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Trump plans to honour Microsoft's CEO after Vance drops H-1B visa hammer on company

The crackdown on Microsoft came under Vance's purview as the head of a fraud task force, but the targeting revealed the tension between the companies powering US economic growth and the administration's efforts to red...

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Italy launches EU-backed probe into Microsoft-owned gaming companiesStartups

Italy launches EU-backed probe into Microsoft-owned gaming companies

Italy's probe is aimed at Activision Blizzard, among other companies of the Microsoft group, the antitrust authority said in a statement, without naming the others

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बाजार भाव से 26% सस्ता मिलेगा यह शेयर, कल रहेगी निवेशकों की नजरStartups

बाजार भाव से 26% सस्ता मिलेगा यह शेयर, कल रहेगी निवेशकों की नजर

बाजार भाव से 26% सस्ता मिलेगा यह शेयर, कल रहेगी निवेशकों की नजर। बिज़वार्ता ब्यूरो द्वारा इस विषय पर कॉर्पोरेट विश्लेषण, बाज़ार प्रभाव और प्रमुख घटनाक्रम की विस्तृत रिपोर्ट।

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Revolut will cover costs for customers hit by data hack, Western Europe CEO saysStartups

Revolut will cover costs for customers hit by data hack, Western Europe CEO says

Revolut, Europe's most valuable startup, said it had sent the customers' personal data to hackers who had taken control of an Italian government agency email address, in an incident first disclosed last month.

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Instagram turns 16, but the internet isn't celebratingStartups

Instagram turns 16, but the internet isn't celebrating

While some users shared their early Instagram grids, replies to the post quickly turned sour. Many users said they wished the app could be undone. Others pointed to concerns about teen mental health, addictive design,...

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Nvidia-backed Lambda targets $4 billion raise ahead of planned IPO: WSJStartups

Nvidia-backed Lambda targets $4 billion raise ahead of planned IPO: WSJ

Investment firms Blackstone and Coatue Management are leading the round, the report said. Lambda is aiming to go public in 2027, depending on execution and market conditions, according to a letter to the company's lim...

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Apple's Tim Cook praises EU over efforts to protect children onlineStartups

Apple's Tim Cook praises EU over efforts to protect children online

Apple executive chairman Tim Cook on Tuesday pledged the US giant would protect children online and praised the EU's efforts to ensure minors' safety after a visit to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The Apple c...

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Uber to buy US catering platform ezCater for $2.3 billionStartups

Uber to buy US catering platform ezCater for $2.3 billion

Founded in 2007, ezCater lets companies order food from caterers for corporate events, meetings and workplace meals.

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Navya Naveli Nanda announces Naveli Ventures to back India's frontier foundersStartups

Navya Naveli Nanda announces Naveli Ventures to back India's frontier founders

The firm will invest through direct startup investments, institutional funds, co-investments, and academic and IP partnerships. Naveli Ventures will not define itself by sector, but by the scale of the problem being t...

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Wikipedia operator says OpenAI's rogue agents possibly tied to data service disruption in MayStartups

Wikipedia operator says OpenAI's rogue agents possibly tied to data service disruption in May

In a blog post issued on Monday, Wikimedia said it could confirm "that we have discovered some activity by these 'rogue' OpenAI agents on Wikimedia platforms," including a May incident that resulted in a "partial outa...

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Ola Electric defers board meeting on Rs 1,000 crore rights issueStartups

Ola Electric defers board meeting on Rs 1,000 crore rights issue

The company had said in a separate filing on Sunday that CEO Bhavish Aggarwal pledged a 4.32% stake in the company to participate in the rights issue.

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AM Intelligence plans $20 billion additional investment in 15 months, orders 20k more Nvidia GPUsStartups

AM Intelligence plans $20 billion additional investment in 15 months, orders 20k more Nvidia GPUs

The company announced that it has placed two further firm and binding orders for 20,000 NVIDIA Rubin GPUs for deployment of the systems across India and Malaysia, taking its total capacity to 100 Megawatt.

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Instamart says one in 10 baskets contains Noice products, announces expansionStartups

Instamart says one in 10 baskets contains Noice products, announces expansion

“At Instamart, we're building a differentiated, high-quality assortment that consumers can trust and brands can grow with. Noice is key to this ambition, giving India's food entrepreneurs the platform, standards, and ...

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Polish regulator suspects Google abused dominant position in publisher payment talksStartups

Polish regulator suspects Google abused dominant position in publisher payment talks

The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, known by its Polish abbreviation UOKiK, said the charges relate to how Google negotiates remuneration for displaying articles and snippets in its search results, Goog...

