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Tech & Startups

ATM Flaws Reveal Key Weaknesses in the Software Supply Chain

Wired · Global

A security researcher discovered nine vulnerabilities impacting ATM encryption and authentication software. But the problems extend far beyond your local cash …

Tech & Startups

Friend-focused photo-sharing app Retro snags $21M

TechCrunch · US

Retro, a friend-focused photo-sharing app built by former Instagram employees, has raised more than $21 million in Series A funding.

Startups

From software to satellites: Why India's next venture opportunity lies in deeptech

Your Story · India

India’s venture narrative is undergoing a fundamental evolution. We are transitioning from a nation that built digital software for the world to one that engin…

Engineering

Building Technology People Can Trust

IEEE Spectrum · Global

This article is brought to you by Emerson.I’ve spent much of my career as an engineer, including years in the semiconductor industry. And one lesson has stayed…

Startups

Software, services, AI: test your business creativity with Edition 246 of our weekly quiz!

Your Story · India

This insightful feature from YourStory tests and strengthens your business acumen! Here are 5 questions to kick off this 246th quiz. Ready?

Tech & Startups

Unforgetful is a new reminders app for people who can’t stop hitting snooze

TechCrunch · US

Unforgetful, the latest app from longtime indie developer Marco Arment, is designed to make reminders harder to ignore — or accidentally dismiss.

Engineering

Bring a Product Manager Mindset to Your Next Engineering Job

IEEE Spectrum · Global

If you haven’t already seen a job listing for a “product engineer,” you probably will soon. The job everyone’s suddenly hiring for, this role is like a cross b…

Geopolitics

AI helping create popular mobile sports games

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

After the World Cup and before the domestic season, many fans still crave more football. Amateur coders are helping to fill this gap.

Startups

How Nexular is helping EV makers track and manage connected vehicles

Your Story · India

Bengaluru startup Nexular builds hardware, software, and AI tools that help EV makers track, manage, and monetise vehicles after sale.

Startups

How Dynolt is building India’s EV charging electronics around software instead of hardware

Your Story · India

The Bengaluru-based company makes power converters for two-wheeler and three-wheeler chargers and battery swapping stations, and claims to have deployed more t…

Startups

Lemnisca builds software to predict how fermentation behaves at factory scale

Your Story · India

The Bengaluru company is building AI software that models microbial fermentation, so manufacturers can scale a process without discovering its problems in prod…

Startups

Building an OS for the apple industry; Inner healing to build peace in conflict zones

Your Story · India

Orchardly is a bootstrapped Srinagar agritech startup combining farm intelligence, physical stores, soil testing and produce buyback. Meanwhile, through the Ar…

Tech & Startups

Spotify adds a running mode to its app

TechCrunch · US

Running Mode will be available to Premium users on iOS in select countries

Tech & Startups

Hint, a new AI startup co-founded by Martha Stewart, offers an AI assistant for homeowners

TechCrunch · US

AI home management startup Hint, co-founded by Martha Stewart, wants to become an “AI for your home,” combining property records, maintenance schedules, home d…

Tech & Startups

MCP startup Runlayer accuses Rippling of stealing its product idea

TechCrunch · US

Runlayer is suing Rippling after Rippling evaluated the startup's MCP gateway product and then opted to build one itself.

Tech & Startups

These App Store hidden gems prove there’s still room for great software in the AI era

TechCrunch · US

Despite predictions that AI agents could make traditional apps obsolete, developers are shipping new software faster than ever. From smarter bookmarking tools …

Tech & Startups

Cursor makes its biggest India push yet ahead of SpaceX acquisition with localized pricing

TechCrunch · US

Cursor says India is now its third-largest market globally and plans to expand local hiring and enterprise sales.

Tech & Startups

Jack Dorsey is taking on Slack with Buzz, a group chat platform for teams and their AI agents

TechCrunch · US

Buzz is a group chat platform for the workplace that puts humans and their AI agents in the same conversation.

Tech & Startups

X relaunches a rebuilt Android app after year-long effort

TechCrunch · US

X says the rebuilt version of its Android app is now available globally.

Startups

H2LooP is building AI coding tools for the software hidden inside hardware

Your Story · India

The Bengaluru startup makes hardware-aware AI models for firmware and embedded systems, and has raised $2 million to take them into chips, cars and defence.

Tech & Startups

Lovable just backed a company that’s looking to bring vibe coding to hardware

TechCrunch · US

Hardware company Atech raised $800,000 in pre-seed funding, including from a16z’s scout fund, Sequoia Scout Fund, and Nordic Makers.

Tech & Startups

Fathom adds a bot-less meeting mode in a bid to take on Granola

TechCrunch · US

Fathom will allow you to choose between video, audio-only, and transcription modes.

