Meta and LinkedIn have announced fresh layoffs as Silicon Valley companies redirect billions toward AI infrastructure, automation and long-term technology investments.
When Bill Gates appears in a Hindi television serial alongside actress and former union minister Smriti Irani, it marks more than an unlikely cultural crossover between Silicon Valley and suburban India.
When Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, many expected a revival of his emblematic economic nationalism. Few, however, foresaw his outrageous move to impose a $100,000 H-1B visa fee.
China’s new K visa for foreign science and technology professionals is more than just an administrative change.
Italian Futurism was an art movement led by the charismatic poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. It was known for futurists’ love for disruption. It rejected the past and celebrated speed.
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Sitharaman underlined that India's higher education has contributed to the best of company executives globally and around 25 per cent of all start-ups in Silicon Valley are managed by "people of Indian origin".
LinkedIn’s founder, Reid Hoffman did his Masters in philosophy; You Tube’s CEO, Susan Wojcicko majored in History and Literature; Airbnb’s founder, Brian Chesky, in the Fine Arts; Alibaa’s CEO, Jack Ma, graduated with a BA in English.
The White House has not made public the various companies that will be attending Thursday's event.