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शेयर बाजार हरे निशान में बंद, सेंसेक्स 470 के करीब उछला, निफ्टी 22,555 पर बंदStartups

शेयर बाजार हरे निशान में बंद, सेंसेक्स 470 के करीब उछला, निफ्टी 22,555 पर बंद

शेयर बाजार हरे निशान में बंद, सेंसेक्स 470 के करीब उछला, निफ्टी 22,555 पर बंद। इस महत्वपूर्ण घटनाक्रम पर उद्योग विशेषज्ञों की राय, कॉर्पोरेट रणनीतियों और बाज़ार पर पड़ने वाले असर की विस्तृत समीक्षा।

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Orient Cables के शेयरों की 450 रुपये पर NSE में लिस्टिंग, पहले दिन ही हुआ तगड़ा फायदाStartups

Orient Cables के शेयरों की 450 रुपये पर NSE में लिस्टिंग, पहले दिन ही हुआ तगड़ा फायदा

Orient Cables के शेयरों की 450 रुपये पर NSE में लिस्टिंग, पहले दिन ही हुआ तगड़ा फायदा Orient Cables IPO Listing: ओरिएंट केबल की 65% प्रीमियम पर धमाकेदार एंट्री! मुनाफा वसूलें या बने रहें, क्या करें निवेशक? J...

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Karnataka gig workers seek implementation of welfare schemesStartups

Karnataka gig workers seek implementation of welfare schemes

In a letter to the board’s chief executive officer, Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT) and Karnataka App-based Workers Union (KAWU) sought immediate rollout of health and accident insurance, incom...

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शेयर बाजार से टाटा-टाटा, बाय-बाय... FPI ने सितंबर में निकाले 45536 करोड़ रुपये, क्यों मची भगदड़?Startups

शेयर बाजार से टाटा-टाटा, बाय-बाय... FPI ने सितंबर में निकाले 45536 करोड़ रुपये, क्यों मची भगदड़?

शेयर बाजार से टाटा-टाटा, बाय-बाय... FPI ने सितंबर में निकाले 45536 करोड़ रुपये, क्यों मची भगदड़?। इस महत्वपूर्ण घटनाक्रम पर उद्योग विशेषज्ञों की राय, कॉर्पोरेट रणनीतियों और बाज़ार पर पड़ने वाले असर की विस्तृत समीक्षा।

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Industrial marketplace Pneucons disables UPI on orders from Oct 10, co-founder says ‘MDR ate 94% of our margins’Startups

Industrial marketplace Pneucons disables UPI on orders from Oct 10, co-founder says ‘MDR ate 94% of our margins’

Starting October 10, Pneucons will discontinue UPI payments after government imposed a 0.4% MDR charge on orders over ₹2,000, which the company's co-founder says will take a significant toll on its margins. Details here.

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भारतीय शेयर बाज़ारों में गिरावट के पीछे क्या ये अमेरिकी वजह है? जानें बॉन्ड यील्ड का 'खेल' - BBCStartups

भारतीय शेयर बाज़ारों में गिरावट के पीछे क्या ये अमेरिकी वजह है? जानें बॉन्ड यील्ड का 'खेल' - BBC

भारतीय शेयर बाज़ारों में गिरावट के पीछे क्या ये अमेरिकी वजह है? जानें बॉन्ड यील्ड का 'खेल' BBC 25 सालों में भी ऐसा नहीं हुआ... लगातार 8 हफ्ते गिरा बाजार, अभी डर कम नहीं! 8 हफ्ते में निवेशकों के 26 लाख करोड़ स्...

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Jio IPO : दिवाली से पहले जियो का धमाका, कंपनी ने बता दिया- कब आएगा आईपीओStartups

Jio IPO : दिवाली से पहले जियो का धमाका, कंपनी ने बता दिया- कब आएगा आईपीओ

Jio IPO : दिवाली से पहले जियो का धमाका, कंपनी ने बता दिया- कब आएगा आईपीओ। बिज़वार्ता ब्यूरो की विस्तृत रिपोर्ट और बाज़ार विश्लेषण।

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‘I do not invest. I don’t do that stuff’: Why this Apple co-founder opted for a mere $50 paycheckStartups

‘I do not invest. I don’t do that stuff’: Why this Apple co-founder opted for a mere $50 paycheck

When Apple was founded in 1976, Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs reportedly each held a 45% stake, while Ronald Wayne owned the remaining 10%. Wozniak later reportedly sold much of his stake during the 1980s.

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Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey's app Bitchat removed by Apple in IndiaStartups

Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey's app Bitchat removed by Apple in India

Apple has removed Jack Dorsey-backed offline messaging app Bitchat from its India App Store following a government takedown order under Section 69A of the IT Act.

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'I am hurt, but my hope and determination remain; I still have dreams' - EaseMyTrip founder Nishant PittiStartups

'I am hurt, but my hope and determination remain; I still have dreams' - EaseMyTrip founder Nishant Pitti

EaseMyTrip founder and chairman Nishant Pitti said 'the past few days have hurt deeply' after the Patiala House Court in Delhi granted an interim injunction directing removal of publications he described as offending.

