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Neocloud Lambda secures $1B in debt to buy more chips
Neocloud Lambda has raised $1B in private debt to buy Nvidia AI chips and lease them to Microsoft. It's the latest in a string of loans, underscoring the high cost of the AI boom.
An Anthropic researcher just gave us a peek at self-improving AI
Given 10 benchmarks for specific misaligned behaviors, the automated systems were able to improve performance on every single one without degrading overall performance.
More Americans oppose police license plate cameras than support them: survey
The backlash against license plate readers comes amid a wave of police abuses of surveillance cameras.
Friend-focused photo sharing app Retro snags $21M
Retro, a friend-focused photo-sharing app built by former Instagram employees, has raised more than $21 million in Series A funding.
IPO-Bound Purple Style Labs Nets
Ahead of the commencement of the bidding for its public issue on August 31, Pernias Pop Up Shop parent Purple
Hero MotoCorp Buys Additional 3% Stake In Ather For
Over a month after Hero MotoCorps board approved an investment in Ather Energy, the auto giant has now bought 1.18
The firm, known for its focus on software, is going to start throwing more money at the hardware behind AI.
Anthropic gets its first court win over the Pentagon
A federal judge ruled the Trump administration illegally labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk, handing the AI company a victory as its second Pentagon lawsuit continues in Washington.
As electric two-wheelers gain a foothold, Belgian startup Any bets on cargo space
Launched by Belgian startup Any, LUV1 is a modular electric motorcycle with 120 liters of cargo space that can be used to carry bags, work equipment, or even pets.
India-Russia ties to deepen across sectors towards $100 bn trade goal: Russian Deputy Consul General
India-Russia relations are expected to further deepen and expand across areas of bilateral cooperation as the two countries work towards their target of USD 100 billion in bilateral trade by 2030, Russian Deputy Consul General Aleksandr Fursov said.
Brazil, South Africa, India Key global south partners: Mauro Vieira
Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira has described Brazil, South Africa and India as major democratic partners of the Global South, stressing the need to strengthen cooperation in trade, investment, technology and sustainable development, as reported by Brasil 247.
ESDS Software Solution IPO opens today; GMP signals 76% premium Should you subscribe?
The company has set the IPO price band at Rs 408429 per share for its Rs 720-crore public offering. The subscription window will remain open from August 28 to September 1, 2026. The IPO consists entirely of a fresh issue of 1.68 crore shares.
AI, athletes, and Keith Rabois: StrictlyVC is back in New York on September 10
A boutique StrictlyVC evening returns to New York's West Village on September 10 with Keith Rabois, Craig Shapiro, Jason Levien, Tristan Walker, Brynn Putnam, and Deven Parekh covering AI, sports investing, community-building, venture economics, and politics, with cocktails, food, and networking throughout the night.
ESDS Software Solutions IPO opens today: What you need to know
The issue comes amid growing demand for cloud and data-centre infrastructure, with analysts highlighting ESDS growth, profitability and market positioning.
Anthropic and OpenAI are joining the AI stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the AI Stage is back to dig into the single hottest topic in the community for the past few years, presented by Google for Startups.
Sometimes people just want to post to their followers, Bluesky says.
Metas settlement with 29 states allows it to retain certain data from children under 13 to train and test age-detection models, highlighting a privacy tradeoff built into the deal.
YouTube now lets creators tag Amazon products and earn commissions from purchases
The update turns product recommendations into a more direct revenue stream for creators, and for Amazon, the move puts its massive online marketplace inside one of the most popular video platforms.
Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines co-founder who defected to OpenAI, is now at Google
Zoph, who co-founded Thinking Machines Lab alongside Mira Murati and also served as the startup's CTO, led a brief stint at OpenAI and is now at Google.
The ATF is the latest federal government agency in recent years to notify Congress of a major incident involving its cybersecurity.
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and 100 other companies call for action to defend against rogue AI
Some of the world's largest tech companies and AI startups have come together to decry the current state of cybersecurity and to advertise a new solution that they say can ward off a new generation of cyber threats.
Fashion startup Atorie raises $9.5M to bring consumers luxury goods without the markup
Shoppers can visit the Atorie website and buy handbags or clothes made from the same material and coming from the same factory that manufacturers use in high-end goods.
ESDS Software raises Rs 216 crore from anchor investors ahead of IPO; Quant MF among top buyers
ESDS Software Solution raised Rs 216 crore from anchor investors ahead of its Rs 720 crore IPO, opening August 28. Priced at Rs 408-429, the fresh issue will fund cloud computing equipment, data centre infrastructure and corporate needs.
