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Thrive Capital led VCs into pro sports ownership; Collaborative Fund just upped that play
Collaborative Fund just bought into D.C. United and its stadium, with firm founder Craig Shapiro pitching it as a way to showcase for the firm's startups.
Jensen Huang explains why Nvidia will grow an astounding 70% next year
Nvidia has its finger in every pie, and sees another year of plenty in its future, Jensen Huang says. But, he insists, its deals are not circular.
Mark Wahlberg is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, and he wants to talk about your work, not his
Mark Wahlberg joins Bruce K. Lee at Disrupt to discuss investing, entrepreneurship, healthcare, wellness and building businesses.
PhonePe Shuts Down Engineering Office In The US: Report
Fintech major PhonePe has reportedly shut down its engineering office in the US, winding down a four year-old team. Sources
OpenAI puts Pro subscriptions on hold due to Astra demand
The company said Pro subscriptions put the most strain on its systems, so it's pausing sign-ups while adding more capacity.
Anthropic details distillation campaigns from Alibaba, Moonshot AI, and DeepSeek
A new report released Thursday by Anthropic alleges persistent distillation attacks by China-based AI companies, which have escalated in recent months as competition in the space has intensified.
Amazon makes it easier to buy what you see on Prime Video
Amazon is expanding shopping integrations across Prime Video, letting viewers discover products tied to thousands of shows, movies, and live sports through X-Ray, its shopping app, and a new Lens-powered Shop the Scene feature.
Anthropic reveals rogue AI agents hate CAPTCHAs, just like you
Come inside the mind of a bot trying to convince the internet it's human.
GFF 2026: Fintech-AI Partnerships Take The Centre Stage On Day 2
After a plethora of new product launches and innovation showcases on day one, the second day of the Global Fintech
VinFast Plans Two India-Specific EVs In Strategic Reset: Report
Weeks after suspending production of select cars in India, Vietnamese EV maker VinFast is now reportedly eyeing the development of
Maven Robotics wants to steal your robot deployment deal
Maven Robotics emerged from stealth today with a $100 million Series A and active deployments.
Google signs its biggest rice-methane carbon credit deal with Indian startup Mitti Labs
The four-year agreement will cover rice farms across three Indian states, reaching about 100,000 hectares at peak delivery.
ID verification giant IDScan confirms data breach with more than 150 million driver
The ID checking company said the data breach included people's full names and driver's licenses and other government-issued identity documents.
Defense tech Mach Industries doubles valuation to $3.7B in 3 months
The buzzy startup raised $600 million in its Series C round.
European founders and VCs urge lawmakers
Amid negotiations for a new EU-wide corporate status, an open letter signed by unicorn founders and investors warns that 'EU Inc' shouldnt be watered down.
Another Day, Another Upper Circuit: ESDS Now Up 269% From IPO Price
The seemingly unstoppable rally in ESDS Software Solution continued today, with the stock hitting the upper circuit for the fifth
D2C Fashion Startup Theater Bags
D2C fashion and accessories startup Theater has raised 75 Cr (around $7.8 Mn) in a Series A funding round led
Vedanta Aluminium, V-Spark to scale deep tech initiatives, unlock Rs 2,100 cr value
Collaborating with tech giants like OpenAI, Microsoft, and SAP, alongside numerous startups, the company is deploying cutting-edge solutions across its operations to boost productivity, optimize costs, and enhance sustainability.
Suez Canal revival gathers pace as Hormuz crisis reroutes ships
The Suez Canal experienced a striking 42% increase in revenue during July, attributed to the rerouting of maritime traffic caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and ongoing Houthi threats. More than 1,300 vessels passed through, significantly up from the previous year.
Port of LA hits three-month record as Cargo peak stretches on
The Port of Los Angeles experienced its busiest three-month period on record, driven by an extended peak season. Importers are navigating global disruptions, including extreme weather and trade policy shifts. Despite challenges, the port remains a preferred gateway due to its robust infrastructure and efficiencies, with strong import volumes continuing.
GFF 2026 Highlights, The Estate Planning Question
Global Fintech Fest 2026 Kicks Off Indian startups basked in the spotlight as the Global Fintech Festival 2026 kicked off
Beyond Los Angeles and Rotterdam: Can Durban, Rio de Janeiro drive Indias next export boom?
The South-South trade has crossed $7 trillion, opening new opportunities for Indian exporters across Africa, ASEAN, the Gulf, and Latin America. However, India will need deeper value-chain links, stronger logistics, and a greater presence in these markets to capture a larger share, say experts.