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Skyroot Aerospace CEO Pawan Kumar Chandana named in TIME100 Next 2026- Who is he? All about ‘Elon Musk of India’Startups

Skyroot Aerospace CEO Pawan Kumar Chandana named in TIME100 Next 2026- Who is he? All about ‘Elon Musk of India’

Pawan Kumar Chandana, Skyroot Aerospace co-founder and CEO, has been named in TIME100 Next 2026. Know his ISRO career, education and Vikram-1 journey.

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दिवाली से पहले जियो का धमाका, कंपनी ने बता दिया- कब आएगा आईपीओStartups

दिवाली से पहले जियो का धमाका, कंपनी ने बता दिया- कब आएगा आईपीओ

दिवाली से पहले जियो का धमाका, कंपनी ने बता दिया- कब आएगा आईपीओ। इस महत्वपूर्ण घटनाक्रम पर उद्योग विशेषज्ञों की राय, कॉर्पोरेट रणनीतियों और बाज़ार पर पड़ने वाले असर की विस्तृत समीक्षा।

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Mexico to propose bill to curb violent social media content after school attackStartups

Mexico to propose bill to curb violent social media content after school attack

The announcement comes after Thursday's deadly attack at a school in Mexico's northern Coahuila state, which left a vice principal dead and four people injured. Two 18-year-olds believed to be the attackers have been ...

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Elon Musk says 'Instagram is for girls', sparks reactions onlineStartups

Elon Musk says 'Instagram is for girls', sparks reactions online

Recently, an X user Geiger Capital shared that he had deleted his Instagram account, describing the platform as an app "made for women". This post caught Musk's attention as he responded to it, saying, "Instagram is f...

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UPI volume rises 27% to touch 145 billion in first half of FY27Startups

UPI volume rises 27% to touch 145 billion in first half of FY27

This is against UPI volume 114 billion in during the April-September quarter of the previous financial year, according to data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).

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Anthropic warns government attitudes may hurt customer ties, IPO prospectus showsStartups

Anthropic warns government attitudes may hurt customer ties, IPO prospectus shows

Companies routinely warn that policy changes could affect their business, particularly government contractors. For example, SpaceX said in its IPO filing that maintaining strong relationships with US government agenci...

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टाटा समूह की अंदरूनी कलह का असर: 14 दिन में निवेशकों के 1.53 लाख करोड़ डूबे; किन शेयरों में सबसे बड़ी गिरावट?Startups

टाटा समूह की अंदरूनी कलह का असर: 14 दिन में निवेशकों के 1.53 लाख करोड़ डूबे; किन शेयरों में सबसे बड़ी गिरावट?

टाटा समूह की अंदरूनी कलह का असर: 14 दिन में निवेशकों के 1.53 लाख करोड़ डूबे; किन शेयरों में सबसे बड़ी गिरावट?

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Anushka Sharma-backed Slurrp Farm explores fresh fundraise as existing investors eye exitStartups

Anushka Sharma-backed Slurrp Farm explores fresh fundraise as existing investors eye exit

Slurrp Farm is currently exploring new fundraising opportunities as existing investors consider exiting their holdings. The company aims to attract potential investors while discussing the details of the proposed deal...

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SoftBank completes final phase of $30 billion investment in OpenAIStartups

SoftBank completes final phase of $30 billion investment in OpenAI

SoftBank Group said on Thursday it has completed its $30 billion investment in OpenAI as part of its commitment to the ChatGPT maker's last fundraising round. Here are some other

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Apple plans to sell six million iPhone Duo units this year: ReportStartups

Apple plans to sell six million iPhone Duo units this year: Report

The phone, priced at $1,999, is set for release in October. In India, the 256 GB variant costs Rs 2,99,900, the 512 GB one costs Rs 3,24,900, Rs 3,74,900 for the 1 TB device, and Rs 4,49,900 for the 2 TB phone.

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Palmonas' offline push; IndiaAI's GPU crunchStartups

Palmonas' offline push; IndiaAI's GPU crunch

Happy Thursday! Demi-fine jewellery brand Palmonas is betting on offline stores, cofounder Pallavi Mohadikar said. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

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What Ashok Goyal learned about leadership through peer learningStartups

What Ashok Goyal learned about leadership through peer learning

From an 8-person 1 BHK in Mumbai to 800 vehicles across India, BLR Logistiks founder Ashok Goyal reflects on the decisions, trust, and peer learning that shaped his leadership.

