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From Jack Ma to Robot Ma: Masayoshi Son’s Next Mammoth Bet is Humanoid
From Jack Ma to Robot Ma: Masayoshi Son’s Next Mammoth Bet is Humanoid
12 min read
He spotted something in Jack Ma before Alibaba had revenue, backed Adam Neumann before WeWork imploded, sold Nvidia before its great AI ascent and watched Pepper bow out. Now Masayoshi Son is assembli ...
Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton: The Godmother Story Behind One of Music’s Most Unusual Family Bonds
4 min read
When Miley Cyrus said goodbye to “Aunt Dolly” this week, she wasn't just mourning a music legend. She was mourning the woman who had been part mentor, part fairy godmother and part family for nearly h ...
India, Sri Lanka & ‘What If’: Did India Bat Too Long in Colombo?
7 min read
India amassed 503, enforced the follow-on and finished two wickets short of victory. It is easy to declare that Shubman Gill waited too long. Proving it is another matter
Nepal Flash Floods: 258 Dead, 910 Missing as Glacier Collapse Buries Himalayan Borderlands
5 min read
A wall of ice, rock and water tore through settlements along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers, leaving 288 Indians missing and hundreds of Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims stranded across Nepal and Tibe ...
Nestasia and the Business of Making Ordinary Things Desirable
7 min read
The home and kitchen brand is betting on design, data and functionality to turn everyday products into objects consumers want to upgrade, as it targets ₹1,000 crore in the next three to four years
Toxic vs Dhurandhar 2: Why Everyone Thought Yash Had Won the Box Office Battle, Until the Final Numbers Arrived
3 min read
Early reports suggested Yash's Toxic had overtaken Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar 2. But when the dust settled, the year's biggest box-office rivalry produced a very different result.
Inside Yayoi Kusama’s infinite world and the art of turning obsession into wonder
5 min read
Yayoi Kusama transformed her fears and hallucinations into art that sparked awe and joy. As the Japanese artist dies at 97, a writer recalls a visit to the Yayoi Kusama Museum in Tokyo and its intimat ...
Is Maharashtra Turning Cybercrime Into Cinema? The Story Behind ‘Digital Arrest’, Samay Raina and the 1930 Anthem
5 min read
Pankaj Tripathi, Sonali Bendre, Sharad Kelkar and Samay Raina gathered in Mumbai this week for what looked like a celebrity-filled launch. But the real story wasn't the stars. It was Maharashtra's att ...
Mohan Bhagwat in New York: Why Mamdani Opposes the RSS Event but May Be Unable to Stop It
7 min read
The RSS calls it a celebration of universal oneness. USCIRF wants Bhagwat’s visa revoked, rights groups want the gathering cancelled and a Hindu advocacy organisation has issued a security alert. Yet ...