AI voice startup ElevenLabs doubles valuation to $22B

The $300 million employee tender was co-led by Wellington and T. Rowe Price.

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UP Assembly elections 2027: SP alliance locked in, but why are BJP MLAs knocking on Akhilesh’s door?

Dropping a bombshell, the Samajwadi Party chief revealed that several BJP MLAs are in touch with him.

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15.75 lakh applied, 4,543 selected: Why did High Court freeze UP SI appointments?

The case involves objections over changes to exam questions and answers. The next hearing is scheduled for October 5.

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Here’s why OpenAI is absent from Nvidia’s industry-wide effort to end rogue AI agents

OpenAI isn't a public supporter of Nvidia's Open Agent Safety Platform, but it is privately working with Nvidia, TechCrunch has learned.

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‘Reward CEC with Bharat Ratna, make him president’: Omar Abdullah takes jibe at Election Commission

Speaking on the sidelines of the J&K International Buyer-Seller Meet in Srinagar, Abdullah also spoke about the Election Commission, the recently concluded autumn session of the J&K Assembly and his government’s recent initiatives.

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Tesla delays Roadster 2 event again due to bad weather

Tesla says the event "can only be held outdoors," as it's expected to show the car flying in some form using SpaceX thrusters.

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Nvidia launches new platform for reining in rogue AI agents

As the debate rages over whether the recent spate of rogue AI agents is a step toward AGI or a more conventional engineering problem, Nvidia is offering its own answer to problem. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Monday introduced a toolkit of software and hardware products that add independent security layers around AI agents to […]

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Stock Market Crash: Rs 7 lakh crore wiped out in 7 hours; Sensex falls 1,124 points | DNA Explained

The Sensex plunged 1,124 points as investors lost around ₹7 lakh crore in seven hours, amid rising crude oil prices, foreign fund outflows and continued US-Iran tensions.

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Can Muse overcome Meta’s trust issues?

On Equity, we discussed how Meta's AI announcement managed to steal the spotlight from OpenAI and Anthropic.

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Bank strike called off: Will banks open on Monday? What customers need to know

The nationwide bank strike planned for September 28-30 has been deferred after late-night talks between UFBU and IBA. Banks are expected to operate normally from Monday as talks continue over a five-day banking week and other demands.

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`Samosa seller gave me food for free`: Why India`s richest MLA spent a day begging on Mumbai streets

BJP MLA Parag Shah, with declared assets of Rs 3,383 crore, dressed as a beggar in Ghatkopar, Mumbai. Read to know the reason. 

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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov backs India’s permanent UN Security Council seat, opposes more Western expansion

While there is broad support for modernising the Security Council, divisions remain over individual candidatures, regional allocations and the veto system.

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TikTok agrees to pay at least $100M in Alabama settlement

TikTok will pay Alabama at least $100 million in a settlement tied to allegations that the short-form video platform misled users about safety and was designed to addict children.

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PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti calls for Jantar Mantar protest on voter rolls

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti has urged "secular-minded" Indians to join protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on September 29 over alleged voter deletions and demolition of religious sites.

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Meta’s AI Tamagotchi bet is…working?

When AI leaders at OpenAI and Anthropic started talking about “pacing the frontier,” maybe someone should have asked: what pace? Now it’s turned into model drop week for both companies as Anthropic rolled out Opus 5.5, followed by OpenAI’s GPT-6 model updates just 90 minutes later. But the company that stole the spotlight was Meta, whose personal AI agent Muse is reportedly outpacing ChatGPT’s early numbers and is headed for smart glasses and […]

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Israel versus 75 nations: Inside Benjamin Netanyahu`s defiant UNGA address | DNA

Read the full analysis of Benjamin Netanyahu's defiant UNGA address where he stood alone against 75 nations, tackled regional critics, and utilized sharp visual props.  

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97 Goa voters, 8 emails, ECINet row: Why Rahul Gandhi wants CEC to resign | DNA

Rahul Gandhi accused Kumar of overriding concerns within the Election Commission and offered him the chance to become an "approver", or government witness, if an investigation is launched into the alleged irregularities.

