SEALIEN ROBOTICS Raises 500M CNY on Deep-Sea Orders
Chinese deep-sea robotics company SEALIEN ROBOTICS has raised new funding from several investors. The new investors include GRC SinoGreen Fund, Fortune Capital, GGV Capital, Addor Capital, China Insurance Investment, CETC Investment and an energy-technology fund managed by Cathay Capital, with TotalEnergies as a major investor. Some of the company’s existing
Bringing Authenticity: Building What the West Has Never Imagined
Asian tech companies used to get labelled as “fast followers” — basically copying what the West had already built. But that label doesn’t fit anymore. Today, these companies are creating entirely new models — ones the West genuinely can’t replicate. It’s a real sign of how far their influence and
The Billion Dollar Slingshot: Artemis II and the Dawn of the Lunar Age
For fifty years, the Moon has stayed quiet — a silent witness to humanity’s footprints since the Apollo missions in 1972. Since then, the world got wrapped up in itself — smartphones, social media, digital empires. But through all that noise, the Moon just sat there, untouched. Now, that silence
April 21, 1989: The Day Gaming Went Pocket-Sized
Could anyone in the 80s have imagined travelling around with a gaming console in their pocket? Back then, Tokyo commuters started carrying around a small grey rectangle that would go on to completely change gaming and consumer electronics forever. When Nintendo launched the Game Boy in Japan, it wasn’t just
Merge Labs: Rewriting the Interface Between Humans and AI
The unresolved challenge in the rapidly evolving fields of artificial intelligence and human-machine interfaces is creating systems that enable humans to communicate directly with computers in a manner that is quick, intuitive, and accessible to all. Currently, the reliance on screens, keyboards, and voice commands introduces a disconnect between thought
UGC’s 2026 Equity Regulations: Data, History & Campus Voices
“Education is the milk of a lioness; whoever drinks it will roar.” — Dr BR Ambedkar Ambedkar didn’t just see education as a way to get a job; he saw it as something powerful enough to transform an entire country. That idea still hits hard in India today, where education
Leadership Lessons from F.C. Kohli
The Man Who Taught India to Think in Code When F.C. Kohli took over leadership of Tata Consultancy Services in 1969, India didn’t really have an IT industry to speak of. There was ambition, and there were skilled engineers — but there wasn’t a clear sense of direction. Kohli gave
January 16, 1991: The Night the Sky Opened Over Baghdad
On the night of January 16, 1991, Baghdad went dark. Then, suddenly, a flash of light cut through the sky — almost too surreal to be real. Green tracer fire lit up the darkness, TV cameras were rolling live, and the whole world watched as a new kind of warfare
The Great Talent Migration
Behind all the buzz around unicorns and skyrocketing valuations, there’s a quiet crisis brewing. While these fast-growing tech companies race toward their next big breakthrough, they’re actually losing the very people who got them there in the first place — and that’s starting to expose real cracks in their growth
ESG: From Compliance Requirement to Reputational Risk
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) has transitioned from a niche sustainability concept to a dominant corporate preoccupation. Yet, despite regulatory frameworks tightening worldwide, real companies feel today that it doesn’t come from compliance officers; it comes from public perception. ESG is, first and foremost, a reputational risk, and if executives
