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TikTok comments are getting more interactive with voice comments, polls, and more

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"TikTok is enhancing its comment sections with new interactive features to increase user engagement. The updates include voice comments for users 18 and older, comment polls for creators, photo carousels allowing up to nine images, and Live Photo comments. These tools aim to transform comment sections into interactive spaces. TikTok will implement these features globally over the next month, ensuring all content adheres to its Community Guidelines.".

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The Ayurveda Co shuts down after raising Rs 125 Cr; founder says it expanded too fast

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D2C beauty brand The Ayurveda Co (TAC) is formally shutting down after ceasing operations in July 2025. Despite raising approximately Rs 125 crore in venture capital and reaching 20 lakh consumers, the company failed due to unsustainable rapid expansion and premature hiring. Co-founder Param Bhargava attributed the collapse to strategic missteps. The brand once employed over 1,000 people and achieved an annual GMV exceeding Rs 150 crore.

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Nvidia confirms it will buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion

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Nvidia has acquired Hugging Face for $12.93 billion to expand its influence in the AI ecosystem. Hugging Face, a hub for millions of models and developers, will remain an open platform supporting various frameworks and compute providers. CEO Jensen Huang emphasized that Nvidia compute is not required for the platform. The deal allows Nvidia to better align the open-source ecosystem with its hardware and sell unused capacity.

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Amazon’s Zoox expands its robotaxi service to Las Vegas airport

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Amazon-owned Zoox is expanding its commercial robotaxi service in Las Vegas to include rides to and from Harry Reid International Airport starting Thursday. Following a federal safety exemption allowing commercial operations, Zoox now offers convenient pick-ups near baggage claim, gaining an edge over Uber and Lyft. While Zoox currently leads airport access, Tesla, Uber, and Waymo also received permits to operate robotaxis in Clark County.

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10 Lessons from The Courage to Be Disliked on living freely

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"The Courage to Be Disliked" by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga introduces Adlerian psychology through a dialogue between a philosopher and a youth. The book argues that individuals are not defined by their past and should stop seeking external validation. By separating their tasks from others and focusing on personal growth and community contribution, readers can achieve true freedom and happiness through self-acceptance and present-moment living.

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Cradlewise raises $12M in Series A led by 3one4 Capital, Prudent Investment Management

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Cradlewise, an AI-first health company, raised $12 million in Series A funding led by 3one4 Capital and Prudent Investment Management, bringing its total funding to $26 million. The startup develops a smart sleep system combining a crib, monitoring, and adaptive motion to help infants sleep better. The company plans to use the capital for international expansion, product research, and developing new offerings for children beyond infancy.

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VLCC raises Rs 110 Cr in funding from BlackSoil Capital

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"VLCC, a beauty and wellness company backed by Carlyle, has raised Rs 110 crore from BlackSoil Capital to fuel its expansion. The funding will support the company's growth across its beauty, wellness, and personal care sectors, including new product launches and store network expansion. Operating in 11 countries with over 250 locations, VLCC aims to strengthen its platform to meet the rising demand for organized wellness services.".

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Meet the lender taking secured small-business credit beyond India’s top 100 locations

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Business Nextgen Finance (BNF), founded by former risk executive Pankaj Poddar, has raised Rs 215 crore in equity capital from institutional investors, including Beams Fintech Fund and Baring Private Equity. The NBFC aims to expand secured MSME lending beyond India's top 100 markets, targeting 1,000 locations. By integrating AI-native technology with traditional underwriting, BNF intends to bridge the credit gap for underserved small entrepreneurs while maintaining risk discipline.

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Data centre industry, Piyush Goyal discusses power availability, regulatory issues

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Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met with data centre stakeholders to discuss accelerating India's digital infrastructure. Participants urged for reliable power availability, streamlined single-window approvals, and DC-ready land banks to support growing AI and cloud workloads. With hyperscalers driving significant demand and expected investments reaching USD 200 billion, the government aims to implement high-impact reforms to position India as a trusted global data centre hub.

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Uber to cut about 10% of global workforce, nearly 3,400 jobs likely to hit

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Uber Technologies is reducing its global workforce by approximately 10 percent, affecting about 3,400 employees, as part of an organizational overhaul. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi stated the move aims to simplify team structures, remove management layers, and reduce operational complexity to accelerate decision-making. The company is also consolidating roles into hub cities and limiting fully remote work to 1 percent of staff to drive future growth and innovation.

