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OpenAI Acquires Odessia, travel startup created by Sonder founder
OpenAI has not yet said what its plans are for the future of travel. But Sonder founder Francis Davidson is a well-known figure in the travel industry.
OpenAI, Anthropic face new oversight as New York
New York is preparing to enforce its sweeping AI safety law, requiring major developers like OpenAI and Anthropic to register, disclose safety practices, and report critical incidents or face fines.
Proximal Ventures raises debut fund to back startups bringing AI to drug development
Former SignalFire investor Sahir Raoof raises $27.5M for new fund targeting AI in pharma
X-energy gets green light to build its first small modular nuclear reactors
X-energy received a construction permit from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build four reactors in Texas.
All 7 Anthropic founders will each cash out about $250M in IPO
Each of the seven co-founders plans to sell exactly the same number of shares in the IPO, which would bring each of them about $250 million in cash at the midpoint of the price range while leaving the group in control of the company.
Oura to acquire AI-native primary care startup Counsel Health for $625M
The deal comes a few weeks after Oura postponed its up to $2.2 billion IPO indefinitely, citing uncertainty in the IPO market.
OpenAI rolls out new business profiles, making ChatGPT just a little bit more like Google
OpenAI is looking to make ChatGPT a more robust consumer discovery engine, and a host of new features seek to empower businesses to help it do that.
Google's Pixel Tag lets you track lost items with your Android device, similar to Apple's AirTag.
Three Workers Die After Inhaling Toxic Gases At Tata
Three contract workers died after allegedly inhaling toxic gases during maintenance work at Tata Electronics iPhone manufacturing unit in Tamil
Amazon-owned Ring is pushing into robotics with the launch of a home security drone and a rolling robot designed to patrol and protect businesses.
Cyberattacks threaten to make open-source AI a little less open, Hugging Face exec warns
Hugging Face executive Irene Solaiman warns that growing cyberattacks on open AI platforms could force tighter security restrictions, threatening the accessibility that makes open-source communities valuable to developers worldwide.
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Heat-trapping carbon pollution drops, but scientists cite the Iran war rather than energy progress
This year, global carbon emissions fell by 0.4%, driven by oil supply disruptions from the conflict in Iran. While oil and natural gas emissions experienced notable declines, there was a small uptick in coal emissions. Experts caution that these improvements may not be guaranteed, attributing them primarily to external influences.
Global climate talks open with big questions, smaller goals
Climate negotiators from nearly 200 countries are attending COP31 in Antalya, Turkey, to address rising global temperatures and emissions. The summit will focus on achieving existing commitments rather than making ambitious new goals amidst geopolitical tensions and financial constraints.
Anthropic reportedly plans to move forward with IPO plans
The AI company is expected to set its valuation range this week, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The PR firm was enlisted shortly after an Oct. 2025 New York Times report described Alice Huang's business dealings with Jensen Huang, Wired reported.
Hotel giant Wyndham exposed customer data after app security lapse
Exclusive: Wyndham left a hardcoded credential in its customer app, allowing anyone to access customer data. The hotel giant wouldn't say if it has the ability to check for any past unauthorized access.
A short seller flagged Nvidia CEO
Six months before Nvidia's spy scandal erupted, Culper Research was already questioning Jensen Huang's unusually close relationship with a Chinese executive.
Nvidias stock slid more than 4% after its board opened an investigation into Jensen Huangs relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, and one securities law expert says the companys earlier insistence that it was all normal could turn into a very expensive problem.
Fervo now has $12B in orders for its geothermal power tech
Geothermal company Fervo is targeting natural gas as it brings down geothermal drilling costs at its 8.4 GW resource in Utah.
YouTube streaming data returns to Billboard charts, ending major disagreement
YouTube will resume sharing streaming data with Billboard in 2027 after changes to the chart formula give more weight to free, ad-supported music streams.
Anthropic releases new Mythos and Fable models amid RSI concerns
Anthropic says the new models show improvements in areas like coding, reasoning, and vision, as well as in communicating more clearly with users.
AI hardware startup Nominal triples valuation to $3B in 8 months
Nominal, a startup that offers an AI platform for hardware engineering and claims Anduril as a major customer, has raised another big round of financing that triples its valuation.
France blames Iran for mass-hacks targeting freezers in grocery stores and blood banks
France's foreign minister blamed Iran for launching at least two waves of cyberattacks targeting industrial refrigerated and freezer units across France and wider Europe.
Meta releases Muse Ember, a new lightweight model for agent execution
At 10 cents per million input tokens, Ember is significantly cheaper than frontier competitors like Haiku and Luna.
