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Source: Your Story ·
StartupsAnscer Robotics raises $5.4M in Series A funding round led by IAN Alpha Fund
The Bengaluru-based industrial robotics startup will use the funds for product development, scaling operations, and market expansion.
Source: Your Story ·
StartupsAmagi registers Rs 34 Cr net profit for Q4 of FY26
Amagi bounced back into profit for the fourth quarter of FY26 and revenue growth was 28.5%
Source: Your Story ·
StartupsOla Electric's losses halve, but revenue rout deepens
Ola Electric's net loss of Rs 500 crore for the quarter ended March 31, down 42.5% from a loss of Rs 870 crore in the same period a year earlier. The improvement came despite a mo…
Source: Your Story ·
StartupsIndia’s deepening dowry crisis; Ola Electric narrows quarterly loss
According to data from the Crime in India 2024 report by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), India recorded 5,737 dowry deaths in 2024.
Source: Your Story ·
StartupsHow a culture of purpose is powering social change at Flipkart
At the Flipkart Foundation, volunteering and payroll giving have become part of how the company works, not a sideshow to it. Senior leaders at Flipkart Group role model these valu…
Source: Your Story ·
StartupsFrom oil shock to EV push: How global energy volatility is accelerating India’s electrification mandate
Electrification must be done intentionally, building the supply chain underneath it through critical-mineral acquisitions abroad, refining and cell-manufacturing capacity at home,…
Source: IEEE Spectrum ·
EngineeringWill Robotics Have a ChatGPT Moment?
Over the next few decades, billions of autonomous, AI-powered robots will work alongside people in factories, perform tedious tasks in warehouses, care for the elderly, assist in …
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsElection Officials Are Getting Ready for ICE to Show Up at the Polls
The Trump administration keeps threatening to send federal agents to oversee elections. State and local officials are preparing, and even gaming out what happens if they're arrest…
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsTrump Wants to Be the Hero Vapers Don’t Really Need
The White House says Trump’s pro-vape stance is based on “gold standard science.” It feels more like vice-signaling to a demographic that often doesn’t vote—over products that are…
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsEverything to Look for When Buying a New Laptop in 2026
Shopping for a laptop can be infuriating. Here’s how to sift through the acronyms, storage options, and extra features to find the best one for you.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsHow to Upgrade Weber and Kamado Joe Into Smart Grills
You don’t need to buy a smart grill to make perfect meat. You can buy a dumb grill and send it to school with smart upgrades.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsHypershell X Ultra S Review: The Best Exoskeleton Yet
With its clever new algorithm, the latest Hypershell exoskeleton powers your legs without making you feel like a puppet on a string.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsRide1Up Roadster Review (2026): An Ebike That Feels Like a Bike
This lightweight commuter ebike feels a lot like a regular bike would feel if I had bionic legs. I wish there were more mechanics for it.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & Startups‘Perfect Storm’: How Trump’s Aid Cuts Are Fueling the Ebola Outbreak
One health provider who works on the ground says that basic medical equipment like masks and hand sanitizers are in short supply due to funding cuts.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsIt’s Officially Election Season in Trumpworld
With Trump nemesis Thomas Massie vanquished, Republican strategists are now eyeing races in Texas, California, and Maine.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsA New York Cop Got Injured at a Boxing Match. Now Madison Square Garden Is Banning His Lawyer
Attorney John Scola is representing a police officer who is suing over injuries allegedly sustained while working security at an MSG property in 2025.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsHow Wet Weather in Argentina Helped Fuel the Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak
Climate change is helping create conditions that are driving the rodent boom—dubbed a ratada—in Argentina.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsI Gave My OpenClaw Agent a Physical Body
The coding skills of AI models are about to make it much easier to build and deploy robots.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsSpaceX IPO Filing Reveals Anthropic Is Paying $15 Billion a Year to Access Its Data Centers
The long-awaited documents SpaceX filed with US regulators Wednesday included details about a lucrative deal to lend GPUs to a major AI rival.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsA Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide
One line tucked into a federal highway bill would strip funds from cities and states unless they kill their automated plate tracking programs—effectively banning the tech for all …
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsSpaceX Is Spending $2.8 Billion to Buy Gas Turbines for Its AI Data Centers
The investment comes as Elon Musk’s AI unit faces complaints about the carbon-emitting units and looks to become a big player in cloud computing.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsSpaceX Listed Grok’s ‘Spicy’ Mode as a Risk in Its IPO Filing
The rocket company has set aside more than $500 million for potential litigation losses, in part to account for complaints alleging that Grok created sexualized images.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsIntuit to lay off over 3,000 employees to refocus on AI
