In a surprising turn of events, the entire board of directors at 23andMe, a DNA testing company based in San Francisco, resigned in September after a contentious month-long dispute regarding co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki's plans to take the company private. Following the mass resignations, Wojcicki, who holds 49.75% of the voting rights, is now the sole board member of the company.

Washington: Meta says it has laid off some employees, including staff at WhatsApp And Instagram, to realign its resources with its “strategic goals”.

Mumbai: Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), has retained the top position on Forbes’ 2024 list of the 100 richest Indian tycoons. According to Forbes, Mukesh Ambani was the second-biggest gainer in dollar terms, with wealth rising $27.5 billion in the past one year to $119.5 billion.

New Delhi: Hero Motors Ltd, the auto-components firm of the Hero Motors Company (HMC) Group, has withdrawn its documents for an initial public offering (IPO) worth Rs 900 crore, an update with markets regulator Sebi showed on Monday.

Senior central government pensioners aged 80 and above can now submit their Annual Life Certificate (ALC) starting from October 1, instead of the usual submission date of November 1. The government has provided this extended window to ease the process for senior pensioners.

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, became the world’s second richest person for the first time on Thursday. According to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index, Zuckerberg's net worth has reached $206.2 billion, putting him $1.1 billion ahead of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

Mumbai: Benchmark BSE Sensex tanked 1,769 points to slide to a three-week low on Thursday as a spiralling conflict in West Asia triggered selling in oil, banking and auto shares, wiping out Rs 9.78 lakh crore investor money in a single day.