`I Love Muhammad` Row: Muslims Vs Muslims As Yogi Govt Launches Action | DNA

In today's DNA, Zee news managing editor Rahul Sinha analysed the diverse opinions within the Indian Mushlim community.  

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Former OpenAI and DeepMind researchers raise whopping $300M seed to automate science

Periodic Labs has raised from a tech industry's who's who, including Andreessen Horowitz, Nvidia, Elad Gil, Jeff Dean, Eric Schmidt, and Jeff Bezos.

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OpenAI is launching the Sora app, its own TikTok competitor, alongside the Sora 2 model

The social app Sora will let users generate videos of themselves and their friends, which they can share in a TikTok-like feed.

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`Why Girls Dance In Front Of Boys? Book A Hotel`: IKGPTU Dean Denies Dandiya Night Permission To Female Students

Students protest as the dean’s sexist remarks block participation in the campus Dandiya Night event.

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OpenAI takes on Google, Amazon with new agentic shopping system

This type of frictionless experience has the potential to spark a new movement in how people shop online – one that moves away from search engines like Google and e-commerce platforms like Amazon towards conversational agents with curated recommendations, comparisons, and easy checkout experiences. 

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After Trophy Controversy, Mohsin Naqvi Rushes To Rawalpindi Amid Fear Of Fan Backlash

After India’s Asia Cup win, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi flew to Rawalpindi, seeking protection from Army Chief Asim Munir, either for praise or to avoid angry fans’ backlash.

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This French VC went from posting on YouTube to raising a $12M fund for Y Combinator startups

Venture capital is filled with investors who claim they’ve got inside access to the next big thing. Meanwhile, Gabriel Jarrosson, a French engineer-turned-YouTuber-turned-investor, has built his VC firm around a single filter: if it isn’t a Y Combinator company, he won’t invest in it. That discipline pushed Jarrosson from filming scrappy venture explainers in Paris […]

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Su-57 vs Su-35: Why Indian Air Force Eyes Russia’s ‘Semi-Stealth’ Beast Over Battle-Tested Veteran

The IAF is considering to purchase Russia’s Su-57 jets for long-range strikes; the HAL may build more in India while AMCA readies future stealth fighters.

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DJI loses lawsuit over classification as Chinese military company

A federal judge has rejected drone maker DJI’s efforts to get off a Department of Defense list of Chinese military companies.

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Gujarat ‘Baba Vanga’ Weather Prediction Comes True: Rain Disrupts Garba, IMD Issues Major Alert

Ambalal Patel, known as Gujarat’s ‘Baba Venga,’ had predicted heavy rain during Navratri. His forecast has proven accurate as the rain threatens garba festivities. The IMD has issued alerts across more than half the districts of the state.

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Panic, Crowd Surge At Vijay’s Rally: Here’s What We Know So Far About Karur Stampede

At least 36 people, including children, died in a stampede at Vijay’s Karur rally. Leaders expressed condolences, CM Stalin ordered aid, and the state announced compensation for victims’ families and injured.

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`So Disturbing`: DMK Blames Vijay And Organisers For Negligence In Karur Rally Stampede

Police sources confirmed that the stampede occurred when crowds surged forward at a point, causing people to fall. A senior officer estimated that around 30,000 people had gathered at the venue by the time Vijay arrived, more than six hours late, leading to uncontrollable crowding.

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‘The Social Network’ sequel will focus on Haugen leaks, with Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg

Fifteen years after "The Social Network," director Aaron Sorkin is making a sequel film about Facebook called "The Social Reckoning."

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YouTube Music tests AI hosts that share trivia and commentary

YouTube Music's new AI hosts are currently being tested through YouTube Labs, the platform's new hub for AI experiments.

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`I Love Muhammad` Row: Protesters Clash With Police, Several Officers Injured In Stone Pelting And Firing

Protesters began pelting stones and firing bullets at the officers, resulting in injuries to more than ten policemen. Despite appeals to maintain peace, the crowd resorted to firearms and stone pelting, escalating the situation rapidly.