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From ₹10 crore seed funding to 17x sales growth: How a 16-year-old founder sold 1 unit every 2 minutes | Startup storyStartups

From ₹10 crore seed funding to 17x sales growth: How a 16-year-old founder sold 1 unit every 2 minutes | Startup story

SAMMMM is a growing self-care brand, targeting Gen Z and Gen Alpha consumers. Launched in 2005, it was co-founded by a father-daughter duo.

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Bankrupt Fund Founder Weiss Agrees to Auction Art at Sotheby’sStartups

Bankrupt Fund Founder Weiss Agrees to Auction Art at Sotheby’s

Bankrupt hedge fund founder and prodigious art collector George Weiss has struck a deal with Sotheby’s Inc. to auction more than a dozen pieces in his collection later this year in order to repay a Bank of America Cor...

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96% Indian firms hit by cyber incidents in past year; internal silos major hurdle: Cisco reportStartups

96% Indian firms hit by cyber incidents in past year; internal silos major hurdle: Cisco report

The study highlighted that internal organisational friction - including bureaucratic approval delays, fragmented data, and disconnected teams - represents a greater impediment to strengthening cyber defences than tech...

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Simple Energy raises $180 million in largest funding round, eyes top-five EV two-wheeler spotStartups

Simple Energy raises $180 million in largest funding round, eyes top-five EV two-wheeler spot

The all-equity round was led by founder of diagnostics company Thyrocare Technologies- Dr Arokiaswamy Velumani’s family office, with participation from founder and CEO Suhas Rajkumar, cofounder and CFO Ankit Gupta, Be...

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Apple plans to make push into smart-home market on Oct 13: Bloomberg NewsStartups

Apple plans to make push into smart-home market on Oct 13: Bloomberg News

A smart-home hub code-named J490 is at the center of Apple's strategy and the company also plans to announce the first update to the HomePod mini since that device's 2020 debut and its first new TV set-top box since 2...

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Jeff Bezos' space firm Blue Origin says raising outside funds, a firstStartups

Jeff Bezos' space firm Blue Origin says raising outside funds, a first

Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp said Tuesday that the US-based space company will no longer be solely backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and is fundraising with external investors. Though they were both founded in the earl...

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Who is Neeraj Jain? Bengaluru-based Social Alpha, which backed 450 startups, gets new CEOStartups

Who is Neeraj Jain? Bengaluru-based Social Alpha, which backed 450 startups, gets new CEO

Former PATH regional head to lead Social Alpha’s next phase of innovation and scale.

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OpenAI targets $30 billion in new funding at $1.4 trillion valueStartups

OpenAI targets $30 billion in new funding at $1.4 trillion value

The company is seeking a valuation of around $1.4 trillion, not including the money raised, said the people, potentially vaulting it back above longtime rival Anthropic’s most recent private market valuation. Bloomber...

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Tiger Global, Dragoneer in talks to invest in Kalshi's new $1 billion fundraiseStartups

Tiger Global, Dragoneer in talks to invest in Kalshi's new $1 billion fundraise

The fresh capital raise is expected to be finalised in the coming weeks and will value Kalshi at about $40 billion, the sources said, requesting anonymity as the discussions are confidential. It comes on the heels of ...

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Spotify, Anthropic's Claude down for some US users, Downdetector showsStartups

Spotify, Anthropic's Claude down for some US users, Downdetector shows

More than 17,000 US users reported issues with Spotify as of 10:12 a.m. ET, while more than 11,000 users reported issues with Claude, according to Downdetector.

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Meta expands Instagram school program as teen safety scrutiny growsStartups

Meta expands Instagram school program as teen safety scrutiny grows

Meta said on Tuesday it is adding new features to Instagram's school partnership program in the US, expanding tools for schools and students as the social media company steps up efforts to protect teens online.

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YouTube ecosystem adds over Rs 18,000 crore to India's GDP, supports 9.6 lakh jobs in 2025Startups

YouTube ecosystem adds over Rs 18,000 crore to India's GDP, supports 9.6 lakh jobs in 2025

The findings point to a significant shift in India's digital creator landscape, where independent content creators are increasingly evolving into full-fledged media enterprises, driving employment and local economic a...

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Florida asks court to bar OpenAI from developing new models as part of child harm lawsuitStartups

Florida asks court to bar OpenAI from developing new models as part of child harm lawsuit

Florida sued OpenAI in June accusing the company of misrepresenting the safety of its ChatGPT platform, saying it has harmed children by ​providing information to school shooters, offering guidance on self-harm and ad...

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Litigation funder Burford says it would be entitled to $1.4 billion of Apple patent verdictStartups

Litigation funder Burford says it would be entitled to $1.4 billion of Apple patent verdict

The award is the largest in US patent history, but Burford said the verdict faces significant risks at the trial court and on appeal, and the parties might settle for considerably less

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Meta launches enterprise platform; appoints Chirantan Desai to lead divisionStartups

Meta launches enterprise platform; appoints Chirantan Desai to lead division

According to Meta, the expansion relies on collaboration across its ecosystem, noting that establishing the platform happens through partnering with different industry stakeholders.

