Palantir’s AI is helping pick targets in war zones, and its billionaire boss Alex Karp is boasting about itPalantir AI in war: Palantir Technologies is using AI in war zones like Ukraine. The AI tools help identify targets using data. CEO Alex Ka...
29 Jul, 2025, 08.15 PM IST
With Donald Trump's second term, Big Tech embraces US exceptionalismIn the defense industry, US companies have historically balanced pro-American positioning with patriotic discretion to attract internationa...
15 May, 2025, 09.13 AM IST
The long shadow of Steve Jobs looms over the turmoil at OpenAIUntil Friday, Altman was the CEO of OpenAI, the dominant artificial intelligence company. He promised AI would usher in humanity's first go...
21 Nov, 2023, 09.03 AM IST
African space tech? Don't rule it out, says Nigeria's startup kingAboyeji, who has many of the trappings of a global tech boss -- he is often known simply as "E" and he wants to build a city devoted to tec...
08 Jun, 2023, 12.22 PM IST
SVB crisis: Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund advises companies to withdraw money from the bankThe turmoil followed a surprise announcement from the Santa Clara, California-based SVB that it was issuing $2.25 billion of shares to bols...
10 Mar, 2023, 09.23 PM IST
One bank folds, another wobbles and Wall Street asks if it’s a crisis“Silicon Valley Bank is just the tip of the iceberg,” said Christopher Whalen, chairman of Whalen Global Advisors, a financial consulting f...
10 Mar, 2023, 11.25 AM IST
Peter Thiel missed out on China. Now he’s betting on patriotismA persistent view Thiel has held is that China doesn’t make it easy for foreigners to buy a stake in the country’s prosperity.
02 Aug, 2019, 11.43 AM IST
Facebook readies secretive blockchain currency for India with ex-PayPal recruitsThe blockchain group is developing a stablecoin, a type of digital currency pegged to the US dollar or a basket of currencies, making it le...
09 May, 2019, 09.38 AM IST
Only 10 people have applied for Obama-era startup visaA big reason for the shortfall is that the year-old programme has been constantly under assault since the election of President Donald Trum...
25 Apr, 2018, 10.42 AM IST
Silicon Valley reels in wake of Trump's Presidential victoryIn February, Trump attacked Apple for refusing to help the FBI unlock the cellphone of one of the suspects in the San Bernardino shootings....
10 Nov, 2016, 10.40 AM IST
The Trump Presidency: Peter Thiel's biggest winSacca, along with Mark Cuban, were amongst the most strident supporters of Hillary Clinton. It is also fair to assume that Thiel will not f...
10 Nov, 2016, 08.05 AM IST
Tech titans on guard, even as they work to make world more openSilicon Valley’s stars secretly funded a lawsuit to bring down a gossip site, the overwhelming response in the tech community has been: Mor...
28 May, 2016, 01.10 PM IST
Huawei spearheads a data driven future keeping in line with its productsShowcasing a data driven future, Kevin ho of Huawei suggests requirements of huge amount of data thus ensuring the futuristic survival of h...
12 May, 2016, 01.37 PM IST
Meet the 19-year-old developer who turned down Apple19-year-old John Meyer dropped out of a prestigious university computer science program to work full-time on his tech startup, Fresco News.
22 Sep, 2014, 02.03 PM IST
'Bitcoin Jesus' Roger Ver calls rich to his tax-free paradiseThe ever-expanding universe of what you can buy with bitcoins includes a hotel stay in Rome, a kimono in Tokyo, and cable TV in the US.
18 Jun, 2014, 08.02 AM IST
Silicon Valley investors welcome Indian talent for next big ideaToday, anywhere between 10% and 20% of technology startups in the Bay Area have Indian founders, according to Silicon Valley observers.
07 Mar, 2014, 05.03 PM IST
US immigration: Silicon Valley start-up Blueseed vows freedom from visa to entrepreneursIncubator Blueseed, which will be based on ship about 19 km off Californian coast plans to host over 1,000 entrepreneurs.
15 Dec, 2011, 06.31 PM IST