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Microsoft cuts cloud services to Israeli military unit over Palestinian surveillance

The investigation was sparked by a story in The Guardian that reported that Unit 8200, the elite Israel military intelligence unit, was using Azure cloud storage to house data on phone calls obtained through the surveillance of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.  

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Startup founders say Trump’s $100K H-1B fee is a ‘talent tariff’ that will hurt innovation

The price hike for H1B visas could have detrimental impact on the startup industry, experts say.

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Spotify denies recent accusation that it changed its terms for artists

Spotify sets the record straight about the distribution rights of artists, podcasters, creators, and authors on the platform.

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Did Sonam Wangchuk’s Arab Spring, Nepal Gen-Z Protest References Lead To Death And Destruction In Ladakh?

Government sources say activist Sonam Wangchuk’s misleading references to Arab Spring-style protests and Gen Z movements in Nepal appear to have provided a blueprint for violence in Ladakh.

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YouTube now lets you hide recommendation pop-ups at the end of videos

The decision to let users hide end screens is a welcome addition to the platform, especially since they can end up covering the last bit of a video and make it hard to see what's happening in some cases.

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Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Conducts On-Site Inspection In Greater Noida Ahead Of UPITS Inauguration By PM Modi

PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the third edition of the UP International Trade Show (UPITS) on Thursday at the India Expo Mart in Greater Noida, according to a release.

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Betting Apps Case: Telangana SIT, CID Conduct Raids In 3 States

Online betting and gambling activities primarily target young adults and the general public by luring them with promises of easy money. 

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Google’s AI Mode arrives in Spanish globally

Google's AI Mode is now available to Spanish-speaking users worldwide.

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Scott Wiener on his fight to make Big Tech disclose AI’s dangers

The California lawmaker is on his second attempt to pass a first-in-the-nation AI safety bill. This time, it might work.

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How Google’s dev tools manager makes AI coding work

Google PM Ryan Salva is responsible for tools like Gemini CLI, giving him a front-row seat to the ways AI tools are changing software development.

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Inside the mind of Elad Gil: Early-stage investing and next-gen innovation at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Elad Gil shares his approach to early-stage investing, frontier tech, and spotting breakout potential at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 (Oct 27–29, Moscone West, SF). Register before Sept 26 to save up to $668.

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Automaker giant Stellantis says customers’ personal data stolen during breach

One report says, citing the hackers who took credit for the breach, that 18 million customer records were stolen from Stellantis' customer database.

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India`s Space `Satellite Bodyguards`: ISRO To Lead Indigenous Defence Project | Analysis

Complementing the space-based system, India will also develop ground-based radar and telescope systems to enable continuous 24/7 surveillance of its space assets. This layered approach will ensure that scientists and engineers on Earth can detect, analyse, and respond to threats swiftly and independently.

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Gunfight Over Rs 4 Lakh Loan Sparks Panic In MP’s Morena, Video Goes Viral

A senior officer from Mata Vasaiya police station stated, “We are analysing the video footage and gathering statements from witnesses. Strict action will be taken against those found guilty of disturbing public peace.”

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Chicken Heist? Woman Slips Leg Piece Into Purse At Event - Internet Reacts With Humour | VIDEO

In the now-viral video, a woman at an event takes a chicken leg piece from her plate, wraps it in a tissue paper, and goes on to keep it in her hand purse. 

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CIK Busts Cross-Border Terror Nexus Disguised As Social Activism In Kashmir

During the raids, seven individuals were detained for questioning, and incriminating digital evidence was seized. According to CIK, the suspects had been misusing media platforms related to human rights, women’s empowerment, and environmental issues to further an anti-national agenda.

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Amazon, Google, Microsoft reportedly warn H-1B employees to stay in the US

Large tech companies have responded to President Donald Trump’s dramatic changes to H-1B visa applications by telling employees with those visas to remain in the United States for now.

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Food Inflation For Farm And Rural Labourers Stays In Negative Zone During August

The Labour Bureau, under the Ministry of Labour & Employment, has revised the base year of the Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers to 2019=100 since June this year.

