France’s Mistral in funding talks at about €20 billion valuationFrench AI startup Mistral AI is reportedly in talks to raise approximately €3 billion ($3.5 billion) at a valuation of around €20 billion. ...
13 Jun, 2026, 12.23 AM IST
How a 22-year-old Indian techie dropped out to build an AI startupA 22-year-old Indian entrepreneur, Kinjal Nandy, has secured significant pre-seed funding for his AI startup, Sonatic, at a ₹191 crore valu...
12 Jun, 2026, 07.59 PM IST
AI could automate 80% of jobs, urges major tax reform: Vinod KhoslaSilicon Valley investor Vinod Khosla predicts AI will soon perform 80% of human economic work, with gains primarily benefiting investors. H...
12 Jun, 2026, 07.09 PM IST
Four Indians feature in Forbes’ top 50 most successful immigrants in AmericaFour Indian-born business leaders, including Vinod Khosla and Naval Ravikant, have been recognized in Forbes' "America's Most Successful Im...
12 Jun, 2026, 11.32 AM IST
Brazil emerges as major rare earths source for IndiaBrazil is actively courting foreign investment including from India while pushing to localise the refining and processing value chain. Indi...
11 Jun, 2026, 11.43 PM IST
OpenDoor India operations closure: Who is Kaz Nejatian, CEO of US real estate tech firm who fired 250 employees?OpenDoor India operations shutdown: Opendoor CEO Kaz Nejatian confirmed the shutdown of the company's India operations, impacting approxima...
11 Jun, 2026, 02.52 PM IST
Meet Jayshree Ullal: Top-ranked Indian-origin woman on America’s richest self-made list with $6.8 billion net worthJayshree Ullal, ranked No. 7 on Forbes' America's Richest Self-Made Women list with a $6.8 billion net worth, has become a pivotal figure i...
10 Jun, 2026, 01.19 PM IST
Applied Materials can respond to rise in demand with eight quarters of lead time, CEO saysDickerson was speaking at a press conference before the opening of Applied Materials' new facility in Singapore.
10 Jun, 2026, 12.24 PM IST
Silicon Valley's AI millionaires are paying up to $23,000 per hour for escorts who can talk GPUs, crypto and the futureThe AI boom is fueling a new luxury service where escorts, dubbed 'nerd-first,' command high rates by offering intellectual companionship a...
09 Jun, 2026, 09.30 PM IST
DeepSeek close to sealing $7 billion funding in historic AI dealChinese AI startup DeepSeek is nearing a massive $7.4 billion funding round, with tech giants Tencent and CATL leading the investment. Deep...
08 Jun, 2026, 09.53 PM IST
Texas big medical boost: Nvidia billionaire Tench Coxe, wife Simone donate $100 million to UT Austin healthcare projectNvidia board member Tench Coxe and his wife Simone Coxe have donated $100 million for a new medical center in Austin, Texas. This significa...
08 Jun, 2026, 03.05 PM IST
'AI won't just moderate posts, it will curate reality': Former White House AI czar David Sacks warns against govt control of AIDavid Sacks, chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and former White House AI and Crypto Czar, has criticiz...
06 Jun, 2026, 02.42 PM IST
Founders Fund launches Mafia, a game show starring Silicon Valley DonsThe debut episode features 13 players well-known in the tech space, such as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, fitness personality Bryan Johnson, messa...
05 Jun, 2026, 09.00 PM IST
ED's Parimatch heat reaches Zepto; SPC's India deeptech pushZepto has come under the ED's scanner as part of its probe into Parimatch. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
05 Jun, 2026, 07.33 PM IST
Silicon Valley’s South Park Commons ramps up India deeptech pushSouth Park Commons is increasing its focus on India's deeptech sector, shifting investments beyond traditional software to areas like semic...
05 Jun, 2026, 07.05 AM IST
Nvidia CEO mounts charm push in South Korea with TV talk show, baseball appearancesWhile a celebrity in his own right, the charm push by the Taiwan-born 63-year-old highlights South Korea's critical position in the AI land...
04 Jun, 2026, 01.11 PM IST
DeepSeek slated to draw $7 billion in maiden fundraising, sources sayThe fundraising could value the company after the investment at between 350 billion yuan and 400 billion yuan, or between $52 billion and...
03 Jun, 2026, 09.46 AM IST