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Meta Reportedly Planning to Acquire Startup PlayAI and Some of Its Employees
- Friday June 27, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Meta is reportedly planning to acquire the Palo Alto, California-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup PlayAI. As per the report, the acquisition is aimed at bolstering its AI division to compete with the likes of OpenAI and Google. The Menlo Park-based social media giant has been aggressively pushing out new AI models and AI features for its ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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US Footwear Startup Backed By Reebok Co-Founder To Design Shoes In Space
- Friday June 27, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Abhinav Singh
Florida-based footwear company Syntilay is collaborating with OrbitsEdge and Copernic Space to produce the shoe design.
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www.ndtv.com
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After Op Sindoor Success, Indian Drone Startup Raises Massive $100 Million
- Friday June 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Shiv Aroor, Edited by Debanish Achom
UAV manufacturing startup Raphe mPhibr, whose drones participated in Operation Sindoor, has raised $100 million in a funding round led by General Catalyst.
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www.ndtv.com
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AI Startup CEO Mutes Bryan Johnson And Ditches Health Trackers, Here's Why
- Tuesday June 24, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
A US-based CEO has sparked debate online after sharing that he has gotten rid of his health monitoring devices and muted age-reversal enthusiast Bryan Johnson for better sleep and less stress.
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www.ndtv.com
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Meta Discussed Buying Perplexity Before Investing in Scale
- Monday June 23, 2025
- Mark Gurman, Katie Roof, and Riley Griffin, Bloomberg
Meta held discussions with AI search startup Perplexity AI about a possible takeover. The talks with Meta, which have not previously been reported, highlight Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s willingness to use deals and big hires to catch up in the AI race.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Matter Motors Plans To Go Public In The Next 3-4 Years; Looks To Expand & Export Soon
- Monday June 23, 2025
- Auto | Written by Kingshuk Dutta
Matter Motors plans to raise up to USD 200 million in the next 3-4 years. The EV startup will go public for raising the funds.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Bengaluru Is Exhausted": Startup Founder Shares 3 "Corporate Concerns" Shaking Up The City
- Thursday June 19, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
A startup founder has triggered a discussion online after describing Bengaluru as a city grappling with a quiet but collective burnout.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Collapsed In My Chair": Bengaluru Man Lands In Hospital After CEO's "Brutal" Verbal Abuse
- Thursday June 19, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
The Redditor claimed that he faced constant harassment from the CEO during the few months he spent at the company.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sam Altman Says Meta Offered $100 Million Bonuses to Recruit OpenAI Employees
- Wednesday June 18, 2025
- Reuters
Sam Altman said that Meta has offered his employees bonuses of $100 million (roughly Rs. 863 crore) to recruit them. The alleged attempts by Meta to hire OpenAI staffers are the latest signs of a frenzy to hire top engineers to develop AI models.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Musk's xAI Burns Through $1 Billion A Month As Costs Pile Up
- Wednesday June 18, 2025
- World News | Carmen Arroyo, Jill R. Shah, Bloomberg
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI is burning through $1 billion a month as the cost of building its advanced AI models races ahead of the limited revenues.
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www.ndtv.com
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PM Modi Departs For Croatia After Successful Visit At G7 Summit In Canada
- Wednesday June 18, 2025
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday departed for Croatia after wrapping up his landmark visit to Canada where he attended the 51st Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Kananaskis.
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www.ndtv.com
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ElevenLabs Expands Eleven V3 Text-to-Speech Model With Support for 41 New Languages
- Monday June 16, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
ElevenLabs announced the language expansion of its latest artificial intelligence (AI) text-to-speech (TTS) model last week. With this expansion, the AI model now supports 41 new languages, taking the total count to 70 supported languages. The New York City-based AI startup said that with this expansion, the model is now accessible to 90 percent of...
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www.gadgets360.com
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On 10th Anniversary, Chennai Start-Up Gifts SUVs To Long-Term Employees
- Saturday June 14, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A Chennai-based startup has gifted 25 of its long-serving employees brand-new Hyundai Creta SUVs, acknowledging and appreciating their devotion to work.
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www.ndtv.com
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Google, Scale AI's Largest Customer, Said to Plan Split After Meta Deal
- Saturday June 14, 2025
- Reuters
Google plans to sever ties with AI data-labeling startup Scale AI after rival Meta acquired a 49% stake. Reuters' sources reveal Google, Scale's largest customer, had projected $200 million in payments this year for crucial human-labeled training data, vital for developing models like Gemini. The search giant is reportedly already in discussions wi...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Invests Over $10 Million In Scale AI, Takes In CEO Alexandr Wang
- Friday June 13, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Scale AI announced a major new investment by Meta late Thursday that values the startup at more than $29 billion and puts its founder to work for the tech titan.
