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Apple’s FY26 Snapshot, Flipkart’s Foodtech Foray & More
Apple India posted record FY26 growth with net profit rising 66% and revenue growing 31.4%, while expanding production and services beyond smartphones.
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Venture capital, funding rounds, mergers and acquisitions, and startup launches.
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Building India’s deep-tech enterprise pipeline: from IP to IPO
Opinion piece arguing that building India's deep-tech enterprise ecosystem requires mentorship, industry partnerships, regulatory support, and IP protection beyond capital alone.
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AI infrastructure management software startup ASI hits $3B valuation after raising $325M in funding
ASI, an AI infrastructure software startup modeling air traffic and energy grids, raised $325 million in Series C funding, achieving a $3 billion valuation.
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Amazon bets on agentic AI to power enterprise ops; Is your marketing AI tool driving profit or just noise?
Hunar.AI raises Rs 40 crore Series A led by Blume Ventures; Jio Platforms' IPO draws Rs 2.5 lakh crore in anchor bids; Cognizant-Google expand AI partnership.
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SpaceX’s stock soars as Elon Musk reveals crushing earnings and revenue beat
SpaceX's stock gained over 8% after reporting strong third-quarter earnings driven by momentum in its artificial intelligence business.
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Arda Industries raises $232M to make production lines more adaptable
Arda Industries, an AI software startup for factories, launched with $232 million in Series A funding led by Accel, Altimeter, Founders Fund, and Khosla Ventures.
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Indian IT firms eye $20m–$60m US and European AI targets in outbound M&A push
Indian IT services companies are pursuing $20M–$60M outbound acquisitions in the US and Europe to gain access to AI talent, data engineering capabilities, and new client bases.
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OpenAI acquires Orchestra Bio to bring AI agents into drug development
OpenAI acquired drug development software startup Orchestra Bio to integrate AI agents into pharmaceutical development workflows within its Rosalind life sciences division.
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Otter.ai raises $320M in funding for its AI meeting assistant
Otter.ai, an AI meeting assistant platform, secured $320 million in funding from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund to accelerate sales and marketing.
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Merging SpaceX and Tesla would be a "good idea," Musk says
Elon Musk stated that merging SpaceX and Tesla would be beneficial, though final approval depends on shareholder support from both companies.
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Starling founder Anne Boden sold final stake at cut-price £1.7bn valuation, reports say
Starling founder Anne Boden reportedly sold her final stake in the fintech company at a £1.7bn valuation.
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Salesforce to acquire marketing automation provider Braze for $5.66B
Salesforce is acquiring marketing automation company Braze for $5.66 billion, valuing it at $47.50 per share, a 58% premium over the last closing price.
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Apple keeps acquiring companies with one clear goal in mind
Apple's recent acquisitions, including Samplab, focus on expanding Apple Creator Studio, indicating a strategic investment in creator-focused tools.
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Eric Schmidt reportedly owns about half as much of Anthropic as CEO Dario Amodei
Eric Schmidt holds roughly half the stake in Anthropic that CEO Dario Amodei does, according to reports.
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Autonomous flight startup Reliable Robotics opens Seattle area radar hub as valuation tops $1 billion
Autonomous flight startup Reliable Robotics raised $115 million, pushing its valuation above $1 billion, and is opening a radar research hub near Seattle.
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Can Hotels Become ixigo’s Fourth Growth Engine?
Travel platform ixigo is pursuing hotels as its fourth growth engine after trains, flights, and buses; hotel revenue grew sixfold to ₹8.1 Cr in Q2 FY27 with 2.6x GTV growth year-over-year.
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Amazon plans record 300k holiday hires as the rest of retail pulls back
Amazon plans to hire over 300,000 seasonal and permanent workers this holiday season, marking its largest hiring increase on record as other retailers cut back due to automation and economic uncertainty.
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Transport for biological material helps Cellbox raise a €5 million Series A
Cellbox Solutions, a German warm-chain logistics company, completed its €5 million Series A financing round to expand its platform for transporting sensitive biological materials.