Sunil Mehta discusses his debut novel The Compass, blending time travel, historical fiction, and the stories of Einstein, Noyce, and Jobs.
Indian American professor recognized for sustained research advancing nanomaterials, solar energy conversion and charge transfer processes.
Indian American expert recognized for his leadership in transportation planning, travel behavior, and travel analysis methods.
The Trump administration is investigating Harvard, MIT and seven universities over alleged misuse of J-1 visas in federally funded research.
More than 160 leaders gathered in Dallas to discuss Indian American philanthropy and growing giving to causes in the US and India.
Microsoft faces a PERM suspension as JD Vance accuses the company of H-1B abuse and replacing American workers with foreign employees.
Indian American political scientist recognized for exploring local political representation as a pathway to power in India.
New Indian American VP oversees academic processes and university-wide AI initiatives across nine campuses.
Indian American filmmaker Mira Nair recognized for her decades-long career across fiction and nonfiction filmmaking.
Philanthropist Sharmila Mona Sinha joins the National Women’s Hall of Fame for her contributions to gender equality and women’s rights
Indian American science pioneer responsible for establishing modern biometric technologies strengthens firm’s AI growth strategy.
In the news
Immigration
Startups
Mecka AI raises $60 million in Series B funding led by Sequoia, with Nvidia and Microsoft’s M12, to build human-motion data for training humanoid robots.
Harvard students Soneesh Kothagundla and Hadi Abdul launch Boston Square Ventures for student founders to get capital, compute and mentorship.
AI chip startup Etched is receiving funding offers valuing it at $40 billion to $50 billion, months after reaching a $21 billion valuation.
Indian space tech startup TakeMe2Space is set to launch its AI-powered MOI-1A satellite aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Starbucks reportedly explored acquiring Chipotle as CEO Brian Niccol pursues growth, diversification and expansion.
Spacetech
Elon Musk says SpaceX will rename its AI unit SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI after President Trump directed federal agencies to use “super intelligence” instead of AI.