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www.ndtv.com
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Meta Reportedly Planning to Acquire Startup PlayAI and Some of Its Employees
- Friday June 27, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Meta is reportedly planning to acquire the Palo Alto, California-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup PlayAI. As per the report, the acquisition is aimed at bolstering its AI division to compete with the likes of OpenAI and Google. The Menlo Park-based social media giant has been aggressively pushing out new AI models and AI features for its ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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US Footwear Startup Backed By Reebok Co-Founder To Design Shoes In Space
- Friday June 27, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Abhinav Singh
Florida-based footwear company Syntilay is collaborating with OrbitsEdge and Copernic Space to produce the shoe design.
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www.ndtv.com
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After Op Sindoor Success, Indian Drone Startup Raises Massive $100 Million
- Friday June 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Shiv Aroor, Edited by Debanish Achom
UAV manufacturing startup Raphe mPhibr, whose drones participated in Operation Sindoor, has raised $100 million in a funding round led by General Catalyst.
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www.ndtv.com
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AI Startup CEO Mutes Bryan Johnson And Ditches Health Trackers, Here's Why
- Tuesday June 24, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
A US-based CEO has sparked debate online after sharing that he has gotten rid of his health monitoring devices and muted age-reversal enthusiast Bryan Johnson for better sleep and less stress.
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www.ndtv.com
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Meta Discussed Buying Perplexity Before Investing in Scale
- Monday June 23, 2025
- Mark Gurman, Katie Roof, and Riley Griffin, Bloomberg
Meta held discussions with AI search startup Perplexity AI about a possible takeover. The talks with Meta, which have not previously been reported, highlight Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s willingness to use deals and big hires to catch up in the AI race.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Matter Motors Plans To Go Public In The Next 3-4 Years; Looks To Expand & Export Soon
- Monday June 23, 2025
- Auto | Written by Kingshuk Dutta
Matter Motors plans to raise up to USD 200 million in the next 3-4 years. The EV startup will go public for raising the funds.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Bengaluru Is Exhausted": Startup Founder Shares 3 "Corporate Concerns" Shaking Up The City
- Thursday June 19, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
A startup founder has triggered a discussion online after describing Bengaluru as a city grappling with a quiet but collective burnout.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Collapsed In My Chair": Bengaluru Man Lands In Hospital After CEO's "Brutal" Verbal Abuse
- Thursday June 19, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
The Redditor claimed that he faced constant harassment from the CEO during the few months he spent at the company.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sam Altman Says Meta Offered $100 Million Bonuses to Recruit OpenAI Employees
- Wednesday June 18, 2025
- Reuters
Sam Altman said that Meta has offered his employees bonuses of $100 million (roughly Rs. 863 crore) to recruit them. The alleged attempts by Meta to hire OpenAI staffers are the latest signs of a frenzy to hire top engineers to develop AI models.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Musk's xAI Burns Through $1 Billion A Month As Costs Pile Up
- Wednesday June 18, 2025
- World News | Carmen Arroyo, Jill R. Shah, Bloomberg
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI is burning through $1 billion a month as the cost of building its advanced AI models races ahead of the limited revenues.
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www.ndtv.com
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PM Modi Departs For Croatia After Successful Visit At G7 Summit In Canada
- Wednesday June 18, 2025
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday departed for Croatia after wrapping up his landmark visit to Canada where he attended the 51st Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Kananaskis.
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www.ndtv.com
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ElevenLabs Expands Eleven V3 Text-to-Speech Model With Support for 41 New Languages
- Monday June 16, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
ElevenLabs announced the language expansion of its latest artificial intelligence (AI) text-to-speech (TTS) model last week. With this expansion, the AI model now supports 41 new languages, taking the total count to 70 supported languages. The New York City-based AI startup said that with this expansion, the model is now accessible to 90 percent of...
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www.gadgets360.com
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On 10th Anniversary, Chennai Start-Up Gifts SUVs To Long-Term Employees
- Saturday June 14, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A Chennai-based startup has gifted 25 of its long-serving employees brand-new Hyundai Creta SUVs, acknowledging and appreciating their devotion to work.
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www.ndtv.com
-
Google, Scale AI's Largest Customer, Said to Plan Split After Meta Deal
- Saturday June 14, 2025
- Reuters
Google plans to sever ties with AI data-labeling startup Scale AI after rival Meta acquired a 49% stake. Reuters' sources reveal Google, Scale's largest customer, had projected $200 million in payments this year for crucial human-labeled training data, vital for developing models like Gemini. The search giant is reportedly already in discussions wi...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Invests Over $10 Million In Scale AI, Takes In CEO Alexandr Wang
- Friday June 13, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Scale AI announced a major new investment by Meta late Thursday that values the startup at more than $29 billion and puts its founder to work for the tech titan.
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www.ndtv.com