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"No MBA, Just Common Sense": How A 10th Pass Indian In US Became A Millionaire
- Wednesday August 21, 2024
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
A story of an Indian immigrant in the United States, who opened a restaurant and became a millionaire, is going viral on social media.
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Billionaire Peter Thiel Reveals He Has Signed Up To Be Cryogenically Preserved When He Dies
- Monday May 8, 2023
- World News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
Apart from co-founding PayPal, Peter Thiel was the first outside investor in Facebook and an original partner in the venture capital firm Founders Fund.
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Former Trump Advisor Peter Thiel Leaving Board of Directors of Facebook-Parent Meta
- Tuesday February 8, 2022
- Associated Press
Peter Thiel, a Silicon Valley billionaire and advisor to former US President Donald Trump, is leaving the board of directors of Facebook-parent Meta.
- www.gadgets360.com
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PayPal Co-Founder Peter Thiel Says He Wishes He'd Invested More in Bitcoin
- Friday October 22, 2021
- Shomik Sen Bhattacharjee
Speaking at an event in Miami, hours after Bitcoin hit a new all-time high, Thiel joked that "you're supposed to just buy Bitcoin" before adding "I feel like I've been underinvested in it."
- www.gadgets360.com
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Peter Thiel And Volvo Backed LiDAR Maker Luminar Is Going Public With A Valuation Of $3.4 Billion
- Thursday August 27, 2020
- Written by Sahil Gupta
Luminar makes LiDAR technology for many automotive players and is considered to be one of the best in the business. It is backed by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and Volvo.
- www.carandbike.com
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Indian AI Content Start-Up Gets $ 45 Million From Peter Thiel's Mithril
- Wednesday September 11, 2019
- Business | Saritha Rai, Bloomberg
Mithril Capital, co-founded by Silicon Valley investors Thiel and Ajay Royan, is putting in the money as part of a larger financing round, according to a statement.
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Trump Threatens To "Take A Look" At Google's Ties With China
- Wednesday July 17, 2019
- World News | Tony Romm, The Washington Post
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday appeared to threaten that his administration would "take a look" at Google, opening an investigation into the search giant out of concern that it has been breached by the Chinese government.
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Billionaires Chase 'SpaceX Moment' for the Holy Grail of Energy
- Monday November 5, 2018
- Jonathan Tirone, Bloomberg
Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Peter Thiel are just three of the billionaires chasing what the late physicist Stephen Hawking called humankind's most promising technology.
- www.gadgets360.com
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A Man On A Mission To Fix The Way We Sleep
- Saturday December 24, 2016
- World News | Hayley Tsukayama, The Washington Post
James Proud is a man on a mission to fix our sleep. This one-time recipient of Peter Thiel's "skip-college-and-build-things-instead" fellowship is convinced that building gadgets for the home is the best way to improve our lives through tech. And improving sleep, he's sure, is the place to start.
- www.ndtv.com
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Thiel Builds Brain Trust Of Silicon Valley Insiders Who Are Helping Trump
- Tuesday November 22, 2016
- World News | Elizabeth Dwoskin, The Washington Post
Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel is putting together a brain trust of Silicon Valley insiders to share ideas with the transition team for President-elect Donald Trump. But he's having trouble finding takers.
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Gawker Media Founder Files For Personal Bankruptcy
- Tuesday August 2, 2016
- Business | Reuters
Gawker Media Chief Executive Nick Denton filed for personal bankruptcy protection on Monday, according to court documents that name his largest creditor as Hulk Hogan, a former professional wrestler who won a $140 million court judgment against the news website over a sex tape it posted.
- www.ndtv.com/business
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Gay Tech Billionaire Tells Republicans To Vote For Donald Trump
- Friday July 22, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A tech billionaire on Thursday told the Republican National Convention that he was proud to be gay, admonished the party for not embracing LGBT rights and called on delegates to vote Donald Trump.
