Byju is on choppy, frigid waters right now. Will it survive?Valuation is ever-fluctuating in the wild world of startups. Byju’s journey from a dazzling $22 billion valuation to a sobering $1 billion serves as a stark reminder of the volatile nature of tech valuations. Like many unicorn stories, Byju’s journey is filled with ambitious expansion, celebrity endorsements, and a reality check that’s hit harder than a rejection from your high school crush. Once the poster child of India’s ed-tech b...

Byju is on choppy, frigid waters right now. Will it survive?Valuation is ever-fluctuating in the wild world of startups. Byju’s journey from a dazzling $22 billion valuation to a sobering $1 billion serves as a stark reminder of the volatile nature of tech valuations. Like many unicorn stories, Byju’s journey is filled with ambitious expansion, celebrity endorsements, and a reality check that’s hit harder than a rejection from your high school crush. Once the poster child of India’s ed-tech b...

Super Bowl Fallout: Larry David’s Regrettable FTX CameoFrankly, I don’t really know who Larry David is. He did “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and apparently was big in Seinfeld too. But I have seen him in the FTX ads during the Superbowl. It was weird but he stood out as he was one of the more senior celebrities endorsing FTX during the crypto boom. Have you seen the ad?Remember the expensive Superbowl ad he did for FTX?Larry David finds himself embroiled in a legal quagmire over his role in a Super ...

Super Bowl Fallout: Larry David’s Regrettable FTX CameoFrankly, I don’t really know who Larry David is. He did “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and apparently was big in Seinfeld too. But I have seen him in the FTX ads during the Superbowl. It was weird but he stood out as he was one of the more senior celebrities endorsing FTX during the crypto boom. Have you seen the ad?Remember the expensive Superbowl ad he did for FTX?Larry David finds himself embroiled in a legal quagmire over his role in a Super ...

Optimus is very advanced, very smart but it can’t quite fold clothes just yet.Tesla robot, Optimus can fold a shirt! Well, no technically, but it does the act well, with a lot of help and human supervision. Yea, Elon has promised the world a fully autonomous robot that can do a lot. To be fair, he promises a lot of things. Not sure how he keeps track of them. Tesla’s latest spectacle — a humanoid robot named Optimus — just folded a shirt. Shared by none other than Elon, a video of Optimus fol...

Optimus is very advanced, very smart but it can’t quite fold clothes just yet.Tesla robot, Optimus can fold a shirt! Well, no technically, but it does the act well, with a lot of help and human supervision. Yea, Elon has promised the world a fully autonomous robot that can do a lot. To be fair, he promises a lot of things. Not sure how he keeps track of them. Tesla’s latest spectacle — a humanoid robot named Optimus — just folded a shirt. Shared by none other than Elon, a video of Optimus fol...

“Tesla’s ‘Cyberhammer’: Swinging into the Fitness Market with a Bang or a Whimper?”Tesla has done some crazy stuff over the years.Elon has given us crazy face-peeling straight line madness that will peel your face off if you floor a Model S Plaid. Then there was the perfume, the GigaBeer, the Cyberwhistle and more. It was exhilarating and random. Almost sensually arousing. You really never know what Elon or Tesla is up to next. They are crafty marketers and ingenious businessmen. Now, it seem...

“Tesla’s ‘Cyberhammer’: Swinging into the Fitness Market with a Bang or a Whimper?”Tesla has done some crazy stuff over the years.Elon has given us crazy face-peeling straight line madness that will peel your face off if you floor a Model S Plaid. Then there was the perfume, the GigaBeer, the Cyberwhistle and more. It was exhilarating and random. Almost sensually arousing. You really never know what Elon or Tesla is up to next. They are crafty marketers and ingenious businessmen. Now, it seem...

Elon has denied taking any form of drugs. What do you think?Yep, Elon Musk, is reportedly indulging in drug use. I want to emphasize: reportedly. So the reports and rumors might be wrong. With a staggering net worth of $243.5 billion, Elon is the richest man alive. He’s a titan overseeing six companies, including Tesla, SpaceX, and X (Twitter). But beneath the sheen of success, reports of his use of substances like LSD, cocaine, ecstasy, and ketamine at private parties have surfaced, raising ...

Elon has denied taking any form of drugs. What do you think?Yep, Elon Musk, is reportedly indulging in drug use. I want to emphasize: reportedly. So the reports and rumors might be wrong. With a staggering net worth of $243.5 billion, Elon is the richest man alive. He’s a titan overseeing six companies, including Tesla, SpaceX, and X (Twitter). But beneath the sheen of success, reports of his use of substances like LSD, cocaine, ecstasy, and ketamine at private parties have surfaced, raising ...

Scams, hacks and phishing are so common in cryptoland, it is almost unavoidable.Coingecko got phished. One of their employees clicked on a phishing email and got hacked. This is despite have 2FA turned on. The hackers than used Coingecko official Twitter account to tweet out a fake GCKO coin listing. Thankfully it was spotted, removed and sorted out before anyone bought it. This is cryptoland. Shit happens.Coingecko got hacked but thankfully any disaster was averted quickly.But if large compa...

Scams, hacks and phishing are so common in cryptoland, it is almost unavoidable.Coingecko got phished. One of their employees clicked on a phishing email and got hacked. This is despite have 2FA turned on. The hackers than used Coingecko official Twitter account to tweet out a fake GCKO coin listing. Thankfully it was spotted, removed and sorted out before anyone bought it. This is cryptoland. Shit happens.Coingecko got hacked but thankfully any disaster was averted quickly.But if large compa...

