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Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu questions WhatsApp’s privacy claims, citing Meta’s ad-driven model as a conflict of interest. A lawsuit alleges end-to-end encryption is a facade, with Meta employees allegedly accessing messages. Tech leaders like Elon Musk and Pavel Durov also expressed skepticism, highlighting potential security flaws in the popular messaging app. Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu…
Shaadi.com founder and Shark Tank India judge Anupam Mittal has now shared his thoughts on the growing trend of startup founders stepping aside from the CEO role. Mittal argues that such moves should be seen as maturity rather than failure. In a post shared on professional networking platform LinkedIn, Mittal challenged the long-held belief in…
Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters has rejected Paramount Skydance’s $108 billion hostile bud for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), calling it unrealistic without the financial backing of Oracle founder Larry Ellison. In an interview with Financial Times, Peters said Paramount’s proposal ‘doesn’t pass the sniff test’ and relies too heavily on debt and external support. He contrasted…
Billionaire founder Deepinder Goyal has relinquished over Rs 1,000 crore worth of unvested employee stock options (ESOPs) at Eternal, marking one of the most significant founder-led governance moves seen in India’s listed internet sector in recent years.The decision comes alongside a leadership transition at the food delivery and quick-commerce major, with Goyal stepping down as…
BENGALURU: Zomato-parent Eternal on Tuesday said its founder, Deepinder Goyal, has stepped down as group CEO, with Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa succeeding him effective Feb 1.In a letter to shareholders, Goyal said he would step away from the CEO role and would remain on Eternal’s board as vice-chairman. Explaining the rationale, he said he was…
Oracle is reportedly facing problems in pursuing its employees to move to its newest office in Nashville. Despite reported promises of tens of thousands of dollars in relocation incentives as well as offering a futuristic design and an in-house Nobu restaurant, the staff is refusing to move to the ‘world HQ’ that company founder Larry…
Google co-founder Sergey Brin recently offered a peek into one of his life’s decisions and how the value of higher education is changing in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). Speaking to a new generation of engineers at Stanford University recently, Brin said that while the “Stanford-to-Silicon-Valley” pipeline remains legendary, his own path to becoming…
Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu criticizes tech giants for abandoning sustainability in the AI race, calling it ‘virtue-signaling.’ He highlights rising electricity costs due to AI data centers in the US, contrasting it with India’s necessity for an energy-efficient AI approach. Vembu believes this sustainable path is achievable, viewing climate change as a harmony issue, not…
LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman recently said that tariffs are “terrible” for Americans. Hoffman, who has been an outspoken critic of Trump administration, recently appeared on a Wired podcast where he highlighted several key decisions that he considers are “terrible”. “The way that ICE is operating is terrible for people. Tariffs are terrible for people. Anti-vaccination…
Google co-founder Sergey Brin, 52, has become the world’s third richest person. According to Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires List, Brin’s net worth grew by $4.9 billion to $255.6 billion, ranking him behind another Google co-founder Larry Page and Tesla’s Elon Musk with $277 billion and $725.3 billion, respectively. With this, Brin has surpassed Amazon founder Jeff…