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A gem shines brighter after life’s hardest trials & friction

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Life's challenges and discomforts are essential for personal growth, acting like the friction that polishes a gemstone. While setbacks and failures can feel discouraging, they build resilience, reveal hidden strengths, and teach lessons that comfort cannot provide. By viewing struggle as a process of refinement rather than failure, individuals can transform adversity into stepping stones toward greater maturity, wisdom, and emotional strength.

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TechSparks 2026: Priyank Kharge, Krishna Byre Gowda, Sameer Nigam, Pramod Varma, and more to take the stage

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"YourStory's flagship startup-tech summit, TechSparks 2026, returns to Bengaluru from October 13-15 under the theme 'The New Tech Order.' The event gathers policymakers, founders, investors, and technologists to explore AI, deeptech, and digital infrastructure. Featuring leaders from government, Meta, PhonePe, and various venture capital firms, the summit aims to turn conversations into action, shaping India's next phase of innovation and large-scale technological growth.".

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Amazon India adds 160,000 seasonal jobs; JioHotstar goes global

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AI salaries are rising, especially in Bengaluru, while Amazon India creates 160,000 seasonal jobs. JioHotstar is expanding into the UK, Canada, and Singapore, and Bengaluru startup Magron is developing electric motorcycles. Meanwhile, FSSAI's proposed food labels face criticism, Tim Cook's compensation reaches $47 million, Range Rover unveils its first electric model, and Uber plans to cut 3,300 jobs to reduce costs and management layers.

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The Builders Stage brings practical strategies for scaling startups to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

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"The Builders Stage returns to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 from October 13-15 at San Francisco's Moscone Center. This industry-focused stage brings together over 10,000 founders, investors, and operators to discuss scaling successful companies. Featuring leaders from Google, Gamma, and Precedent.vc, sessions will cover critical topics including AI defensibility, fundraising, hiring, and go-to-market strategies. Attendees will gain actionable insights and practical strategies to navigate the challenges of startup growth.".

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Palo Alto Networks paid $500M for Thrive-backed Console, sources say

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Palo Alto Networks acquired AI startup Console for $500 million in cash and stock to automate routine IT help desk tasks. The cybersecurity firm will integrate Console’s agentic functionality into its Cortex platform, allowing security teams to resolve alerts using natural language. Founded by Andrei Serban, Console previously served clients like Ramp and Scale AI. This marks Palo Alto Networks' seventh acquisition of 2026, strengthening its autonomous security capabilities.

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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s new Real World AI Stage features Nvidia, robots, and extinct animals

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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will take place from October 13 to 15 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. This year, the event expands its AI programming by introducing a second stage called the Real World AI Stage. This new stage focuses on the intersection of digital and physical technologies, featuring discussions on robotics, autonomous hardware, and de-extinction with leaders from Nvidia, Shield AI, and Colossal Biosciences among other industry experts.

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Google spared from ad-business breakup, but judge orders changes to how it operates

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The Justice Department's antitrust efforts to break up Google's search and ad-technology businesses have faced setbacks. While courts ruled Google maintained illegal monopolies in both sectors, judges rejected requests to divest Chrome, Android, or the ad-tech business. Instead, Google must end exclusive default-placement deals and adjust business practices to favor competitors. Google considers these rulings a victory, avoiding a forced breakup of its core operations.

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OpenAI’s new reasoning technique alarms AI safety experts

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OpenAI's new Astra model employs a reasoning technique called "recurrent depth" or "opaque recurrence," which allows for non-sequential processing. While OpenAI maintains its commitment to chain-of-thought monitoring, AI safety experts warn that this approach could make model reasoning harder to track and monitor. Concerns persist that scaling such techniques may lead to a loss of transparency, potentially prompting other labs like Google and Anthropic to follow.

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MapQuest is now the No. 1 U.S. app after bucking Trump’s ‘Lake America’ renaming

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"MapQuest has surged to the No. 1 spot on the U.S. App Store after refusing to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America,' following a presidential executive order. While competitors Google and Apple Maps complied with the directive, MapQuest’s defiance sparked a massive wave of downloads from supportive users. The company reported over 1.5 million new installs across the U.S. and Canada, marking a significant and unexpected comeback.".

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It sure looks like hackers breached a major ID card verification service

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A suspected massive data breach has exposed over 150 million US and Canadian driver's licenses and passports. Independent security journalist Brian Krebs reported the breach, finding his own ID among the stolen data. The information, likely sourced from identity verification service IDScan, appeared on the dark web site Nexus, which claimed daily additions. The FBI is investigating the incident, which highlights risks associated with companies storing vast amounts of identity documents for verification. Nexus went offline after the.

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