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Latest Insights & Stories from Around the World
Source: Your Story ·
StartupsBII partners with CIP to launch $300M India renewable energy fund
This fund will invest in solar, wind, hybrid renewable energy and energy storage projects across India.
Source: Your Story ·
StartupsFrom AI art to wall decor: Artiure is helping Indian artists monetise their work
Gurugram-based Artiure is building a marketplace for digital and generative art, turning it into physical products while enabling artists with financial inclusion and access to gl…
Source: Your Story ·
StartupsThe Silicon Valley mindset has found an unlikely home in Jaipur
At Vivekananda Global University, students are taught to build startups, file patents, and solve local problems long before graduation — creating a founder-first culture rooted in…
Source: Your Story ·
StartupsThis D2C brand is bringing affordable premium ice cream to India
After leaving a Wall Street trading career, Tanvi Chowdhri returned to India to launch Papacream, a premium dessert brand blending nostalgia, affordability, and innovation. Today,…
Source: Your Story ·
StartupsThe Chtrbox in India’s creator economy; How Artiure helps artists monetise their work
Chtrbox is building the infrastructure brands need to win online. While Artiure is building a marketplace for digital and generative art.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsYou Can Get Some of Your Nudes Removed From the Internet Under a New Law
Starting May 19, tech platforms in the US will have to comply with the Take It Down Act. Here’s how more than a dozen major platforms are handling takedown demands for your noncon…
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsGoogle I/O 2026 Live Blog: All the Gemini and Smart Glasses Updates as They Happen
Follow our live coverage of Google’s annual developer keynote, where the company will announce updates to its Gemini suite of AI tools and more details about Android XR smart glas…
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsSet Up Your Phone’s Always-On Display So You’re Unlocking It Less Often
Break the pattern of unlocking your phone for one thing and then getting sucked into something else. Set up your lock screen to show all the information you need at a glance.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsTom Steyer Wants to Save California From Billionaires. But Also Doesn’t Want Them to Leave
The hedge fund billionaire turned gubernatorial candidate wants to tax California’s ultrawealthy, regulate AI, and keep Silicon Valley happy at the same time. Good luck with that.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsThe US Built a Site to Ensure Fair Access to Public Lands. Then Everything Went Wrong
Recreation.gov was supposed to make access to public lands more equitable and streamlined. Instead, it’s rife with bots and inequality, while a government contractor benefits.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsThe Herman Miller Coyl Standing Desk Is Built Just for Gamers
The Coyl uses a coil design for the power cable, keeping it neat and taut between the desk and the wall. And instead of relying on boring levers to adjust the height, it has a nif…
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsThe Best Action Cameras for All Your Craziest Adventures (2026)
Gearing up to shred the slopes or dive into the seas? These photography tools are made for danger.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsThe Zuckerbergs Are Hiring a Lifeguard but Calling It a ‘Beach Water Person’
The job, which is associated with the Zuckerberg family office, is located in Kauai, Hawaii, where the Meta CEO owns a massive compound.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsFormer OpenAI Staffers Warn That xAI’s Poor Safety Record Could Complicate SpaceX’s IPO
The ex-employees, who cofounded a new AI watchdog group, say investors deserve more information about xAI’s safety practices before SpaceX goes public.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsGemini Spark Is Google’s Response to OpenClaw’s 24/7 AI Agent
Google’s always-running, data-hungry AI agent is designed to spend your money and send your emails.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsHands-On With All of Google’s New Upcoming Android XR Smart Glasses
Here’s your first look at smart glasses coming from Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, powered by Google and Samsung’s XR platform.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsGoogle Makes It Easy to Deepfake Yourself
Google’s overhaul of its AI creation software, Flow, includes a new video model and a tool for generating selfie videos called avatars.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsDemis Hassabis Thinks AI Job Cuts Are Dumb
The CEO of Google DeepMind tells WIRED that companies should use the productivity gains of AI to do more, not lay people off.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsGoogle Search Goes Agentic—and Doesn’t Need You Anymore
Vibe-coded results! Super widgets! Bots that never sleep! Google’s vision for the future of Search is hyper-personalized, automated, and extremely AI.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsMeta Employees Are Scrambling to Use Up Benefits Ahead of Layoffs
On the eve of about 8,000 jobs being cut, employees are cashing in on headphone stipends and other perks while they still can.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsEverything Announced at Google I/O 2026: Gemini, Search, Smart Glasses
Google is sprucing up its Gemini models, revamping search, and enabling AI agents in everything. There are also some spiffy new smart glasses coming this fall.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsCalifornia’s Wildfire Season Is Already Overactive
Major fires are threatening homes and ecologically sensitive areas following a hot, dry winter.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsLiterary Prizewinners Are Facing AI Allegations. It Feels Like the New Normal
