Payments infrastructure firm Infibeam Avenues has acquired a majority 54% stake in Rediff.com for up to $ 3 million, a dramatic twist of fate for the 28-year-old business that was the first Indian internet firm to list on NASDAQ back in the year 2000. Founded in 1996, Rediff rode the initial dot-com wave to become […]
MIT robotics pioneer Rodney Brooks thinks people are vastly overestimating generative AI
When Rodney Brooks talks about robotics and artificial intelligence, you should listen. Currently the Panasonic Professor of Robotics Emeritus at MIT, he also co-founded three key companies, including Rethink Robotics, iRobot and his current endeavor, Robust.ai. Brooks also ran the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) for a decade starting in 1997. In […]
Korea’s “Ice Bucket Challenge” Pioneer Finally Raises Enough Funds For First ALS Hospital
South Korea is on its way to getting its first specialized hospital to treat ALS, and Korean hip-hop artist Sean has played a massive role in it. Sean | DongA Ilbo Sean, a member of the YG Entertainment duo Jinusean, is a music industry veteran, having debuted in the 90s. But for the past decade, […]