Mullenweg said in a company Slack message that it was against his will.
OpenAI adds a prominent AI doomer to its board of directors
Paul Christiano, an influential AI researcher focused on alignment, is joining the OpenAI Foundation as a member of its board.
Massachusetts hits data centers with new clean power rules
Massachusetts has become the third state in as many months to slap new restrictions on data center development.
Apple Unveils First Foldable iPhone Duo, Priced
Smartphone maker Apple yesterday unveiled its first foldable smartphone, called iPhone Duo, at its flagship Surprise and Shine event in
The main event was the tech giant's highly anticipated first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo.
There are new shiny iPhones, so Apple is making you pay more for older models
Apple is raising the price of its existing iPhone models by $100, including iPhone 16, iPhone 17, and iPhone Air.
Apple says it used AI and 3D printing in the manufacturing process for its long-awaited foldable phone.
Harvey hits $15.5B valuation, months after reaching $11B
The legal AI startup and VC darling has nearly doubled its valuation in nine months.
Apple has a new way prove your iPhone photos aren
Apple introduced Apple Reference Image to help users determine whether photos have been edited, including alterations made by AI.
Apple shows off AirPods 5 with improved active noise cancellation
The AirPods 5 support better noise cancellation, Siri AI, and offer volume controls on the stem.
Apple unveils its first foldable, the iPhone Duo
Apple today introduced its first foldable device, named the iPhone Duo, at its Surprise and Shine iPhone event held in Cupertino. The phone is the first marquee device launched under the companys new CEO, John Ternus. Unlike early iterations of foldables, which looked like vertical slabs, Apple adopted a wider form factor that could aid []
Apple CEO John Ternus says the best AI device is still the iPhone
The company also argued that its on-device models offer consumers more privacy.
Apple launches iPhone 18 Pro with upgraded camera
Apple's new iPhone 18 Pro lineup upgrades the camera and comes in burgundy.
Foxs $22 billion plan to buy Roku has hit a new hurdle. The Justice Department sent Fox and Roku whats known as a second request on Tuesday, asking the companies to turn over more data and documents as it takes a closer look at the deal. Thats a fairly standard step in a major antitrust []
Superintelligence is coming. Should we let it?
AI companies have been talking about superintelligent AI likeitsinevitable, but recentsafety incidentslikeOpenAIsHugging Face breacharedemonstratingthe potential dangers of deploying AI systems that are more capable thanhumans.Sowhat happens when wecantreliably control what these systems do? On this episode of TechCrunchsEquitypodcast, Rebecca Bellan is joined byConnor Leahy, an AI researcher, entrepreneur, and now the U.S. Executive Director of []
Auditors Flag Second Suspected Employee Fraud At Ola Electric Arm
Ola Electrics FY26 annual report disclosed another suspected employee fraud at its wholly owned subsidiary Ola Electric Technologies Pvt Ltd
Uber rival inDrive scales beyond ride-hailing to capture more consumer spending
inDrive's ad business, first piloted in July 2025, has served more than 2 billion impressions and attracted over 2,000 paying advertisers a month.
LOHUM Begins Lithium Mining Operations In Zimbabwe
Noida-based sustainable critical mineral producer LOHUM claims to have become first Indian company to start lithium operations globally, announcing the
Shipt becomes the latest delivery app with an AI shopping assistant
Users can ask the assistant to do things like Create a cart for my Saturday tailgate for 25 people and include some brunch items,orBuild a cart for easy school lunches and after-school snacks, Shipt says.
Uber invests $10M in Indian fleet operator Carrum at $168M valuation
Carrum Mobility operates about 5,100 vehicles in India and is Uber's largest fleet partner for its premium Uber Black service in the country.
GFF 2026: NPCI Launches Instant Card-Issuing ATMs, Deepens AI Push
At the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2026 in Mumbai, UPI operator NPCI announced a series of digital infrastructure initiatives to
AI-led personalisation to open opportunities for new startups: Razorpay CEO
Razorpay CEO Harshil Mathur said AI could lower personalisation costs and help startups target niches such as Gen Z payments, HNI wealth management and multilingual platforms.
Besxar is building an orbital semiconductor factory, one SpaceX rocket at a time
If you want to manufacture in spaceand bring the products back againtheres a limited set of options: Wait to go to the International Space Station, or partner with a handful of start-ups launching spacecraft that spend time in orbit before they return to Earth. But the vehicle that goes to space and comes back to []
Suno replaces its AI models with a new one trained on licensed music as copyright suits pile up
As it grapples with a bevy of lawsuits, Suno said its new model, Suno v6, is not trained using music it used to train previous versions of the AI model.