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मार्केट क्रैश से सहमे निवेशक! अक्टूबर के पुराने आंकड़े जान लें, शेयर बाजार के लिए मिलेगा संकेत! | The Lallantop - The LallantopStartups

मार्केट क्रैश से सहमे निवेशक! अक्टूबर के पुराने आंकड़े जान लें, शेयर बाजार के लिए मिलेगा संकेत! | The Lallantop - The Lallantop

मार्केट क्रैश से सहमे निवेशक! अक्टूबर के पुराने आंकड़े जान लें, शेयर बाजार के लिए मिलेगा संकेत! | The Lallantop The Lallantop Stock Market Outlook: अगले हफ्ते बाजार की चाल तय करेंगे 3 बड़े ट्रिगर्स! RBI की नीति और Q2 ...

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Armanis business and creative evolution on show in Milan a year after founders deathStartups

Armanis business and creative evolution on show in Milan a year after founders death

Armani's business and creative evolution on show in Milan a year after founder's death

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Anthropic CEO Amodei to have White House dinner with Trump: AxiosStartups

Anthropic CEO Amodei to have White House dinner with Trump: Axios

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei will have a White House dinner with US President Donald Trump, Axios reported on Sunday.

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ShinyHunters hackers expanded attacks on Oracle's PeopleSoft, Google saysStartups

ShinyHunters hackers expanded attacks on Oracle's PeopleSoft, Google says

The evolving nature of the attack is likely to ring alarm bells at organisations that rely on PeopleSoft for human resources and other critical functions, and heighten concerns about the vulnerability of even well-res...

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US appeals court rules against Kalshi, says states can regulate prediction marketsStartups

US appeals court rules against Kalshi, says states can regulate prediction markets

The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals said Kalshi has not shown that its sports event contracts are "swaps" that should be regulated exclusively by the federal Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It also said federal ...

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Meta bolsters Muse safety warning after security vulnerability found: The InformationStartups

Meta bolsters Muse safety warning after security vulnerability found: The Information

The flaw, reported by an outside researcher through Meta's bug bounty program and not previously disclosed, could have allowed an attacker to access a user's dedicated virtual machine — an individualized cloud-based a...

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Solara in talks to raise $20-25 million led by Faering CapitalStartups

Solara in talks to raise $20-25 million led by Faering Capital

The Hyderabad-based D2C home and kitchen brand, which turned profitable in FY25, is seeking its first institutional funding as demand for the category grows.

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OpenAI works to understand full scope of agent activity as user data leak emergesStartups

OpenAI works to understand full scope of agent activity as user data leak emerges

OpenAI's ongoing battle also reflects a yawning gap between the strength of the models the company is testing and its capacity to oversee or even track their actions.

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What are Dopamine Sites? The order is fake, the craving is real- Indian founders bet on ‘digital consumption’Startups

What are Dopamine Sites? The order is fake, the craving is real- Indian founders bet on ‘digital consumption’

Indian founders are turning food ordering into a digital experience, raising a bigger question: can the thrill of buying be separated from the purchase itself?

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European Union vows to defend its stand against X after the US backs a court challenge from Elon MuskStartups

European Union vows to defend its stand against X after the US backs a court challenge from Elon Musk

The European Union imposed a significant fine on social media platform X for regulatory violations. Following this, the U.S. government expressed support for Musk's legal efforts to dismiss the fine. The European Comm...

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The valuation war over ERP readinessStartups

The valuation war over ERP readiness

The valuation war over ERP readiness. Detailed coverage and business insights on BizVarta.

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First US trial against TikTok to test claims platform fueled teen mental health crisisStartups

First US trial against TikTok to test claims platform fueled teen mental health crisis

An Alabama jury will hear the state's claims that TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance made the platform addictive to young users and misled consumers about its safety, in the first case against the company...

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UPI MDR decision completely professional, no external pressure: FM SitharamanStartups

UPI MDR decision completely professional, no external pressure: FM Sitharaman

Talking to PTI, Sitharaman said the decision was completely professional, and it was taken jointly by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), payment banks and merchant banks, and not imposed by the governm...

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Snapdeal parent AceVector’s IPO opens for subscription: Key things to knowStartups

Snapdeal parent AceVector’s IPO opens for subscription: Key things to know

The AceVector IPO will remain open for subscription until September 29. The companyraised Rs 189 crorefrom anchor investors on September 24. Domestic investors, including Helios Mutual Fund, Singularity Growth and Alc...