Geopolitics

How an engineer ensured Anthropic's Claude Code source code leak stays on GitHub

Times of India – World · India

Anthropic's AI coding assistant's source code leaked, prompting swift copyright takedowns on GitHub. However, one engineer ingeniously bypassed these measures …

Tech & Startups

With its new app store, Ring bets on AI to go beyond home security

TechCrunch · US

Ring's app store will allow the company to target broader use cases beyond security, like elder care or business needs.

Geopolitics

JPMorgan to its 65,000 software engineers: You risk falling behind, offers solution

Times of India – World · India

JPMorgan Chase is mandating AI adoption for its 65,000 software engineers, demanding measurable improvements in code quality and productivity. Internal tracki…

Tech & Startups

Apple overhauls its app developer platform with 100 new metrics, more tools

TechCrunch · US

Apple is adding 100+ new App Store Connect metrics, giving developers deeper, first-party insights into monetization, subscriptions, and user behavior as it do…

Tech & Startups

Mirage raises $75M to continue building models for its AI video editing app Captions

TechCrunch · US

Mirage, the maker of video editing app Captions, has raised $75 million in growth financing from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund (CVF).

Tech & Startups

Vibe-coding startup Lovable is on the hunt for acquisitions

TechCrunch · US

Lovable's founder said the fast-growing vibe coding startup is looking for startups and teams to join its company.

Startups

The hidden cost of “free”: Why open source hits a wall at enterprise scale

Your Story · India

As Indian enterprises push GenAI workloads into production, the open-source-versus-enterprise debate has a new and more urgent dimension: governance. Surya Ka…

Tech & Startups

Sequen snags $16M to bring TikTok-style personalization tech to any consumer company

TechCrunch · US

With its Series A, Sequen is bringing its proprietary AI ranking and personalization technology to large consumer business.

Tech & Startups

Skylight’s Calendar 2 Review: Its Best Digital Calendar Yet

Wired · Global

Skylight’s popular digital calendar gets its Goldilocks size. But like with the Calendar Max before it, you have to prepare your family for a full conversion t…

Geopolitics

The 'files' of Bengaluru techies

Times of India – World · India

Bengaluru's tech boom hides a dark reality of distress. Cases of software engineers dying by suicide or facing accusations of violence highlight isolation, mar…

Tech & Startups

Spotify will let you edit your Taste Profile to control your recommendations

TechCrunch · US

When you edit your Taste Profile, you'll impact your personalized playlists like Discover Weekly, recommendations, and Wrapped.

Tech & Startups

Sales automation startup Rox AI hits $1.2B valuation, sources say

TechCrunch · US

Rox, founded in 2024 by the former chief growth officer of New Relic, offers an AI-native alternative to CRM tools.

Tech & Startups

Channel Surfer lets you watch YouTube like it’s old-school cable TV

TechCrunch · US

The web app lets you turn on YouTube and surf channels like you're watching cable TV in the '90s.

Tech & Startups

Replit snags $9B valuation 6 months after hitting $3B

TechCrunch · US

Replit raised a new $400 million round and said it hopes to have $1B in ARR by year's end.

Startups

Open-source software can help Indian IT startups crack a $100B untapped market

Your Story · India

India’s MSME digitisation wave is here—and open-source software like Odoo can help IT companies build scalable, local-first growth engines. India’s IT stor…

Tech & Startups

Periwinkle is making self-hosted social media on Bluesky’s AT Protocol even easier

TechCrunch · US

Periwinkle offers managed hosting for AT Protocol users who want social media accounts on their own domains, with backups, storage, and migration tools.

Geopolitics

Here's what the CEO of software company Workday said on AI

Times of India – World · India

Workday CEO Aneel Bhusri reassured investors that AI-powered 'agentic' apps won't replace essential HR software providers like Workday. Despite revenue growth,…

Startups

DevSparks Pune 2026: Here's everything in store at the developer-only summit

Your Story · India

From agentic systems and multi-agent workflows to GCC influence and real-world case studies, DevSparks 2026 brings developers face-to-face with how software en…

Geopolitics

Why employees of Europe’s biggest software giant are ‘angry’ with company’s bonus system

Times of India – World · India

SAP faces internal turmoil over a new bonus system favouring underperforming managers over diligent staff. This has sparked team conflicts and questions about …

Tech & Startups

A VC and some big-name programmers are trying to solve open source’s funding problem, permanently

TechCrunch · US

A group of well-known open source programmers and a VC have launched the Open Source Endowment. They hope this new method will provide funding for good.

Geopolitics

Software connection: US firm opens doors for global adoption of China’s humanoid robots

South China Morning Post – World · China

US software company OpenMind, according to founder and CEO Jan Liphardt, caused a commotion last year at a park in San Francisco where the firm shot a promotio…

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