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"Fastest Growing Company": Worker Praises 72-Hour Grind, Internet Pushes Back
- Tuesday September 16, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
An Indian engineer's praise for working up to 100 hours a week at AI startup Mercor has triggered online debate, with many users questioning the sustainability and ethics of extreme work culture in the tech world.
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Indian Employee Laid Off Two Days After Joining Company, Shares Heartbreaking Experience
- Tuesday September 9, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Abhinav Singh
A Reddit user was fired from their new job without severance, two days after joining the new firm.
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IIT Madras Professor Mitesh Khapra Named Among TIME's 100 Most Influential People In AI
- Wednesday September 3, 2025
- India News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
As co-founder of AI4Bharat, Mitesh Khapra's research and open-source datasets have empowered startups, courts, farmers, and government projects.
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India Deep Tech Investment Alliance Announced by US and Indian Equity Firms: 5 Things to Know
- Wednesday September 3, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
A consortium of Indian and US-based investors on Tuesday announced a new alliance to support and mentor deep tech startups in India. The coalition, called the India Deep Tech Investment Alliance (IDTA), brings together eight prominent equity firms from both countries with the aim of bolstering India-US deep tech collaboration.
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www.gadgets360.com
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"No Remote Work, No Drugs": 23-Year-Old Indian-Origin CEO Backs 72-Hour Workweek
- Tuesday September 2, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Greptile co-founder Daksh Gupta is fast emerging as the face of Silicon Valley's new "grindcore" work culture.
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www.ndtv.com
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One Falcon-9 Rocket, 2 Indian Startups Showcase India's Private Space Power
- Wednesday August 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla
In a landmark moment for India's burgeoning private space ecosystem, two home grown startups - Pixxel and Dhruva Space - successfully launched satellites aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.
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www.ndtv.com
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A Warning On Start-Up Valuations By Narayana Murthy-Owned Firm
- Tuesday August 26, 2025
- India News | Advait Palepu, Bloomberg
The family office of tech billionaire Narayana Murthy is growing cautious on startups in India, pointing to steep discounts driven by funds that need to exit their investments.
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Opinion | In Musk vs Altman, The Winner Might Just Be A Third Guy - Of Indian Roots
- Monday August 18, 2025
- Opinion | Madhavan Narayanan
Is the tail trying to wag the dog to build Aravind Srinivas's Perplexity? Or is it because the "other giants" in this tech race like to lift a David on their shoulders to fight a Goliath like ChatGPT?
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Indian Startup Founder Shares "Hiring Horror" Story: "We Got Completely Duped"
- Thursday August 14, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
Arshia Kaur, founder of beauty brand Tint Cosmetics, recently took to Instagram to share what she called a "hiring horror" story.
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Meet Ex-Tesla Executive Ganesh Venkataramanan Who Is Building DensityAI
- Tuesday August 12, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Indian-origin former Tesla executive Ganesh Venkataramanan has founded DensityAI, an AI startup developing chips, hardware, and software to power data centres for automotive, robotics, and AI applications.
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"Ignored Every Red Flag": Ex-Startup Employee Blames Toxic Work Culture After Suffering Heart Attack
- Friday August 1, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
Aformer startup employee claimed that he suffered a massive heart attack because of the toxic work culture in his office.
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www.ndtv.com
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Indian Woman Who Was Told She'll Never Make It To Google Now Works At The Tech Giant. See Viral Post
- Tuesday July 29, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
An Indian woman is making headlines after sharing about a past interview experience where she was mocked by a startup interviewer who claimed she would never make it to global tech giants like Google or Meta.
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www.ndtv.com
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"People Jumped With Joy When He Returned": PM Modi Praises Shubhanshu Shukla
- Sunday July 27, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed pride over the recent achievements by Indians in space, science, sports, and culture while addressing the 124th episode of his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat.'
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www.ndtv.com
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Google I/O Connect India 2025: Eight Indian Startups Showcased Applications Built With Google's AI Models
- Wednesday July 23, 2025
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by David Delima
Google's I/O Connect India 2025 event was held in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Besides announcing new AI-based tools and programmes for the Indian developer community, the tech giant has showcased applications built with Google’s AI models. Startups ranging from education and governance to commerce and media are using Google's Gemini and Gemma 3 mode...
