12 Sep 2016

The next-gen search engine?

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Pentagon's scientific-innovation department, is developing a search engine capable of mining the entirety of the internet - the Surface Web, the Dark Web and the Deep Web.

Starbucks working to overcome the 'basic' image

Starbucks has been working on fixing the brand's 'basic' image by spending huge money on innovation.

Nandan Nilekani's impetus to a dozen startups

Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Infosys, has invested $50 million in 11 start-ups in a little more than a year and has committed to investing $25 million more.

Wawrinka defeats Djokovic to clinch 2016 US Open title

Stan Wawrinka won his first US Open title by defeating world number one Novak Djokovic in the finals.

Your weekly wrap

This week the world got a new 'Richest Man', in the form of an obscure Spanish businessman.

Three IPOs to hit Indian markets in September

Three Indian firms are set to be listed this month, helping raise a whopping Rs.7,000 crore during their initial public offering (IPO).

Rajnath Singh to visit Hungary in outreach initiative

India's Home Minister is scheduled to visit Hungary as part of an outreach initiative that the government has adopted to help strengthen bilateral ties.

SC to hear petition to stop funding J&K separatists

The Supreme Court agreed to listen to a petition seeking a legal injunction to the government to discontinue funding the security and other expenses of separatists in J&K.

11 Sep 2016

Angelique Kerber lifts 2016 US Open title

Angelique Kerber defeated Karolina Pliskova in the finals of the 2016 US Open winning her second Grand Slam title in 2016.

Athletes on a record breaking spree at 2016 Paralympics

Malaysian athlete Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli won gold in the men's shot put F20 event, breaking the current record by hurling a distance of 16.84m.

Project to dissuade potential ISIS recruits

Google-owned incubator Jigsaw has come up with an idea, called The Redirect Method, to dissuade potential ISIS recruits.

The results of the first AI-judged beauty contest deemed racist

The first international beauty contest decided by an algorithm, Beauty.AI, has sparked controversy after the results revealed racial bias on part of the robots.

Hillary Clinton looking to turn Texas 'blue'

Democrats have long dreamed of turning the deep 'red' Texas state 'blue'; they believe the Lone Star state's politics are shifting in their favor.