French prosecutors said on Monday that the police had arrested seven people over the weekend in connection with the kidnapping of the father of a cryptocurrency entrepreneur, adding that the captive had been freed. In a statement, the Paris prosecutor’s office said it had been informed on Thursday that a man had been kidnapped in…
In a scene reminiscent of science fiction or perhaps simply viral internet culture, hundreds of onlookers cheered wildly as teeny-tiny sperm cells zoomed across minuscule racetracks enlarged 100 times on a giant screen in Los Angeles Friday night.And the mastermind behind such a shocking spectacle? A 17-year-old high school student named Eric Zhu, who funded…
A founder of a French cryptocurrency company and his wife were freed in France this week after being brutally kidnapped and held for ransom, the authorities announced on Thursday. David Balland, a founder of Ledger, a company that sells physical devices to store crypto assets, was abducted alongside his wife early on Tuesday from their…
Sriram Krishnan is an Indian-American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and technologist, widely recognised for his influential roles in some of Silicon Valley’s largest tech companies. Born in Chennai, India, in 1984, Krishnan has built a remarkable career that spans leadership positions at major firms such as Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, and Snap, before moving into venture capital…
Franco Pereyra (Image credit: LinkedIn) Buenos Aires-based entrepreneur Franco Pereyra has stirred a debate with his perspective on the issue of pay disparities in global remote work. Pereyra, co-founder of Hire With Near, argued in a post on LinkedIn that paying overseas workers, from countries like India, less than their US counterparts isn’t inherently wrong….
Zomato’s market cap has seen a remarkable 190% increase to Rs 2,51,900 crore. Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal is India’s 2nd biggest self-made entrepreneur! Zomato’s valuation has seen a remarkable 190% increase to Rs 2,51,900 crore, positioning its CEO Deepinder Goyal as India’s second-highest valued self-made entrepreneur, according to Hurun India. Swiggy’s leaders Sriharsha Majety and…
An Indian entrepreneur shared on social media how his Apple Watch called help from emergency services after his car was involved in a crash on a highway in the US. Kuldeep Dhankar, of Last9.io cloud services, praised his Apple Watch for dialling 911 and alerting emergency services. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Dhankar…