Youlin Chen espionage case: US scientist detained in China for nearly 2 years, wife says no contact for 600 days; group links arrest to US nuclear test detectionYoulin Chen detained in China: A China-born American Youlin Chen, a seismologist, has been detained in China for almost two years. His fami...
15 Jul, 2026, 06.25 PM IST
'Like my lover': Chinese users bid farewell to AI companionsChina implemented new rules on Wednesday to limit emotional reliance on AI companions. Major AI providers suspended custom agent and compan...
15 Jul, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
Meet Apurva Shrivastava: How this MIT graduate turned missed calls into billion-dollar AI business worth over Rs 8,300 croreApurva Shrivastava's childhood experiences inspired him to co-found the AI startup Avoca, which answers customer calls for home service bus...
15 Jul, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
China detains US seismologist who has studied North Korean nuclear testsA Chinese-born American seismologist is detained in China for nearly two years. He faces spying charges after publishing U.S.-funded work o...
14 Jul, 2026, 02.25 PM IST
Meet DeepSeek's Liang Wenfeng, the Chinese entrepreneur who is now world's richest AI founder, surpassing Anthropic's Dario AmodeiDeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng's net worth has significantly increased after a recent funding round. He is now the world's wealthiest creat...
14 Jul, 2026, 01.01 PM IST
DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng tops Dario Amodei and Greg Brockman as richest AI founderLiang is now worth $36 billion, up from about $16.7 billion previously, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. That ranks him well ...
14 Jul, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
He learned one lesson at his family's Michigan business. Now it's a $1 billion AI startupApurva Shrivastava, an Indian-origin entrepreneur who studied in MIT, founded Avoca after observing missed customer calls. This AI startup ...
13 Jul, 2026, 07.55 PM IST
Nobel Prize winner to Energy and Semiconductor pioneers: Why top scientists left US and UK for China? Check list of key namesNobel laureate Omar Yaghi will lead an AI research center at Tsinghua University. Several prominent scientists are relocating to China for ...
13 Jul, 2026, 03.02 PM IST
J&K: Mehbooba Mufti under 'house arrest' ahead of Martyrs' DayPeoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti is reportedly under house arrest. Her daughter Iltija Mufti made the claim on social media on...
12 Jul, 2026, 08.08 PM IST
Indian American and ex-Google exec Sheetal Wrzesien shot dead by husband in USSheetal Wrzesien, a former Google executive, was fatally shot at her Georgia home. Her son Jason sustained injuries during the violent inci...
12 Jul, 2026, 01.09 PM IST
OpenAI safety head exits following leadership reorganisationJohannes Heidecke, OpenAI's head of safety systems, is leaving the company. Vice president of research and head of alignment Mia Glaese wil...
11 Jul, 2026, 06.35 PM IST
Nearly 2 million people flee in China as typhoon lashes Taiwan, Japan islandsTyphoon Bavi has forced nearly two million people to evacuate their homes in China. Northern Taiwan and Japan's islands also experienced se...
11 Jul, 2026, 04.54 PM IST
Mumbai's ₹13,000-crore flood plan: How it will become a 'Sponge City'Maharashtra's Chief Minister announced a Rs 13,000-crore flood mitigation plan for Mumbai. This comprehensive proposal integrates tradition...
10 Jul, 2026, 11.53 AM IST
China awards two village boys, one studied by lamplight to power a third of world's EVs, the other cracked English in two months to give fighter jets x-ray visionTwo Chinese scientists received China's highest science award for their significant contributions. Chen Liquan developed the nation's first...
10 Jul, 2026, 10.05 AM IST
Taiwan slams Beijing for 'glorifying violence' after attack on Japanese commentatorTaiwan condemned China for glorifying an assault on commentator Akio Yaita. Chinese authorities called the attack an ordinary public securi...
09 Jul, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
China, Taiwan brace for Typhoon Bavi, possibly the most powerful storm in yearsTyphoon Bavi is approaching Taiwan with powerful winds and heavy rainfall. Thousands of soldiers are on standby as the island prepares for ...
09 Jul, 2026, 02.14 PM IST
How France's Le Pen ended up fighting in court to save her presidential hopesMarine Le Pen faces a court decision on her appeal regarding EU fund misuse charges. A Paris court previously banned her from elected offic...
07 Jul, 2026, 12.40 PM IST