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High-Tech Trinetra Drones Deployed To Detect Terrorist Hideouts In Kashmir`s Forests

At the forefront of this initiative is the ‘Trinetra’ drone, an Indianised version of a sophisticated American drone, developed through a partnership with a US company. This drone represents a significant technological leap in India’s counter-insurgency efforts and is now being inducted by the Indian Army specifically for operations in rugged, forested terrains like Kashmir.

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How AI startups are fueling Google’s booming cloud business

Google Cloud is one of the company's fastest-growing business lines, and continues to rack up new customers.

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Amid Uproar, Will US Cut Tariffs on Indian Goods? DNA Analysis

US President Donald Trump, who until recently accused India of funding the Ukraine war praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s support in seeking peace. Washington, which had earlier resisted talks, has since dispatched a trade delegation to Delhi and even dropped some demands related to the dairy sector.

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Tim Cook, Sam Altman, and more attend Trump’s UK state banquet

Top tech names were on the guest list for the banquet thrown for President Trump during his second state visit to the UK on Wednesday. 

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US government charges British teenager accused of at least 120 ‘Scattered Spider’ hacks

Thalha Jubair, 19, was arrested in London on Thursday and accused by U.K. and U.S. authorities of involvement in dozens of hacks, including London's transit system and the U.S. Courts.

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China tells its tech companies they can’t buy AI chips from Nivida

After strongly discouraging tech companies from buying Nivdia's AI chips in August, the country is now banning the practice outright.

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The iPhone Air’s real breakthrough is its battery

Apple's slimmest iPhone uses a "revolutionary" battery design that allows the cell to fill more space within the device, boosting overall energy storage.

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Analysing Trump’s Flip-Flop On India Amid Russia-Ukraine War

In today's DNA, Zee News Managing Editor, Rahul Sinha analysed Donald Trump’s shifting stance.

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Silicon Valley bets big on ‘environments’ to train AI agents

A wave of startups are creating RL environments to help AI labs train agents. It might be Silicon Valley’s next craze in the making.

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Google rolls out new Windows desktop app with Spotlight-like search tool

The app will allow people to use an Alt + Space shortcut to instantly search for information from their computer files, installed apps, Google Drive files, and the web.

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Enhance Night Patrolling, Keep Strict Watch On ANEs: IGP Kashmir Directs Officers

IGP Kashmir V.K. Birdi chaired a Srinagar security review, directing intensified night patrolling, strict monitoring of ANEs, stronger investigations, and protection of critical infrastructure to maintain peace and strengthen the region’s security grid.

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Awake’s new app requires heavy sleepers to complete tasks in order to turn off the alarm

Unlike traditional alarm clocks that can be silenced with a simple tap, Awake is intended to actively engage users' brains to ensure they fully wake up.

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Snap unveils Snap OS 2.0 with native browser, WebXR support, and more

The launch comes as the company rolled out its fifth-generation Snap Spectacles for developers last year and plans to launch a consumer version sometime in 2026.

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Waqf Amendment Act: Supreme Court’s Interim Order Explained In 10 Easy Points

The Supreme Court upheld most parts of the Waqf Amendment Act for now, while pausing or clarifying a few key provisions.

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PM Modi To Inaugurate Amrit Bharat Express And Vande Bharat Train Services For Saharsa

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate two new trains for Bihar's Saharsa district on Monday, September 15, giving a major boost to rail connectivity in the region. 

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Users turn to chatbots for spiritual guidance

At least one website claims to allow users to chat with God.

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Finance Ministry Official Killed, Wife Injured As BMW Hits Motorcycle Near Delhi Cantt

According to eyewitnesses, a woman was driving the BMW at the time of the accident. After the crash, she and her husband took a taxi and rushed the couple to a hospital, police said.  

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Chennai Gears Up For Monsoon With Intensified Preventive Measures

Chennai Mayor R. Priya emphasised that every measure must be taken to ensure citizens face no inconvenience during the rains. Officials were instructed to complete the desilting of all 44 major canals maintained by the Corporation as soon as possible. 

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Tesla board chair calls debate over Elon Musk’s $1T pay package ‘a little bit weird’

Tesla's board chair is defending a proposed 10-year, $1 trillion compensation package for CEO Elon Musk.