Waymo robotaxis kept illegally passing school buses after software fix, feds say
The update to Waymo's self-driving system was rolled out nearly a year ago.
Meet Drops, the new music app bringing back the fun of sharing songs with friends
The new music discovery app lets users scroll through 10-to-30-second snippets of songs, comment, and share with friends.
Automattic debuts a platform to deploy vibe coding apps amid a changing internet
Automattic aims to compete with likes of Lovable with Spacefast
Tesla expands robotaxi service to San Antonio
This will be the fourth Texas city in which Tesla will launch robotaxis.
A large-scale study of yoga-based cardiac rehabilitation (Yoga-CaRe), funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research and coordinated by the Centre for Chronic Disease Control, under the leadership of Prof. Dorairaj Prabhakaran MD, DM, Executive Director, CCDC, and President-Elect, World Heart Federation, among people having heart failure with reduced ejection fraction improved quality of life, [] The post Yoga-CaRe Improves Quality of Life and Exercise Capacity in People with Heart Failure through Yoga-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation appeared first on Startup Success Stories India - News & Updates for Indian Entrepreneurs .
Apps to distract you from the endless cycle of doomscrolling
It's hard to break the cycle of doomscrolling, but there are plenty of apps that can help you spend more time on content thats engaging and productive.
Nvidia will investigate CEO Jensen Huang
In a memo to the company, Huang admitted that he had an affair.
Snap's Specs, which have been in development for many years now, are going to market this fall. Will they be a hit with users?
Coordinated disturbances haunt grids worldwide. Here
Mystery solved: Coordinated power drops have been haunting power grid worldwide, but a team of researchers in Germany found the culprit.
Sequoia partners reportedly blindsided when Roelof Botha joined SpaceX board
A new report claims Sequoia's recent changes undo the legacy of the firm's former steward.
SNL has a new impression of Elon Musk,
SNL seems to have its knives out for tech executives.
TechCrunch Mobility: The Cybertruck experiment is over
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.
Charting the global economy: Job growth in US tops all forecasts
US employment rose significantly last month, with the jobless rate declining to 4.1%, indicating robust economic activity. Labor productivity increased sharply in the third quarter, reflecting business adaptation to rising costs and greater efficiency.
After the midterms, things are looking rocky for Elon Musk and data centers
On Equity, we unpacked what the midterms mean for the tech industry.
Megaspeed exec was recruited to spy on Nvidia CEO, according to US intelligence memo
A memo circulated earlier this year reportedly claimed that Chinas Ministry of State Security recruited a female technology executive to spy on Nvidia's CEO.
Parents want safer phones for kids. These companies are answering the call.
As parents look for alternatives to unrestricted smartphones, a growing number of companies are building phones designed specifically for kids, from feature-limited mobile devices to minimalist home phones.
The announcement comes barely more than a week after hackers stole $6.3 billion worth of cryptocurrency from Binance users.
New-Age Tech Stocks Extend Rally, CarTrade Leads With 23.3% Gain
New-age tech stocks extended their rally this week, with 54 of the 69 companies under Inc42s coverage posting gains ranging
Sequoia shutting down its Scouts program marks the end of an era
Sequoia pioneered the scouts model and many VC firms followed suit, but a consensus now seems to be forming that the model has reached limits in its current form.
Startup funding activity gathered steam in the first week of November. As per Inc42 data, 20 Indian startups cumulatively raised
Aster DM Quality Care Limited, one of the leading integrated healthcare service providers in India, announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. The quarter was the companys first as a combined entity, and the company delivered a robust performance, while bringing together diverse teams, aligning them around a shared purpose, and [] The post Aster DM Quality Care Limited Delivers Robust Performance; Q2 FY27 Revenues up by 19% to INR 2,829 Cr; Normalised PAT up by 34% appeared first on Startup Success Stories India - News & Updates for Indian Entrepreneurs .
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Adding another layer to the ongoing shareholder dispute at BharatPe-backed Unity Small Finance Bank (SFB), the Delhi High Court (HC)
British Council Marks Global Reading Achievement With GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS
Business Wire India The British Council, the UKs international organisation for cultural relations and education opportunities, today announced a new global reading achievement with GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS. As part of the UKs National Year of Reading 2026, readers from India joined participants from around the world to set a new title for the most people [] The post British Council Marks Global Reading Achievement With GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS appeared first on Startup Success Stories India - News & Updates for Indian Entrepreneurs .
