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French Groom Sells 26 Ad Spots On His Tuxedo To Cover Wedding Costs, Internet Applauds Creativity
- Thursday October 30, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Ritu Singh
On October 25, Dagobert Renouf tied the knot while wearing a tuxedo covered in ads from more than 20 companies.
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Techie Gets Salary Hike Just Four Months After Joining Company, Internet Stunned
- Tuesday October 7, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Astitva Raj
In the post, the tech professional explained that he joined a mid-sized PBC, a fully remote company, about 4 months ago.
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Bengaluru Auto Driver Claims He Owns 2 Houses And Earns Rs 2-3 Lakh A Month, Internet In Disbelief
- Sunday October 5, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Ritu Singh
Akash Anandani struck up a conversation with the auto driver after noticing his Apple Watch and AirPods.
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Satellite Startup Spacecoin Sends Data Through Space In Bid To Rival Starlink
- Wednesday October 1, 2025
- Science | Reuters
US startup Spacecoin said it had successfully sent secured information through space in what it said was a first for the industry as the firm tries to show it can offer an alternative to Starlink's satellite internet service.
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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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Grok Code Fast 1 With Agentic Coding Capabilities Released; Users Get One Week of Free Access
- Friday August 29, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by David Delima
Grok Code Fast 1, a new lightweight coding-focused artificial intelligence (AI) model, was released by xAI on Thursday. The Elon Musk-owned AI startup highlighted that this model comes with agentic capabilities and is designed as a full-stack coding agent that can be used to build both the backend and the front-end of a software.
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Beatoven.ai Unveils Maestro AI Music Generation Model, Announces Revenue-Sharing for Artists
- Wednesday August 27, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Beatoven.ai, a Bengaluru-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup focused on music generation, unveiled its first in-house AI Model on Wednesday. Dubbed Maestro, it is a music model that can generate instrumental tracks across various genres based on text prompts. The company claims that the large language model (LLM) was only trained on fully li...
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Perplexity to Reportedly Expand Its Revenue Sharing Programme for Publishers to Comet Browser
- Tuesday August 26, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Rohan Pal
Perplexity, the Silicon Valley-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup, has reportedly expanded its revenue-sharing programme for publishers. As per the report, the company will now compensate media houses and website publishers when their content appears on the Comet web browser’s AI searches. The expansion follows last year’s announcement ...
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Elon Musk’s xAI Sues Apple, OpenAI Alleging Anticompetitive Conduct
- Tuesday August 26, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by David Delima
Elon Musk-owned artificial intelligence (AI) startup xAI filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Apple on Monday. The legal complaint has been registered in the US federal court in Texas, and alleges the two companies of anticompetitive conduct and conspiracy to monopolise the market for smartphones and generative AI chatbots.
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"Can't Work Here": Delhi Employee Walks Out Of Startup On First Day Of Job, Internet Reacts
- Wednesday August 20, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Ritu Singh
According to a viral X post, the employee initially ignored calls from the company but later told HR he simply couldn't work there.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Compares AI Hype to Dot-Com Bubble, Warns ‘Someone’s Gonna Get Burned’: Report
- Wednesday August 20, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly admitted last week that the ongoing excitement around the generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology resembles the 1990s dot-com bubble. As per the report, Altman made the comments during an interview with a group of journalists, and highlighted that investors funding AI startups at high valuations could get...
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Perplexity Reportedly Offers to Buy Google Chrome for More Than Its Own Valuation
- Wednesday August 13, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Perplexity on Tuesday launched an audacious bid to buy the Google Chrome browser in its entirety, according to a report. The Aravind Srinivas-led company is said to have offered Google $34.5 billion (roughly Rs. 3.02 lakh crore) for the rights to the world’s most popular web browser, a sum which is even higher...
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AI Startup Perplexity Makes $34.5 Billion Offer To Buy Google Chrome
- Wednesday August 13, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Perplexity AI offered Google on Tuesday $34.5 billion for its popular Chrome web browser, which the internet giant could potentially be forced to sell as part of antitrust proceedings.