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Pahalgam Terror Attack: A Devastating Blow To Kashmir’s Tourism Industry

The tourism industry has suffered direct losses estimated at Rs 30,000–35,000 crore, with around 90,000 people across various sectors losing their jobs. Experts believe recovery could take years.

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California lawmakers pass AI safety bill SB 53 — but Newsom could still veto

The state's landmark safety bill sets new transparency requirements for large AI companies.

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Why the Oracle-OpenAI deal caught Wall Street by surprise

The $300B deal is a reminder that despite Oracle’s legacy status, it shouldn’t be overlooked when it comes to AI infrastructure. But key questions around power and how OpenAI will pay for this remain.

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Google is a ‘bad actor’ says People CEO, accusing the company of stealing content

People CEO Neil Vogel says Google's AI crawler can't be blocked because it would block the web crawler too. This lets the search giant steal its content for AI.

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DNA Decodes | Nepal’s Political Crisis Ends As Sushila Karki Takes Oath As Interim Prime Minister

The appointment puts an end to the political uncertainty that gripped Nepal in the aftermath of the Gen-Z protests, which included a nationwide call for change and demands for transparent governance.

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company suspends work on Vegas airport tunnel after ‘crushing injury’

A worker had to be rescued by the local fire department, but is reportedly stable. Dozens of Boring Company workers have been injured over the years in Vegas.

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`A Worrying Portent Of Things To Come`: Shashi Tharoor Flags Jamaat-e-Islami’s Rise In Bangladesh

Tharoor stressed that voters are rapidly turning away from the two major parties, the now banned Awami League and the Bangladesh National Party,  not because of religious extremism but because of widespread dissatisfaction with the corruption and misgovernance of these mainstream organisations.

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VC leaders from 01 Advisors take the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to share the scaling playbook

Adam Bain, Dick Costolo, and David Fischer — the operators behind Twitter and Meta’s growth — reunite at Disrupt 2025.

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OpenAI and Oracle reportedly ink historic cloud computing deal

OpenAI and Oracle reportedly signed a deal that includes OpenAI buying $300 billion of compute over a five-year span.

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Monsoon Miracle Or Meteorological Disaster? Southwest Winds Defy Himalayan Barrier, Reach Tibet

2025 Southwest Monsoon breaches the Himalayas, bringing rain to Tibet in a rare climate shift. Global warming and Western Disturbances are blamed for floods and cloudbursts.

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All of the iPhone 17 models compared

All four of the devices will be available to preorder on Friday and will be available on September 19.

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Apple’s new iPhone 17 devices don’t have an AI-powered Siri yet. It doesn’t matter.

Until now, Apple has only released what could be considered baseline AI features for its devices, like AI writing tools, summarization, generative AI images (which some complain are not very good), live translation, visual search, and Genmoji, among others.

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Why Are India`s Neighbours Collapsing? A Deep Dive Into Regional Instability

Over the past four years, India’s neighbors—Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and now Nepal—have faced dramatic political upheavals, with protests and uprisings toppling governments.

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Cognition AI defies turbulence with a $400M raise at $10.2B valuation

Founders Fund, the Peter Thiel-backed VC, led Cognition’s latest round, with participation from existing investors like Lux Capital, Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC, Elad Gil, Definition Capital and Swish Ventures. 

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Google’s AI Mode adds 5 new languages including Hindi, Japanese, and Korean

Google's AI Mode is rolling out in Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, and Brazilian Portuguese.

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Hyundai’s eVTOL startup Supernal pauses work following CEO and CTO departures

The shakeup comes as the startup was still struggling to get its test vehicle off the ground -- literally. The first flight was only in March.

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Caught On Camera: Wild Boar Chases Leopard In Epic Animal Showdown | VIRAL

In the now-viral video on social media, a wild boar can be seen chasing a leopard away. Leopards are powerful and agile big cats known for their stealth and adaptability; meanwhile, wild boars are also strong animals with sharp tusks. 