HackerRank Advances Sustainability Goals with Assetze
Business Wire India HackerRank, the Y Combinator-backed developer hiring platform, has responsibly disposed of nearly 750 kg of retired IT equipment through Assetze. As part of the initiative, Assetze managed the collection, data sanitisation, recycling, and documentation. HackerRank was the first India-founded startup to join Y Combinator and today helps thousands of businesses assess and [] The post HackerRank Advances Sustainability Goals with Assetzes Secure Disposal of 750 kg of E-Waste appeared first on Startup Success Stories India - News & Updates for Indian Entrepreneurs .
Go Digit Q2 Profit Falls 31% To
Insurtech Go Digit reported a 31.1% year-on-year (YoY) decline in its net profit for the September quarter (Q2 FY27) to
Spacetech Startup Cosmoserve Nets $6 Mn, Eyes Commercialisation By 2028
Cosmoserve Space has raised $6 Mn in a seed funding round led by Japan-based Rebright Partners. While Aranya Holdings and
India coffee output to miss forecast after below-normal rains
India's Coffee Board has adjusted its coffee production outlook for the fiscal year concluding in March due to insufficient monsoon rains. The revised estimate stands at approximately 380,000 metric tons, a decrease from the previous prediction of over 400,000 tons.
Mahadev Betting App Promoter Ravi Uppal Arrested In The UAE: Report
Ravi Uppal, co-promoter of the Mahadev online betting app, has reportedly been arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Officials
Lenskart Q2 Profit Jumps 125% YoY To
Listed eyewear company Lenskart reported a 124.7% jump in its consolidated net profit to 232.5 Cr in the September quarter
MapmyIndia Q2: Profit Rises 90% YoY To
MapmyIndia reported a 90.6% YoY jump in its consolidated net profit for the September quarter (Q2 FY27) to 35.3 Cr
Pine Labs Partners With Stripe To Unify Online, In-Store Payments In Singapore
Listed fintech major Pine Labs has partnered with global payments infrastructure provider Stripe to launch a solution that allows eligible
Sri Ramana Enterprises Becomes a Trusted Name for LEXAN Polycarbonate Sheet
If you've walked past a large construction site or a greenhouse anywhere in South India recently, chances are the roofing overhead came from Sri Ramana Enterprises. The Chennai-based company has been supplying LEXAN Polycarbonate Sheet for close to two decades now, and over that time it's quietly become one of the names builders and farmers [] The post Sri Ramana Enterprises Becomes a Trusted Name for LEXAN Polycarbonate Sheet appeared first on Startup Success Stories India - News & Updates for Indian Entrepreneurs .
Sony Launches LinkBuds Clip Open-ear Earbuds with All-Day Comfort and AI-Powered Call Clarity
Sony India today announced the launch of the LinkBuds Clip marking a significant upgrade to its audio lineup. Designed for all-day open-ear comfort, featuring three tap-to-switch listening modes, balanced tuning for rich sound, and AI voice pickup for crystal-clear calls. Sony launches LinkBuds Clip with all-day comfort and AI-powered call clarity Open-ear listening [] The post Sony Launches LinkBuds Clip Open-ear Earbuds with All-Day Comfort and AI-Powered Call Clarity appeared first on Startup Success Stories India - News & Updates for Indian Entrepreneurs .
DSCI Floats Framework To Determine Liability For Harm Caused By AI Agents
The Data Security Council of India (DSCI) has proposed an industry framework to determine liability when autonomous AI agents cause
Fractal Q2: Profit Zooms 139% YoY to
AI and advanced analytics company Fractal more than doubled (139%) its net profit to 79.2 Cr in the second quarter
[Update] Ola Electric Allots Rights Equity Shares For
Update | November 3, 2026, 21:45 IST EV maker Ola Electric has allotted 37.03 Cr partly paid-up equity shares under
Organic India Launches a Certified Organic Range of Nuts
Business Wire India Organic India, a Tata Consumer Products brand, has announced the launch of its new Certified Organic Nuts & Seeds range in India, marking the brands expansion into the broader space of everyday nutrition. The range debuts with certified organic Almonds, Cashews and Walnuts, along with six seed variants Chia, Flax, Pumpkin, [] The post Organic India Launches a Certified Organic Range of Nuts & Seeds in India appeared first on Startup Success Stories India - News & Updates for Indian Entrepreneurs .