ESDS Software Solution IPO: Can strong growth justify the valuation?
A profitable core business provides the base case, while new AI projects offer significant optionality
Alpha Wave Ventures Exits Aye Finance Via
Global investment firm Alpha Wave has offloaded nearly 1.92 Cr shares or 7.78% stake in MSME-focused NBFC Aye Finance via
Ashish Kacholia-Backed Sanlayan Turns Profitable In FY26, Revenue Surges 5.7X To
Defence tech startup Sanlayan Technologies turned profitable in the financial year 2025-26 (FY26), as acquisitions helped it scale its portfolio
Australian police arrest two over TeamPCP hacks targeting Mercor, OpenAI, and others
The arrests come after a wave of cyberattacks earlier this year targeting tech companies that rely on high-profile and widely used open source software.
OpenAI to start showing ads on ChatGPT
OpenAI has more than 100 million weekly active ChatGPT users in India, a huge chunk of whom are on the free or the lower-priced Go tiers.
Nothing Before Coffee turns 9 with pan-India 9 to 99
As NBC marks nine years, the brand is bringing together its journey with a consumer-first anniversary celebration.
Milkfood bets on premium dairy, plans Rs 20 crore Patiala investment
The Company says it combines premium product expansion with Patiala capacity enhancement, energy-efficiency initiatives, and focus on operational performance in FY2026-27.
Nvidia closes in on Hugging Face acquisition
Nvidia has reportedly agreed to buy Hugging Face, the popular open-source AI hub, for $12.9 billion in a move that would let Nvidia both protect its chip empire and jump back into the cloud business.
India rice exporters see Iran demand defying sanctions risk
Rice dominates trade between the two countries, accounting for nearly two-thirds of Indias $1.25 billion in exports to Iran in the fiscal year-ended March, government data show. Iran, in turn, bought about 7% of Indias $11.5 billion in global rice exports.
India-Japan trade could scale to USD 50 bn by 2030 as exports diversify: ASSOCHAM
India-Japan bilateral trade has the potential to rise to USD 50 billion by 2030 from USD 27.47 billion in 2025-26, with greater export diversification, an upgraded trade pact and deeper business engagement key to achieving the target, industry body ASSOCHAM said in a report.
Building Pharma Labs In Space, Zerodha
The Race To Make Drugs In Space For decades, microgravity research was largely about discovering how matter behaved beyond Earth.
Viral AI startup Instinct has raised $350 million at a $2.5 billion valuation
The startup is only a year old but it has already generated a massive amount of hype (and money) while also spurring privacy concerns.
Amazon just tripled its order of Nvidia chips over
Amazon is adding another 2 million Nvidia GPU chips to its data centers over the next two years. But this extended partnerships stretches beyond buying more chips.
Anthropic continues compute-gobbling streak in $45 billion deal with Nscale
The new deal with the infrastructure provider is the latest example of Anthropic's white-hot compute-gobbling streak.
Micromax Floats Family Office, Earmarks
Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Micromax Informatics has announced the launch of a family office, with a corpus of 250 Cr
OpenAI releases its official report on the Hugging Face breach
The report, which spans several discrete cybersecurity compromises, is the most complete accounting of the incident to date.
Flipboard acquires Graze, the feed builder working to monetize the open social web
Flipboard is acquiring Bluesky feed-building startup Graze, bringing its privacy-friendly ad technology and creator monetization tools into Flipboards growing open social web ecosystem.
Medical device maker Boston Scientific says a cyberattack is causing a
The company won't say if medical devices are affected or if any customer data was exfiltrated.
US seizes domains of Chinese botnet used to hack NASA, Justice Department, and the Senate
The FBI has seized domains associated with a botnet that allowed Chinese-backed hackers to breach several U.S. government departments.
Capital F closes $17M debut fund with goal to back the future of the
Capital F, one of the few all-female-led VC firms, announced Wednesday the $17 million close of its debut fund. The firm backs companies building in the female economy or the markets where women drive demand. That mainly falls into three buckets for the firm, Margaret Coblentz, the firms co-founder, told TechCrunch womens health, []
Apple is holding its iPhone launch event on September 9
The event is expected to be a notable one, as Apple is rumored to unveil its long-awaited foldable iPhone. It'll also be the first Apple event with John Ternus as CEO, who is scheduled to take the reins of the tech giant from Tim Cook on September 1.
