There was a time when the term “video game adaptation” meant “this is going to be a bad movie/show.” Over the years, there have been countless attempts to adapt video game characters and tales for our screens, but up until lately, the most of them have failed miserably. However, in recent years, some … Read more
Despite a tumultuous 18 months for the sector, banks make up many of the world’s largest institutions. FinTech Magazine takes a look at the big players… The banking sector had a very turbulent 2023 as a result of the failure of several banks, including Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. Then there was the practically … Read more
Makeup of the Class After an application period unlike any other, the Class of 2024 will start their tenure at Harvard on Wednesday. It was only a few weeks prior to receiving their acceptance letters that they saw the Harvard undergraduate population evacuate. Their only impression of the college was oblique, since a virtual equivalent … Read more
The Times Higher Education (THE) has issued the 20th edition of its World’s Best Universities rankings. Oxford University in Britain is ranked first for an unprecedented eighth consecutive year, while Stanford University is ranked second, making it the top-ranked university in the United States. Third place goes to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The largest … Read more
The most generous offer ever offered to a company, $23 billion, was reportedly on the table when rumors first started to circulate last month that Google was pursuing cloud security startup Wiz. There would have been numerous moving pieces before the sale ultimately fell through, so it’s reasonable to wonder what the procedures are when … Read more
A success story from Sri Lanka is Sanjiva Weerawarana. Established in 2005, he led enterprise software company WSO2 to nearly $100 million in annual revenue as its CEO before selling it to EQT, a private equity group, in May for $600 million. He also occasionally drives for Uber. Although Sri Lanka isn’t … Read more
A U.S. District Court judge’s ruling on Monday, which concluded that the internet giant had engaged in illegal activity to preserve its monopoly in online search, will be appealed by Google. Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia’s ruling is a significant setback for Google and, … Read more