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A Warning On Start-Up Valuations By Narayana Murthy-Owned Firm
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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Shubhanshu Shukla's Space Mission Unlocks Commercial Horizons
India has entered a transformative phase in its space journey.
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BBC Said to Have Threatened Legal Action Against AI Start-up Perplexity Over Content Scraping
In a letter to Perplexity Chief Executive Aravind Srinivas seen by the FT, BBC said it may seek an injunction unless the AI firm stops scraping its content, deletes existing copies used to train its AI systems, and submits "a proposal for financial compensation" for the alleged misuse of its intellectual property.
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Waymo, Driverless Taxi Start-Up From Google's Parent Firm, Raises $5.6 Billion
Alphabet's self-driving unit, Waymo, said on Friday it had closed a $5.6 billion funding round led by the Google parent, as it looks to expand its autonomous ride-hailing service.
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IIT Madras Collaborates With French Firm To Set Up 100 Million Euros Start-up Hub
This collaboration aims to position India as a leading hub for ASD innovation, facilitating export promotion, and providing a gateway for Indian startups to explore international markets.
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India's Skyroot Aerospace in Talks With French Firm to Launch Nanosatellites
French space sector firm Promethee on Friday said it was exploring the possibility of placing its nanosatellites in orbit using the Vikram-series of launch vehicles being developed by Indian start-up Skyroot Aerospace. Skyroot co-founder Pawan Kumar Chandana held discussions with Promethee President Olivier Piepsz on the sidelines of the official ...
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Israeli Start-Up Creates World's First 3D-Printed Fish Fillet - See Pic
The company, named Steakholder Foods, states that they are growing fish fillets in laboratory, using cells of grouper fish.
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Japan Lunar Lander Likely Crashed On Moon: Company
An attempt by Japanese start-up ispace to become the first private firm to put a lander on the Moon has ended in failure, the company said Wednesday.
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Blockchain Impact Lab Launched in Hyderabad-Based Indian School of Business: Details
A blockchain-focussed impact lab has been set up in the Hyderabad campus of the Indian School of Business (ISB). DLabs, which was set up within the ISB campus last year to incubate potential start-ups, has teamed up with S&P Global, an intelligence and tech firm, to back up the Blockchain Impact Lab.
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Chinese Firm Invents Long-Distance Kissing Machine For Remote Lovers
A Chinese start-up inspired by lockdown isolation has invented a long-distance kissing machine that transmits users' kiss data collected through motion sensors hidden in silicon lips, which simultaneously move when replaying kisses received.
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Spotify Needs to Profit From a Music Revolution
Spotify has never turned an annual profit; it seems to be in “perennial start-up mode,” as music royalties expert Phil Bird recently put it. The firm seems to be pursuing an alternative course, disrupting its own core product by folding into a new kind of tech offering pitched as the “Spotify machine” to investors. Here's why Spotify needs ...
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UGC Asks Universities, Colleges To Create State-Of-The-Art Digital Experience For G20 Meetings
The Ministry of Electronics and lnformation Technology (MeitY), is inviting Expressions of lnterest from interested entrepreneurs, start-ups, firms, and college students for conceptualising the digital experience using the latest emerging technologies for the G20 meeting to be held in various cities
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Aptos Labs Raises $150 Million in Series A Funding, Plans to Expand Staff
Aptos Labs, a blockchain start-up founded by former Meta employees, Mo Shaikh and Avery Ching, has secured $150 million (roughly Rs. 1,196 crore) in a Series A funding round. FTX Ventures and Jump Crypto led the funding round. Griffin Gaming Partners and Franklin Templeton are among other venture capital firms that participated in the round. With t...
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PUBG Maker Krafton, Other Startups Eager to Invest in India, South Korean Ambassador Says
PUBG Maker Krafton, along with other startups, would be keen to invest in India and cooperate with Indian companies, Ambassador of South Korea to India Chang Jae-bok said on Thursday. Karnataka already has 40 Korean companies operating in the state, according to the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, while larger firms Samsung, LG and Kia have alrea...
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Two Space Startups Authorised by IN-SPACe, Marks Beginning of Private Space Sector Launches in India
The Indian Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) has started authorising Indian private firms, marking the beginning of private space sector launches in India.