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Polymarket sues New York attorney general to block regulation of its prediction marketStartups

Polymarket sues New York attorney general to block regulation of its prediction market

Polymarket sued New York Attorney General Letitia James and other state officials on Thursday evening, to block them from regulating its prediction market.

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Microsoft President Brad Smith to lead communications departmentStartups

Microsoft President Brad Smith to lead communications department

Microsoft President Brad Smith will oversee the company's communications department, a company spokesperson confirmed on Thursday.

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Anthropic seeks 50.1% voting control for cofounders ahead of IPOStartups

Anthropic seeks 50.1% voting control for cofounders ahead of IPO

The new arrangement, which emulates a founder-control structure at Palantir, would award the co-founders a special class of shares giving them collective voting control in most corporate matters, and would apply as lo...

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IRDAI's commission reset impact; ETSA winner Progcap’s next betStartups

IRDAI's commission reset impact; ETSA winner Progcap’s next bet

Happy Friday! IRDAI's overhaul plan could significantly impact the new-age insurance distribution industry. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

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White House asks OpenAI, Anthropic to hold models from British testers: PoliticoStartups

White House asks OpenAI, Anthropic to hold models from British testers: Politico

The White House wants to take steps to make sure US systems are secure before the models are shared with partners, according to the report.

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Nabventures-backed Aquapulse eyes 3x growth, Andhra expansionStartups

Nabventures-backed Aquapulse eyes 3x growth, Andhra expansion

The Bhubaneswar-based company currently works with more than 7,000 shrimp farmers covering about 20,000 hectares across Odisha and West Bengal. It plans to increase its network to 10,000 farmers and expand into Andhra...

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Oracle cites 'force majeure' to shield itself on controversial data centre: Bloomberg NewsStartups

Oracle cites 'force majeure' to shield itself on controversial data centre: Bloomberg News

Oracle is seeking to protect itself from potential cost increases related to a large data center project in New Mexico by sending a "force majeure" notice to the developer, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing ...

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Myntra creates over 26,000 temporary jobs ahead of festive seasonStartups

Myntra creates over 26,000 temporary jobs ahead of festive season

Of the total seasonal positions, over 350 roles have been reserved for persons with disabilities, while women will constitute 30% of the fulfilment centre workforce.

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The inverted clock of Ashok Soota: Why India’s serial IT builder gets bolder with ageStartups

The inverted clock of Ashok Soota: Why India’s serial IT builder gets bolder with age

After building Wipro and taking both Mindtree and Happiest Minds public, 83-year-old Ashok Soota is funding an audacious new quest: decoding human ageing and the brain.

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D2C silver jewellery brand Unniyarcha raises Rs 10 crore led by SauceStartups

D2C silver jewellery brand Unniyarcha raises Rs 10 crore led by Sauce

The startup plans to use the funding for branding and marketing, expanding its manufacturing and supply chain capacity, and adding new product categories, cofounder Pulkit Bhat told ET.

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Elon Musk’s X launches X Numbers: Here's how it worksStartups

Elon Musk’s X launches X Numbers: Here's how it works

This comes months after Meta's WhatsApp introduced a username feature that lets users find people in the app by their unique names instead of their phone numbers. WhatsApp, which says it has more than 3 billion users ...

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Bessemer raises $5.75 billion in new funds, expands growth effortsStartups

Bessemer raises $5.75 billion in new funds, expands growth efforts

The San Francisco-based venture firm is allocating $4 billion of the funds to growth-stage financings, which include funding young companies raising large rounds at high valuations, according to firm partner Byron Dee...

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Medical devices maker Romsons secures Temasek funding, sets sights on IPOStartups

Medical devices maker Romsons secures Temasek funding, sets sights on IPO

Mint first reported in October that Temasek had joined the race to acquire a minority stake worth ₹1,500 crore in the medical device manufacturer, valuing the company at about $500 million.

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‘I raised funding’ is new ‘I got placed’: How Shark Tank is changing B-school ambitions | Masters' Union Gurugram storyStartups

‘I raised funding’ is new ‘I got placed’: How Shark Tank is changing B-school ambitions | Masters' Union Gurugram story

The Gurugram-based business school said 22% of its 2026 cohort chose to pursue entrepreneurship instead of taking up placements. The figure stood at 7% for the 2021 cohort.

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OpenAI expands GPT-6 lineup with cheaper Sol and Luna modelsStartups

OpenAI expands GPT-6 lineup with cheaper Sol and Luna models

The launch of low-cost GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna follows the rollout of GPT-6 Astra, a faster model for handling more tasks than previous iterations, earlier this month.

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Who is Dinesh Thakkar? Angel One boss who bought a Mumbai tower for Rs 711 crore? - The Times of IndiaStartups

Who is Dinesh Thakkar? Angel One boss who bought a Mumbai tower for Rs 711 crore? - The Times of India

Who is Dinesh Thakkar? Angel One boss who bought a Mumbai tower for Rs 711 crore? The Times of India Stockbroking Tycoon Buys Mumbai Tower For Over Rs 700 Crore In Record Home Deal NDTV Embassy sells Juhu tower to Ang...

