Prof.ai to founder.aiWhen Covid-19 struck in 2020, Sashikumaar Ganeshan at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore built a model to predict the spread of the...
20 Feb, 2026, 03.08 PM IST
Word of the Day: EpiphanyAn epiphany is a sudden moment of clear understanding, often following confusion or struggle. These 'aha moments' bring clarity, insight, a...
19 Feb, 2026, 02.20 PM IST
‘Hopefully I won’t break anything’: Bill Gates takes on a day in customer service at his daughter’s startupBill Gates recently joined the customer service team at Phia, a fashion-tech startup co-founded by his daughter Phoebe Gates and her Stanfo...
24 Jul, 2025, 12.38 PM IST
Mardi Gras 2025: A colourful festival with parades, delicious food and rich traditions that signal the end of Carnival seasonMardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, marks the final day of the Carnival season before Lent begins. Taking place on March 4 this year, this festival...
26 Feb, 2025, 01.29 AM IST
What goes down must go upWhile missing or ignoring the existence of the rare black swan can be catastrophic in investing, the error of not being able to spot the ab...
05 Mar, 2024, 11.46 AM IST
Incomprehensibility, a strategic tool to to stay untroubledBeing understandable is easy and unsafe. Instead, try not being understood
07 Oct, 2023, 10.36 PM IST
How a Malayalam film subverts the theme of the ‘frozen’ woman without coming across as laboured in its progressivenessFormulaic vigilante-revenge films use this frozen woman, but so do more nuanced stories. A recent example from The Crown: old Winston Churc...
21 Aug, 2021, 11.00 PM IST
Tiny habits can convert non-savers into savers: Here's howSocial scientist named B.J. Fogg says that there are three ways to change behaviour: have an epiphany, change the environment, or to create...
27 Jul, 2020, 10.55 AM IST
Difference between a Startup and an SME? It’s a word that starts with PIn a world where startups are influenced by infamous sayings like ‘move fast; break things’ the journey and achievements of these doyens ar...
20 May, 2019, 09.17 AM IST
The world gathers at Vatican City for Mother Teresa's sainthoodHolding up Teresa as an example of mercy , Pope Francis said he looked forward to anointing her.
04 Sep, 2016, 11.04 AM IST
Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison buys hotel for $71.6 millionThe former Oracle CEO, whose net worth has been estimated to be as much as $47.2 billion, just paid $71.6 million for the Epiphany Hotel in...
15 Sep, 2015, 01.25 PM IST
Our vision is to create economic opportunities for 3.3 billion people worldwide: Mike Gamson, LinkedInCiti has done a wonderful job saying they want to help professional women around the world. They have created a community with 140,000 memb...
24 Jun, 2013, 11.00 AM IST
- Columbus alive among us as we keep confusing geographies
Humanity is still getting geographies all mixed up as many of us become too sure of a geography only to be proved wrong!
18 Jan, 2012, 06.33 AM IST
- People are more digital here than in US: Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts
It could not be more apt for a market like India, where red tape still binds many spheres but mobile phone connections have crossed 650 mil...
02 Jul, 2010, 12.07 AM IST
Blessed are those who let goAs son of the late-night talk show pioneer Larry Finley, Guy Finley grew up among Hollywood celebrities. At an early age, he became a song ...
16 Dec, 2009, 04.52 AM IST
You got to use it lest you lose itSixty years ago, the secret of healthy longevity came to Jerry Morris in the guise of a British double-decker bus. The war had just ended a...
19 Sep, 2009, 01.40 AM IST
- NRIs shift focus from Silicon Valley to homeland
NRIs are keen to invest up to $25 mn in VC funds. They are being driven by the logic that India is better placed to reap the benefits of a ...
18 Mar, 2009, 05.34 AM IST