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Uber's India-Ready Expansion: $14.8B Delivery Hero Deal Set to Double Global Footprint
Uber to acquire Delivery Hero in $14.8B deal, creating a food delivery giant with a significant presence in India.

X Takes Strong Stance Against Content Theft, Protecting Creators' Rights
X cracks down on content theft, using AI to detect stolen content and redirecting payouts to original creators.

Dash into the Future: DoorDash Unveils CLI Beta for Developers and AI Agents
DoorDash introduces dd-cli, a command-line tool for developers and AI agents to search stores, build carts, and place orders. The limited beta marks a shift towards AI-friendly software development in the food delivery industry.

Musk Quietly Acquires APR Energy in $1B Deal to Power Grok Chatbot
Elon Musk has acquired APR Energy in a $1 billion deal to power xAI's Grok chatbot, highlighting the lengths to which AI companies will go to secure electricity. The deal also raises questions about governance and disclosure, as Musk acquired the company personally.

Conquest BITS Pilani Selects 22 Startups from Over 3,000 Applications for Its 2026 Cohort
Conquest, Asia's largest student-run startup accelerator, selects 22 startups from over 3,000 applications for its 2026 cohort, showcasing the diversity and potential of Indian entrepreneurship.

Telangana CM lays foundation for Amazon Data Centre, seeks Rs 1 lakh Cr investment
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of Amazon's Data Centre and urged the company to invest Rs 1 lakh crore by 2034 in the Bharat Future City, being develop

From a Question at 15 to a Granted Patent at 18: How Young Innovator Maheep Purohit Is Building AI for India's Critical Infrastructure
18-year-old Maheep Purohit's AI-powered pipeline integrity monitoring technology, AIPIS, has been granted an Indian patent, addressing critical infrastructure challenges in India and beyond.
BreakingGoogle Commits $8 Billion to India AI Infrastructure Over Five Years
Google will invest $8 billion in Indian data centres, TPU capacity and AI skilling — its largest single-country commitment outside the US.

UPI Goes Global: NPCI Signs Payment Corridors with 12 More Countries
India's UPI will soon work natively in 30+ countries as NPCI International signs new interoperability agreements across Southeast Asia, Africa and Europe.
India Semiconductor Mission: First Fab Plant to Come Up in Gujarat by 2027
India first commercial semiconductor fabrication plant breaks ground in Gujarat with Rs 85,000 crore investment.

AWS Announces Rs 15,585 Crore India Data Center Expansion
Amazon Web Services commits $1.9 billion to expand India infrastructure with three new availability zones across Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Delhi.

Razorpay Files for ₹9,000 Crore IPO, India's Largest Fintech Listing
Razorpay's draft papers reveal a profitable payments giant processing $180 billion annually — and set up India's biggest fintech listing yet.

Tata-Powerchip Fab Ships First Made-in-India 28nm Chips to Auto Makers
Two years ahead of its original schedule, the Dholera fab has shipped its first commercial 28nm silicon to Indian automotive customers.

CERT-In Mandates 6-Hour Breach Reporting for AI Systems Handling Personal Data
New cybersecurity directions require companies running AI systems on Indian personal data to report breaches within six hours and maintain 180-day logs.

The Indus Valley Playbook: Why India's AI Startups Should Not Copy Silicon Valley
Foundation models are a capital game India cannot win head-on. The opportunity is in the application layer — and in problems only India has.

Ather Crosses 1 Million Scooters as EV Two-Wheeler Share Hits 28%
Electric two-wheelers now account for 28% of all new two-wheeler sales in India, with Ather becoming the second OEM to cross the million-unit milestone.

Microsoft and iGoT Karmayogi Bring AI Copilots to 4 Million Civil Servants
The world's largest government AI deployment will put multilingual copilots in the workflow of every Indian central government employee.

Skyroot Puts 24 Satellites in Orbit in First Fully Commercial Vikram-2 Flight
The Hyderabad startup's Vikram-2 rocket delivered 24 satellites for customers from 8 countries, opening India's private launch services market.

PhysicsWallah Turns Profitable at Scale: Inside the EdTech Rebuild
While the 2022-era edtech giants shrank, PhysicsWallah quietly built a profitable hybrid model. Its FY26 numbers show what the sector got wrong.

Ola Electric Launches Rs 1 Lakh Electric Scooter for Tier 2 India
Ola Electric breaks the price barrier with a sub-Rs 1 lakh electric scooter targeting India 400 million Tier 2 and Tier 3 city residents.

Apollo's AI Radiology Network Now Reads 1 Million Scans a Month
Apollo Hospitals' AI-assisted radiology network has scaled to a million scans monthly, cutting reporting time for tier-2 cities from days to hours.

UPI Crosses 18 Billion Transactions in May 2026
India Unified Payments Interface processes a record 18 billion transactions worth Rs 20 lakh crore in a single month.
BreakingIndia Launches Rs 10,000 Crore AI Mission: Everything You Need to Know
The Government of India announced a historic Rs 10,000 crore IndiaAI Mission to position the country as a global AI powerhouse by 2030.

India's Gaming Industry Crosses $6 Billion as Real-Money Rules Settle
With regulatory clarity finally in place, India's gaming market crossed $6 billion — and the growth is shifting from real-money games to mid-core titles.

Blinkit Hits Rs 10,000 Crore ARR with 15-Minute Delivery Model
Quick commerce pioneer Blinkit reaches a major milestone as it expands to 100 Indian cities.

Nothing Moves Manufacturing of Global Phone Lines to Chennai
London-based Nothing will manufacture its entire global smartphone volume in Chennai, becoming the latest brand to make India its sole production base.

India DPDPA: A Practical Guide for Every Tech Startup
The DPDPA 2023 rules are now enforced. Here is what Indian startups must do immediately to avoid penalties up to Rs 250 crore.

Bengaluru Startup Raises $150M to Build India Answer to ChatGPT
Krutrim AI secured $150 million in Series C funding to develop multilingual AI models that understand all 22 official Indian languages.