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www.gadgets360.com
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"Fastest Growing Company": Worker Praises 72-Hour Grind, Internet Pushes Back
- Tuesday September 16, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
An Indian engineer's praise for working up to 100 hours a week at AI startup Mercor has triggered online debate, with many users questioning the sustainability and ethics of extreme work culture in the tech world.
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www.ndtv.com
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Indian Employee Laid Off Two Days After Joining Company, Shares Heartbreaking Experience
- Tuesday September 9, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Abhinav Singh
A Reddit user was fired from their new job without severance, two days after joining the new firm.
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www.ndtv.com
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IIT Madras Professor Mitesh Khapra Named Among TIME's 100 Most Influential People In AI
- Wednesday September 3, 2025
- India News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
As co-founder of AI4Bharat, Mitesh Khapra's research and open-source datasets have empowered startups, courts, farmers, and government projects.
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www.ndtv.com
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India Deep Tech Investment Alliance Announced by US and Indian Equity Firms: 5 Things to Know
- Wednesday September 3, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
A consortium of Indian and US-based investors on Tuesday announced a new alliance to support and mentor deep tech startups in India. The coalition, called the India Deep Tech Investment Alliance (IDTA), brings together eight prominent equity firms from both countries with the aim of bolstering India-US deep tech collaboration.
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www.gadgets360.com
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"No Remote Work, No Drugs": 23-Year-Old Indian-Origin CEO Backs 72-Hour Workweek
- Tuesday September 2, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Greptile co-founder Daksh Gupta is fast emerging as the face of Silicon Valley's new "grindcore" work culture.
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www.ndtv.com
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One Falcon-9 Rocket, 2 Indian Startups Showcase India's Private Space Power
- Wednesday August 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla
In a landmark moment for India's burgeoning private space ecosystem, two home grown startups - Pixxel and Dhruva Space - successfully launched satellites aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.
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www.ndtv.com
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A Warning On Start-Up Valuations By Narayana Murthy-Owned Firm
- Tuesday August 26, 2025
- India News | Advait Palepu, Bloomberg
The family office of tech billionaire Narayana Murthy is growing cautious on startups in India, pointing to steep discounts driven by funds that need to exit their investments.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | In Musk vs Altman, The Winner Might Just Be A Third Guy - Of Indian Roots
- Monday August 18, 2025
- Opinion | Madhavan Narayanan
Is the tail trying to wag the dog to build Aravind Srinivas's Perplexity? Or is it because the "other giants" in this tech race like to lift a David on their shoulders to fight a Goliath like ChatGPT?
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www.ndtv.com
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Indian Startup Founder Shares "Hiring Horror" Story: "We Got Completely Duped"
- Thursday August 14, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
Arshia Kaur, founder of beauty brand Tint Cosmetics, recently took to Instagram to share what she called a "hiring horror" story.
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www.ndtv.com
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Meet Ex-Tesla Executive Ganesh Venkataramanan Who Is Building DensityAI
- Tuesday August 12, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Indian-origin former Tesla executive Ganesh Venkataramanan has founded DensityAI, an AI startup developing chips, hardware, and software to power data centres for automotive, robotics, and AI applications.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Ignored Every Red Flag": Ex-Startup Employee Blames Toxic Work Culture After Suffering Heart Attack
- Friday August 1, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
Aformer startup employee claimed that he suffered a massive heart attack because of the toxic work culture in his office.
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www.ndtv.com
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Indian Woman Who Was Told She'll Never Make It To Google Now Works At The Tech Giant. See Viral Post
- Tuesday July 29, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
An Indian woman is making headlines after sharing about a past interview experience where she was mocked by a startup interviewer who claimed she would never make it to global tech giants like Google or Meta.
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www.ndtv.com
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"People Jumped With Joy When He Returned": PM Modi Praises Shubhanshu Shukla
- Sunday July 27, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed pride over the recent achievements by Indians in space, science, sports, and culture while addressing the 124th episode of his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat.'
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www.ndtv.com
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Google I/O Connect India 2025: Eight Indian Startups Showcased Applications Built With Google's AI Models
- Wednesday July 23, 2025
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by David Delima
Google's I/O Connect India 2025 event was held in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Besides announcing new AI-based tools and programmes for the Indian developer community, the tech giant has showcased applications built with Google’s AI models. Startups ranging from education and governance to commerce and media are using Google's Gemini and Gemma 3 mode...
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www.gadgets360.com