Mark Zuckerberg's wife Priscilla Chan’s parents escaped Vietnam by boat with no hope of reuniting with their family; decades later, their daughter became a Harvard graduate & philanthropistPriscilla Chan's journey is rooted in her family's escape from war-torn Vietnam in search of safety and a better life. She became the first...
23 Aug, 2026, 11.12 AM IST
Schools are starting to teach AI literacy. For many, that means helping kids see chatbots' flawsThe result drew gasps of disbelief and laughter. Projected on a large screen was a map riddled with bizarre errors. Mali was spelled "Mail....
21 Aug, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
Oracle isn't alone: These companies have layoffs scheduled for September 2026 as AI, restructuring and cost-cutting reshape jobsIn September 2026, several prominent companies are set to implement significant workforce reductions. Both Oracle and Pinterest are letting...
18 Aug, 2026, 07.54 PM IST
Cami Clark: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s wife is a Silicon Valley power player. But Claude barely knows herCami Clark, wife of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, has remained largely unknown outside Silicon Valley’s elite despite her proximity to some o...
16 Aug, 2026, 12.08 PM IST
Bengaluru-based startup leans on cancer-sniffing dogs and AI for early detectionBilly, Jessie and Banu are part of a team of beagles, labradors, Dutch shepherds and other dog breeds being trained by startup Dognosis to ...
14 Aug, 2026, 09.18 AM IST
Silicon Valley’s South Park Commons bullish on India's deeptech spaceAditya Agarwal, managing partner at SPC, and Prateek Mehta, general partner-India, told ET in an exclusive interaction that the firm is see...
12 Aug, 2026, 11.14 AM IST
Louisiana Vibrio vulnificus outbreak: 5 deaths reported as deadly bacteria cases rise, prompting new warnings for beachgoers. Check symptoms, when to seek medical care, and how should you protect yourselfThe Louisiana Vibrio vulnificus outbreak has resulted in nine reported cases and five deaths so far in 2026, according to state health offi...
08 Aug, 2026, 06.48 PM IST
Why billionaire Michael Moritz and wife Harriet Heyman are offering up to $150 million to transform San FranciscoBillionaire Michael Moritz and his wife, artist Harriet Heyman, are offering up to $150 million through their Crankstart foundation to find...
08 Aug, 2026, 05.06 PM IST
Nvidia plugs into India's sovereign AI stack, joins Sarvam's $75 million raiseThe latest investment follows the first close of the Series B in June when HCLTech led a $234 million financing alongside Bessemer Venture ...
06 Aug, 2026, 01.45 PM IST
US stocks: Dow closes at record on Mideast optimism; SpaceX, AMD drag NasdaqThe Dow Jones Industrial Average achieved an all-time high on Wednesday, driven by rising optimism over potential peace talks with Iran. Me...
06 Aug, 2026, 01.41 AM IST
Nvidia, Eli Lilly to spend $1 billion over five years on joint research labNvidia and US pharma giant Eli Lilly will spend $1 billion building a new joint research lab in the San Francisco Bay area over five years...
12 Jan, 2026, 08.35 PM IST
Pacific Heights Hardware, the century-old San Francisco hardware store closes as big box chains and online retail take overAfter 120 years of serving its neighborhood, Pacific Heights Hardware in San Francisco is shutting down. The family-run business is the lat...
23 May, 2025, 06.49 AM IST
OpenAI-backed healthcare AI startup Ambience raises $70 million in fundingAmbience Healthcare provides a set of software tools for hospitals and other healthcare organizations, powered by large language models, th...
06 Feb, 2024, 03.44 PM IST
IIT-M plans to forge a pact with US biotech hubThe head of HTIC at IIT-M, Dr Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam, said the centre is looking forward to the collaboration with global biotech giants...
07 Feb, 2018, 11.03 AM IST
Maharashta government to partner Hewlett Packard Enterprise to digitally empower 28,000 villagesChief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is on a two day tour to the USA, visited HP in San Francisco and had a meeting with CEO Meg Whiteman.
27 Sep, 2016, 09.51 AM IST
8K Miles acquires US-based firm Cintel for $3.75 mnFor the San-Francisco headquartered 8KMiles, this is the first deal in the new fiscal and the third since the middle of 2014.
22 Apr, 2015, 07.49 PM IST
- Technology M&As may cost speculators more than $1 bn
Lawson Software's agreement to sell itself for about $1.9 billion wiped out $175 million for investors who had speculated a higher offer wa...
28 Apr, 2011, 06.05 AM IST