Meta agrees to sweeping changes to restrict kids
One of the most notable changes is that Meta plans to implement a daily two-hour time limit for teens that can only be disabled with parental permission.
Radar makes podcasts searchable
Particles new podcast intelligence platform transcribes and analyzes more than 130,000 podcasts, making their conversations searchable on the web and accessible to AI agents through an API and MCP.
Ex-Meta scientists want to bring visual AI to the factory floor
Perceptron offers an AI model that it says can help machines navigate the world while also providing in-depth visual intelligence.
Ring introduces a new encryption standard, makes it the default for cloud features
Ring says users can still opt for end-to-end encryption.
Bill Gates wants to see a robot tax and
Gates is mostly in the Responsible AI camp, but there are a few ideas in here we hadn't heard before.
CISA confirms hackers targeted over 100 US water systems during July
The federal cyber agency's warning comes amid a wave of suspected Iran-backed cyberattacks targeting critical water systems across the United States.
Hearing tech startup Legato emerges from stealth with $12M and a peek at its AI hearing glasses
The glasses, called Legato Frames, integrate the companys patented hearing-assistance technology into the arms of eyewear frames.
Runable hits $21M to bet AI agents can go from building businesses to growing them
Runable says 60%70% of its 1 trillion-plus token usage in the last 90 days came from paying customers.
Engineering exports record 18% growth in July; US remains top market
_Engineering exports remain above US$10 billion in the first four months of FY27_.
Lifeboat Found, 22 Crew Still Missing After Cargo Ship Sinks in Bay of Bengal
Four days after the Panamaflagged cargo vessel MV Ocean Winner sank in the Bay of Bengal, search teams have located a lifeboat bearing the ships name, but there is still no trace of the vessel or its 22 missing crew members. The lifeboat was found during a joint operation by the Indian Coast Guards Maritime [] The post Lifeboat Found, 22 Crew Still Missing After Cargo Ship Sinks in Bay of Bengal appeared first on Pragativadi I Latest Odisha News in English I Breaking News .
BoAt Reports 38% Rise In Net Profit To Rs 84.5 Crore In FY26 With Revenue At Rs 2,931 Crore
boAt's profit after tax rose 38% year-on-year to Rs 84.5 crore in FY26, with revenue reaching Rs 2931 crore amid a challenging business environment.
boAt FY26 net profit rises 38% to 84.5 crore, wearables turn profitable
Consumer electronics brand boAt on Wednesday reported a 38 per cent growth in its profit after tax at Rs 84.5 crore in the financial year 2025-26. The company, owned by Imagine Marketing Limited, had posted a PAT (profit after tax) of Rs 61.1 crore in the preceding fiscal year. The company's revenue from operations stood at Rs 2,931 crore in FY26, boAT said in a statement. The company's wearables business turned profitable during the year. The segment recorded a profit of about Rs 7 crore in FY26, compared to a loss of Rs 54 crore in FY25. FY26 was about strengthening the foundations of boAt while navigating a challenging external environment... We closed the year with approximately Rs 397 crore of cash reserves and zero bank debt... improvement is visible across the business...newer categories are beginning to emerge as meaningful growth and profit pools. Our focus now shifts from turnaround to growth. With a stronger balance sheet, tighter operating discipline and a healthy co
The Pan-African venture firm has raised $83 million and plans to invest in startups beyond its home market of Nigeria.
Best coffee will be harder to get as downpours hit Brazils trees
Premium arabica coffee has a particularly aromatic and mild taste that requires the right conditions.
MSMEs are embracing AI without understanding the privacy risks: PrivaSapien CEO
With key provisions of Indias Digital Personal Data Protection Rules set to take effect in May 2027, PrivaSapien CEO Abilash Soundararajan says MSMEs need to move beyond compliance checklists and build basic privacy and AI safeguards now.
Seven Fishermen Rescued After Boat Hits Sand Dunes Near Antarvedi
Local fishermen, along with Civil Marine Police personnel, launched a rescue operation and safely brought all seven fishermen to shore.
US military kills four in strike on alleged drug smuggling boat in Caribbean
The Ecommerce Squeeze, Supertails Chases Profits
Amazon, Flipkart Tighten Seller Rules With the festive season just around the corner, Indias ecommerce giants appear to be shifting
OpenAI loses a top data center exec, as stream of high-profile departures continues
Before Malone left, OpenAI had already reshuffled its infrastructure org, shifting his reporting line away from President Greg Brockman and putting Vice President Sachin Katti in charge of the group.