Three of five regional winners of the prestigious Commonwealth Short Story Prize are suspected of relying on chatbots. They’re certainly not alone.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsOpenAI is making it easier to check if an image was made by their models
OpenAI announced two new measures to help detect AI generated imagery: joining the open C2PA standard and adding Google's SynthID to its products.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsGoogle’s Gemini Omni turns images, audio, and text into video — and that’s just the start
Google's Gemini Omni is a new multimodal model that reasons across text, images, audio, and video to generate and edit videos through simple conversation — starting with Omni Flas…
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsGoogle launches Antigravity 2.0 with an updated desktop app and CLI tool at IO 2026
Google is debuting a new AI Ultra plan priced at $100, which will give users 5x more usage limit than the AI Pro plan alongside the Antigravity 2.0 launch.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsGoogle adds voice-based prompting to Docs and Keep
Google is letting users create drafts, take notes, and search for email with voice with the new Workspace update.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsGoogle introduces Gemini Spark, a 24/7 agentic assistant with Gmail integration, at IO 2026
At the Google I/O developer conference, the company announced a new agentic personal assistant called Gemini Spark, built from Gemini's base models and an agentic harness from Goo…
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsGoogle’s new Universal Cart wants to follow your entire shopping journey across the internet
Most people shop across multiple devices, many retailers, and over the course of many days, which is why Google is launching Universal Cart.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsAgentic app coding gets an upgrade with Google’s release of Android CLI
Google is embracing the rise of AI coding agents with new Android tools designed to work with platforms like Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex, allowing developers — or their AI assi…
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsGoogle updates its Gemini app to take on ChatGPT and Claude at IO 2026
The updates signal Google’s push to turn its Gemini app into an all-purpose AI hub rather than a stand-alone chatbot.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsGoogle’s AI Studio now lets anyone build Android apps in minutes
Google unveiled new web-based AI tools that can generate native Android apps in minutes, as the company expands its push into AI-powered software development.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsGoogle Search as you know it is over
Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that c…
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsWith Gemini 3.5 Flash, Google bets its next AI wave on agents, not chatbots
Google launched Gemini 3.5 Flash, its most powerful coding and agentic AI model yet, at the company's annual developer conference. It is capable of autonomously executing complex …
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsGoogle’s Genie world model can now simulate real streets with Street View
Google DeepMind is integrating Street View with Project Genie to create immersive, interactive world simulations for robotics, gaming, and travel, allowing users to explore enviro…
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsGoogle takes a page out of Meta’s book, announces new audio-powered smart glasses at IO 2026
Google is calling the new devices "audio glasses," in that users will be able to issue verbal commands to them and get things done via its ecosystem of apps and services, includin…
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsElon Musk said Sam Altman ‘stole’ a non-profit — but the trial showed he had similar aims
The jury's speedy decision to reject Elon Musk's lawsuit against the other founders of OpenAI and Microsoft confirmed what we saw in the courtroom: Musk's case was a weak one, in …
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsFrom teen hacker to Iron Dome researcher, this founder raised $28M to fight AI phishing
Ocean, an agentic email security platform, claims its AI can thoroughly analyze the context of every incoming email to detect fraud and impersonation attempts.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsMach Industries just spent $50M to solve a major defense tech problem
Mach says the acquisition meaningfully improves unit economics across its five vehicle programs at exactly the moment the company is starting to scale.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsDiscord enables end-to-end encrypted voice and video calling for every user
Good news! Discord's hundreds of millions of users now have their communications scrambled, so not even Discord can see them.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsHow to use Google’s new AI agents to go beyond your standard searches
Google is launching AI-powered “information agents” that can monitor topics in the background and proactively alert users to updates and changes.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsYou can now talk to your Gmail inbox, as seen at Google IO 2026
Google expands Gmail’s AI Inbox with conversational voice search, letting users ask Gemini to find buried email details.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsGoogle just declared itself a contender in AI design at IO 2026
Google says it's designed the app to be accessible to everyone, from teachers to small business owners.
Source: MIT Technology Review ·
AI / Deep TechColossal Biosciences is growing chickens in a 3D-printed artificial eggshell
The baby chicks were shifting and starting to pip—or trying to hatch. But not from an egg.  Instead, these chickens were growing inside transparent 3D-printed plastic cups at…
Source: MIT Technology Review ·
AI / Deep TechThe Download: Musk v. Altman, smart glasses for warfare, and Google I/O
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. Here’s why Elon Musk lost his…
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