Category: Business

In a stunning development, U.S. authorities have charged Indian billionaire Gautam Adani in connection with a massive fraud scheme worth millions of dollars. The charges, which focus on market manipulation and financial misreporting, have dealt a significant blow to the Adani Group’s global business operations. The group’s extensive empire spans multiple sectors, including energy, infrastructure, […]

In both business and societal settings, the way individuals perceive the world, interpret information, and retain certain ideas shapes their actions, decisions, and interactions. The concepts of perception, perspective, and selective retention play a critical role in determining how we respond to others, approach challenges, and evaluate opportunities. However, these cognitive processes can also limit […]

Good news: the Senate Judiciary Committee has dropped one of the two terrible patent bills it was considering, the patent-troll-enabling Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA). Bad news: the committee is still pushing the PREVAIL Act, a bill that would hamstring the U.S.’s most effective system for invalidating bad patents. PREVAIL is a windfall for patent […]

In today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving business environment, innovation is often seen as the key to success. Companies strive to harness new ideas, create disruptive technologies, and develop solutions that can give them a competitive edge. However, despite the immense value that diversity of thought and experience can bring, unconscious bias and discrimination in the business […]

In recent years, the startup ecosystem has emerged as a symbol of innovation and boundless opportunity. Yet, for many aspiring entrepreneurs, particularly from marginalized communities, the path to success is fraught with challenges that extend beyond just building a business. For Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and other underrepresented groups, […]

In a significant legal development, the Shanghai High Court has affirmed that cryptocurrencies possess “property attributes” under Chinese law. This ruling marks a notable shift in how digital currencies are treated in China, where cryptocurrency has long been viewed with skepticism and subject to stringent regulations. While the court recognized the inherent value of cryptocurrencies […]

“One’s success is everyone’s success” is not just a phrase – it is the core principle behind the India-UN Development Partnership Fund, which is transforming the development landscape for countries in the Global South. Established in 2017 with an initial pledge of $150 million, the Fund is driven by the Government of India in collaboration […]

The Biden White House has released a memorandum on “Advancing United States’ Leadership in Artificial Intelligence” which includes, among other things, a directive for the National Security apparatus to become a world leader in the use of AI. Under direction from the White House, the national security state is expected to take up this leadership […]