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Wall Street veteran father, orthodontist mother: How Indian-American Aman Sanger's parents shaped his billion-dollar career

Long before Aman Sanger became one of the youngest billionaires in the artificial intelligence industry, the foundations for his success were being laid at home.

The Times of India

QS Rankings 2027: These are the world's best universities right now. Here's where India stands

MIT has once again secured the top spot in the QS World University Rankings 2027, with Imperial College London and Stanford University sharing second place. India achieved its best-ever performance, featuring 52 institutions, led by IIT Delhi at 118th globally. This significant increase highlights India's growing influence in international higher…

The Economic Times

Two techies from India and Pakistan built an AI startup - Now both are billionaires thanks to Elon Musk. Here's all about Aman Sanger and Sualeh Asif

Two young entrepreneurs, Aman Sanger from India and Sualeh Asif from Pakistan, have joined the billionaire ranks. Their company, Cursor, a popular AI coding assistant, was reportedly acquired by Elon Musk for $60 billion. This deal is expected to net each of them around $2.7 billion. Cursor, founded in 2022,…

The Economic Times

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World's Best Universities Revealed

LONDON, June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Global higher education experts QS Quacquarelli Symonds have released the QS World University Rankings 2027. MIT is crowned first for 15th consecutive year. Imperial College London stays second, tied with Stanford University, up from third. University of Oxford and Harvard University come fourth and…

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Who is Aman Sanger? Indian-American MIT graduate whose AI startup could boost his net worth to $2.6 billion after Cursor's $60 billion SpaceX deal

At just 25, Aman Sanger has gone from an MIT student and squash enthusiast to one of the youngest billionaires in the AI industry, thanks to the meteoric rise of AI coding startup Cursor and its $60 billion acquisition by SpaceX.

The Times of India

China's Z.ai GLM-5.2 tops OpenAI’s GPT 5.5 model on key benchmarks

Chinese startup Z.ai has launched GLM-5.2, a powerful AI model for complex coding projects. This new large language model boasts a massive 1 million token context window, allowing it to handle extensive software development tasks. GLM-5.2 is available under an open-source license, offering an alternative to proprietary AI systems. It…

The Economic Times

Elon Musk's SpaceX Is Buying Cursor For 60 Billion Making Four Young Friends Billionaires

SpaceX acquires AI startup Cursor for $60 billion, enhancing its position in enterprise AI. The deal highlights Musk's vision for software's role in SpaceX's future.

International Business Times UK

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ET Alpha Wealth Summit | Kotak's Nilesh Shah bets on India's electrification story over next decade; flags AI as the wildcard

India's energy self-sufficiency is a decade-long investment theme, driven by aggressive electrification to reduce import dependence. Experts highlight solar, storage, and nuclear power, alongside transmission infrastructure. The shift to EVs faces rare-earth bottlenecks, prompting domestic innovation. AI offers another significant, albeit different, growth avenue. Investors should manage thematic risks by…

The Economic Times

Who Is Michael Truell? The 25-Year-Old Cursor CEO Behind Spacex's $60 Billion Deal Option

Cursor CEO sold his AI coding startup to SpaceX for $60bn. The MIT dropout became Silicon Valley's fastest-rising tech entrepreneur but tech community is divided over this record-breaking acquisition.

International Business Times UK

Cursor’s 25-year-old CEO is a former Google intern who just cemented a $60 billion deal with SpaceX

From Google intern at 18 to a billionaire at 25, Cursor CEO Michael Truell’s rise is one of Silicon Valley’s fastest.

Fortune

Yes, EVs Really Are Cleaner Than Gas Cars. Here's By How Much

A new MIT-led study finds EVs beat gas cars on emissions almost everywhere, but your ZIP code and driving habits decide how big the advantage is.

InsideEVs

Ex-Disney star Bridgit Mendler reveals she was rejected hundreds of times by Hollywood—but it primed her for her current job as a space start-up CEO

Bridgit Mendler says her success is fueled by a “very high tolerance for risk”—thanks, in part, to her experience as a Disney Channel star.

