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20:06INDIA

PM Modi’s push for sovereign AI faces challenges in implementation

india · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
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20:06INDIA

CMR Green Technologies IPO oversubscribed 2.45 times on first day

india · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
1min
20:06POLICY

US government orders voluntary access to frontier AI models before release

policy · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
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20:06STARTUPS

Wordsmith raises $70m Series B to expand AI legaltech platform

startups · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
2min
20:05FUNDING

Vanguard marks down Ola Consumer valuation to $70 million

funding · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
2min
20:05FUNDING

Variant raises $222 million for new fund focused on AI and crypto

funding · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
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18:06FUNDING

Merritronix IPO books 315x subscription on final day

funding · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
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18:06GLOBAL

US stock futures steady as Brent crude nears $100 amid Middle East tensions

global · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
2min
18:06INDIA

India's consumer watchdog fines PhysicsWallah and McAfee for dark patterns

india · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
1min
18:06POLICY

Google adds AI-powered fake call warnings to Android phones

policy · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
2min
18:06POLICY

Delhi HC rules customers liable for OTP fraud from phishing attacks

policy · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
2min
18:06SAAS

Only 23% of founders would pick the same VCs again, SaaStr survey finds

saas · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
1min
18:05AI

OpenRouter reports agents surpass humans in AI token usage

ai · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
2min
18:05INDIA

Nivasa Capital gets RBI NBFC licence to extend secured mortgage credit

india · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
2min
18:05INDIA

Apple agrees to share India financial data with CCI in antitrust probe

india · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
1min
18:05AI

Town raises $55 million to expand personalized AI assistants

ai · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
2min
16:06INDIA

Sensex rebounds 850 points but closes 300 points down on June 3

india · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
2min
16:06INDIA

Uday Kotak calls Google's $80 billion capital raise a wake-up call for Indian Inc

india · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
2min
16:06AI

Anthropic confidentially files for US IPO amid rapid AI growth

ai · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
2min
16:05INDIA

Amazon adds ads to Prime Music, ends song downloads from July 2

india · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
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16:05POLICY

Hackers hijack over 100 Indian government websites to promote illegal gambling

policy · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
2min
16:05SAAS

Zoho launches RPA to automate last-mile implementation challenges

saas · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
1min
16:05STARTUPS

Propsoch raises $2 million seed round to expand in Mumbai

startups · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
2min
16:05FUNDING

Factorial raises $150m Series D led by General Catalyst and Atomico

funding · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
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14:07POLICY

RBI MPC meeting begins amid Middle East tensions and oil price surge

policy · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
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14:07INDIA

TCS, Infosys and other IT stocks fall up to 9% after three-day rally

india · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
1min
14:05POLICY

TRAI finds no immediate net neutrality breach in Airtel’s priority 5G plan

policy · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
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14:05STARTUPS

D2C perfume brand Fraganote raises $3 million to expand portfolio

startups · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
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14:05AI

Apoha raises $36 million Series A to develop AI for new materials

ai · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
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12:06INDIA

Crude oil prices rise amid US-Iran war, Brent tops $97 per barrel

india · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
2min
12:05INDIA

NHPC share price rises 5% as OFS opens for retail investors

india · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
1min
12:05STARTUPS

IPO-bound Acko appoints four new vertical heads to strengthen leadership

startups · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
2min
12:05FUNDING

Rajnandini Fashion shares debut flat at ₹63 on BSE SME listing

funding · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
1min
10:06INDIA

Gold prices steady amid renewed US-Iran conflict and inflation concerns

india · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
2min
10:06INDIA

US plans 12.5% tariffs on India over forced labor concerns

india · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
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10:05AI

Australia’s Megaport secures $594 million in AI infrastructure contracts

ai · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
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10:05GLOBAL

Open Repair Alliance launches Open Repair Data Standard for electronics repair

global · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
2min
08:05INDIA

TCS, Infosys, Wipro double Copilot AI licences within six months

india · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
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08:05FUNDING

CMR Green Technologies opens IPO at ₹182-192 per share

funding · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
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08:05AI

AI outperforms law professors in Stanford blind study

ai · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
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06:05FUNDING

Oxford Quantum Circuits raises $350m Series C funding round

funding · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
2min
04:05INDIA

Gold prices rebound as crude oil falls and dollar weakens

india · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
1min
04:05GLOBAL

Okta COO highlights inefficiency of expense report auditing process

global · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
2min
04:05SAAS

User experience issues prompt Gmail user to abandon service

saas · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
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02:06GLOBAL

Wall Street stocks muted amid AI enthusiasm and Middle East tensions

global · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
2min
02:05GLOBAL

Dollar trades in narrow range amid Middle East peace talks

global · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
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02:05FUNDING

Mark Cuban’s $500K email bet grows into $4 billion rocket company

funding · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
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02:05AI

Uber caps employee AI spending after exceeding budget in four months

ai · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
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00:06INDIA

Alkem promoters sell 1.5% stake for ₹930 crore via block deal

india · By STARTUPNITI EDITORIAL
1min
00:06INDIA

India and UK accelerate efforts to operationalize trade pact

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