PhonePe, Visa Partner For Cardless Payments In India, 14 Overseas Markets
Walmart-backed fintech major PhonePe has partnered with global card network Visa to launch three cardless payment solutions for consumers and
PwC India Announces Strategic Alliance With Claroty for OT and Connected Environment Cybersecurity
Hangover by Saachi Unveils Its New Collection, Reimagining Occasion Wear for a New Generation
Business Wire India Hangover by Saachi, the contemporary occasion-wear label founded by young entrepreneur Saachi Pasari, announces the launch of its latest collection an edit that captures the brand at its most confident yet. Bringing together sculptural silhouettes, intricate Indian hand-embroidery and a rich, understated colour palette, the new collection is designed to make [] The post Hangover by Saachi Unveils Its New Collection, Reimagining Occasion Wear for a New Generation appeared first on Startup Success Stories India - News & Updates for Indian Entrepreneurs .
FIU Issues Notices To 15 Crypto Platforms, Initiates Takedown
The Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) has issued notices to 15 offshore virtual digital asset (VDA) service providers for non-compliance with
The unveiling coincided with Vertex Group completing ten years of its global operations.
Google DeepMind alumni are building tools to accelerate fusion power for the grid
Fusionality is developing control systems and simulation environments to help fusion power startups move faster.
Emerging sports are the next big business opportunity: Tero India MD
Indias sports boom is opening up opportunities for entrepreneurs to build businesses beyond cricket.
Farmers embrace AI more than any other tech, McKinsey says
The AI adoption follows a multiyear farm slump that crimped spending amid rising costs for agricultural inputs.
US sanctions on Iran: Basmati demand stays strong, pharma and livestock exporters face new hurdles
Iranian demand for Indian basmati remains resilient despite tougher US sanctions, but exporters are facing rising shipping, insurance, and payment risks. Pharma and livestock exporters are also navigating disruptions to established trade routes.
CloudNC raises $20M to automate manufacturing
UK-based manufacturing software startup CloudNC announced Wednesday a $20 million B extension round, bringing its lifetime total raised amount to $128 million.
Advanced Robotic Surgery Offers New Lease on Life to Patient Battling Crohn
Imagine spending 15 years managing a disease that never really lets you rest pain, infections, and uncertainty becoming the background noise of everyday life. That was the reality for Rajesh (name changed), a man in his late 30s, living with Crohn's disease since his early twenties. Then came the final blow: his bowel had [] The post Advanced Robotic Surgery Offers New Lease on Life to Patient Battling Crohn's Disease for 15 Years appeared first on Startup Success Stories India - News & Updates for Indian Entrepreneurs .
Hackers are stealing Claude tokens from subscribers
Last month, a Claude user noticed his account was consuming tokens even though he wasn't working. Anthropic has since warned users about hackers.
Cognition's valuation multiple is higher than Cursor's was before selling to SpaceX.
The Exploration Company nabs $450 million to challenge SpaceX
The Exploration Company (TEC) has raised $450 million to build reusable spacecraft, in what it describes as the largest-ever Series C by a European space company.
Meta debuts its Muse AI agent. Will consumers trust it?
Meta's new personal AI agent Muse wants access to users' email, calendars, payments, health services, and more making the company's biggest consumer AI bet yet a major test of whether people still trust Meta with their data.
OpenAI fought dirty on career-making math problem, says NYU mathematician
There is a $1 million bounty for the first person providing a solution to the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem.
PM Modi Urges Fintechs To Step Up Cybersecurity, Consumer Protection
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi has urged Indian fintech startups to further strengthen cybersecurity and consumer protection as the sector
Chrome is now shipping updates every 2 weeks as AI changes the security landscape
Google is speeding up Chromes release schedule to ship security patches and new features faster.
A hacker stole $340M in a crypto heist, then returned most of it
The latest heist is one of the largest thefts of cryptocurrency to date.
Nuclear startup Bluecore Energy raises $50M seed round, just two months after launch
Bluecore Energy announced Tuesday an oversubscribed $50 million seed round just months after raising a $10 million pre-seed and coming out of stealth.
Poseidon Aerospace lands $60M ahead of first pilotless test flight
The startup is trying to rethink the economics of cargo aircraft by removing pilots from the equation entirely.
