Tech & Startups
The Data Centers Have Arrived at the Edge of the Arctic Circle
Wired · Global
As AI labs gorge themselves on compute, data center operators have headed north in search of cheap and plentiful energy.
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Geopolitics
UK competition watchdog investigates hotel groups over alleged data sharing
The Guardian – World · Europe
Regulator looks into claim Hilton, InterContinental Hotels and Marriott could be sharing ‘competitively sensitive’ information via analytics tool Business live…
Startups
Inamo raises $8M in Series A funding to expand quick commerce infrastructure
Your Story · India
The quick-commerce enablement platform will use the funding to expand its dark store network, strengthen its tech stack, accelerate brand onboarding, and enter…
Geopolitics
US using AI, B-2 bombers and suicide drones in Iran strikes
South China Morning Post – World · China
The United States unleashed an array of weaponry against Iranian targets on Saturday, including Tomahawk cruise missiles, stealth fighters, and for the first …
Startups
Rise of the digital worker; Women creating employment
Your Story · India
Perplexity’s differentiator is its horizontal orchestration strategy. While competitors tend to be brand-loyal and vertically integrated into their own model e…
AI / Deep Tech
MIT Technology Review is a 2026 ASME finalist in reporting
MIT Technology Review · Global
The American Society of Magazine Editors has named MIT Technology Review as a finalist for a 2026 National Magazine Award in the reporting category. The short…
Tech & Startups
Data Broker Breaches Fueled Nearly $21 Billion in Identity-Theft Losses
Wired · Global
A report copublished by WIRED sparked a probe into opt-out pages hidden by data brokers. Now congressional Democrats say breaches tied to the industry have cos…
Engineering
How Stupid Would It Be to Put Data Centers in Space?
IEEE Spectrum · Global
What’s the difference between a stupid idea and a brilliant one? Sometimes, it just comes down to resources. Practically unlimited funds, like limitless thrust…
Startups
AI-focused Wyser Capital marks first close of maiden fund
Your Story · India
The venture capital firm said it has raised 40% of its targeted Rs 120 crore corpus to back Enterprise and Agentic AI startups.
Geopolitics
Behind the Guardian’s analysis of 100 years of MPs’ language on immigration
The Guardian – World · Europe
Methodology: how we trained a machine learning model to analyse rhetoric on immigration in the UK parliament over the course of a centuryThe Guardian has revea…
Geopolitics
AI bubble overtakes geopolitics as top concern for credit investors, BofA survey finds
South China Morning Post – World · China
The risk of an artificial intelligence bubble has, for the first time, become the top concern among credit investors, overshadowing geopolitical worries, accor…
Startups
Using AI to detect breast cancer; Building credit models for India's informal economy
Your Story · India
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in India. According to the National Cancer Registry Programme, breast cancer cases in India rose from 2.13 lak…
Startups
The Lost Nominee Gap: How alternative data can help reconnect rightful beneficiaries
Your Story · India
Bridging the Lost Nominee Gap requires the BFSI industry to transition from a reactive ‘hide and seek’ model to a proactive ‘consent and connect’ framework. Th…
AI / Deep Tech
Using big data for good
MIT Technology Review · Global
A photogenic green-eyed Russian Blue named Petra might just be the world’s most sequenced cat. Petra was rescued from an animal shelter in Reno, Nevada, by Cha…
Geopolitics
Many worlds of AI: For investors, the implications are significant
Times of India – World · India
When you hear "AI" attached to a business function, ask: what happens when it's wrong? If the answer involves customers, regulators, or reputations, progress w…
Tech & Startups
With AI, investor loyalty is (almost) dead: at least a dozen OpenAI VCs now also back Anthropic
TechCrunch · US
While some dual investors are understandable, others were more shocking, and signal the disregard of a longstanding ethical conflict-of-interest rule.
Startups
Scaling deeptech manufacturing needs a different capital logic
Your Story · India
India has the technical depth and policy backing to lead across multiple deeptech verticals. What remains is the harder task of building financial discipline t…
Geopolitics
Delhi Declaration: 86 nations back India's 'AI for All' push
Times of India – World · India
- Manash Pratim Gohain is a seasoned journalist with over 20 years at The Times of India, covering education policy, politics, and governance. - Renowned for…
Startups
India AI Summit draws $250B infrastructure commitments, $20B VC investments in deeptech
Your Story · India
Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the summit saw participation from over 5 lakh visitors, reflecting strong domestic and global engagement with India's A…
Geopolitics
Is the share market headed toward a ‘SaaS-pocalypse’ – and what would that mean?
The Guardian – World · Europe
Software companies are facing major disruption from AI and investors are pulling back, wiping off billions in value – but does it spell the end for software-as…
Geopolitics
Watch: What is Pax Silica?
The Hindu – World · India
India has formally joined Pax Silica, a U.S.-led initiative focused on artificial intelligence and secure supply chains, signalling a reset in India-U.S. ties …
Geopolitics
State Musk wants everyone to move to, may become world's new data center capital
Times of India – World · India
Texas is poised to become the world's data center capital, surpassing Virginia by 2030. Driven by massive AI infrastructure expansion from tech giants like Am…
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