Fortune

3D-printed nozzles could revolutionize drug and self-healing material manufacturing — MIT-developed triaxial electrospray design makes cleanroom fabrication optional

MIT's 3D-printed triaxial electrospray nozzles could revolutionize drug and self-healing material manufacturing. By using a relatively inexpensive resin printing approach, the new nozzle fabrication technique removes the need for a semiconductor-class cleanroom facility.

Tom’s Hardware

SuperAI Singapore 2026 Sells Out: Asia's Largest AI Event Brings Together 10,000 Global Innovators

SINGAPORE, June 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SuperAI Singapore 2026 has officially sold out, bringing 10,000 attendees to Marina Bay Sands this week for Asia's largest AI event. The event convenes AI leaders, frontier technologists, investors, researchers and builders from across 150+ countries, representing more than 1,500 of the world's most…

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Thruster breakthrough? New 2-in-1 propulsion system is about to get an in-space test

A new propulsion system feeds the same "monopropellant" fuel into electrical and chemical thrusters, potentially saving on mass and complications for future missions to Mars.

The Independent UK

MIT researchers channel AI to turn hand gestures into robot training data

Humanoid robots struggling with tasks like grasping a cup have a new teacher — a person wearing an ultrasound wristband that captures the movement of muscles, tendons and ligaments beneath the skin

Fortune

Exclusive: Goldman Sachs intern acceptance rate falls below 1% for third straight year

It's harder to get a Goldman Sachs internship than to get accepted into Harvard, MIT or Stanford.

International Business Times UK

'F**k AI, F**k It to Death': Ronny Chieng Tells Harvard Graduates to 'Destroy AI' in Viral Address [Watch]

Daily Show host and comedian Ronny Chieng urged Harvard's Class of 2026 to 'kill' AI, citing MIT research on cognitive decline amid the university's $56.9B endowment.

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The Economic Times

Quote of the day by Paul Krugman: 'Debt is one person's liability, but another person's...' - financial lessons and insights on role of debt in the economy, flow of money and growth of wealth by Nobel Prize-winning economist and pioneer of New Trade Theory

Quote of the day by Paul Krugman: Nobel laureate Paul Krugman sheds light on debt, emphasizing it's a two-sided coin. While a borrower's liability, it's a lender's asset, forming a crucial link in the financial system. This perspective reveals debt's productive role in economic growth, enabling investments and future returns,…

The Economic Times

The MIT professor who taught the math behind every AI tool for 61 years gave the world something most universities never would

Professor Gilbert Strang taught linear algebra for 61 years. His free online lectures, part of MIT OpenCourseWare, reached millions globally. These lectures made complex math accessible to students and professionals. Strang's clear teaching style and free availability of his work created a lasting educational legacy. His impact continues to empower…

Reason

What If You Start Calling Yourself Jane Smith, and Sue as Jane Smith, Instead of Asking to Sue Under a Pseudonym?

Suing under a pseudonym can often be quite valuable to a plaintiff; for instance, someone suing over alleged mistreatment by… The post What If You Start Calling Yourself Jane Smith, and Sue as Jane Smith, Instead of Asking to Sue Under a Pseudonym? appeared first on Reason.com.

International Business Times UK

'AI is a Perfect Excuse': MIT Expert Exposes How Tech Firms Use AI Washing to Mask Massive Layoffs

An MIT economist reveals how Silicon Valley firms are using AI as a cover for mass layoffs, reshaping the workforce narrative to protect stock prices and justify redundancies.

TechRadar

MIT scientists make lithium-ion breakthrough that could solve a global battery issue — new low-cost extraction method was inspired by a bathroom renovation project and could reduce reliance on China

Most gadgets rely on lithium-ion batteries, and scientists have come up with a better way of getting at lithium.

Fortune

AMD CEO Lisa Su tells grads they shape the future, not AI—and the world doesn’t just need ‘people who know how to use powerful tools’

AMD CEO Lisa Su tells MIT graduates that knowing how to use the tools isn’t enough—and the impacts from AI are “actually our responsibilities.”

PC Gamer

AMD chief Dr. Lisa Su tells MIT graduates, 'Technology itself does not decide what the future looks like. People do'

"[AI] cannot make the hard judgment calls with imperfect information. It cannot take responsibility for the outcome."

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