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Telangana CM lays foundation for Amazon Data Centre, seeks Rs 1 lakh Cr investment

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"Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy laid the foundation stone for Amazon's Data Centre in Hyderabad's Bharat Future City. To achieve a $1 trillion state economy by 2034, Reddy urged Amazon to invest Rs 1 lakh crore. Meanwhile, Amazon plans to invest over $21 billion in Indian cloud infrastructure between 2026 and 2030, supporting the nation's AI and Digital India ambitions through expanded data centre capacity.".

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Aina, a Bengaluru- and San Francisco-based startup, has raised $5.5 million to develop action-oriented AI interface hardware. Founded by Apoorv Shankar, the company is launching Dune, a context-aware macro keyboard designed to control AI agents and trigger workflows. This move distinguishes Aina from passive recording devices in a competitive market that includes various wearables and smart glasses as developers seek the ideal form factor for AI control.

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Meta is implementing new safety measures for its AI chatbot to protect teenagers. The company will now notify parents if a teen discusses suicide or self-harm with Meta AI, following manual reviews of flagged conversations. Meta is also expanding its "Limited Content" settings and working to contact emergency services for users at risk. These features are rolling out globally after initial launches in several English-speaking countries.

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"Agnikul Cosmos, a Chennai-based spacetech startup, has appointed former ISRO chairman Dr S Somanath as a board observer for its upcoming Mission 02. This mission aims to achieve India’s first recovery of an orbital-class rocket booster and demonstrate a functional orbital upper stage. Utilizing a 3D-printed semi-cryogenic engine, Agnikul seeks to advance reusable launch technology within India's expanding commercial space sector to reduce costs and increase efficiency.".

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OnePlus is winding down its operations in North America, Europe, and India, ceasing new product launches in these regions. This strategic shift by parent company Oppo follows declining smartphone demand and a global memory chip shortage. While OnePlus will focus exclusively on the Chinese market, the company guarantees continued software updates and after-sales support for existing international users. Oppo will maintain a global presence through its Realme brand.

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Lawyers representing YouTube filed a notice of appeal Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, less than a week after Meta, which was also a defendant in the case, filed its own notice of appeal.

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Doodhvale Farms, founded in 2019, addresses India's dairy trust issues through a vertically integrated farm-to-doorstep model. Operating across Delhi-NCR and other cities, the company has achieved consistent EBITDA profitability and 65% revenue growth. Backed by a $3 million Series A and a $1 million follow-on round from Atomic Capital, Doodhvale is expanding its product line into protein-rich essentials and new markets to double its business.

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Bengaluru-based Green Tiger Mobility, founded by Ashish Dokania, focuses on retrofitting existing petrol scooters into electric vehicles. Offering hybrid, full electric, and swappable battery options, the company utilizes ARAI-approved technology and six patents. With backing from Bajaj Motors and approximately Rs 21 crore in funding, Green Tiger has completed 600 retrofits and reported FY25 revenue of Rs 4.6 crore, targeting India's vast fleet of petrol two-wheelers.

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Since 1987, Christy has supplied official towels for Wimbledon. While the brand is British, production shifted to India's Welspun Living facilities by 2010. These high-quality, yarn-dyed jacquard towels take seven days to produce and are highly coveted by players and fans alike. This transition reflects a broader global manufacturing trend where traditional national symbols are increasingly produced in cost-efficient international hubs without public awareness.

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Andhra Pradesh is pushing Mazzucato's entrepreneurial state further, making entrepreneurship itself public infrastructure.

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The capital will be used to accelerate SwitchOn's international expansion, strengthen R&D, and expand sales and go-to-market capabilities across key manufacturing sectors worldwide.

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Paytm's continued increase in domestic ownership comes on the back of the company materially strengthening its operating performance.

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Angel One's total income rose 25.4% to Rs 1,434 crore during the April-June quarter of FY27 from Rs 1,143 crore a year ago.

