Travis Kalanick says ‘Masa money’ was ‘easy’ and ‘too loose’ during SoftBank’s hyper-funding eraKalanick, who raised billions for Uber himself amid SoftBank’s aggressive 2017 investment spree, contrasted this with his own stealth appro...
16 Mar, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
Of rides & rivals: Travis Kalanick on Uber’s capital strategy, competition with LyftTravis Kalanick said the Uber–Lyft rivalry became a battle for venture capital as much as riders. Uber used fundraising as a strategic weap...
15 Mar, 2026, 04.05 PM IST
Amid AI job loss fears, Uber founder Travis Kalanick says automation to make human work more valuableTravis Kalanick said automation could raise the value of human work. As automation dramatically increases productivity and lowers costs, de...
15 Mar, 2026, 03.55 PM IST
Uber founder Travis Kalanick rebrands existing venture to Atoms with focus on roboticsKalanick announced the move in an interview on the TBPN podcast. During these eight years, he raised hundreds of millions, including $400 m...
14 Mar, 2026, 01.21 PM IST
Uber cofounder Kalanick launches Atoms in specialised robotics pushKalanick is betting that task-specific machines are the key to improving industrial productivity. He is expanding and renaming City Stora...
14 Mar, 2026, 08.56 AM IST
India targets $45 billion space economy driven by private firmsIndia is expanding its space ambitions, aiming for a sustained lunar presence and a space station by 2035. The nation is leveraging private...
08 Dec, 2025, 08.07 PM IST
Accel partners with Google to back Indian AI startups with $2 million co-investmentThis partnership, through the Google AI Futures Fund, will also back diaspora founders building for India and global markets. Under the coh...
25 Nov, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Crewed Moon mission by 2040; maiden human spaceflight to launch in 2027: ISRO chief NarayananIndia's space agency ISRO has set ambitious goals. Indians will land on the Moon by 2040. The Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission is planne...
15 Oct, 2025, 04.18 PM IST
Beyond agentic AI: Autonomous factories, exoskeletons, and AI as a physical stackIn a grand panel at TiEcon 2025, five NVIDIA executives gave attendees a sneak peek into the next frontier of artificial intelligence (AI)....
06 Jun, 2025, 05.56 PM IST
Checking without damaging: IIT-Madras works on advanced tech for disruptive material testing"Non Destructive Evaluation" (NDE) is the broad name given to the field of testing and analysis used by industry to characterise components...
27 Apr, 2025, 06.30 PM IST
Accel Atoms 4.0 to invest up to $1 million in startups focused on 'Bharat' opportunity, AIAccel has launched the fourth edition of its pre-seed scaling programme, Accel Atoms 4.0, offering up to USD 1 million in funding and perks...
12 Sep, 2024, 03.20 PM IST
View: How India is uniquely positioned to harness the momentum of automation and AIRay Kurzweil's book 'The Singularity is Nearer' explored the convergence of genetics, nanotechnology, and robotics, predicting profound cha...
28 Jul, 2024, 11.18 PM IST
China develops groundbreaking nuclear battery that can last 50 years without chargingBetavolt's first nuclear battery yields 100 microwatts at 3V, with dimensions measuring a mere 15x15x5 cubic millimeters. The company aims ...
18 Jan, 2024, 12.11 PM IST
Harness the power of Industry 5.0 with the latest sector-focussed mentorship cohort of Accel 3.0The Industry 5.0 cohort by Accel Atoms 3.0 is set to ignite the pace of startup innovations in the industrial manufacturing space, with a f...
11 Sep, 2023, 05.01 PM IST
Accel Atoms 3.0: Accelerating the growth of startups building the future of AIAs Accel Atoms 3.0 launches with an AI cohort, here’s your chance to access cutting-edge resources and personalised mentorship to connect w...
11 Sep, 2023, 11.47 AM IST
Entrepreneurs with social mission: Four Indian startups that are fighting cancerCancer research has set off a raging debate between entrepreneurs with a social mission and investors who sense ripe business potential.
01 Jul, 2016, 02.59 PM IST
Unmanned aerial vehicles: A look at upcoming playersSmall UAVs are making an impact across sectors and market. The market size for them is expected to reach $33.5 million by 2019.
21 Aug, 2014, 07.20 AM IST