In a memo to employees, CEO Sasan Goodarzi said the layoffs are meant to reduce complexity, simplify the company's corporate structure, and deliver better AI products.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsCustomers say Trump Mobile is leaking their personal information
Trump Mobile is leaking customers’ email and home addresses but has not responded to people alerting the company of the data exposure, according to two YouTubers who said they ver…
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsJeff Bezos, you were so close to making a good point
"Why is a nurse in Queens who makes $75,000 a year paying more than $1,000 a month in taxes?" Bezos said Wednesday morning on CNBC. "That's $1,000 that could help with rent, or gr…
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsOpenAI barrels toward IPO that may happen in September
A day after Elon Musk lost his lawsuit that threatened OpenAI's structure, leadership, and finances, OpenAI is reportedly back to prepping for its IPO.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsGlobal EV market goes K-shaped as the US gets left behind
EV sales have surged worldwide in every region but the U.S., posing risks for legacy and startup automakers.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsAirbnb gets into hotels, expands AI for host onboarding and customer support
Airbnb will soon let you book luggage storage and car rental services on its app.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsTesla’s Full Self-Driving software is creeping into Europe
First came the Netherlands, now it's Lithuania. And more European countries appear to be in the queue for Tesla's driver-assistance system.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsIrisGo, a startup backed by Andrew Ng, looks to become the AI desktop buddy you never knew you needed
Initially billed as an "AI butler," Iris watches what happens on a user's desktop and automatically learns how to do tasks for them, its co-founder says.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsOpenAI claims it solved an 80-year-old math problem — for real this time
OpenAI claims its reasoning model disproved a geometry conjecture unsolved since 1946 — and this time, the mathematicians who exposed its last embarrassing claim are backing it up.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsMicrosoft’s carbon-removal plans aren’t dead after all
Microsoft is responsible for over 90% of the carbon-removal market, and reports suggested the company was pausing purchases entirely. This new deal should help assuage the fears o…
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsYou don’t need to be an AI startup to raise. Lucra has $20M to prove it.
Slapping “AI” on your startup’s pitch deck is basically table stakes right now. When a founder raised $20 million from Cathie Wood’s ARK…
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsSam Altman makes ‘mic drop’ offer to every Y Combinator startup
Altman offered to have OpenAI invest in every single startup in this Y Combinator class: tokens for equity.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsAnthropic will pay xAI $1.25B per month for compute
Elon Musk's xAI surprised the AI world when it made a deal to sell compute to Anthropic. Now we know how much it's worth.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsMusk’s xAI is being sued over its data center generators — now it’s buying $2.8B more
Elon Musk's xAI said it will buy $2.8 billion worth of natural gas turbines over the next three years, according to SpaceX's IPO filing.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsNvidia posts another record quarter, reveals $43B of holdings in startups
Nvidia announced another record revenue figure after market close on Wednesday, but forecasted that revenue growth would slow in the following quarter.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsxAI burned $6.4B last year — SpaceX’s IPO filing shows why the spending is far from over
SpaceX's IPO filing reveals xAI lost $6.4 billion in 2025 while planning a massive Grok expansion — offering the first public look at Elon Musk's AI financials and more details ab…
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsClouted wants to take the guesswork out of making short videos go viral
The video clipping startup raised a $7 million seed round led by Slow Ventures.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsThe SpaceX IPO filing is filled with AI bets, Starship dreams, and Elon Musk at the center
SpaceX has finally made the contents of its IPO filing public, weeks ahead of what is expected to be the largest IPO ever and one that will make Musk the CEO, CTO, and chairman of…
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsAnthropic says it’s about to have its first profitable quarter
Anthropic has told its investors that it will more than double revenue to around $10.9 billion in its second quarter.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsJensen Huang says he’s found a ‘brand new’ $200B market for Nvidia
The next big thing for Nvidia will be CPUs for AI agents, $200 billion worth, CEO Jensen Huang predicts.
Source: MIT Technology Review ·
AI / Deep TechThe Download: fully artificial chicken eggs and why Musk lost
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Colossal Biosciences is growi…
Source: MIT Technology Review ·
AI / Deep TechGreen steel startup Boston Metal is doubling down on critical metals
The startup Boston Metal has raised a $75 million funding round to produce critical metals, MIT Technology Review can exclusively report.   The company has been known la…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsChinese investment in Europe surges to 7-year high despite rising trade tensions
Chinese investment in Europe hit a seven-year high of €16.8 billion (US$19.5 billion) in 2025, driven by a strong rebound in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and record greenfie…
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