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Metastable Materials believes India's growing battery waste isn’t really waste. The Bengaluru startup extracts lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper and aluminium from spent batteries and sells them as refined commodity metals.

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David Goggins defines mental toughness as the ability to persevere through discomfort and fatigue regardless of emotional state. His philosophy emphasizes radical accountability, consistency over intensity, and pushing beyond perceived limits to build genuine confidence. By embracing challenges and separating actions from feelings, individuals can develop resilience. Goggins argues that mental toughness is a practiced skill, enabling people to overcome hardships and achieve personal growth.

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London-based startup Applied Computing has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by KBR and Databricks Ventures. The company developed Orbital, a foundation AI model that integrates time series, physics, and language data to optimize oil, gas, and petrochemical facilities. By rapidly analyzing sensor data and simulations, Orbital reduces investigation times from weeks to seconds. The startup plans to use the funds for international expansion and hiring.

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Lululemon and other investors have backed French startup Syntetica in a $30 million Series A funding round. Syntetica specializes in recycling Nylon 6 and Nylon 6,6 textile waste into pellets for yarn production. By offering a cost-competitive alternative to petrol-sourced synthetics, the company aims to enhance circularity in the fashion industry. Partners include Victoria’s Secret and Etam, with a commercial demonstration facility established in France.

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India is transitioning from digitizing lending to intelligent, AI-powered credit assessment. By utilizing alternative data like digital payments and GST filings, AI enables lenders to serve previously overlooked segments, including women, gig workers, and small-town entrepreneurs. Supported by the Account Aggregator framework and Unified Lending Interface, this shift reduces costs, accelerates loan approvals, and enhances risk management, effectively bringing millions of creditworthy Indians into the formal financial system.

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The Indian government approved Rs 1.27 lakh crore for the India Semiconductor Mission's second phase. In electric mobility, udaan, E3 Electric.Ai, and Ather Energy secured significant funding. AI startup Emergent reached unicorn status after raising $130 million. Groww reported a 94% profit surge in Q1. Meanwhile, the UK introduced social media curfews for teens, Blackrock exceeded profit estimates, and China's economic growth slowed due to weak domestic demand.

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Startups • Marina Temkin

Greylock Ventures has raised a $1.5 billion 18th fund, intentionally resisting the industry trend of ballooning fund sizes. By limiting capital, the firm aims to provide deeper support to a small number of portfolio companies, targeting roughly 25 new investments. While primarily focused on early-stage incubation and seed rounds, Greylock will allocate approximately 15% of the fund to high-potential, later-stage startups to maximize growth.

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Telangana CM lays foundation for Amazon Data Centre, seeks Rs 1 lakh Cr investment

Ultrahuman’s former hardware VP raises $5.5M for devices that control AI agents, not just record you

Meta now alerts parents if their teen discussed suicide or self-harm with its AI chatbot

Former ISRO chief S Somanath joins Agnikul board as startup prepares reusable rocket mission

Phone maker OnePlus says it won’t release new phones in the U.S. and Europe

YouTube joins Meta in appealing jury verdict that faulted them for users' social media addiction

Doodhvale Farms is fixing India’s milk trust problem from farm to doorstep

Green Tiger Mobility turns old petrol scooters into EVs

Did you know Wimbledon’s iconic towels are made in Gujarat?

⁠Andhra Pradesh is rewriting what a state can build

Manufacturing tech startup SwitchOn raises $8M in pre-Series B funding round led by IvyCap Ventures

Paytm remains majority Indian-owned for 2nd consecutive quarter

Angel One Q1 profit doubles to Rs 231 Cr

From battery waste to industrial metals: Inside Metastable Materials' Bengaluru refinery

7 Lessons David Goggins teaches about mental strength

Applied Computing wants to give oil and gas operators an AI model for the entire plant

Lululemon backs nylon recycling startup Syntetica in $30M Series A

How AI is rewriting India’s credit story

Emergent turns unicorn; Groww's net profit soars 94% in Q1

Why Greylock capped its new fund at $1.5B when it says it could have raised more