ArisInfra Q2 Profit Rises 78% YoY To
Construction materials marketplace ArisInfras consolidated net profit for the September quarter (Q2 FY27) surged 78.1% to 22.8 Cr from 12.8
Mobavenue Q2 Profit Rises 54% YoY To
Adtech company Mobavenue, formerly known as Lucent Industries, reported a 54.4% jump in its consolidated net profit to 11.3 Cr
Azim Premji Foundation launches Social Startups Programme
Bengaluru : The Azim Premji Foundation has launched a Social Startups Programme to support development sector professionals in setting up and leading civil society organisations that address the needs of underserved communities. Many professionals have years of experience working with communities and understand their challenges but lack the financial support and guidance to start organisations []
Green-debt fees hit nearly $3 billion, topping fossil fuels for fifth year
For the fifth consecutive year, leading global banks generated more revenue from green projects than fossil fuel financing. Data shows these banks earned approximately $3 billion from climate-related financing this year. Major players include Bank of China, BNP Paribas, and Deutsche Bank for green bonds. However, US banks dominated the fossil fuel financing deals, led by Wells Fargo and JPMorgan.
Diwali Buying Guide: Best Ai+ Smartphones and Tablets to Consider This Festive Season
India : Diwali is more than a festival of lights. It is about being together, sharing laughter, creating memories and celebrating the little moments that make life special. From decorating our homes and capturing festive photographs to spending quality time with family and friends, it is the joy of togetherness that makes every celebration memorable. []
Garmin Expands ECG App to Customers in India
Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) today announced the ECG App is now available to customers in India with a compatible Garmin smartwatch, including fenix 9, Venu 4, Forerunner 970 and more1,2. The ECG App allows users to record their heart rhythm and check for signs of atrial fibrillation (AFib) whenever they want. Customers can use the ECG [] The post Garmin Expands ECG App to Customers in India appeared first on Startup Success Stories India - News & Updates for Indian Entrepreneurs .
ideaForge Returns To Profitability In Q2, Reports Net Profit Of
Dronetech major ideaForge posted a net profit of 6.5 Cr in the September quarter (Q2) of FY27. The company reported
Pixxel Is Indian-Owned And Controlled, Says Founder Amid Backlash Over US Foray
Bengaluru-based spacetech soonicorn Pixxels founder and CEO Awais Ahmed has dismissed questions over the startups Indian ownership and control following
PB Fintech slumps 7% as ad spends bite in Q2; analysts say worst priced in
PB Fintech reported a strong Q2 FY27 with revenue up 35 per cent year-on-year (YoY) at 2,178 crore and profit after tax (PAT) up 43 per cent YoY at 192 crore.
GST decriminalisation decisions set benchmark for trust-based governance: CII
The Confederation of Indian Industry praised the GST Council's recent decisions aimed at decriminalising certain offences. The Council recommended raising the prosecution threshold from Rs 1 crore to Rs 5 crore, promoting trust in businesses.
16 Alpha Appoints 22-Year-Old Priyanshu Priyank, Making Him India
Business Wire India 16 Alpha has appointed Priyanshu Priyank as Fund Manager of 16 Alpha Alternatives Technologies Fund, making him Indias youngest fund manager at 22. The appointment reflects the firms commitment to empowering exceptional young investment talent. Founded by Pushan Jain, 16 Alpha launched its first SEBI-registered Category III Alternative Investment Fund in February [] The post 16 Alpha Appoints 22-Year-Old Priyanshu Priyank, Making Him Indias Youngest Fund Manager appeared first on Startup Success Stories India - News & Updates for Indian Entrepreneurs .
Kenswitch, Kenyas domestic payment switch, has partnered with Wibmo, a PayU company whose technology supports major international payment networks, including Visa and Mastercard, to strengthen authentication for online card payments and support the development of e-commerce transactions routed through domestic infrastructure. The partnership will give financial institutions connected to Kenswitch access to Access Control [] The post Kenswitch Partners with PayUs Wibmo to Strengthen Online Card Security in Kenya appeared first on Startup Success Stories India - News & Updates for Indian Entrepreneurs .
ED Arrests Armstrong Exchange Founder Over Alleged Online Betting Scam
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Armstrong Exchange founder Sagar Dash in connection with an alleged online gaming and betting
The rules have changed: T20 batting revolution is here, and India is leading the charge
The growing dominance of batters in T20 cricket is not simply the result of flat pitches, small boundaries or favourable conditions, but a fundamental shift in batting mindset. Teams are treating wickets as expendable resources, with deep batting line-ups encouraging aggressive shot-making. Indias power hitters are at the forefront of this evolution.
Lucknow calling: If the City Of Nawabs could talk, here are 43 things that it would tell us
