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The quiet funding shift: Why startups are racing to offer employee liquidity
Startups are increasingly turning to secondary transactions to let employees cash out shares before an exit.
Reporting: sifted.eu
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Supreme Court keeps UPI MDR alive—fintech’s quiet regulatory win
The Supreme Court has declined to block the reintroduction of merchant discount rates (MDR) on UPI transactions above ₹2,000.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Supreme Court keeps UPI MDR alive—fintech’s quiet win
The Supreme Court has declined to stay the reintroduction of merchant discount rates (MDR) on UPI transactions above ₹2,000.
Reporting: inc42.com
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AMD acquires Li Fei-Fei’s World Labs in robotics AI push
AMD has acquired World Labs, the AI startup founded by a prominent computer scientist, in a deal that sharpens its focus on robotics and physical AI.
Reporting: msn.com
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AMD buys Li Fei-Fei’s World Labs in AI robotics gambit
AMD has acquired World Labs, the AI startup founded by computer vision pioneer Li Fei-Fei, in a move that sharpens its focus on robotics and physical AI.
Reporting: msn.com
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SiMa.ai secures $150M for low-power AI chips at $1.45B valuation
SiMa.ai has raised $150 million in a funding round that values the company at $1.45 billion.
Reporting: ventureburn.com
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India’s fintech shift: AI-driven wealth advice fills gap beyond payments
India’s fintech sector is quietly moving beyond payments and credit.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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India’s GenAI talent gap leaves upskilling push short of demand
TeamLease Digital’s latest report lays bare a widening chasm in India’s tech talent pool.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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RemoteThreat emerges with $7M for offensive cyber ops platform
RemoteThreat Inc. has exited stealth with $7 million in funding for its offensive cyber operations platform, targeting enterprise red teams and U.S. government customers.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Bharat Housing Network raises $5M for clean tech financing
Bharat Housing Network has raised $5 million from an impact investor, the firm confirmed.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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Anthropic’s IPO prospectus stakes claim on AI’s industrial-scale future
Anthropic has filed for an IPO.
Reporting: msn.com
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19-year-old’s $3M AI memory startup tests founder-market fit
Dhravya Shah, a 19-year-old college dropout, has raised $3 million for Supermemory AI, a startup building an AI-powered memory layer that indexes emails, chats.
Reporting: msn.com
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