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12 scientists will drift across the Arctic, locked inside sea ice for 8 months to watch an ocean survive its darkest, coldest seasonA daring expedition is underway as 12 individuals will spend eight months adrift in the Arctic Ocean, encased in ice. This mission, Tara Po...
Bitcoin, Solana or XRP? The best performing crypto asset of 2026 so farCrypto prices may have corrected sharply in 2026, but underlying trends suggest growing maturity. Institutional participation, stronger blo...
Bleak job market for H-1B returnees; Delhivery investors' exitLaid off tech workers from the US face an unprecedented job slump back home. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
American scientists and ranchers are racing to stop a flesh-eating fly after 15 animal cases turned up in Texas and New Mexico, and the battle could take more than a yearFlesh-eating maggots, the New World screwworm, have reappeared in Texas and New Mexico, infecting livestock and at least one dog. Driven by...
Iran war triggers global race to build oil reservesVulnerable nations, stung by the Iran war's economic fallout, are boosting oil and gas storage to weather future crises. This global push f...
Ten reasons oil is still below $100 a barrelGlobal oil prices remain surprisingly low despite the ongoing war in Iran. China's drastic cut in oil imports is a major factor. Demand des...
Migrant children separated under Trump policy face renewed family breakupsFederal agents are separating children from their families again in the United States. This is happening despite legal settlements meant to...
Bitcoin falls 12% in a week, drops below key $70K level as ETF outflows accelerateBitcoin has fallen below $70,000, dropping nearly 12% in a week. This decline is driven by institutional selling and negative ETF flows. Ma...
No Santa for exporters this Christmas: Iran war disrupts supply chains, stretches transit times to 60 days, threatens marginsIndian exporters say longer shipping routes, rising input costs, and delayed payment cycles are squeezing margins and putting pressure on d...
The cheapest degree abroad may not be in English and Indian students are finally figuring that outIndian students are shifting their focus to European and Japanese universities. This trend is driven by lower tuition fees and the necessit...
Europe’s banks embrace AI — and confront the price of dependence on US techThe finance industry is rapidly adopting AI, but soaring costs for computing power and AI assistants like Claude are creating financial str...
Gulf shipping standoff hits world’s most vulnerable farmersGlobal supply chain disruptions, exacerbated by international conflicts, are making essential farming inputs scarce and unaffordable for sm...
France finance minister says Hormuz must open, G7 ready to mitigate war falloutG7 finance leaders are focused on the economic impact of the Middle East conflict. They are prepared to address soaring energy prices and t...
M&A activities plunge 51% to $83 billion in 2023: ReportThe bleak global deal environment translated into fewer mega deals in 2023. As a result, there was only one deal above $3 billion — the HDF...
Generative AI startups defy funding winter, raise record $10 billion in 2023Startup funding has been subdued in 2023 with $224 billion in total venture capital funding (as on December 8) globally, falling 65 per cen...
Indian startups need to reserve cash, listen to customers to stay afloatAs Indian startups face turbulence in the global funding winter, experts on Monday said they need to reserve cash, create a long-term goal ...
Money View raises $75 million led by Apis Partners, valuation jumps to $900 millionFintech company Money View on Monday announced it has raised $75 million in its ongoing Series E funding led by UK-based asset manager Apis...
Amid funding winter, Tiger Global’s Scott Shleifer to visit India next weekShleifer, who took over the India investment mandate from Lee Fixel, will meet portfolio firms and senior industry executives.
IFSCA to hand out grants to Indian fintechs from early next yearIFSCA Chief Technology Officer Joseph Joshy said Indian Fintechs have started applying for the IFSCA Fintech Incentive Scheme, 2022, which ...
Indian startups raise over $995 million VC funding in AugustAurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, said: "Although the total VC funding amount still remains below USD 1 billion akin to July, Aug...