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Homegrown startups outperform returnee tech talent, study showsaAnew study suggests that in India’s competitive startup ecosystem, domestic founders now outperform returning diaspora entrepreneurs over ...
India's youngsters leveraging power of science to make planet better: PM ModiThe academic said that in his meeting with Modi he discussed how India will lead the world in curing cancer and transform agriculture. Tagg...
Facebook is a bigger threat to privacy than is Aadhaar, says tech entrepreneur Vivek WadhwaWho are you more worried about: companies that are selling you and lying to you at the same time, or governments that are trying to operate...
Tales of Indian IT's death exaggerated: Nitin Rakesh, Council Head, Nasscom IT servicesSeveral articles have been written predicting the end of the Indian IT sector but changes in the space are nothing new, Rakesh, also Mphasi...
Infosys founders in no hurry to lose their promoter tagThe founder-versus Infosys board spat got a new twist on Thursday when Murthy publicly expressed his displeasure on some of the sore points...
US can learn from India's move toward cashless society: ExpertVivek Wadhwa argued that the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) launched by India has eliminated billing processor and transaction costs are z...
Tech companies eye Indian market as they woo Prime Minister Narendra Modi"The fact that they are all bowing down to Modi blows my mind," said entrepreneur-turned-academic Vivek Wadhwa, a long-time resident of the...
Indians will first copy, then dare Silicon Valley: Vivek Wadhwa"Till recently, Silicon Valley had not taken the Indian entrepreneurship ecosystem seriously because there was not much happening there."
Silicon edge: Flipkart set to hire another top engineer Peeyush Ranjan from GoogleWith technology emerging as the biggest battlefront for e-commerce firms, engineers groomed in top-tier US companies are prized catches.
Patents are like nuclear weapons: Vivek WadhwaThere is no clear answer on what is right or wrong with patents. They are like nuclear weapons- something you hope to never use, but have t...
Sharing economy: Do you care to share, India?Businesses which run in a sharing economy find it tough here, where conservation and sharing space with strangers is still new.
Sharing economy fails to gain ground in Indian market as startups wary of modelThe sharing or collaborative economy is premised on the concept of sharing idle products and services with others.
Team Indus wins competition to land robot on moon, bags Google Lunar Xprize of $1 millionThe mission, when complete, is expected to cost about $30 million. About 26 teams from around the world are taking part in the Google Lunar...
Experts in war of words on social media over startup growthGururaj's rebuttal has attracted over 100 likes and numerous comments, each attracting more likes and counter-comments.
A jobless future awaits, no matter what the government doesRobots are already replacing workers. Industrial robots have advanced to the point at which they can do the same physical work as human bei...
Incredible Indian techies in the US technology landscapeA list of prominent NRI techies in the US technology landscape.
Tech investor Vivek Wadhwa calls for Indian entrepreneurs to step up efforts"The US is not the only market. Entrepreneurs can bring the technology to India, study and understand how it works and look to produce the ...
Skilled immigrants would boost up US economy: Indian-AmericansUS must find ways including granting more H-1B visas to attract skilled workers to boost its economy, top Indian-American experts said.
Indian American immigration critic Vivek Wadhwa awarded by US governmentIndian American researcher and technology columnist Vivek Wadhwa, one of the harshest critics of the current immigration policy.
- US slump resulting in reverse brain drain
America's loss will be world's gain as immigrants who leave US will launch cos, file patents and fill the intellectual coffers of other cou...