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Asserting that the future belongs to those who lead in technology, an Indian-American Google executive has said that the Indian government should build institutions that would create technologies of the future and also set up a venture fund. Countries, which lead in technology, are leaders and they solve, generate wealth for the people and take people out of poverty, Navneet Mathur, director, People Operations at Google's Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning wing, said ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state…

A new social media app called Airchat is the latest buzzword in the world of technology. Co-founded by Naval Ravikant - an Indian-American entrepreneur and investor, the app aims to shake up…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has agreed to pay $10,000 to settle a defamation case brought against him by Indian-American Sikh critic and independent researcher, Randeep Hothi.Hothi, a doctoral student in Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan, had filed a defamation case against Musk in 2020, alleging that the billionaire businessman falsely accused him of actively harassing and "almost killing" Tesla employees.Following a lengthy and hard-fought litigation, in March 2023, Musk asked Hothi to settle the…

Indian-American Neal Mohan will be the new YouTube CEO, as current head Susan Wojcicki has announced to step down after 25 years at the Google-owned company.Currently chief product officer, Mohan became part of Google, the parent company of YouTube, in 2008. He is a Stanford graduate and earlier worked with Microsoft.Mohan and Wojcicki have worked together for nearly 15 years. He became YouTube`s chief product officer in 2015."Today, after nearly 25 years here, I`ve decided to step back from my role as the head of YouTube…

PTI New York, February 16 YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, who has led the global online video-sharing and social media platform for the last nine years, is stepping down from her role and will be replaced by her longtime Indian-American lieutenant Neal Mohan. Wojcicki, 54, in her blog post said she will focus on “family, health, and personal projects I’m passionate about.” Wojcicki, who was previously a senior vice president for ad products at Google, became CEO of YouTube in 2014. YouTube’s chief product officer, Neal…

YouTube Chief Executive Officer Susan Wojcicki will be stepping down after nine years at the helm of the world's largest online video platform, she said in a blog post on Thursday.YouTube's chief product officer, Neal Mohan, will be the new head of YouTube, she said.Wojcicki, 54, said she will focus on "family, health, and personal projects I'm passionate about." Wojcicki, who was previously a senior vice president for ad products at Google, became CEO of YouTube in 2014.She was among Google's earliest employees and has…

An Indian-American aerospace industry expert has been appointed as NASA's new chief technologist to serve as principal advisor to Administrator Bill Nelson on technology policy and programmes at the space agency's headquarters here. A.C. Charania joined the space agency in his new role on January 3. He replaces another Indian-American scientist Bhavya Lal, who served as acting chief technologist prior to the former's appointment. In his position, Charania will align NASA's agencywide technology investments with…

PTI Washington, January 10 An Indian-American aerospace industry expert has been appointed as NASA's new chief technologist to serve as principal advisor to Administrator Bill Nelson on technology policy and programmes at the space agency's headquarters here. In his position, AC Charania will align NASA's agencywide technology investments with mission needs across six mission directorates and oversee technology collaboration with…

In a rather fortunate yet unfortunate incident, an Indian-American family in California managed to live after driving their Tesla down a 250-foot cliff. According to the media reports the location where the accident occurred is known as Devil’s Slide, and not many people have recovered with their lives intact after falling from that cliff. The unfortunate part of this incident was that this was not an accident, rather it was an attempt at murder. It was reported by the investigating authorities that the man Dharmesh…

Indian-American Rajeev Badyal is among 30 members selected by US Vice President Kamala Harris to serve on the National Space Council's Users Advisory Group (UAG).Badyal presently leads Amazon's Project Kuiper -- an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites to provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.As a selected member of the UAG, Badyal will serve to enable the Biden-Harris Administration's effort to maintain a robust and…