- www.ndtv.com
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"No MBA, Just Common Sense": How A 10th Pass Indian In US Became A Millionaire
- Wednesday August 21, 2024
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
A story of an Indian immigrant in the United States, who opened a restaurant and became a millionaire, is going viral on social media.
- www.ndtv.com
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Billionaire Peter Thiel Reveals He Has Signed Up To Be Cryogenically Preserved When He Dies
- Monday May 8, 2023
- World News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
Apart from co-founding PayPal, Peter Thiel was the first outside investor in Facebook and an original partner in the venture capital firm Founders Fund.
- www.ndtv.com
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Former Trump Advisor Peter Thiel Leaving Board of Directors of Facebook-Parent Meta
- Tuesday February 8, 2022
- Associated Press
Peter Thiel, a Silicon Valley billionaire and advisor to former US President Donald Trump, is leaving the board of directors of Facebook-parent Meta.
- www.gadgets360.com
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PayPal Co-Founder Peter Thiel Says He Wishes He'd Invested More in Bitcoin
- Friday October 22, 2021
- Shomik Sen Bhattacharjee
Speaking at an event in Miami, hours after Bitcoin hit a new all-time high, Thiel joked that "you're supposed to just buy Bitcoin" before adding "I feel like I've been underinvested in it."
- www.gadgets360.com
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Peter Thiel And Volvo Backed LiDAR Maker Luminar Is Going Public With A Valuation Of $3.4 Billion
- Thursday August 27, 2020
- Written by Sahil Gupta
Luminar makes LiDAR technology for many automotive players and is considered to be one of the best in the business. It is backed by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and Volvo.
- www.carandbike.com
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Indian AI Content Start-Up Gets $ 45 Million From Peter Thiel's Mithril
- Wednesday September 11, 2019
- Business | Saritha Rai, Bloomberg
Mithril Capital, co-founded by Silicon Valley investors Thiel and Ajay Royan, is putting in the money as part of a larger financing round, according to a statement.
- www.ndtv.com/business
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Trump Threatens To "Take A Look" At Google's Ties With China
- Wednesday July 17, 2019
- World News | Tony Romm, The Washington Post
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday appeared to threaten that his administration would "take a look" at Google, opening an investigation into the search giant out of concern that it has been breached by the Chinese government.
- www.ndtv.com
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Billionaires Chase 'SpaceX Moment' for the Holy Grail of Energy
- Monday November 5, 2018
- Jonathan Tirone, Bloomberg
Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Peter Thiel are just three of the billionaires chasing what the late physicist Stephen Hawking called humankind's most promising technology.
- www.gadgets360.com
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A Man On A Mission To Fix The Way We Sleep
- Saturday December 24, 2016
- World News | Hayley Tsukayama, The Washington Post
James Proud is a man on a mission to fix our sleep. This one-time recipient of Peter Thiel's "skip-college-and-build-things-instead" fellowship is convinced that building gadgets for the home is the best way to improve our lives through tech. And improving sleep, he's sure, is the place to start.
- www.ndtv.com
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Thiel Builds Brain Trust Of Silicon Valley Insiders Who Are Helping Trump
- Tuesday November 22, 2016
- World News | Elizabeth Dwoskin, The Washington Post
Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel is putting together a brain trust of Silicon Valley insiders to share ideas with the transition team for President-elect Donald Trump. But he's having trouble finding takers.
- www.ndtv.com
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Gawker Media Founder Files For Personal Bankruptcy
- Tuesday August 2, 2016
- Business | Reuters
Gawker Media Chief Executive Nick Denton filed for personal bankruptcy protection on Monday, according to court documents that name his largest creditor as Hulk Hogan, a former professional wrestler who won a $140 million court judgment against the news website over a sex tape it posted.
- www.ndtv.com/business
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Gay Tech Billionaire Tells Republicans To Vote For Donald Trump
- Friday July 22, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A tech billionaire on Thursday told the Republican National Convention that he was proud to be gay, admonished the party for not embracing LGBT rights and called on delegates to vote Donald Trump.
- www.ndtv.com