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Meet Feather, the startup building the ‘Android of robotics’ for developers

Feather is betting on a customizable, $30,000 platform built for software developers.

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VC firm Bessemer now has another $5.75B to invest in (what else?) AI

The VC firm says that AI-native companies are growing faster than any technology, ever.

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Enveda secures $311M to bring more nature-derived AI drugs into clinical trials

The round valued the AI biotech at $2 billion. It is currently testing drugs that treat skin conditions and preserve weight loss after stopping GLP-1s.

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Modal Motors is trying to cut China out of electric motors entirely

The startup is working on small, light motors with no rare earth magnets that are suited for drones, fans, and robots.

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DNA Analysis: Can weight-loss drugs cause vision loss? What US patients allege

In today's episode of DNA,  Zee News Managing Editor Rahul Sinh explains reports about weight-loss injections causing sudden eye damage and what patients in India need to know.

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a16z is challenging Silicon Valley’s love for drop-outs by launching a school

This academy for promising high school grads is somewhere between a trade school, Y Combinator, and Peter Thiel's Fellowship Program.

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Trump and Xi Jinping summit: Why Artificial Intelligence is top agenda | DNA

Discover why artificial intelligence has become the core agenda item for the upcoming Trump and Xi Jinping summit. Explore insights from Zee News DNA on US-China tech rivalry, security frameworks, and global digital order.  

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Discover what’s next: 5 days left to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket

Five days left to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass + 50% off a second one. Join 10,000+ founders, investors, and operators at San Francisco’s Moscone West, October 13-15. Grab your ticket savings before prices go up on September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

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Kairos Power gets up to $100M from Samsung group to build nuclear reactor for Google

Future Google supplier Kairos Power inked a deal with Samsung C&T to help build its first 50 megawatt nuclear power plant.

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Five wars raging across multiple regions put global economy and security under strain | DNA

The world is spending around Rs 460 million every minute on preparations for war, while countries are spending nearly $3 trillion on weapons alone.

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Tata Trusts says Tata Sons board resolution on Chandrasekaran reappointment invalid - what`s the matter

Tata Trusts has said Tata Sons’ September 17 board resolution to reappoint N Chandrasekaran as chairman was invalid because it lacked the required support from the Trusts’ nominee directors under the company’s Articles of Association.

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Elon Musk’s latest Boring Company pitch involves a Hyperloop between Austin and San Antonio

Many of The Boring Company's announced project have not materialized.

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Vocci’s ring adds a new form factor to meeting note-taking

Vocci's lightweight ring costs $249, and might pose some privacy questions

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Delhi voter roll SIR: Why Rekha Gupta, Kejriwal, Dhankar and other VVIPs flagged in 33-lakh EC notice list

The election authorities have said that prominent political leaders and other well-known people listed for verification will not necessarily have to appear personally at hearing centres. Electoral registration officers can identify such cases and ask BLOs to visit their registered addresses for verification.

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Flock reportedly tries to shrink workforce with employee buyouts

Without buyouts, Flock would "almost certainly" need to lay off staff.

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Trump suggests rebranding AI with a new name, says he’s also creating an AI Force

Trump claimed, without evidence, that the AI backlash is a Democratic hoax.

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New UPI charges from October 15: Will it push customers back to cash and ATMs?

A 0.4 per cent charge on UPI transactions above Rs 2,000 is set to come into effect from October 15. However, visuals circulating on social media show some petrol pumps and CNG stations refusing UPI payments above the specified amount. Customers are being asked to use cash, debit cards or credit cards instead.

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Y Combinator insurance tech alum Angle Health hits $2.7B valuation

Angle Health has grown to 5,000 customers and become profitable, by helping small businesses get "level-funded" health insurance.

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World model companies are keeping a lot of secrets

Everyone in the world-models space is sitting on a pile of cash and a ton of buzz, but good luck getting anyone — from the founders to their own data suppliers — to tell you what they're actually building.

