Friday, December 19, 2025

Barnil Bhattacharjee

Barnil is a Staff Writer at The American Genius. With a Master's Degree in International Relations, Barnil is a Research Assistant at UT, Austin. When he hikes, he falls. When he swims, he sinks. When he drives, others honk. But when he writes, people read.

How your company can take advantage of the gig economy, not fear it

(NEWS) The gig-economy is increasing in popularity and you shouldn't be quick to write it off.

Startup, Leap, is using AI to ensure tech job seekers get that interview

(BUSINESS NEWS) Two ex-googlers have created Leap and are using AI to make sure that techies are getting interviews.

Uber is taking care of weak links as strength is tested by lawsuit

(BUSINESS NEWS) As the lawsuit between Uber and Waymo begins to wrap up, Uber seems to be tying up a few loose ends of their own.

Ikea’s TrÃ¥dfri smart bulbs are getting a whole lot smarter

(TECH NEWS) Ikea's new smart bulbs will allow for full smart home integration.

Remember when people occupied Wall Street? Supposedly Silicon Valley is next

(BUSINESS NEWS) Based on quick and successful economic growth compared to the rest of the country, strategists are predicting the occupy movement will eventually wind up in Silicon Valley.

Zuck’s newest experiment results in a Facetagram inbox

(SOCIAL MEDIA) Zuckerberg's latest innovation for his app comes as merging of inboxes so that you can get all of the notifications in one place.

Facebook just got slapped with a big ole $122M fine from the EU

(BUSINESS NEWS) Facebook got in trouble for lying about a huge break of EU anti-trust laws in the EU and was slapped with a $122M fine.

Austin, your rideshare options are about to get shaken up, again

(BUSINESS NEWS) House Bill 100 is one its way to Gov. Abbot's desk. If signed through, big name rideshare companies will likely come back to the capitol.