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'Jensen Huang does it again,' say netizens as Nvidia CEO crushes AI bubble fears after 65% profit jump
On social media, users joked that by calming fears of an AI bubble and protecting the economy from a potential crash, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had 'saved Christmas'. Others shared memes portraying him as a superhero for investors.
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Bengaluru founder responds to job applicant who asked him to 'take a chill pill': 'Whoever filled this...'
When asked if he would consider hiring the applicant, Paras Chopra, founder of AI lab Lossfunk, said there was 'no way to contact the person'.
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Indian techie suspected of killing woman, 6-year-old son in US. His office laptop cracked case
When Nazeer Hameed refused to give a blood sample to the US authorities, they reached out to his employers. They shipped his office laptop to the US and fired him. DNA samples collected from the device matched those found at the crime scene.
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Most successful Fortune 500 CEOs have these 2 traits in common, finds McKinsey study
According to McKinsey's senior partners Kurt Strovink and Carolyn Dewar who led the study, this mindset surfaced 'in almost every interview'.
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Man returns to life 6 minutes after dying, claims he saw 'another world': 'Moment I closed my eyes...'
Although medically dead for six minutes, John Davis insists his experience lasted nearly two hours in that other realm.
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‘Sex? Please?’: Tourist faces sexual harassment in Sri Lanka, police launch probe. Viral video
'He asked me for sex,' the traveller from New Zealand said, adding that she fled in fear. 'I was left on edge for the rest of my trip.'
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Indian-origin US professor says firms prefer H-1B workers as they are 'cheaper, controllable’
While acknowledging that some highly skilled individuals do enter the US through H-1B visa programme, political science professor Dr Ron Hira argued that many roles filled by visa holders could be handled by American workers.
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Nithin, Nikhil Kamath’s mother shares rare childhood pics of Zerodha co-founders. See post
Revathi Kamath also opened up about years of self-doubt, describing how she once believed her only role was managing the home and raising her children. She urged women to recognise their talents and step out with confidence.
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No time or money for toilet, terrible customers, low pay: Delivery worker on 'gig life' in China
To keep his life from running at a loss, Hu Anyan had to earn 0.5 yuan (about Rs 6) a minute. That meant one delivery every four minutes.
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CEO tries out billionaire investor Bill Ackman’s viral ‘May I meet you’ dating tip. What happened next
Bill Ackman wrote that in his youth, he would ask, 'May I meet you?' before starting a conversation. According to him, the phrase 'almost never got a no' and opened doors to meeting 'really interesting people'.
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Bengaluru gang poses as Microsoft tech support officials, steal crores from Americans
The 'Microsoft technicians' convinced US users that their computers were hacked and made them pay large amounts of money for fake security fixes and bogus Federal Trade Commission (FTC) compliance procedures.
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Air India should charge Rs 5,000 extra: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on flyers' wheelchair 'scam'
Air India handles more than one lakh wheelchair bookings every month. Users say they book wheelchairs for elderly Indian parents since most are not fluent in English and with assistance, they can go through security clearance and baggage collection 'without tension'.
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South Korean actor and K-pop star fights off robbers from home with help from mother
Nana’s mother lost consciousness during the altercation while the K-Pop star herself also sustained physical injuries while trying to escape the situation.
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Bengaluru woman sues Swiggy, eatery after eating prawn in Rs 145 vegan sandwich, wins Rs 1 lakh
Swiggy had argued that it was only a technology intermediary connecting customers with restaurants, and that the contract of sale existed solely between the buyer and the restaurant.
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Bengaluru woman throws egg on road to ward off 'evil eye', gets thrashed for doing 'black magic'
The woman's neighbour has filed a complaint, claiming the 51-year-old woman frequently breaks eggs and performs black magic outside his house.
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Perplexity AI is most likely to flop: Crowd verdict at major San Francisco AI conference
OpenAI was voted second most likely to fail. The survey was conducted on 300 founders and investors.
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Bengaluru momo seller makes Rs 31 lakh a month, triggers debate: 'Sold 118 plates in 1 hour'
While several netizens applauded the entrepreneurial success, a few were skeptical of the math. The video, however, is viral with more than eight lakh likes.
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'Rat people': China's unemployed Gen Z rebel against burnout, spend all day in bed
In 2021, the 'lying flat' movement emerged as a backlash against the country’s grueling '996' work culture—9 am to 9 pm, six days a week. Instead of climbing the corporate ladder, many opted for minimal effort and maximum rest.
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Bengaluru techie loses Rs 16,000 shoes outside temple. Priest's slippers stolen twice
CCTV footage from the temple entrance showed the thief walking barefoot, posing as a devotee, before leaving with the shoes.
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Kim Kardashian now worth $1.7 billion after Skims gets $225 million funding led by Goldman Sachs
Skims's revenue has more than quintupled since 2020, when it stood at $145 million. The company was co-founded by Kim Kardashian and CEO Jens Grede in 2019.
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Ford CEO: Struggling to fill 5,000 high-salary vacancies due to skilled workers shortage in US
Elaborating on the amount of time it takes to train workers, Ford CEO Jim Farley said learning to take a diesel engine out of a Ford Super Duty truck takes at least five years.
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Indian-origin ex-Deloitte partner says she worked 100-hour weeks, quit after body 'broke down'
During her stint at Deloitte, Deepa Purushothaman said she would leave for work at 4 am and return home around 1 am.
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Divorce case of Chinese 'Warren Buffet' ends after 15 years. Wife gets Rs 664 crore alimony
Zhao Bingxian and Lu Juan married in 1988. They share a son and a daughter. While Zhao became a prominent figure in China’s investment circles, Lu managed the company’s finances and largely stayed out of the public eye.
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600 Paramount Skydance employees quit after being told to return to office, costs firm $185 million
Skydance completed its $8 billion acquisition of Paramount in August, and executives warned at the newly merged entity's first press conference that layoffs would be announced in November.