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‘PM Modi Has Very Good Personal Equation With President Trump’: EAM Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday underscored Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s emphasis on strengthening India’s partnership with the United States, while responding to President Donald Trump’s recent remarks.

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Why is an Amazon-backed AI startup making Orson Welles fan fiction?

This is a bad idea.

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India’s Defence Roadmap To 2040: How Armed Forces Are Preparing For Tomorrow’s Battles

The Defence Ministry's roadmap aims to equip the Army, Navy, and Air Force with cutting-edge technologies such as laser weapons and advanced drones, strengthening the country’s defense capabilities over the next 15 years.

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Viral Video: Fight Between Two Women Breaks Out at Petrol Pump Over `No Helmet, No Petrol` Rule; Chairs And Kicks Fly | WATCH

In the video that shows two women fighting at a petrol pump, several bystanders can be seen watching in shock and disbelief as the two women physically attack each other violently. Towards the end of the clip, the fight appears to subside.

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Cutting through the equity noise: Don’t miss this powerhouse panel at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Leaders from Pulley, 645 Ventures, and Epigram Legal join the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27-29 in San Francisco. Register to join.

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A timeline of the US semiconductor market in 2025

From leadership changes at legacy semiconductor companies to wishy washy policy around chip exports, a lot has happened already.

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Draw India Closer, Not Push It Away, Ex-US Top Officials Urge Trump Administration

Former US officials Jake Sullivan and Kurt Campbell urged strengthening ties with India, warning Trump’s policies risk pushing New Delhi toward rivals. They proposed a 10-year strategic alliance on defence, technology, and global cooperation.

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Waymo cleared to offer robotaxi rides at San Jose airport

It's the first airport in California that Waymo will offer rides to and from. The company's been active at the Phoenix airport for nearly two years.

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FirstClub bucks India’s speed obsession, quickly triples valuation to $120M with premium approach

FirstClub has raised $23 million in a Series A round co-led by Accel and RTP Global to expand its premium quick commerce platform.

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CoreWeave acquires agent-training startup OpenPipe

CoreWeave hopes the YC-backed startup will help it expand down the stack and cash in on enterprises developing AI agents.

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‘Benefit The Common Man, Farmers...’: PM Modi Hiles GST Rate Cut, Welcomes Reforms

The Prime Minister said the wide-ranging reforms will improve citizens’ lives and promote ease of doing business, especially for small traders and enterprises.

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SpaceX gets a green light to more than double its Florida launches

SpaceX is one step closer to nearly tripling the number of Falcon 9 launches from Florida.

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Amazon launches Lens Live, an AI-powered shopping tool for use in the real world

Lens Live will not replace Amazon's existing visual search tool, Amazon Lens, which lets you take a picture, upload an image, or scan a barcode to discover products. Instead, it brings a real-time component to Amazon Lens.

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`Operation Vikram-32`: India Brings Forth First Indigenous Semiconductor Chip | EXPLAINED

An initiative, referred to as "Operation Vikram", marks India’s serious push toward self-reliance in semiconductor technology. Developed by the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Vikram-3201 is specifically designed for use in ISRO’s launch vehicles (rockets). 

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OpenAI acquires product testing startup Statsig and shakes up its leadership team

OpenAI is bringing on the founder of Statsig as its CTO of Applications, and making changes to other leadership roles at the company.

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Space investing goes mainstream as VCs ditch the rocket science requirements

Seven Seven Six's Katelin Holloway represents non-technical VCs pouring billions into space startups, betting operational chops will trump aerospace degrees as the industry shifts from rockets to lunar mining and orbital manufacturing.

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Behind the scenes and front-row access: Volunteer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 while you still can

With just over a month until TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 hits San Francisco, we’re calling on students, aspiring founders, marketers, and event pros to help the TechCrunch events team pull off one of the largest and most anticipated startup events of the year.

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`Appu, Pappu`: Bihar Deputy CM Accuses Tejashwi, Rahul Of `Destroying` Democracy

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday launched a scathing attack on the double-engine government of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal United (JDU) in Bihar, and asserted that the Nitish Kumar-led government would be voted out of power in the coming six months.

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