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Anthropic unveils Claude Opus 5.5Startups

Anthropic unveils Claude Opus 5.5

The company said Opus 5.5 performs on par with its Claude Fable 5.1 model on most tasks while costing 40% less to run on typical workloads than its predecessor, Claude Opus 5.

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Meta's Facebook, Instagram recover after brief outage in USStartups

Meta's Facebook, Instagram recover after brief outage in US

The disruption began around 8:55 p.m. ET and peaked at more than 17,000 reports of outages on Facebook and over than 5,000 reports on Instagram, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status repo...

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India’s defence push draws former govt scientists, repeat founders into startupsStartups

India’s defence push draws former govt scientists, repeat founders into startups

The government has been pushing for greater private-sector participation in defence manufacturing. Over the years, it has launched initiatives such as iDEX, ADITI and Make in India, besides earmarking 25% of the defen...

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OpenAI forecasts cash burn near $280 billion by 2030: ReportStartups

OpenAI forecasts cash burn near $280 billion by 2030: Report

The projection highlights OpenAI's funding needs as it seeks fresh investment, with the FT reporting earlier this week that the ChatGPT maker had held talks with investors that could value it at about $1.2 trillion ah...

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Virginia tightens data center restrictions amid political backlashStartups

Virginia tightens data center restrictions amid political backlash

Virginia, which has the largest concentration of data centers in the world, unveiled plans that include banning non-disclosure agreements and imposing clean energy mandates on the projects.

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No online game registered under new gaming law; 201 complaints received: MeitY to CICStartups

No online game registered under new gaming law; 201 complaints received: MeitY to CIC

The information was furnished in response to an RTI application seeking details of online games permitted to operate, complaints received regarding online games and action taken against fake online games.

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Theranautilus’ nanorobots will be ready for human trials by year-endStartups

Theranautilus’ nanorobots will be ready for human trials by year-end

Theranautilus’ nanorobots will be ready for human trials by year-end. Detailed coverage and business insights on BizVarta.

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Anthropic says its model Claude is helping to build the next version of itselfStartups

Anthropic says its model Claude is helping to build the next version of itself

Claude is leading 26% of Anthropic's model research and development, which the company said means it can complete most of a given task "end-to-end from a high-level prompt" while still being under human supervision. T...

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UK silence over demand for Apple data access is farcical, lawyer saysStartups

UK silence over demand for Apple data access is farcical, lawyer says

The British government's refusal to confirm whether it has issued an order to bypass encryption to access customer data held by Apple has become farcical, a lawyer for civil rights groups told a London tribunal on Thu...

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EQT Group to ramp up India presence with $50 billion investment plan over next four yearsStartups

EQT Group to ramp up India presence with $50 billion investment plan over next four years

The global private-equity firm plans to expand beyond large buyouts into data centres, infrastructure, mid-market companies, venture capital and secondary transactions in India.

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Revolut hackers demand $3 million ransom: FTStartups

Revolut hackers demand $3 million ransom: FT

Hackers behind a data breach at Revolut threatened to sell confidential records of hundreds of customers to other criminal groups unless the British fintech pays a ransom of $3 million within 24 hours, the Financial T...

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Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Centre's Decision To Introduce Charges On UPI Transactions Above ₹2,000 - Live LawStartups

Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Centre's Decision To Introduce Charges On UPI Transactions Above ₹2,000 - Live Law

Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Centre's Decision To Introduce Charges On UPI Transactions Above ₹2,000 Live Law 5 Congress MPs On Parliament Panel That Sought Charge On UPI Payments, Did Not Dissent: Sources NDTV 'G...

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Beauty and personal care quick commerce startup Firi raises $3 million led by 360 One AssetStartups

Beauty and personal care quick commerce startup Firi raises $3 million led by 360 One Asset

The company plans to use the funds to expand into makeup, fragrances and other beauty categories and add more dark stores as it plans to deepen its operations in Gurugram, cofounder Vivek Madani told ET.

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US agency orders Tesla to answer questions on Cybercab certificationStartups

US agency orders Tesla to answer questions on Cybercab certification

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Tuesday said Tesla must answer a series of questions by September 30 on whether it properly self-certified its autonomous Cybercab robotaxi as part of the gov...

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Anthropic targets financial advisers with new Claude toolStartups

Anthropic targets financial advisers with new Claude tool

The ‌product, ⁠called Claude ⁠for Financial Advisors, is designed to help ​financial services firms prepare for client meetings, review portfolios ​and handle follow-up work.