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A new kind of AI model from a ChatGPT inventor is thrilling developers

Jev, a new kind of AI model, is showing developers a cheaper and faster path to software intelligence.

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Microsoft exec called AI scraping ‘the largest theft of labor in human history,’ new unredacted filings reveal

Newly unsealed court filings show Microsoft privately called OpenAI's data practices "theft" while both companies scraped paywalled Times content, built datasets from it, and warned internally it would gut publishers.

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DNA Decodes: India`s stance on Trump`s 100% tariff threat and whether New Delhi will snap ties if the US imposes the duties

In today’s episode of DNA, Zee News Managing Editor Rahul Sinha decodes the escalating India-US trade standoff after the U.S. House passed a bill empowering President Donald Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on countries importing Russian crude oil.

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Waymo restarts San Antonio service 5 months after flooding troubles

The company suspended service in the city in April after one of its robotaxis got swept away.

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A historic alliance for a new kashmir: Shia and Sunni leaders unite under MMU to combat drugs and extremism

In a historic shift, Islamic scholars across sects in Jammu and Kashmir have united under the MMU to transform mosques into community counseling and social reform hubs.

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Automattic’s interim CEO and legal chief signed reciprocal severance deals during Mullenweg’s brief ouster

CFO Mark Davies and legal chief Andy Missan signed each other’s severance agreements while Matt Mullenweg was on leave, providing a year of salary and additional equity vesting if their departures qualify for the benefits.

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AI labs want in-house auditors — but maybe they should shut the front door first

There may be a simpler and more effective fix for rogue agents, hiding in plain sight.

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DNA Explains: Pakistan`s PNS Hunain collides with Indian Navy warship -Deliberate provocation or maritime mistake?

PNS Hunain collided with an Indian Navy warship in the Arabian Sea. DNA explains the 1991 agreement breach, BrahMos firepower, and the Gray Zone strategy behind the incident.

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The AI data center boom is colliding with cities scarred by big industry

National outcry against data center construction has spread to Philadelphia, where officials suggested possible construction in a neighborhood already impacted by a now-defunct oil refinery.

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Meta now lets AI agents handle the boring parts of WhatsApp Business setup

A new WhatsApp Business MCP server lets developers use AI coding agents like Claude, Cursor, Codex, and ChatGPT to handle setup, messaging templates, testing, and troubleshooting.

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US data centers could consume more natural gas than Germany and Japan combined by 2035

The AI frenzy could push U.S. data centers to become one of the largest consumers of natural gas in the world.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang tells Trump ‘we’re not going to let [an AI slowdown] happen’

Though Elon Musk and Sam Altman have supported Dario Amodei's calls to slow the pace of AI development, Jensen Huang seems to feel differently.

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OpenAI buys smartphone camera maker Glass Imaging for $300 million, report says

Glass Imaging was founded by a pair of former Apple engineers who previously led the team that developed Apple's Portrait Mode.

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AI infrastructure company Cornelis raises $205M to chip away at Nvidia’s dominance

Cornelis, a company creating networking technology to help AI chips communicate more effectively, announced Monday that it has raised $205 million.

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Balaghat child deaths raise questions over malnutrition, healthcare and government response | DNA

Meanwhile the civil surgeon of the area’s largest government hospital has also said there is no particular disease affecting the region.

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Insight Partners’ Devin Parekh on why the firm is diversifying while everyone else bets the farm on OpenAI and Anthropic

Insight Partners' Devin Parekh opens up about losing Legora to General Catalyst, why he's fine holding stakes in rival AI labs, and why — even as everyone else piles into OpenAI and Anthropic — his $90 billion firm is deliberately staying diversified.

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The 9 buzziest startups from Y Combinator’s latest Demo Day, according to VCs

From floating reactors to brain chips: VCs picked their favorite YC startups from the summer batch.

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What’s behind the AI industry’s latest warnings of doom?

On Equity, we discussed the AI industry's latest debate about whether it poses an existential threat to humanity.

