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AMD has acquired World Labs, the AI startup founded by computer vision pioneer Li Fei-Fei, as the chipmaker doubles down on robotics and physical AI.
Reporting: msn.com
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Anthropic has spent months telling startups it won’t build products that compete with theirs. One founder isn’t convinced.
Reporting: sifted.eu
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Bobby Healy, founder and CEO of drone delivery startup Manna, has moved to Oklahoma, telling Sifted that the US is “open for business” while Europe is not.
Reporting: sifted.eu
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According to reports, the raise accounted for a significant portion of the $175.48 million raised across Asian startups that week.
Reporting: techloy.com
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India’s mobile retailers are shutting shop for a day on October 2, protesting the reintroduction of merchant discount rates (MDR) on UPI transactions above ₹2,000.
Reporting: inc42.com
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At DevSparks Chennai 2026, Kewyn George, a leader in India’s global capability centers (GCCs), outlined a quiet but decisive shift.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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Anthropic has filed for what could become a landmark public listing for a frontier AI lab.
Reporting: msn.com
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Databricks has acquired Row Zero, the Seattle cloud spreadsheet startup built by ex-AWS engineers to handle millions of rows without performance issues.
Reporting: msn.com
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Kunal Shrestha, VP of Product at Responsive, told developers at DevSparks Chennai 2026 that trust—not technical specs—will be the deciding factor in AI-era tool adoption.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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Palo Alto Networks’ acquisition of CyberArk Software, reported today, appears to be part of a trend in the AI agent identity security space.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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India’s seed-stage startup ecosystem is shrinking.
Reporting: analyticsindiamag.com
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Mavi has emerged from stealth with $4 million to build accounting teams tailored for enterprises adopting AI.
Reporting: androguider.com
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