I swear I never knew that they gave out such luxurious gift bags to celebrities at top-tier events like the Oscars and the Golden Globes!As the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards dazzled the world, a different kind of spotlight shone on the extravagant gift bags offered to winners and presenters. They were curated by Robb Report and valued at an astonishing $500,000 each. Gulp. I didn’t know that the Golden Globe gift bags were worth $500k! What’s with these opulent giveaways?Some of the stuff t...

I swear I never knew that they gave out such luxurious gift bags to celebrities at top-tier events like the Oscars and the Golden Globes!As the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards dazzled the world, a different kind of spotlight shone on the extravagant gift bags offered to winners and presenters. They were curated by Robb Report and valued at an astonishing $500,000 each. Gulp. I didn’t know that the Golden Globe gift bags were worth $500k! What’s with these opulent giveaways?Some of the stuff t...

Imagine all the AI hardware that you will be wearing in 5 years' time.Microsoft, Google, Qualcomm, Motorola and Apple are diving deep into AI. And not just the big boys, the little ones like Rabbit R1 and Humane AI pin are coming in too. The future of AI in smartphones and other personal devices is a fascinating topic that’s rapidly evolving right before our eyes. The integration of AI into mobile technology heralds a new chapter in how we interact with our devices, transcending beyond m...

Imagine all the AI hardware that you will be wearing in 5 years' time.Microsoft, Google, Qualcomm, Motorola and Apple are diving deep into AI. And not just the big boys, the little ones like Rabbit R1 and Humane AI pin are coming in too. The future of AI in smartphones and other personal devices is a fascinating topic that’s rapidly evolving right before our eyes. The integration of AI into mobile technology heralds a new chapter in how we interact with our devices, transcending beyond m...

Uber paid a billion dollars for Drizly in 2021 and now they are shutting it down. That’s crazy!Uber is set to discontinue Drizly, the alcohol delivery service it acquired for $1.1 billion in 2021. Get this. It paid more than a billy for it and shut it down 3 years later. What went wrong? While Drizly operated independently within Uber’s portfolio for three years, the decision to shutter it marks a significant moment in Uber’s evolving business model. Initially, Uber’s acquisition of Drizly wa...

Uber paid a billion dollars for Drizly in 2021 and now they are shutting it down. That’s crazy!Uber is set to discontinue Drizly, the alcohol delivery service it acquired for $1.1 billion in 2021. Get this. It paid more than a billy for it and shut it down 3 years later. What went wrong? While Drizly operated independently within Uber’s portfolio for three years, the decision to shutter it marks a significant moment in Uber’s evolving business model. Initially, Uber’s acquisition of Drizly wa...

From Garden to Gold: The Unlikely Heir to a Luxury Legacy.The average Hermes Birkin bags range from $10,400 to $2 million.The Hermes empire is worth €218 billion.Nicolas Puech, Hermès billionaire, is planning to leave at least half of his €12 billion fortune to his former gardener. Yes, you read that right. Netflix is smiling. The man who once tended to Puech’s petunias might soon be tending to a pile of billions. It’s like a Cinderella story, minus the glass slipper and plus a whole lot of c...

From Garden to Gold: The Unlikely Heir to a Luxury Legacy.The average Hermes Birkin bags range from $10,400 to $2 million.The Hermes empire is worth €218 billion.Nicolas Puech, Hermès billionaire, is planning to leave at least half of his €12 billion fortune to his former gardener. Yes, you read that right. Netflix is smiling. The man who once tended to Puech’s petunias might soon be tending to a pile of billions. It’s like a Cinderella story, minus the glass slipper and plus a whole lot of c...

A kid just completed a game that has been around for 40 years, and no one has beaten it.Tetris, a game synonymous with challenge and addiction, was completed for the first time by a 13-year-old, Willis Gibson. Completed. As in he literally played till the score was max-ed out and there was nothing left to do. Nobody ever did it before. Ever. This feat shattered the notion of the game’s limit and showcased what unadulterated, dogged persistence can do.Kinda of how Tetris looks like back in the...

A kid just completed a game that has been around for 40 years, and no one has beaten it.Tetris, a game synonymous with challenge and addiction, was completed for the first time by a 13-year-old, Willis Gibson. Completed. As in he literally played till the score was max-ed out and there was nothing left to do. Nobody ever did it before. Ever. This feat shattered the notion of the game’s limit and showcased what unadulterated, dogged persistence can do.Kinda of how Tetris looks like back in the...

Nvidia’s Meteoric Rise: A Chip Off the Old Block in the AI Era2 years back, it was worth just $364B. Their market cap 6X in 24 months. If you go way back to 2001 when they first listed, it was just a measly $6.44B. Insanity. They don’t call the stock market crazy for no reason. Nvidia, once a modest graphics card manufacturer, it’s now a Goliath in its own right, having briefly eclipsed Amazon and Alphabet in market value. They are titans of the tech world, worth trillions.Jensen Huang is fas...

Nvidia’s Meteoric Rise: A Chip Off the Old Block in the AI Era2 years back, it was worth just $364B. Their market cap 6X in 24 months. If you go way back to 2001 when they first listed, it was just a measly $6.44B. Insanity. They don’t call the stock market crazy for no reason. Nvidia, once a modest graphics card manufacturer, it’s now a Goliath in its own right, having briefly eclipsed Amazon and Alphabet in market value. They are titans of the tech world, worth trillions.Jensen Huang is fas...