Peter Thiel

Concerns about AI frenzy gets louder with celebrity investors dumping Nvidia, others raise alarm bells

Celebrity investors such as Michael Burry, Masayoshi Son, and Peter Thiel are bailing on Nvidia shares as warnings about an overheated AI rally grow louder.

Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund co-leads $85 million seed investment in AI startup Sentient

The fresh capital raised will be used to accelerate the development of Sentient's open AI platform, whose testnet is slated for Q3 of this year.

Here’s how much screen time tech billionaire Peter Thiel allows his kids in a week

Peter Thiel joins the list of well-known names in the tech industry who have curtailed screen time for their kids, including Sundar Pichai, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.

Billionaire Peter Thiel says AI boom will make society favour people with strong verbal skills, not maths skills

Thiel pointed out that the Silicon Valley in the 21st century is “way too biased” towards those with math skills. Thiel added that the reason behind such favouritism is not clear, which is why it “seems deeply unstable” and that’s what he would bet on “getting worse”.

India's 'Bits' & 'Atoms': Who is winning the race?

Collectively, Bits of India Inc. seems to have raced ahead of Atoms in terms of sales growth. However, in terms of stock market returns, investors have been disappointed.

20 under 20: Innovators battle for a shot at greatness

Billionaire investor Peter Thiel is offering 20 young innovators a chance to trade school for Silicon Valley and start turning their vision into reality.

Whiz-kids present biz ideas for 20Under20 fellowship

20 Under 20 is a search to find 20 extraordinary innovators under the age of 20 with ideas so bold they could transform the way we live.

Facebook's director in spotlight after cashing out

Peter Thiel was the first investor to take a gamble on Facebook Inc . Now some people are wondering whether, in selling most of his stake, the Facebook board member is signaling to others that it's time to rush for the exits.