In 1841, Squire Whipple found a cheaper way to build long iron bridges; more than 100 of his designs later crossed America's canals and growing railroad linesIn the early 1800s, Squire Whipple revolutionized bridge engineering with his mathematical approach. His creation, the Whipple truss bridge...
23 Oct, 2026, 05.20 PM IST
Lab-grown gold to crash prices? San Francisco’s Marathon Fusion just turned mercury into yellow metalMarathon Fusion, a San Francisco-based start-up, claims to have converted mercury into stable gold using nuclear transmutation, saying it s...
23 Oct, 2026, 12.51 PM IST
Goyal reminds developed countries of $100 bln climate finance pledge, says 'haven't seen nickel or dime of that'Union Minister Piyush Goyal addressed the Berlin Global Dialogue, criticizing developed nations for unmet climate finance commitments. He h...
23 Oct, 2026, 07.53 AM IST
We have to change the conversation from media costs to business value: Publicis Media's Lalatendu DasIndia's advertising sector is experiencing a transformative phase driven by innovations in artificial intelligence and the rise of the crea...
22 Oct, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
Legal AI startup Legora raises $550 million at $8.8 billion valuation in Atreides-led roundThe round was led by Atreides Management. New investors, including Baron Capital, Capital Group, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Gl...
22 Oct, 2026, 09.48 AM IST
Larry Ellison’s borrowing strategy: why the Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) billionaire is using his shares to fund a media dealLarry Ellison is using Oracle shares as security for loans to help fund a media deal linked to his son, David, instead of selling $7.5 bill...
21 Oct, 2026, 07.00 PM IST
Volkswagen bet on Xpeng to save its China business. It's not going to planVolkswagen’s ID. UNYX 08 electric SUV sold poorly, achieving only 267 units per month since its launch. The automaker initially aimed for 3...
20 Oct, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
New York City woman erased $119 million in medical debt for thousands of Americans. She died at 38, but turned grief of others into reliefCasey McIntyre, a New York City book publisher who died of stage four ovarian cancer at 38 in November 2023, left behind a final wish that ...
19 Oct, 2026, 11.40 PM IST
Elon Musk pledges one SpaceX share for every American child; it could cost him just 1% of his fortuneElon Musk has unveiled an ambitious plan to grant one SpaceX share to every American child next year, aiming to empower future generations ...
19 Oct, 2026, 07.18 PM IST
VC’s remark on deeptech sets off a debate on where India’s capital should go“In a decade we will realize most of the deeptech is a grift,” Maini wrote, adding that quick services and quick commerce companies will do...
18 Oct, 2026, 09.06 PM IST
Cash landing on you: Litigation funders bet on inheritance battles over croresLitigation funding has emerged as a viable option for individuals involved in inheritance disputes in India. Firms are assessing the potent...
18 Oct, 2026, 12.10 PM IST
New York City pension fund asks Anthropic to delay IPOThe supervisor of New York City's pension funds, one of the largest in the United States, asked Anthropic to postpone its stock market debu...
16 Oct, 2026, 09.42 AM IST
ET AI Explainer: Why are US AI labs wary of 'distillation attacks' from Chinese peersDistillation as a technique in which a less capable AI model is trained on the outputs of a stronger one. The aim is to help the less capab...
15 Oct, 2026, 05.31 PM IST
Israeli firm used online ads to run vast spy operation, researchers sayDiscover-Tech, an Israeli digital advertising agency, faces serious allegations of orchestrating user surveillance via harmful ads. Researc...
15 Oct, 2026, 03.43 PM IST
- Janitor richer than CEO! Employee's post on how the cleaner ended up with nearly Rs 7 crore wealth double of their boss stuns internet
A story shared on X contrasts a high-earning executive's reported debts with a cleaner's decades-long approach to saving and investing. The...
14 Oct, 2026, 03.30 PM IST
Former wife of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Scott, has put $70 million into ocean-climate solutions: Why it mattersMacKenzie Scott has committed an impressive $70 million towards enhancing ocean resilience in the fight against climate change. This pivota...
14 Oct, 2026, 11.04 AM IST
DealShare CEO Kamaldeep Singh quits amid acquisition talks with TruemedsSingh, a former Big Bazaar chief executive who took charge of DealShare in January 2024, has joined Indofast Energy, a joint venture betwee...
13 Oct, 2026, 08.34 PM IST