Vale das Palmeiras in Teresópolis in 1997. The property transitioned from conventional vegetable pr...
21 Sep, 2026, 01.03 AM IST
Chuck Leavell and his wife inherited 1,000 acres in Georgia; decades later, Charlane had grown to 4,000 acres with 70% still covered in forestsChuck Leavell, renowned keyboardist for the Rolling Stones, is deeply committed to conservation. He oversees the Charlane Woodlands & Prese...
20 Sep, 2026, 11.05 PM IST
Self-taught programmer from Maryland who built Fortnite began buying North Carolina wilderness in 2009; today, his land holdings exceed 54,000 acres as he works with conservation groups to save them from developersTim Sweeney, the founder of Epic Games, has quietly acquired over fifty thousand acres of North Carolina land. He began purchasing vulnerab...
17 Sep, 2026, 07.13 PM IST
France's Thales urges international framework on AI developmentSpeaking during a presentation of war-fighting technology amid a debate over the speed of AI development, CEO Patrice Caine told reporters ...
17 Sep, 2026, 04.45 PM IST
Palantir, Nvidia curb AI model use over data fears: The InformationAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Saturday called for AI companies to slow the pace of frontier model development, warning that capabilities ar...
14 Sep, 2026, 09.11 PM IST
Palantir, Nvidia bring sovereign AI to Nvidia’s complex supply chainPalantir and Nvidia are deploying sovereign artificial intelligence across Nvidia's supply chain. This collaboration integrates Nvidia's op...
11 Sep, 2026, 11.39 AM IST