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Britannia Industries adopts 'startup mentality' to counter regional rivals
Bakery company Britannia Industries will invest to fight the 'regional competition' against small players and in e-commerce to become stronger in product categories like biscuits, rusk, cake, croissants and wafers. As part of its strategy…
What the Epstein files reveal about EV startups and Silicon Valley
After the Justice Department released a trove of new documents tied to infamous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, journalists digging through them have found extensive connections to Silicon Valley. TechCrunch's Sean O'Kane examined how a mysterious…
Startup Nation Central laying off most employees
Startup National Central (SNC), a nonprofit organization supported by philanthropists including Paul Singer, Dan Loeb, the William Davidson Foundation, and others, has summoned 65 of its 80 employees in Israel to a hearing before their dismissal.
As AI data centers hit power limits, Peak XV backs Indian startup C2i to fix the bottleneck
Power, rather than compute, is fast becoming the limiting factor in scaling AI data centers. That shift has prompted Peak XV Partners to back C2i Semiconductors, an Indian startup building plug-and-play, system-level power solutions designed to cut…
Video AI startup shifts compute to Saudi as AI chips arrive
Winning approval to buy “monstrous” numbers of the latest US artificial intelligence chips has made Saudi Arabia an attractive place to shift compute requirements, video AI startup Luma AI's chief executive told Semafor, an early…
Branded Entertainment Executives Anthony Damianakis, Pete Fergusson Launch Dubai-Based Startup IPX to Connect Brands With Content (EXCLUSIVE)
Branded entertainment executives Anthony Damianakis and Pete Fergusson are launching an ambitious startup called IPX headquartered in Dubai, with offices also in London and Sydney. The innovative startup aims to connect brands with creators…
Hollywood's AI Crackdown Opens Door for Copyright Detection Startups
Hollywood and creative industries are fighting back against AI infringement, with one startup offering proprietary technology to detect suspected misuse of copyrighted material within generative AI models. LightBar, a research platform focused on…
French startup launches 'universal' home energy management system
Access to France's reduced 5.5% VAT rate for residential solar installations is conditional on the use of low-carbon panels and a home energy management system. Toulouse-based PvPilot said the fourth version of its software orchestrates household…
'Lied about everything on resume': Startup founder shares how one fake hire cost him Rs 2 lakh
3 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google With artificial intelligence (AI) accessible at their fingertips and its myriad tools affecting the job market, companies, including startups, are reforming their hiring process. However…
Why the smartest startups treat their finance stack as a growth function
Finance teams have traditionally been boxed into back-office roles centred around spending control and compliance. But that mindset is changing. Today's finance stack can do much more than keep the lights on — it can actively enable…
'Igniting the Future': PM Modi, President Macron To Launch India-France Year of Innovation 2026
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron will officially launch the “India-France Year of Innovation 2026” on Tuesday, February 17. The initiative aims to create a year-long exchange of ideas, turning…
A Gen Zer took a 6-figure job at Meta to rebuild her savings. Then she quit and returned to her dream.
When Alyson Isaacs joined Meta in 2022, she only had about $200 in her savings account. A six-figure salary offered a chance to rebuild her finances, but her ultimate goal lay outside Big Tech. After college, Isaacs 'completely drained' her savings…
Flapping Airplanes on the future of AI: 'We want to try really radically different things'
There's been a bunch of exciting research-focused AI labs popping up in recent months, and Flapping Airplanes is one of the most interesting. Propelled by its young and curious founders, Flapping Airplanes is focused on finding less data-hungry…
Anthropic's revenue run-rate doubled in India in 4 months, says CEO Amodei
By Haripriya Suresh and Deborah Mary Sophia BENGALURU, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Anthropic's revenue run-rate in India has doubled in four months, chief executive officer Dario Amodei said on Monday, underscoring the rapid adoption of the AI…
AI Summit 2026: PM Modi to inaugurate India AI Impact Expo at 5 pm today; says 'outcomes of Summit will help...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the India AI Impact Expo at 5 pm today, February 16, 2026, bringing together innovators, startups, industry leaders and public institutions under one roof. Ahead of the inauguration, PM Modi hailed…
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