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India’s fintech moves beyond UPI to micro‑banking
India’s fintech sector is shifting from UPI‑centric payments to broader financial inclusion, leveraging human‑assisted services, micro‑banking hubs, Aadhaar‑based biometrics, embedded finance, and dat
Oracle Cuts 10,000 India Jobs in 30K Global Layoffs
Oracle has cut approximately 10,000 jobs in India—roughly 20% of its Indian workforce—as part of a global restructuring affecting 30,000 employees, with the company redirecting savings toward AI data
California suspends VC diversity data law before deadline
California's Department of Financial Protection and Innovation suspended enforcement of a 2023 law requiring venture capital firms to report demographic data about their portfolio company founders, ju
Nvidia's New App Auto-Compiles Shaders During Idle
Nvidia's latest beta App introduces an Auto Shader Compilation feature that precompiles game shaders while the PC is idle, aiming to cut runtime shader compilation after driver updates and reduce load
OpenAI $122B Funding Sets Record as VC Hits $297B
Global venture capital poured $297 billion into startups in Q1 2026, a 2.5‑fold jump from the previous quarter, driven largely by four mega‑deals that alone comprised over 60 % of the total worldwide.
Meta's 10 gas plants will emit 12.4M tons of CO2 yearly
Meta is funding 10 natural gas power plants in Louisiana to power its $27 billion Hyperion AI data center, a buildout TechCrunch calculates will emit 12.4 million metric tons of CO2 annually — 50% mor
A.I. Companies Shatter Fund-Raising Records, as Boom Accelerates
The artificial intelligence sector experienced an unprecedented surge in the first quarter of 2026, with companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Waymo collectively securing nearly $300 billion in fundin
Hasbro Confirms Network Breach, Flags Delivery Delays
Hasbro disclosed that its network was accessed without authorization, prompting a security filing and warning that the breach may delay product shipments for weeks; the company said its operations rem
Enterprises Shift From Blocking AI to Securing Sessions
Enterprise security teams are shifting from blocking AI tools to governing the browser session itself, as a 'Workaround Economy' of unsanctioned tools and browser extensions has made traditional block
PS6 Handheld Beats Xbox Series S in Performance, PSSR 3 Tops DLSS 4.5
The upcoming PS6 Handheld is reportedly more powerful than the Xbox Series S in both rasterization and ray tracing, with its PSSR 3 upscaling expected to surpass NVIDIA’s DLSS 4.5 in image quality.
SpaceX Confidentially Files for $1.75T+ IPO
SpaceX has confidentially filed for an IPO targeting a June listing at a $1.75T+ valuation and a potential ~$75B raise, positioning it as the largest IPO in history.
Q1 2026 Venture Funding Hits $300B Record On AI Boom
Q1 2026 shattered venture funding records as investors poured $300 billion into 6,000 startups globally, with AI capturing 80% of the spend — a single quarter that nearly matched all of 2025.
Baidu Robotaxis Freeze in Wuhan, Snarling Traffic
Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxis froze mid-street across Wuhan on Tuesday, trapping passengers and causing at least one accident in snarled traffic, with local reports saying 100+ vehicles went dark.
U.S. AI firms draw $194B, dwarf global rivals
U.S. AI firms captured three‑quarters of global AI investment in 2024, securing $194 billion and cementing a widening funding gap that leaves other nations, especially China and India, scrambling for
ChatGPT Gets WIRED's Product Picks Wrong
WIRED tested ChatGPT's revamped product recommendation features and found the chatbot confidently inserted phantom, outdated, and untested products as WIRED's top picks across TVs, headphones, and lap
Apple Backports iOS 18 Patches for DarkSword Exploit
Apple is pushing out security patches for iOS 18 to protect users from the DarkSword iPhone-hacking tool, marking a rare reversal of its long-standing refusal to backport fixes to older operating syst
OpenAI Raises Additional $12 Billion in Funding
OpenAI has significantly expanded its latest funding round, raising an additional $12 billion to reach a total of $122 billion, valuing the company at $730 billion. This substantial investment for Ope
AI seed startups command $40‑$45M valuations
AI‑focused seed startups are now routinely securing $40‑$45 million post‑money valuations, with investors paying premium check sizes and demanding early revenue and enterprise traction, while founders
Samsung Galaxy S26 Photo Assist Adds AI Prompt Editing
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 now ships with Photo Assist, an AI‑powered editor that accepts natural‑language prompts, blocks harmful content, but delivers uneven, often cartoonish results and subtly degrades
Whoop Hits $10.1B Valuation With $575M Round
Wearable fitness company Whoop closed a $575 million Series G at a $10.1 billion valuation, nearly tripling its worth from 2021 and underscoring continued investor appetite for data-driven subscriptio
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