California startup JetZero’s ‘manta ray’ plane could change air travel forever: 250-seat Z4 aims to fly 5,750 miles and use up to 50% less fuelCalifornia startup JetZero is innovating the aviation industry with a new aircraft featuring a blended-wing-body design, aimed at accommoda...
17 Aug, 2026, 11.25 PM IST
Putin to attack NATO member? Russia builds 10 secret drone bases with 59 launch rails as US intelligence warns Kremlin may test alliance with a limited strikeRussia has built secret bases from which it will be able to launch long-range suicide drones deep into Nato territory, as per a report. The...
17 Aug, 2026, 10.33 PM IST
In 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed a law that gave Americans a chance to claim 160 acres of free land. What happened next transformed the American West foreverIn 1862, President Abraham Lincoln enacted the Homestead Act, granting land to settlers eager to populate the West. This initiative allowed...
17 Aug, 2026, 09.52 PM IST
Elon Musk says AI is hitting an energy wall—his 5-word solution changes everythingElon Musk highlighted artificial intelligence efficiency, focusing on intelligence per joule. This metric addresses the growing energy dema...
17 Aug, 2026, 09.41 PM IST
Quote of the day by Kevin Costner: "Failure doesn't kill you... it increases your desire to..." Yellowstone actor's powerful message on success, never giving up and motivation to keep goingQuote of the day by Kevin Costner, “Failure doesn't kill you... it increases your desire to make something happen,” offers a powerful lesso...
17 Aug, 2026, 08.06 PM IST
Tech billionaires Jack and Laura Dangermond donated $165 million to protect a stunning 24,000-acre stretch of California coastline visible from spaceJack and Laura Dangermond have made a monumental donation of $165 million to The Nature Conservancy, ensuring the permanent protection of t...
17 Aug, 2026, 07.22 PM IST
Presenting the jury for The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026Meet the high-powered jury that will pick the winners of the ET Startup Awards 2026.
17 Aug, 2026, 11.27 AM IST
Josh Kushner’s Thrive Fund grows sevenfold to $3.7 billion on AI betsThe letter highlights an investing strategy that Thrive pioneered in the venture capital industry: concentrating on a small subset of compa...
15 Aug, 2026, 12.44 PM IST
Jane Street took $15 billion hit in July tied to Situational Awareness, AI selloff, sources sayIn July, Jane Street suffered a staggering $15 billion loss amid a challenging AI-driven stock market downturn. Despite this setback, the f...
15 Aug, 2026, 10.42 AM IST
US stocks: S&P 500 notches record-high close as rate-hike worries easeThe S&P 500 has hit a historic peak, largely influenced by a surge in technology stocks. With producer price inflation showing stability, e...
14 Aug, 2026, 01.39 AM IST
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon recalls being fired by Citigroup and surviving a near-fatal heart emergency, Wall Street veteran says the setback “affected my net worth, not my self-worth”JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon recalled his unexpected 1998 Citigroup firing and his near-fatal 2020 heart emergency. His daughter even ask...
13 Aug, 2026, 09.22 PM IST
Anand Mahindra can't stop praising two IITian-led 10-gram cooler that broke Western monopoly: 'Deep tech doesn't need deep....'Business tycoon Anand Mahindra recently praised a homegrown 10-gram cooling technology has challenged a long-standing Western stronghold in...
13 Aug, 2026, 05.49 PM IST
Trump's tech ties blamed for AI inaction by MAGA Republicans and DemocratsConcerns are rising over President Trump's administration's limited AI response. This follows recent AI agent security breaches by OpenAI a...
06 Aug, 2026, 03.48 PM IST
Google's $15 billion India data centre project battles water, wildlife concernsGoogle's planned data centre in Visakhapatnam is facing considerable resistance from environmental activists. Concerns have been raised reg...
06 Aug, 2026, 01.16 PM IST
Why Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, worth over $200 billion, is raising Wagyu and Angus cattle on his Hawaii ranch and giving his cows macadamia nuts and beerMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg whose net worth is more than $200 billion has found a strange and hobby, feeding his cattle on his Hawaii ranch. H...
05 Aug, 2026, 08.56 PM IST
Inside Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg's 'Billionaire Bunker' in Miami's Indian Creek IslandIndian Creek Island, known as the "Billionaire Bunker," offers extreme privacy for the wealthy. This exclusive enclave features limited hom...
02 Aug, 2026, 08.23 PM IST
Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin, Larry Page and more: Tech billionaires are flocking to America's second-most expensive metro area and it's not California or New YorkTech billionaires such as Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin, and Larry Page are among high-profile names who are flocking to Miami d...
28 Jul, 2026, 07.10 PM IST