HSBC deploys over half of $1 billion India startup fund: Top bank officialHSBC has deployed more than half of its $1 billion India startup financing commitment within a year and is open to raising the limit as dem...
17 Oct, 2026, 01.32 PM IST
From The Mummy’s Imhotep to Ranabaali’s Hector: Who is Arnold Vosloo, the villain facing Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna?Who is Arnold Vosloo acting as Theodore in Ranabaali? Hector South African actor Arnold Vosloo, best known as Imhotep in The Mummy, is now ...
16 Oct, 2026, 10.01 AM IST
In 2010, Ashton Kutcher helped launch a $30 million investment fund; 6 years later, its portfolio had grown to $250 million through bets on Uber and AirbnbKutcher became a widely known actor through films and television shows. After getting famous, his interest in business also grew gradually....
16 Oct, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
Andreessen Horowitz lays off majority of portfolio recruiting teamIn a surprising operational pivot, Andreessen Horowitz, a leading venture capital player in Silicon Valley, has downsized its recruiting te...
15 Oct, 2026, 03.56 PM IST
AI researchers are smoking to demonstrate their belief that it will beat cancer: Palantir CTO Shyam SankarShyam Sankar, CTO of Palantir Technologies, highlighted AI researchers' intense commitments, likening it to social delusion. He pointed out...
15 Oct, 2026, 03.08 PM IST
In 1992, Jan Koum's family relied on food stamps; 22 years later, Facebook agreed to buy WhatsApp, which he co-founded, for $19 billionJan Koum grew up in Ukraine and had limited access to technology. He also reportedly had concerns about government surveillance. According ...
15 Oct, 2026, 01.11 AM IST
Guinness look of Zuckerberg recordedMark Zuckerberg recently appeared on a podcast where he attempted to drink a pint of Guinness. His efforts to seem cool were met with amuse...
15 Oct, 2026, 12.19 AM IST
US Fed’s Bowman sees no urgency for another rate hikeMichelle Bowman, the Vice Chair for Supervision of the US Federal Reserve, spoke during the IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok. She stated ...
14 Oct, 2026, 10.48 PM IST
Nvidia's valuation nears $6 trillion, but employees pay for their own lunch; here's a look at Jensen Huang's workplace culture, perks and other benefitsJensen Huang leads the company and he has built a workplace culture that differs from the free meals, recreational facilities and other ben...
14 Oct, 2026, 01.31 AM IST
In the 1980s, Kelli Valade worked as a diner waitress at 16; decades later, she became Denny's CEO and welcomed Nvidia's Jensen Huang backDenny’s CEO Kelli Valade and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang reunited at a Silicon Valley restaurant to celebrate the location’s bond to NVIDIA’s b...
13 Oct, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
Meta releases Muse Wonder AI models to challenge Anthropic and OpenAIThe launch comes after CEO Mark Zuckerberg pledged billions of dollars and aggressively poached researchers over the past year to catch up ...
13 Oct, 2026, 12.04 AM IST
ET Startup Awards 2026: Silicon Valley called. They want their wardrobe back!The ET Startup Awards’ Silicon Valley dress code brought out puffer vests and sneakers, dresses where blazers might once have been, and sil...
12 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Sequoia-backed chip startup Nuvacore raising funds at about a $2.5 billion valuationNuvacore is seeking to raise the funds as the appetite for central processors has swollen due to the thirst for data-crunching capacity to ...
11 Oct, 2026, 06.19 PM IST
'Build here, scale here, die here': IIT alumni body urges tech talent to return amid US visa crackdownThe US government this week suspended eight major tech companies, including Indian IT services firms Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infos...
10 Oct, 2026, 05.15 PM IST
AI founders cheer Trump's calls for the industry to police itself on safety in Silicon ValleyPresident Donald Trump brought tech titans to Washington late last month for a luncheon and ceremonial signing of a voluntary safety pact h...
10 Oct, 2026, 01.26 PM IST
Silicon Valley companies discuss simpler GST, customs rules with CBICCBIC chairman Vivek Chaturvedi met a delegation led by Shefali Goradia, chairperson, Deloitte, South Asia and the Silicon Valley Tax Direct...
06 Oct, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
Good, bad and uglyIn contemporary narratives, villains often dazzle with charisma and style, challenging the classic view of morality in storytelling. These ...
04 Oct, 2026, 11.10 PM IST