PayPal shares jump over 15% after Stripe, Advent make $53 billion buyout offerPayPal shares surged after a reported $53 billion buyout offer from Stripe and Advent International, valuing the company at a premium. The ...
Govt's revamped chip push; Emergent turns unicornThe Union Cabinet has cleared the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0 to boost domestic chip manufacturing. This and more in today's ETte...
Argentina vs England: The FIFA World Cup semi-final is not just a fight on football fieldArgentina and England's FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-final renews a fierce rivalry on the field, while decades-long territorial disputes over t...
Stripe, Advent offer to buy PayPal for more than $53 billion, sources sayPayments firm Stripe and Advent International have jointly offered to buy PayPal. Their offer values the company at over fifty-three billio...
POTUS to 'ring' in America's 250th with Belgian Delight, a Tariffic giftA dazzling diamond-encrusted ring, a symbol of US-Belgian ties, was presented to President Trump, celebrating America's 250th anniversary. ...
Jane Street, TSMC-linked AI startup Etched raises $800 millionAI chip challenger Etched has secured a massive $800 million in funding, with backing from industry heavyweights like Jane Street and a fir...
Meta's Cred deal showcases new playbook: take stake, hire the founderMeta is strategically acquiring minority stakes in tech firms and integrating their founders into senior roles, a pattern evident with Cred...
Manu Chandra's Sauce, the VC making a feast of small servingsSauce VC is set to make an estimated Rs 500-550 crore from L'Oréal's acquisition of Innovist, validating founder Manu Chandra's strategy of...
Can Elon Musk's xAI challenge Anthropic after SpaceX's $60 billion Cursor AI acquisition from Anysphere?SpaceX has agreed to acquire Cursor AI parent Anysphere for $60 billion in an all-stock deal, days after SpaceX's blockbuster Nasdaq debut....
Los Angeles Mayor Election Results: Who is Nithya Raman? Left-win candidate defeats Donald Trump-backed Republican candidateNithya Raman will go head-to-head in November with incumbent Karen Bass.
National Doughnut Day 2026: Krispy Kreme, Dunkin', 7-Eleven and Duck Donuts offer free treats and sweet dealsNational Donut Day 2026 will be celebrated on June 5 with free doughnuts, discounts and special promotions from major chains across the Uni...
America's subpar diplomats aren't the world's only choiceThe United Nations, once a global peace beacon, now struggles for relevance. Superpower politics and a decline in multilateralism have dimi...
OpenAI chief Altman has over $2 billion stake in companies that dealt with OpenAI: court filingOpenAI CEO Sam Altman's significant investments in companies doing business with his AI firm have come under scrutiny. Court documents reve...
PayPal stock jumps over 7% after reports say Stripe may plan takeoverPayPal stock jumped after news that Stripe may try to buy the company. Reports said Stripe showed early interest, but nothing is final yet....
Stripe valuation hits $70 billion in Sequoia dealSequoia is reportedly offering to buy Stripe shares at $27.51. The venture capital firm offered that price to limited partners in funds rai...
Stripe continues to cut valuation, now valued at $55 billion down from $63 billion: reportThis is at least the third time since June that the payments startup has cut its internal valuation. Stripe had cut the internal value of i...
Digital payments firm Stripe may raise $3 billion; valuation slashed to $55-60 billion: reportThe Silicon Valley-based company is looking to pick up funds in a round led by New York-based Thrive Capital. The VC firm, founded by busin...