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Vegan gala dinner takes centre stage at BRICS Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi

The multi-course dinner began with a selection of starters, including Khandvi Mille-Feuille, made with delicate steamed gram-flour rolls tempered with mustard, coconut, and curry leaves. It was served with kesar mango, micro-greens, and a light yoghurt-style dressing.

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Final, final, final call for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Side Events

The absolute last chance to apply to host an official Side Event during TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is tonight, September 11, at 11:59 p.m. PT.

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Kimi-maker Moonshot AI targets $2B in annual revenue

While K3's usage figures have declined slightly in recent months, OpenRouter data currently shows as many as 300 billion tokens being generated each day by K3 models on the system.

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Central Eurasia names its 2026 Road to Battlefield winners: Cerberus, WeGlobal AI, and LOOQ

Cerberus, WeGlobal AI, and LOOQ took the top three spots at the regional final of Road to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 2026 and will represent Central Eurasia in the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco this October.

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From weakest link to key player: How India strengthened its position in BRICS

When BRICS was established in 2006, India's GDP growth rate was above 9 per cent. However, by 2012-13, growth had fallen to around 5 per cent, leading to growing concerns over India's economic prospects. Western media, economists and rating agencies began describing India as the weakest link in BRICS, with some even questioning whether the country should remain part of the grouping.

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Meta’s AI agent Muse is now the No. 2 app in the US

Meta's newest app Muse is off to a slower start than the company's other apps, like Meta AI or Threads.

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Proxima Fusion bets €140M on a critical fusion ingredient dominated by Asian suppliers

Proxima Fusion said Wednesday it plans to build a €140 million ($162.6 million) factory to produce fusion-grade high-temperature superconducting (HTS) tape, which will provide the startup with key component to its reactor design.

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Shocking the west, will Putin hand India keys to Russia`s Su-57 stealth jet? Here`s what experts say

The Su-57 could help address India’s fighter squadron shortage as the Air Force waits for 114 Rafales and the AMCA. Experts says a possible deal will also depend on how India handles the risk of US sanctions.

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Harvey hits $15.5B valuation, months after reaching $11B

The legal AI startup and VC darling has nearly doubled its valuation in nine months.

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Backstab at UN? New world map cuts Arunachal, Aksai Chin from India, marks them ‘disputed territory’

The map also marks the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir and includes a note on the unresolved status of the region. India says its support for the UN resolution did not approve any specific map or border depiction.

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The Exploration Company nabs $450 million to challenge SpaceX

The Exploration Company (TEC) has raised $450 million to build reusable spacecraft, in what it describes as “the largest-ever Series C by a European space company.”

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Meta debuts its Muse AI agent. Will consumers trust it?

Meta's new personal AI agent Muse wants access to users' email, calendars, payments, health services, and more — making the company's biggest consumer AI bet yet a major test of whether people still trust Meta with their data.

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Tales of memory, identity and home: 5 Kashmir films selected for International Film Festival of J&K

The four-day festival will feature stories on Kashmiri migrant life, traditional woodcarving, childhood memories and the region’s past.

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Eric Wu’s newest company, out of stealth since May, is going after construction’s labor crunch

Eric Wu, who built and ran Opendoor before stepping away in 2022, has had his new company, NavigateAI, out of stealth since May — building AI copilots that give construction workers real-time, hands-free guidance through smartphones and Meta's AI glasses, backed by $25 million from Elad Gil, Khosla Ventures, and Lennar to tackle a labor shortage severe enough that data center projects alone now need 4,000 to 5,000 workers apiece.

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Is Punjab the next Dubai? Minister woos UAE investors with big offer

Talks in Dubai explored joint ventures and direct investment opportunities between Punjab and UAE-based businesses.

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Opaque recurrence, and other AI terms that you should probably know

The rise of AI has brought an avalanche of new terms and slang. Here is a glossary with definitions of some of the most important words and phrases you might encounter.

