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Thursday, August 14, 2025
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Topic: Silicon valley

Nirmala Sitharaman invites Silicon Valley investors to be part of India’s growth story

'The US-India collaboration in financial services and emerging technologies will support increased investment and innovation,' the finance minister said.

Russian ‘state media’ outlet removes trailer of film equating Kashmir & Palestine, cites threats

Redfish says Twitter & Facebook's descriptions of portal as 'state-affiliated' & 'state-controlled' are false, and attributes them to Silicon Valley’s 'campaign of censorship'.

China’s ‘little giants’ are its latest weapon in the tech war to take on Silicon Valley

President Xi Jinping has given his personal blessing to the little giants label, which is key to Communist Party’s ambitious strategy to reposition the country’s technology industry.

Freshworks raises $1 billion in US IPO, sells shares at prices over marketed range

Now based in California, the company retains a substantial workforce in Chennai, and at $36 a share, Freshworks has a market value of $10 billion.

US judge rules Indian engineer can sue Apple in Pakistan Hindu ancestry case

Indian engineer Anita Nariani Schulze says she was discriminated against — by two male East Asian supervisors — based on her ethnic Pakistani background.

Here’s how Xi Jinping wants China to build its own Silicon Valley

In ‘A new silk road’, Kingshuk Nag writes about the Chinese President’s ambitious plans & how different India and China’s political and economic strategies are.

The emergence of Uddhav Thackeray 2.0 in Arnab Goswami’s arrest

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Move over Silicon Valley, these five countries are the new startup hub

New ideas aren’t only originating from Silicon Valley or London anymore, but also other regions of the globe with strong start-up ecosystems & unique cultures.

‘No Rules Rules’ – inside story of how an unsentimental man built Netflix, conquered the world

No Rules Rules is the story of Reed Hastings, who converted his small DVD-by-mail company into Netflix, the most popular TV service in the world.

We know her – Silicon Valley is relieved as ‘known quantity’ Kamala Harris gets VP ticket

Biden has tapped a politician who has spent most of her career representing the Bay Area, and has a lot of trust in Silicon Valley.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.