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Mani
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Techie, Bangalore boy !! Interested in politics, movies, serials, technology and all things Indian. Work for AWS as a Principal Technologist, all opinion are my own.
A Chinese artificial-intelligence company has Silicon Valley marveling at how the programmers got close to American rivals with inferior chips www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chin...
Silicon Valley Is Raving About a Made-in-China AI Model
DeepSeek is called ‘amazing and impressive’ despite working with less-advanced chips.
www.wsj.com
January 26, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Starbucks is reversing a policy that had allowed open access to its cafes, in a push to improve store environments www.wsj.com/business/hos...
Exclusive | Hanging Out at Starbucks? You Now Need to Order Something
The coffee giant is reversing a policy that had allowed open access to its cafes, in a push to improve store environments.
www.wsj.com
January 14, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Some snaps from this weeks visit to Sri Lanka .,
December 30, 2024 at 3:10 AM
With fewer higher-level jobs, aspiring managers are struggling to get promoted and former bosses have shifted to nonsupervisory positions—sometimes not by choice. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
Where Have All the Managers Gone?
As corporate America goes on a mission to thin its management ranks, workers on all levels are having to adjust their career paths and re-examine the way to better pay and status.
www.wsj.com
December 30, 2024 at 3:08 AM
The Wall Street Journal got rare access to a criminal enclave in the Philippines from which ‘pig butchering’ scammers targeted people around the world, including Americans www.wsj.com/world/asia/h...
How a Young Mayor Turned Her Town Into a Hub for ‘Pig Butchering’ Scammers
WSJ got rare access to a criminal enclave in the Philippines from which gangs targeted people around the world, including Americans.
www.wsj.com
December 25, 2024 at 5:47 AM
Fortune and fraud: The spectacular life and death of biscuit king Rajan Pillai www.livemint.com/companies/pe...
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December 21, 2024 at 6:38 AM
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George Penner runs an informal factory-style cafe in Kodaikanal offering pizza with your choice of toppings from pesto and sun dried tomatoes to sausages, all made in house
www.thehindu.com/food/feature...
In Kodaikanal, a Canadian chef makes home style pizzas
George's Gourmet Kitchen in Kodaikanal offers artisanal-style pizza and homemade products in a cozy, open kitchen café setting.
www.thehindu.com
December 21, 2024 at 5:20 AM
His Startup Is Now Worth $62 Billion. It Gave Away Its First Product Free. www.wsj.com/tech/ali-gho...
His Startup Is Now Worth $62 Billion. It Gave Away Its First Product Free.
As CEO of Databricks, Ali Ghodsi has performed a series of ‘strategic surgeries’ to make his company one of the fastest-growing startups in Silicon Valley.
www.wsj.com
December 17, 2024 at 4:11 PM
China will probably hit its “around 5%” growth target for the year, but economists say more stimulus will be needed as trade tensions loom www.wsj.com/world/china/...
China’s Economy Loses Momentum
China will probably hit its “around 5%” growth target for the year, but economists say more stimulus will be needed as trade tensions loom.
www.wsj.com
December 16, 2024 at 9:36 AM
Man, Bluesky needs to ramp up on their app.. it takes forever to post, compared to x 😟
December 16, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Eventually all these AI chat bots will be free, maybe supplanted by ads?
December 16, 2024 at 2:49 AM
The payloads SpaceX launches for the U.S. military and spy agencies are usually treated as a government secret, shared only with select employees. Elon Musk isn’t one of them. www.wsj.com/tech/musk-sp...
Why Musk Doesn’t Have Access to SpaceX’s Biggest Government Secrets
The rocket company’s executives haven’t sought a higher security clearance for its CEO to avoid questions about his drug use and contact with foreign officials. The answers might no longer matter.
www.wsj.com
December 16, 2024 at 2:42 AM
When Evan Gershkovich was detained by Russian security forces, he never stopped reporting. Neither did his colleagues.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Tracking Putin’s Most Feared Secret Agency—From Inside a Russian Prison and Beyond
The spy unit that arrested a Wall Street Journal reporter is leading the biggest campaign of internal repression since the Stalin era.
www.wsj.com
December 13, 2024 at 7:36 AM
“You’re not taking a year are you?” Netflix has quietly pulled back its much-lauded parental-leave policy, one of several cultural changes as it reins in employee freedom. www.wsj.com/business/med...
Netflix’s Extraordinary Parental Leave Was Part of Its Culture. That’s Over.
Employees worry the pullback and other new restrictions mean the entertainment giant is losing the identity that fueled its success.
www.wsj.com
December 12, 2024 at 2:36 AM
In China’s Rapidly Aging Cities, Young People Flee and Few Babies Are Born www.wsj.com/world/china/...
In China’s Rapidly Aging Cities, Young People Flee and Few Babies Are Born
Fushun, where roughly a third of the population is 60 or above, offers a snapshot of nation’s future
www.wsj.com
December 10, 2024 at 2:34 AM
Interesting read in today's @timesofindia.bsky.social
December 8, 2024 at 4:11 AM
The UC Berkeley Project That Is the AI Industry’s Obsession www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-...
The UC Berkeley Project That Is the AI Industry’s Obsession
Chatbot Arena ranks the world’s best AI models on a leaderboard based on user voting in head-to-head competitions between bots.
www.wsj.com
December 6, 2024 at 2:22 PM
The bitcoin ads are back in India via @timesofindia.bsky.social
December 6, 2024 at 5:00 AM
Clues Left by a Killer Echo Widespread Anger at Health Insurers www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Clues Left by a Killer Echo Widespread Anger at Health Insurers
The words “deny,” “defend” and “depose,” written on the bullets found at the scene, have been a rallying cry among many upset with insurance companies.
www.wsj.com
December 6, 2024 at 4:59 AM
Where do these fellas work? 🤪
December 2, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Chinese Ship Suspected of Deliberately Dragging Anchor for 100 Miles to Cut Baltic Cables www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Exclusive | Chinese Ship Suspected of Deliberately Dragging Anchor for 100 Miles to Cut Baltic Cables
NATO warships have surrounded Yi Peng 3, a Chinese bulk carrier at the center of an international probe into suspected sabotage.
www.wsj.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:19 PM
China Is Bombarding Tech Talent With Job Offers. The West Is Freaking Out. www.wsj.com/world/china-...
Exclusive | China Is Bombarding Tech Talent With Job Offers. The West Is Freaking Out.
Chinese companies are trying to poach engineers in high-tech Western industries by offering to triple their salaries as Beijing seeks to catch up with Silicon Valley in the battle for tech supremacy.
www.wsj.com
November 27, 2024 at 5:24 AM
How Morgan Stanley Courted Dodgy Customers to Build a Wealth-Management Empire www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Pledges Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China
The president-elect’s plans come after his tough economic rhetoric on the campaign trail.
www.wsj.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:10 AM
Trump Pledges Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Pledges Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China
The president-elect’s plans come after his tough economic rhetoric on the campaign trail.
www.wsj.com
November 26, 2024 at 1:58 AM