X sends cease-and-desist to open source project Nitter over alleged scraping
X has sent cease-and-desist letters to Nitter, the open source project behind privacy-friendly X front ends, demanding its instances and code repository be taken down over alleged scraping.
Stability AI, maker of image generator Stable Diffusion, raises $76 million in fresh funding
The company's new fundraising total now stands at $232 million.
That fake Grand Theft Auto VI demo is actually just malware
Grand Theft Auto fans, eager for news about one of the most anticipated video games of all time, appear especially vulnerable to this new cyberattack.
Atomberg DRHP: A Look At Shareholding Pattern
Consumer appliances brand Atomberg filed its draft IPO papers with market regulator SEBI, for a proposed public issue comprising a
Fusion startup Pacific Fusion broke ground on a demonstration facility in New Mexico that it says will generate enough energy to power itself.
Gamma acquires Accel-backed design startup Lica
Lica co-founders are going to work on Gamma's new research team.
Apple rescues Hide My Email feature from the privacy scrap heap
Apple says it will no longer ditch using its icloud.com domain for hiding people's email addresses.
Self-driving truck startup Gatik raises $200M following PepsiCo deal
The funding, Gatik's largest so far, was led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies.
The social app founded by Bonobos co-founder Andy Dunn is expanding beyond events with new digital homes for groups to connect, organize, and make plans.
WhatsApp tightens account security with stronger two-step verification and more
WhatsApps two-step verification previously relied on a six-digit PIN, but now users can choose a longer, alphanumeric password with special characters.
Accel-backed Keenable is indexing the web for AI agents
Now exiting stealth mode with a $26 million seed round, Keenable has been building a vast web search index for AI agents.
Uber launches live video streaming for teen accounts
Uber said no one will be able to access the video once the ride ends
Fiat Ventures combines venture and advisory divisions into new brand, raises $35M Fund II
In an environment where emerging fund managers struggle to attract LP attention, FGV is betting that a different venture model can help it lure LPs.
Fitbit founders launch Luffu Link, an LTE health and safety band
Luffu Link combines all day health sensing, voice logging, location awareness, and the ability to get help from trusted contacts into a single device, all without needing a phone nearby.
Nexedge Capital Nets $20 Mn To Scale HNI Wealth Management Platform
Wealth management startup Nexedge Capital has raised $20 Mn (191.4 Cr) in its maiden funding round co-led by Mirae Asset
India bets on battery storage boom to reduce solar power losses
The current grid infrastructure is causing marked energy loss during high-demand summer periods. To combat this, developers are integrating batteries to maintain a stable power supply throughout the day.
Asia Rice: India rates climb to 1-year highs on African demand, poor monsoon rains
India's 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at $364-$369 per ton this week, up from last week's $362-$368. Indian 5% broken white rice was priced at $360 to $365 per ton.
Beyond Chatbots: Dview bets on AI that can reason
Dview founder and CEO Kauts Shukla says the next wave of enterprise AI will move beyond chatbots and dashboards to systems that can reason across fragmented enterprise data.
AI, entrepreneurship, and scalability take centre stage at ET Business Growth Summit in Bengaluru
With the industrys whos who in attendance, the event explored the opportunities and challenges shaping businesses in a rapidly changing world.
Adding to its Lenskart windfall, global investment firm SoftBank has now offloaded 4.50 Cr shares in the eyewear retailer to
Y Combinator Offloads Meesho Shares Worth
US-based startup accelerator Y Combinator offloaded 4.85 Cr shares of listed ecommerce platform Meesho, around a 1% stake, via multiple
Qualcomm Offloads Shadowfax Shares Worth
Shadowfaxs early investor Qualcomm Ventures sold 75 Lakh shares in a block deal worth 183.85 Cr in Shadowfax on Friday
Beyond the bill: How India is rewriting the rules for MSMEs | MSME Secretary Interview
Beyond the bill: How India is rewriting the rules for MSMEs | MSME Secretary Interview
EV Manufacturer Omega Seiki Raises Additional
Weeks after announcing fresh capital raise, EV manufacturer Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM) has secured an additional 50 Cr ($5.2 Mn)
ISRO Mulls Exiting Manufacturing Amid India
Adding to the central push of opening the space sector to the public, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is
Zomato Experiments Rapid Food Delivery With Vending Machines
Eternal-owned foodtech platform Zomato has reportedly entered the rapid food delivery space with the roll out of vending machines, recently.
India Can Build A Commercially Viable Space Sector For The World: PM Modi
Reiterating the Central governments bullishness on Indias space segment, Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi today met with founders and