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A Warning On Start-Up Valuations By Narayana Murthy-Owned Firm
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.
-
Shubhanshu Shukla's Space Mission Unlocks Commercial Horizons
India has entered a transformative phase in its space journey.
-
BBC Said to Have Threatened Legal Action Against AI Start-up Perplexity Over Content Scraping
In a letter to Perplexity Chief Executive Aravind Srinivas seen by the FT, BBC said it may seek an injunction unless the AI firm stops scraping its content, deletes existing copies used to train its AI systems, and submits "a proposal for financial compensation" for the alleged misuse of its intellectual property.
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Waymo, Driverless Taxi Start-Up From Google's Parent Firm, Raises $5.6 Billion
Alphabet's self-driving unit, Waymo, said on Friday it had closed a $5.6 billion funding round led by the Google parent, as it looks to expand its autonomous ride-hailing service.
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IIT Madras Collaborates With French Firm To Set Up 100 Million Euros Start-up Hub
This collaboration aims to position India as a leading hub for ASD innovation, facilitating export promotion, and providing a gateway for Indian startups to explore international markets.
-
India's Skyroot Aerospace in Talks With French Firm to Launch Nanosatellites
French space sector firm Promethee on Friday said it was exploring the possibility of placing its nanosatellites in orbit using the Vikram-series of launch vehicles being developed by Indian start-up Skyroot Aerospace. Skyroot co-founder Pawan Kumar Chandana held discussions with Promethee President Olivier Piepsz on the sidelines of the official ...
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Israeli Start-Up Creates World's First 3D-Printed Fish Fillet - See Pic
The company, named Steakholder Foods, states that they are growing fish fillets in laboratory, using cells of grouper fish.
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Japan Lunar Lander Likely Crashed On Moon: Company
An attempt by Japanese start-up ispace to become the first private firm to put a lander on the Moon has ended in failure, the company said Wednesday.
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Blockchain Impact Lab Launched in Hyderabad-Based Indian School of Business: Details
A blockchain-focussed impact lab has been set up in the Hyderabad campus of the Indian School of Business (ISB). DLabs, which was set up within the ISB campus last year to incubate potential start-ups, has teamed up with S&P Global, an intelligence and tech firm, to back up the Blockchain Impact Lab.
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Chinese Firm Invents Long-Distance Kissing Machine For Remote Lovers
A Chinese start-up inspired by lockdown isolation has invented a long-distance kissing machine that transmits users' kiss data collected through motion sensors hidden in silicon lips, which simultaneously move when replaying kisses received.
-
Spotify Needs to Profit From a Music Revolution
Spotify has never turned an annual profit; it seems to be in “perennial start-up mode,” as music royalties expert Phil Bird recently put it. The firm seems to be pursuing an alternative course, disrupting its own core product by folding into a new kind of tech offering pitched as the “Spotify machine” to investors. Here's why Spotify needs ...
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UGC Asks Universities, Colleges To Create State-Of-The-Art Digital Experience For G20 Meetings
The Ministry of Electronics and lnformation Technology (MeitY), is inviting Expressions of lnterest from interested entrepreneurs, start-ups, firms, and college students for conceptualising the digital experience using the latest emerging technologies for the G20 meeting to be held in various cities
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Aptos Labs Raises $150 Million in Series A Funding, Plans to Expand Staff
Aptos Labs, a blockchain start-up founded by former Meta employees, Mo Shaikh and Avery Ching, has secured $150 million (roughly Rs. 1,196 crore) in a Series A funding round. FTX Ventures and Jump Crypto led the funding round. Griffin Gaming Partners and Franklin Templeton are among other venture capital firms that participated in the round. With t...
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PUBG Maker Krafton, Other Startups Eager to Invest in India, South Korean Ambassador Says
PUBG Maker Krafton, along with other startups, would be keen to invest in India and cooperate with Indian companies, Ambassador of South Korea to India Chang Jae-bok said on Thursday. Karnataka already has 40 Korean companies operating in the state, according to the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, while larger firms Samsung, LG and Kia have alrea...
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Two Space Startups Authorised by IN-SPACe, Marks Beginning of Private Space Sector Launches in India
The Indian Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) has started authorising Indian private firms, marking the beginning of private space sector launches in India.