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Delhi building collapse: 7 lakh students, 8,000 rooms – how DU’s massive hostel shortage is forcing students into illegal ‘death-trap’ PGs

The Delhi High Court has ordered checks of private hostels, asking authorities to verify permissions, building rules and student numbers. Five MCD officials have also been suspended.

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Authors push back as publishers and agents make claims on Anthropic settlement

Authors say publishers seem to be claiming more than their fair share of settlement payments.

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Satya Niketan building collapse: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta orders magisterial inquiry

The building, used as a PG accommodation for students, was around 40 to 50 years old and had a basement and five upper floors, Delhi Police said. Renovation work was allegedly being carried out on the ground floor when the structure collapsed. Earlier, police had said repair work was underway in the basement.

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Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and Microsoft

Two more news organizations are suing OpenAI and Microsoft over the supposed use of their journalism to train AI.

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Hikers rescued after using Google Gemini for planning

The sheriff’s office said the hikers “were advised by Gemini to bring far less food and water than their group required."

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From `Naraz Fufa` jibe to `Jhooth ki goonj` swipe: Top quotes from PM Modi`s speech at SRCC

The Prime Minister was at SRCC to mark its centenary celebrations, returning to the campus for the first time since 2013, when he had visited as Gujarat's chief minister.

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XDOF, just three months out of stealth, is in talks for a Series B at a $1.2B valuation

The round is being raised just months after the robot data startup exited from stealth.

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OpenAI’s rogue agents keep escaping, with no formal process to investigate them

OpenAI’s latest agent swarm incident adds urgency to calls for independent investigations as researchers and lawmakers question whether AI labs should control the scope of their own safety reviews.

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AI compute provider Nscale is looking for $3.5B in pre-IPO financing

Nscale, which recently struck a $45 billion deal with Anthropic, is in talks to raise additional funds in anticipation of an upcoming IPO.

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Will Super El Niño steal winter’s chill in India this year? Here`s what UN says

A United Nations report prepared by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says the El Niño effect is expected to continue until February 2027. El Niño generally ends by September or October, but its extended duration this time could influence weather patterns from Asia and Australia to the Americas.

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Vanishing coast: How Arabian Sea is eating up land, farms and wells in Gujarat`s Valsad

As rising seawater turns farmland salty and swallows historical boundaries, low-lying coastal villages in South Gujarat are losing their livelihoods to rapid shoreline retreat. While residents push for immediate concrete sea walls to shield their homes, environmental experts warn that curbing illegal sand mining is the only way to address the root cause.

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Abliteration.ai is making a business out of removing AI guardrails

Abliteration.AI is making powerful AI models without guardrails easier to access, arguing that giving defenders the same tools as bad actors could ultimately improve cybersecurity.

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Weather alert: IMD sounds alarm for 14 states – is your district in heavy rain zone on Sept 4?

Several parts of India are likely to witness heavy rain on September 4, with Delhi-NCR, UP, Bihar, MP and West Bengal among the affected areas. Rain is expected to continue in parts of north, central and eastern India through the coming days.

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Delivery Hero board backs Uber’s $15B takeover bid

If approved, the combined company would become one of the largest food delivery platforms in the world.

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Will Dalit Christians now get reservation? What the Constitution and Courts say DNA explains

At present, the Kerala government provides reservation to converted Christians under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota.

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Who is John Ternus, the new Apple CEO?

Starting on September 1, Ternus will lead one of the world's most valuable companies, but if you're not a dedicated Apple enthusiast, you've probably never heard of this man, who has largely remained out of the spotlight until now.

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Congress files 123 FIRs across Uttarakhand over Kharge ‘purification’ row – here’s who came up with the idea

The FIRs were filed against the Shri Ram Sena Dharmarth Seva Nyas. Uttarakhand Congress chief Ganesh Godiyal revealed who coined the idea and how it was executed.

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Nepal flash flood and the number `26`: The events in history that make this date `unlucky`

The 26th has appeared in the dates of major earthquakes, floods, terror attacks and deadly accidents across the world. India also has several major tragedies in its history that occurred on the 26th.

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