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India UAE AI Partnership: Human-Centric AI Collaboration for Social Welfare and Growth In 2026, two of Asia’s fastest-advancing digital economies, India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), are deepening their collaboration on artificial intelligence (AI), moving beyond commercial interests toward a shared vision of human-centric AI that emphasises social welfare, responsible governance, equitable growth and…
Marques Brownlee sparks controversy after YouTuber questions safety and long term risks of silicon carbon smartphone batteries (Image via Getty) The tech community lit up this week after a new video from Marques Brownlee, better known as MKBHD. In the video, released on February 7, 2026, he spoke about silicon-carbon smartphone batteries and why they…
Behind Silicon Valley’s wealth and innovation lies a quieter story of migration, struggle, and relentless effort. Many of today’s most powerful Indian-origin executives arrived in the US with little more than strong academic foundations, technical skills, and a willingness to start at the bottom. They navigated cultural barriers, visa constraints, and hyper-competitive workplaces, often spending…
How the Two and a Half Men actor Ashton Kutcher became a tech investor and built a billion-dollar empire By the time Ashton Kutcher became a household name on That ’70s Show, he was already used to work that had nothing to do with cameras. Raised in Iowa by factory-worker parents, Kutcher spent his childhood…
Tech titan Peter Thiel has injected $3 million into a California group opposing a proposed 5% wealth tax on billionaires. This one-time tax targets California residents with assets exceeding $1 billion. The move signals a significant early financial backing for the campaign against the “2026 Billionaire Tax Act,” with other tech leaders also expressing concerns…
The landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure experienced a seismic shift in recent months. Nvidia, which is being seen as the ‘undisputed king’ of the AI hardware boom (specifically Graphic Processing Units, or GPUs), saw billions erased from its market value after a report claimed that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp,…
Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have now shifted an entity tied to them out of California, beating the deadline on a proposed wealth tax targeting the state’s richest residents. As reported by Business Insider, the fillings revealed that T-Rex LLC, formed in 2006 and long managed from Palo Alto is converted into a…
While Nvidia and other US tech giants saw significant gains in 2025, Kioxia Holdings of Tokyo emerged as the world’s best-performing stock. The memory chip maker’s shares surged 540%, driven by the AI boom’s insatiable demand for NAND flash memory to store massive datasets, outperforming all others in the MSCI World Index. Nvidia dominated a…
Tech billionaires Peter Thiel and Larry Page are reportedly planning to leave California due to a proposed 5% wealth tax on billionaires. The measure, if passed and applied retroactively, could cost them billions. This potential exodus highlights a growing tension between wealthy individuals and state tax policies, with some warning of an “exodus of talent.”…
SAN FRANCISCO: India is no longer a decade behind Silicon Valley in building with artificial intelligence, Elevation Capital’s AI partner Krishna Mehra said, arguing that founders in Bengaluru and other Indian hubs are now closer to the global frontier and should aim to build category-leading companies rather than “number two or three” players.“In the SaaS…
