Cameron Green (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders head into the IPL auction with one of the biggest war chests, retaining a massive Rs 64.30 crore and as many as 13 slots to fill, including six overseas positions. KKR have taken the bold route by releasing several marquee names, most notably Andre Russell, Quinton...
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IPL 2026 auction: Updated players’ list for all 10 teams; who got whom
Photo credit: X/@IPL NEW DELHI: The player auction for the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) kicked off on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi. A total of 350 players are set to go under the hammer.Capped batters came up for bidding in the first round. There were no marquee sets in a mini-auction.Jake Fraser-McGurk...
‘Every investor asked, what is the internet?’: Jeff Bezos on his hardest meetings
Amazon one of the major e-commerce platform has a valuation of $2.38 trillion and the net worth of its founder Jeff Bezos stands at $236.1 billion. However, three decades ago, the future of the company hinged on what Bezos calls the “hardest meetings” of his life. As reported by Fortune, Bezos revealed that he had...
IPL auction: 73 runs off 22 balls! Sarfaraz Khan turns heads ahead of bidding wars
Sarfaraz Khan (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan showcased his explosive hitting with a blistering 73 off just 22 deliveries against Rajasthan in a Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Super League Group B match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Tuesday, on the eve of the IPL auction. He brought...
Europe’s ‘Chinese auto problem’ ‘scares’ US; calls Chinese vehicles a national security threat
FILE -New cars for export wait for shipment at a port in Shanghai, China. (Chinatopix Via AP, File) Europe’s ‘Chinese auto problem’ is also reportedly troubling America. In the last few weeks, there have been reports of authorities in Europe getting worried about the dominance of Chinese vehicles on roads across the continent. European officials...
Lightspeed Venture Partners raises $9 bn to double down on AI
Lightspeed Venture Partners has announced the closing of $9 billion in committed capital across six funds, as it looks to double down on investments in artificial intelligence (AI). The raise is the largest in the firm’s history and adds to a growing list of investors betting on AI and its transformative potential. Lightspeed has backed...
Goa nightclub fire: Luthra brothers brought to India days after blaze killed 25
Goa nightclub owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, wanted in connection with a fatal fire that claimed 25 lives, were deported from Bangkok to India NEW DELHI: Goa nightclub owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, wanted in connection with the December 6 fire that claimed 25 lives, were brought back to India from Bangkok on an emergency...
Karnataka targets $5 billion space investment with new tech policy
Google to re-enter smart glasses market; founder once called it a ‘mistake’, next model due in 2026
Google founder Sergey Brin recently admitted that launching Google Glass was a “mistake”, acknowledging problems with the company’s first attempt at smart glasses. Brin made the remark during a discussion at Stanford University School of Engineering, where he was asked what mindset young aspiring entrepreneurs must adopt to avoid repeating past mistakes. To this, Sergey...