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Musk's X Corp and SpaceXAI resolve antitrust lawsuit against AppleStartups

Musk's X Corp and SpaceXAI resolve antitrust lawsuit against Apple

In a court filing, X and SpaceXAI, a division of SpaceX, moved to dismiss the claims in a lawsuit they ‌brought against Apple ⁠and ⁠OpenAI last year. The filing did not explain the reasons for dismissal or say whether...

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Unacademy, Astrotalk, Noise founders back Triptii Dimri-led startup Peep Beauty in ₹12 crore pre-seed funding roundStartups

Unacademy, Astrotalk, Noise founders back Triptii Dimri-led startup Peep Beauty in ₹12 crore pre-seed funding round

Triptii Dimri has joined D2C beauty startup Peep Beauty as co-founder and investor, contributing to creative direction and brand storytelling. Her investment came in the ₹12-crore pre-seed round led by Sadev Ventures,...

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Oversight Board asks Meta not to replace fact-checking with Community NotesStartups

Oversight Board asks Meta not to replace fact-checking with Community Notes

Meta's Oversight Board asked the company not to replace fact-overnight Friday, after it said it was testing the crowdsourcing system in Latin America. However, Meta's Oversight Board, the quasi-independent body the co...

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The Next Decade of PhonePe and Future of Digital Payments | Deep Agarwal | Global Fintech Fest 2026Startups

The Next Decade of PhonePe and Future of Digital Payments | Deep Agarwal | Global Fintech Fest 2026

The Next Decade of PhonePe and Future of Digital Payments | Deep Agarwal | Global Fintech Fest 2026. Detailed coverage and business insights on BizVarta.

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California governor signs law to limit children's social media risksStartups

California governor signs law to limit children's social media risks

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed more than a dozen new laws on Thursday that address various aspects of children's safety online, including one that prohibits social media companies from serving addictive featu...

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Texas judge rules TikTok misled users on child safety featureStartups

Texas judge rules TikTok misled users on child safety feature

According to the ruling, Texas said TikTok told users it would remove ​content that violated its Community Guidelines, ⁠but internally ‌classified some of that material as "hard ​to find" ​rather than "do not allow," ...

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Karnataka government to fund 100 startups with Rs 25 crore for pilot projects in government departmentsStartups

Karnataka government to fund 100 startups with Rs 25 crore for pilot projects in government departments

Selected startups can get work orders of up to Rs 25 lakh each for pilot projects under an initiative called Government First under goverment's flagship Elevate programme, announced as part of Karnataka’s Startup Poli...

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Ultraviolette Auto eyes funding from Yali, Speciale and TDK as part of ongoing roundStartups

Ultraviolette Auto eyes funding from Yali, Speciale and TDK as part of ongoing round

Ultraviolette is stitching together over ₹500 crore from new and existing investors as it steps up manufacturing in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and expands its electric two-wheeler portfolio.

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Proposed Australian law would let social media users opt out of algorithmsStartups

Proposed Australian law would let social media users opt out of algorithms

The proposed legislation would also protect children from content that promotes eating disorders, hostile ideas about women, pornography, crime, dangerous stunts and that causes serious mental health distress.

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Amusing or addictive? The algorithms powering our social feedsStartups

Amusing or addictive? The algorithms powering our social feeds

Open TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube or other platforms and you'll see a scrolling feed or recommendations bar showing content targeted to your interests.

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Buy, Sell Or Hold: Paytm, LIC, Mazagon Dock, BEL And Varun Beverages — Ask ProfitStartups

Buy, Sell Or Hold: Paytm, LIC, Mazagon Dock, BEL And Varun Beverages — Ask Profit

Buy, Sell Or Hold: Paytm, LIC, Mazagon Dock, BEL And Varun Beverages — Ask Profit NDTV Profit The 'fallcation' boom: Why rich Americans are shifting from summer to autumn travel - CNBC TV18 LinkedIn Seed Oils: Are the...

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Which Banks Win From The FCNR-B Boom: ICICI, SBI, HDFC Bank All Post Strong HaulsStartups

Which Banks Win From The FCNR-B Boom: ICICI, SBI, HDFC Bank All Post Strong Hauls

Which Banks Win From The FCNR-B Boom: ICICI, SBI, HDFC Bank All Post Strong Hauls NDTV Profit ICICI Bank, foreign lenders emerge winners as FCNR(B) deposits surge bfsi.economictimes.indiatimes.com 80% of FCNR (B) infl...

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Wine Fraudster Gets 6 Years in Prison for $97 Million Loan ScamStartups

Wine Fraudster Gets 6 Years in Prison for $97 Million Loan Scam

The founder of a London wine-distribution business was sentenced in the US to six years in prison for orchestrating a scam that cost investors almost $100 million and was based on bottles of rare vintages that didn’t ...

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