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AI coding’s shift: more review, less typing
AI coding assistants are quietly rewriting the job description of enterprise software engineers.
Reporting: inc42.com
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DoorDash bets big on India with 3,000-headcount Hyderabad hub
DoorDash has opened its first India office in Hyderabad, starting with 500 employees and aiming to expand to 3,000 within two years.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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Indigenous workers show faster AI adoption trends—report
The finding, first highlighted by BetaKit.
Reporting: betakit.com
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Stegra swaps CEO amid green steel capital crunch
Swedish green steel startup Stegra has brought in a Wallenberg-backed executive as CEO while admitting it needs more cash to finish its flagship plant.
Reporting: tech.eu
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AI-made cologne tests physical AI risks beyond governance
A Chicago-based entrepreneur has launched what appears to be one of the first commercial fragrances designed entirely by an AI agent.
Reporting: sifted.eu
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Imagi founder Dora Palfi’s daily grind goes viral among operators
Imagi, the edtech startup that sells programmable toys for girls, has spent years quietly shipping hardware and iterating its curriculum.
Reporting: sifted.eu
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AI’s Climate Week dominance fuels tension in climate tech
Climate Week in New York this year was overshadowed by AI.
Reporting: msn.com
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Hong Kong woos European founders amid AI IPO push
Hong Kong’s government has flown a team of young European founders to southern China, part of a campaign to position the city as a launchpad for global startups.
Reporting: scmp.com
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Zenithon raises $10M for extreme-physics AI world models
Zenithon, the UK-based AI lab building world models for extreme physics.
Reporting: tech.eu
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WRO-backed student robotics teams secure Aramco funding
Reports indicate that student teams from the World Robot Olympiad’s STEM Entrepreneur Program may have secured project funding and mentorship from Aramco.
Reporting: latestly.com
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Gravity raises $15M as Livspace alumni target home interiors
Gravity, the home interiors startup founded by former Livspace cofounder Saurabh Jain, has raised $15 million in equity and debt.
Reporting: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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Onomondo raises €100M+ to scale global IoT infrastructure
Copenhagen-based IoT connectivity provider Onomondo has secured over €100 million in a combined investment led by Aspirity Partners.
Reporting: tech.eu
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Swiggy opens commerce to third-party AI agents
Swiggy is enabling external AI agents to access its commerce services, Inc42 reported.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Razorpay’s resilience playbook: planning for India’s infrastructure gaps
Inc42 reported comments from Razorpay’s engineering head Prabhu Ram.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Northeast startups target local pain points, not unicorn dreams
Five startups from India’s Northeast are quietly solving problems they grew up with—chronic power cuts, absent rural healthcare, contaminated water, language barriers.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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Ahron raises €2.2M as AI HR automation race tightens
Munich-based HR automation startup Ahron has raised €2.2 million in a seed round led by Cusp Capital, with participation from HR-focused angels.
Reporting: tech.eu
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Indian startups overlook insurance as funding gap persists
Indian startups are leaving themselves exposed.
Reporting: theweek.in
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Karnataka bets on tier-2 hubs to diversify tech beyond Bengaluru
Karnataka’s government has approved the establishment of Global Technology Centres in Belagavi and Hubballi.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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Veridion’s $20M bet on real-time business data
Veridion, a startup mapping over 600 million companies worldwide with AI-powered real-time updates, has raised $20 million in Series A funding.
Reporting: sifted.eu
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Coverfox founder pushes back on IRDAI’s commission cap
The pushback, reported by Inc42, follows the regulator’s draft rules released last month, which have drawn attention for their potential impact on the sector.
Reporting: inc42.com
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