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  • Global AI Conclave: Politics has infiltrated Silicon Valley for the first time; not dealt with this before, says General Catalyst’s Hemant Taneja

    Global AI Conclave: Politics has infiltrated Silicon Valley for the first time; not dealt with this before, says General Catalyst’s Hemant Taneja

    His comments come at a time when the entire tech fraternity is discussing Tesla chief Elon Musk’s close ties with US President-elect Donald Trump and the influence the former has on the government.

  • Silicon Valley leaders felt safe supporting Donald Trump after Elon Musk rallied behind him: Peter Thiel

    Silicon Valley leaders felt safe supporting Donald Trump after Elon Musk rallied behind him: Peter Thiel

    'I didn't want to believe Elon but then it was the sense in which I felt he was correct: If Trump could not win in 2024 against The Machine, The Machine would always win,' Thiel tells journalist Bari Weiss on an episode of her podcast

  • Silicon Valley row: Piyush Goyal hits back at Karnataka minister, says Bengaluru suffers from state govt apathy

    Silicon Valley row: Piyush Goyal hits back at Karnataka minister, says Bengaluru suffers from state govt apathy

    Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal also alleged that the state government is neglecting Tumakuru township.

  • Intel shareholders sue chipmaker after job, dividend cuts cause stock plunge

    Intel shareholders sue chipmaker after job, dividend cuts cause stock plunge

  • Trump's pick for running mate JD Vance widely welcomed by US Silicon Valley

    Trump's pick for running mate JD Vance widely welcomed by US Silicon Valley

    The US Silicon Valley has traditionally been a Democratic stronghold, and a support base for the Republicans now seems to be emerging in support of Trump's bid for the White House.

  • San Francisco is still using floppy disks to help trains run, here's why

    San Francisco is still using floppy disks to help trains run, here's why

    The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency was the first agency to use floppy disks and it’s been 26 years and every morning SFMTA staff still relies on them to tell the trains how to operate.

  • Indian founders engage with Nvidia in Silicon Valley

    Indian founders engage with Nvidia in Silicon Valley

    Founders who were part of the cohort shared that the tour included a demo of all NVIDIA's solutions and how they fit into various industries and sectors. Jensen Huang also spoke to founders about his journey and the current focus areas for NVIDIA.

  • Peak XV to take over 60 founders on AI tour to Silicon Valley, sources say

    Peak XV to take over 60 founders on AI tour to Silicon Valley, sources say

    The week also includes an ‘AI day’, with focus on learnings from the playbook of founders and operators who have made in big in the world of AI such as OpenAI, Glean, Moveworks, and 6Sense, among others

  • The Silicon Valley Founder-CEO is no longer indispensable

    The Silicon Valley Founder-CEO is no longer indispensable

    A recent analysis found that between 2018 and 2021, companies led by founders in the BVP Nasdaq Emerging Cloud Index outperformed those that weren’t by about 50%. But by the beginning of 2022, that edge had evaporated

  • The VC industry needs to rip up the playbook and start again

    The VC industry needs to rip up the playbook and start again

    The boom is over but Silicon Valley’s optimism is masking problems with investor capital and returns

  • $50,000 for 'intimate dinner' with Vivek Ramaswamy in Silicon Valley fundraiser

    $50,000 for 'intimate dinner' with Vivek Ramaswamy in Silicon Valley fundraiser

    2024 US Presidential election: Vivek Ramaswamy, the 38-year-old Indian-American, is in the race to be the Republic Presidential candidate.

  • Silicon Valley titans’ plan to build utopian city in California faces hurdle

    Silicon Valley titans’ plan to build utopian city in California faces hurdle

    According to various news reports, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen are among the tech tycoons behind Flannery Associates

  • The Silicon Valley Elite Who Want to Build a City From Scratch

    The Silicon Valley Elite Who Want to Build a City From Scratch

    A mysterious company has spent $800 million in an effort to buy thousands of acres of San Francisco Bay Area land. The people behind the deals are said to be a who’s who of the tech industry.

  • Silicon Valley start-ups explore sales as funding runs dry

    Silicon Valley start-ups explore sales as funding runs dry

    Wave of consolidation expected across tech as cash-strapped companies seek buyers or risk going out of business

  • Silicon Valley-based startup raises $10 million to expand its manufacturing base in India

    Silicon Valley-based startup raises $10 million to expand its manufacturing base in India

    Cavli Wireless plans to invest in cutting-edge technologies, such as 5G with edge processing capabilities, to address the automotive and industrial sectors globally, CEO Mathew said.

  • Elon Musk uses small doses of ketamine to manage depression, heavy ones for parties: Report

    Elon Musk uses small doses of ketamine to manage depression, heavy ones for parties: Report

  • The AI boom has Silicon Valley on a manic quest

    The AI boom has Silicon Valley on a manic quest

    The gathering, dubbed a “Generative AI Meeting of the Minds,” would’ve been unthinkable during the pandemic and improbable earlier this year, when the city’s main obsessions often seemed to be car break-ins and retail store closures. The night had the feel of a religious revival.

  • Silicon Valley AI chip startup SiMa.ai hooks key investors

    Silicon Valley AI chip startup SiMa.ai hooks key investors

    This is at least the third investment in U.S. chip startups by VentureTech Alliance in the past month.

  • Rahul Gandhi holds interactions with Silicon Valley AI experts, startup entrepreneurs

    Rahul Gandhi holds interactions with Silicon Valley AI experts, startup entrepreneurs

    According to its CEO and Founder Saeed Amidi, more than 50 per cent of the startups founder at Plug and Play have been Indians or Indian Americans. Amidi told PTI after the event that Gandhi has shown a deep understanding of the IT sector and his knowledge of latest and cutting edge technologies are quite impressive.

  • How Silicon Valley’s troubles are reshaping venture capital

    How Silicon Valley’s troubles are reshaping venture capital

    The latest Venture Monitor report from PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association does in fact show Greater Silicon Valley’s share of the action to have fallen lately. No other region is close to challenging its dominance, though

  • Meta begins second round of layoffs in Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram

    Meta begins second round of layoffs in Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram

    The Facebook parent company notified managers to prepare to announce job cuts on Wednesday, via a memo seen by Bloomberg News.

  • Moneycontrol Selects: Top stories this evening

    Moneycontrol Selects: Top stories this evening

    Our specially curated package of the big stories to help you stay at the top of your game.

  • Bengaluru realty logs in 100% surge in rents as techies fight for flats

    Bengaluru realty logs in 100% surge in rents as techies fight for flats

    Bengaluru is home to over 1.5 million workers including those for global firms like Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Amazon.com Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Accenture Inc.

  • Tech tycoon, branded ‘creep’ for $100,000 offer to woman, breaks his silence

    Tech tycoon, branded ‘creep’ for $100,000 offer to woman, breaks his silence

    Steve Kirsch says he offered a 'hypothetical' $100,000 to a co-passenger to take off her mask. His tweet sparked backlash and led to the millionaire being branded a creep.

  • Why a bank default in Silicon Valley matters

    Why a bank default in Silicon Valley matters

    The ripple effects of the Silicon Valley Bank episode may be felt as far as India, due to the interconnected world of flows and investor sentiment

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