Whatfix Cofounder Vara Kumar Namburu Takes Over As CEO
SaaS soonicorn Whatfix has appointed its cofounder Vara Kumar Namburu as chief executive, shortly after the unfortunate passing of cofounder
Business Wire India Recognised as MVT Facilitator of the Year and Most Transformative Medical Value Travel Company of the Year at Bharat Healths Sanjeevani 2026 With operations across 18+ countries and patients assisted from 50+ nationalities, Shinon is strengthening Indias role in global healthcare delivery Shinon Healthcare, Indias trusted medical-assistance and healthcare consultancy, has been [] The post Shinon Healthcare Receives Honors at Sanjeevani 2026 for Medical Value Travel Leadership, Advancing the Heal in India Vision appeared first on Startup Success Stories India - News & Updates for Indian Entrepreneurs .
Circolife Raises $4.5 Mn To Scale Subscription-Based Air Conditioning
Climatetech startup Circolife has netted $4.5 Mn (around 40.45 Cr) in a pre-Series A round led by Polycab Indias joint
From MSMEs to traditional industries, Rajasthans enterprises seek stronger ecosystem to scale
Stakeholders say the state must strengthen the institutional ecosystem that supports industry.
Shiprocket reports consolidated net loss of Rs 13.71 crore in the June 2026 quarter
Sales rise 33.81% to Rs 592.09 crore
Stock Alert: Swiggy, Shiprocket, Neuland Lab, PNB Housing Finance
Shares of Inox Wind, Kaynes Technology, LIC Housing Finance and SAIL barred from fresh F&O positions on 7 September 2026.
Eric Wu, who built and ran Opendoor before stepping away in 2022, has had his new company, NavigateAI, out of stealth since May building AI copilots that give construction workers real-time, hands-free guidance through smartphones and Meta's AI glasses, backed by $25 million from Elad Gil, Khosla Ventures, and Lennar to tackle a labor shortage severe enough that data center projects alone now need 4,000 to 5,000 workers apiece.
Opaque recurrence, and other AI terms that you should probably know
The rise of AI has brought an avalanche of new terms and slang. Here is a glossary with definitions of some of the most important words and phrases you might encounter.
A secret new Elizabeth Holmes documentary stuns Telluride
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's secret Elizabeth Holmes documentary, You Can See Everything, stunned Telluride audiences Sunday night with its generous access to the Theranos founder.
Dronetech startup AVPL International parent AITMC Ventures reported a net profit of 14.2 Cr in the fiscal year FY26, a
Voice AI startup Navana.ai has raised 40 Cr ($4.2 Mn) in a Series A funding round led by existing investor
D2C Luggage Brand Mokobara Bags
Travel and lifestyle brand Mokobara has raised 170 Cr (about $18 Mn) in a Series C funding round led by
FY26 Financial Tracker: Tracking The Financial Performance Of Indian Startups
The Indian startup ecosystem continued to mature in FY26, with 22 new-age tech companies making their public market debut as
Ola Electric Board Approves Fresh
Listed EV maker Ola Electrics board has approved a fresh fundraise of up to 1,500 Cr, three months after the
ESDS Listing Pushes New-Age Tech Stocks
The first week of September was marked by stake sales by institutional investors, fresh ESOP allotments, and continued momentum in
Indias startup funding market opened September on a softer note, extending its decline for a second straight week. Between August
OpenAI Rolls Out GPT-6 Astra, Its
OpenAI has launched GPT-6 Astra, its latest frontier model, in a bid to push into AI systems that can use
Healthtech startup Medulance has raised 24 Cr ($2.5 Mn) in its Series A funding round from Auxano Capital, existing backers
RentoMojo Files RHP, Uber India Axes 200 Jobs
RentoMojo Gears Up For IPO RentoMojo is just weeks away from its D-Street debut. The furniture and appliance rental startup
After turning profitable in the fiscal year FY25, furniture rental startup Furlenco saw its net profit for the fiscal year
PayPal cuts roughly 220 jobs in India as part of turnaround plan
PayPal is targeting $400 million in cost savings by year-end and at least $1.5 billion over the next two to three years
PayPal India Layoffs: Payments Giant Restructures Workforce Amid Global Job Cuts
PayPals latest India restructuring is raising fresh questions about job security, AI-driven efficiency and the future of tech employment.
Commerce Minister to inaugurate Pharma MachTech & LabNext Expo 2026 at Bharat Mandapam
Set to kick off on September 7, 2026, in Delhi, the Pharma MachTech & LabNext Expo 2026 aims to position India as a center of excellence for pharma machinery and lab equipment. During this significant event, industry pioneers and entrepreneurs will seek growth opportunities while attending various conferences discussing essential topics such as reshoring and the role of MSMEs.
