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Stanford PhD dropouts under 30 making their mark in tech: What Carina Hong and Demi Guo share

Stanford PhD dropouts under 30 making their mark in tech: What Carina Hong and Demi Guo share

Carina Hong and Demi Guo, both of whom have recently emerged as prominent tech founders under 30, share several similarities, including their decision to drop out of PhD programs at Stanford University.
Who is Carina Hong, the 24-year-old Stanford dropout drawing Big Tech talent to her AI math startup?

Who is Carina Hong, the 24-year-old Stanford dropout drawing Big Tech talent to her AI math startup?

Bill Gates warns misinformation is burden passed down to children after youngest daughter’s online harassment

Bill Gates warns misinformation is burden passed down to children after youngest daughter’s online harassment

'Try anything you want as long as it does not kill you': VNG chairman Le Hong Minh

'Try anything you want as long as it does not kill you': VNG chairman Le Hong Minh

Le Hong Minh, a tech-obsessed ‘gamer’ who became the founder of tech giant VNG, believes young people have the right to try new things and fail.
December 24, 2025 | 06:47 am GMT+7
Elon Musk praises China’s Unitree dancing humanoid robot as ‘impressive’

Elon Musk praises China’s Unitree dancing humanoid robot as ‘impressive’

Elon Musk has praised the Unitree G1, a Chinese humanoid robot seen as a rival to Tesla's Optimus, after it performed as backup dancers at a live concert in China.
December 23, 2025 | 01:37 pm GMT+7
‘I made a bad decision’: Former tech exec caught hugging boss on Coldplay kiss cam breaks silence

‘I made a bad decision’: Former tech exec caught hugging boss on Coldplay kiss cam breaks silence

Kristin Cabot, the former HR director of tech firm Astronomer, has admitted to a personal mistake that led to the downfall of her career after being caught embracing her boss at a Coldplay concert.
December 23, 2025 | 01:35 pm GMT+7
World's third richest billionaire Larry Ellison offers $40B personal guarantee for son's bid for Warner Bros

World's third richest billionaire Larry Ellison offers $40B personal guarantee for son's bid for Warner Bros

World's third richest man Larry Ellison is offering a US$40.4 billion personal guarantee to back a hostile bid by Paramount, run by his son David, for Warner Bros. Discovery.
December 23, 2025 | 01:35 pm GMT+7
From 500 failed applications to Big Tech: a Vietnamese graduate’s journey in US

From 500 failed applications to Big Tech: a Vietnamese graduate’s journey in US

After sending out 500 internship applications without success, Nguyen Vo Thuan picked himself up, threw himself into studying and eventually convinced tech giants like Amazon, Apple and Tesla.
December 22, 2025 | 10:48 am GMT+7
Building math AI startup: How 24-year-old Stanford dropout Carina Hong is attracting Big Tech talent

Building math AI startup: How 24-year-old Stanford dropout Carina Hong is attracting Big Tech talent

China-born Carina Hong, a 24-year-old Stanford dropout, has drawn an elite group of AI researchers and a world-renowned mathematician to Axiom Math, her startup building an AI mathematician.
December 21, 2025 | 05:07 pm GMT+7
From top math student to US computer science professor: Researcher builds largest Vietnamese language dataset

From top math student to US computer science professor: Researcher builds largest Vietnamese language dataset

Nguyen Huu Thien built on his passion for mathematics to become an associate professor of computer science in the U.S. and develop an AI model trained on the largest Vietnamese dataset to date.
December 21, 2025 | 07:30 am GMT+7
AI startup Lovable’s rapid rise turns its founders into billionaires, with one among Europe’s youngest self-made billionaires

AI startup Lovable’s rapid rise turns its founders into billionaires, with one among Europe’s youngest self-made billionaires

The rapid rise of AI-powered coding tools has turned the founders of Lovable into billionaires just two years after the startup was created, with one becoming among Europe’s youngest self-made billionaires.
December 20, 2025 | 04:44 pm GMT+7
From esports star to disgraced figure: How Warasin Naraphat’s SEA Games cheating scandal ended her career

From esports star to disgraced figure: How Warasin Naraphat’s SEA Games cheating scandal ended her career

Once celebrated as one of Thailand’s top esports players, Warasin “Tokyogurl” Naraphat saw her reputation unravel after being disqualified from the 33rd SEA Games over a cheating scandal.
December 19, 2025 | 07:28 pm GMT+7
Top-11 global university professor resigns after AI-generated fake citations found

Top-11 global university professor resigns after AI-generated fake citations found

Professor Paul Yip Siu-fai of the University of Hong Kong has stepped down as an associate dean after the school found a paper he co-authored contained fake AI-generated references.
December 19, 2025 | 04:26 pm GMT+7
Thai e-sports chief calls SEA Games cheating by star Tokyogurl ‘shameful’

Thai e-sports chief calls SEA Games cheating by star Tokyogurl ‘shameful’

Thailand’s e-sports chief Santi Lothong addressed a cheating scandal after player "Tokyogurl" Naraphat Warasin was disqualified at SEA Games 33, prompting Thailand to withdraw its women’s Arena of Valor team.
December 19, 2025 | 09:59 am GMT+7
China Douyin ‘Egg Master’ gains 4 million followers with egg-boiling method precise to the second

China Douyin ‘Egg Master’ gains 4 million followers with egg-boiling method precise to the second

A Chinese Douyin user gained more than four million followers within days after fans tested and praised his egg-boiling method, timed precisely down to the second.
December 18, 2025 | 11:16 am GMT+7
China engineer fired after taking hours-long bathroom breaks at work

China engineer fired after taking hours-long bathroom breaks at work

An engineer in eastern China was dismissed after repeatedly taking lengthy bathroom breaks during work hours, including one that stretched to four hours.
December 17, 2025 | 03:53 pm GMT+7
Apple CEO Tim Cook earns a year’s average US salary in just 7 hours

Apple CEO Tim Cook earns a year’s average US salary in just 7 hours

Apple CEO Tim Cook's $74.6 million compensation in 2024 means he earns more in seven hours than the average U.S. worker, who earns $62,088 a year.
December 17, 2025 | 10:44 am GMT+7
Bill Gates' youngest daughter Phoebe rekindles romance with high school sweetheart after split from Paul McCartney’s grandson

Bill Gates' youngest daughter Phoebe rekindles romance with high school sweetheart after split from Paul McCartney’s grandson

Phoebe Gates, the youngest daughter of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, is reportedly in a relationship with ex-boyfriend from high shool Chaz Flynn after splitting from Beatles' Paul McCartney's grandson.
December 17, 2025 | 06:25 am GMT+7
Elon Musk becomes first person to ever reach $600B net worth

Elon Musk becomes first person to ever reach $600B net worth

Elon Musk on Monday became the first person ever worth US$600 billion following reports that his SpaceX startup was likely to go public at a valuation of $800 billion.
December 16, 2025 | 11:19 am GMT+7
Chinese gaming billionaire reportedly fathers 100-plus surrogate children, hopes they will marry Elon Musk’s kids

Chinese gaming billionaire reportedly fathers 100-plus surrogate children, hopes they will marry Elon Musk’s kids

Xu Bo, a Chinese gaming billionaire is alleged to have fathered more than 100 U.S.-born children through surrogacy and said he hopes they will one day marry the children of Elon Musk.
December 16, 2025 | 11:17 am GMT+7
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