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French Groom Sells 26 Ad Spots On His Tuxedo To Cover Wedding Costs, Internet Applauds Creativity
- Thursday October 30, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Ritu Singh
On October 25, Dagobert Renouf tied the knot while wearing a tuxedo covered in ads from more than 20 companies.
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www.ndtv.com
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Techie Gets Salary Hike Just Four Months After Joining Company, Internet Stunned
- Tuesday October 7, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Astitva Raj
In the post, the tech professional explained that he joined a mid-sized PBC, a fully remote company, about 4 months ago.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru Auto Driver Claims He Owns 2 Houses And Earns Rs 2-3 Lakh A Month, Internet In Disbelief
- Sunday October 5, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Ritu Singh
Akash Anandani struck up a conversation with the auto driver after noticing his Apple Watch and AirPods.
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www.ndtv.com
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Satellite Startup Spacecoin Sends Data Through Space In Bid To Rival Starlink
- Wednesday October 1, 2025
- Science | Reuters
US startup Spacecoin said it had successfully sent secured information through space in what it said was a first for the industry as the firm tries to show it can offer an alternative to Starlink's satellite internet service.
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www.ndtv.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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Grok Code Fast 1 With Agentic Coding Capabilities Released; Users Get One Week of Free Access
- Friday August 29, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by David Delima
Grok Code Fast 1, a new lightweight coding-focused artificial intelligence (AI) model, was released by xAI on Thursday. The Elon Musk-owned AI startup highlighted that this model comes with agentic capabilities and is designed as a full-stack coding agent that can be used to build both the backend and the front-end of a software.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Beatoven.ai Unveils Maestro AI Music Generation Model, Announces Revenue-Sharing for Artists
- Wednesday August 27, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Beatoven.ai, a Bengaluru-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup focused on music generation, unveiled its first in-house AI Model on Wednesday. Dubbed Maestro, it is a music model that can generate instrumental tracks across various genres based on text prompts. The company claims that the large language model (LLM) was only trained on fully li...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Perplexity to Reportedly Expand Its Revenue Sharing Programme for Publishers to Comet Browser
- Tuesday August 26, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Rohan Pal
Perplexity, the Silicon Valley-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup, has reportedly expanded its revenue-sharing programme for publishers. As per the report, the company will now compensate media houses and website publishers when their content appears on the Comet web browser’s AI searches. The expansion follows last year’s announcement ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Elon Musk’s xAI Sues Apple, OpenAI Alleging Anticompetitive Conduct
- Tuesday August 26, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by David Delima
Elon Musk-owned artificial intelligence (AI) startup xAI filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Apple on Monday. The legal complaint has been registered in the US federal court in Texas, and alleges the two companies of anticompetitive conduct and conspiracy to monopolise the market for smartphones and generative AI chatbots.
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www.gadgets360.com
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"Can't Work Here": Delhi Employee Walks Out Of Startup On First Day Of Job, Internet Reacts
- Wednesday August 20, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Ritu Singh
According to a viral X post, the employee initially ignored calls from the company but later told HR he simply couldn't work there.
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www.ndtv.com
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Compares AI Hype to Dot-Com Bubble, Warns ‘Someone’s Gonna Get Burned’: Report
- Wednesday August 20, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly admitted last week that the ongoing excitement around the generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology resembles the 1990s dot-com bubble. As per the report, Altman made the comments during an interview with a group of journalists, and highlighted that investors funding AI startups at high valuations could get...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Perplexity Reportedly Offers to Buy Google Chrome for More Than Its Own Valuation
- Wednesday August 13, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Perplexity on Tuesday launched an audacious bid to buy the Google Chrome browser in its entirety, according to a report. The Aravind Srinivas-led company is said to have offered Google $34.5 billion (roughly Rs. 3.02 lakh crore) for the rights to the world’s most popular web browser, a sum which is even higher...
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www.gadgets360.com
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AI Startup Perplexity Makes $34.5 Billion Offer To Buy Google Chrome
- Wednesday August 13, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Perplexity AI offered Google on Tuesday $34.5 billion for its popular Chrome web browser, which the internet giant could potentially be forced to sell as part of antitrust proceedings.
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