Can an Apple lawsuit derail OpenAI’s hardware plans?

Startups • Anthony Ha

"Apple has filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging a pattern of misconduct to obtain confidential information from former Apple employees. OpenAI denies the claims, but the legal battle could disrupt its plans to launch hardware products and pursue an initial public offering. With over 400 former Apple staff now at OpenAI, the case may cause development delays and impact investor confidence ahead of the company's IPO.".

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Startups • Sarah Perez

YouTube has updated its monetization policies to combat "AI slop" and low-quality content farming. The revised guidelines identify three types of inauthentic content ineligible for the YouTube Partner Program: repetitive template-based videos, distressing or manipulative content, and AI personas discussing sensitive topics like finance or health. These changes, effective July 16, aim to protect platform quality and ad revenue by discouraging mass-produced, low-value content.

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Startups • Dominic-Madori Davis

AI infrastructure startup Infinity has raised $15 million at a $100 million valuation to challenge Nvidia's market dominance. Founded by Jeremy Nixon, the company is developing a universal inference library and an AI agent called Ignition that automatically writes and optimizes low-level kernel code for various chip architectures. This software aims to provide a CUDA-like stack, enabling diverse hardware to run AI models more efficiently and rapidly.

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"Hyderabad-based Raghu Vamsi Aerospace Group has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round led by Norwest and Skegen Asset Management. The company plans to use the capital to expand its manufacturing footprint in India, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This investment will also accelerate the development of its Hyderabad campus and strengthen its propulsion, autonomous systems, and mission systems businesses within the growing defense sector.".

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Startups • Zack Whittaker

"U.K.-based healthcare billing software provider Craneware reported a cyberattack resulting in the theft of a significant volume of customer, employee, and partner data. While the company believes hackers have been expelled, an investigation into the breach remains ongoing. Craneware's software is used by thousands of U.S. healthcare providers, highlighting a growing trend of cyberattacks targeting the technology infrastructure supporting the American medical sector.".

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"Seeking approval is a natural human instinct rooted in survival, but over-reliance on external validation can hinder authenticity and mental well-being. Five influential books—The Courage to Be Disliked, The Gifts of Imperfection, Attached, Self-Compassion, and Quiet—explore the psychological roots of this behavior. Together, they suggest that lasting confidence and freedom are achieved by prioritizing self-acceptance and personal values over the desire for social approval.

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Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley will speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco from October 13-15. He will address the tension between public safety and privacy regarding AI surveillance. Despite achieving a $7.5 billion valuation and significant funding, Flock Safety faces intense criticism from privacy advocates and has lost partnerships with Amazon Ring and the LAPD. The session aims to explore the future of surveillance technology.

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Business • Akshit Pushkarna

Omnichannel jewellery major BlueStone reported a profit after tax of ₹6 crore in Q1 FY27, recovering from a ₹34.8 crore loss in the same period last year. However, PAT fell 81% sequentially from ₹31.2 crore in Q4 FY26. Operating revenue grew 50% year-on-year to ₹736.9 crore, while total income reached ₹751.8 crore. Total expenses for the quarter increased by 38% year-on-year, totaling ₹744.8 crore.

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Startups • Zack Whittaker

Hugging Face recently disclosed a security breach where internal datasets and service credentials were compromised. Attackers exploited a vulnerability via a malicious dataset to gain system access. While the company fixed the flaw and rotated credentials, it is still investigating potential customer data theft. Hugging Face attributed the attack to an external AI agent and utilized a local large language model to analyze logs after commercial AI guardrails blocked them.

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Business • Anne Florentyna

Travel-focused fintech startup Scapia has launched a ₹20 crore ESOP buyback program, allowing eligible employees to liquidate up to 10% of their stock options. This move follows a recent $63 million funding round, bringing the company's total raised to over $135 million. Scapia, which offers travel-centric co-branded credit cards, aims to reward its team and improve retention, mirroring a growing trend of liquidity events among Indian startups.

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Startups • Morgan Little

StrictlyVC is returning to New York City on September 10 at Ideal Glass Studios in the West Village. Tickets are available for $180. The event comes amid significant growth in NYC's startup ecosystem, which raised $16 billion in the first half of the year. Featured speakers include Craig Shapiro and Tristan Walker, focusing on community and reinvention. The gathering aims to connect founders, venture capitalists, and dealmakers.

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Business • Shrishti Bisht

"Hyderabad-based Raghu Vamsi Aerospace Group (RVAG) has raised $40 million in a funding round led by Norwest and Skegen Asset Management. The company plans to use the capital to expand manufacturing capacity across India, the UK, and the US, while enhancing its deeptech and mission systems businesses. With an order book exceeding ₹2,500 crore, RVAG supplies precision components to global aerospace and energy leaders.".

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Coratia Technologies, a Rourkela-based startup, develops indigenous remotely operated and autonomous underwater vehicles to replace dangerous human diving tasks. Specializing in AI-based inspection for infrastructure and defense, the company serves clients like Indian Railways and Tata Steel. A significant milestone includes a Rs 66 crore Indian Navy contract, reducing reliance on foreign suppliers. The startup aims to bolster India's blue economy through homegrown deep-sea robotics.

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Founded in 2020, InsideFPV develops indigenous first-person-view drones for the Indian armed forces to reduce import reliance. The Surat-based company specializes in kamikaze drones and GPS-denied systems capable of operating in extreme temperatures. After securing a Rs 10 crore Ministry of Defence contract and winning the Him Dron-a-thon, the profitable startup is expanding its facility to scale production and aims to serve global allied nations.

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Former ShareChat founders Farid Ahsan and Bhanu Pratap Singh have launched General Autonomy, a Bengaluru-based robotics startup. The company focuses on developing humanoid systems and robot dogs, like PARAM, to automate labor-intensive factory and warehouse tasks. Despite being pre-revenue to prioritize research and local supply chains, the firm recently raised Rs 32 crore in seed funding, valuing the company at Rs 280 crore to scale its technology.

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The Bengaluru-based deeptech startup makes hyper-flexible robotic arms to inspect confined industrial spaces, and has raised $2.1 million in a funding round led by pi Ventures.

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"Ahmedabad-based Steptrade Capital has achieved the first close of its Chanakya Opportunities Fund II, securing Rs 100 crore toward a target corpus of Rs 500 crore. Targeting pre-IPO and growth-stage companies, the CAT II AIF focuses on advanced manufacturing, energy transition, and emerging enablers. With capital deployment starting in August, the fund aims to leverage India's structural economic transformation through investments in high-growth private markets.".

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Business • Palak Sharma

Redcliffe Labs is acquiring Pune-based Megavision Diagnostics Centre for approximately ₹40 crore to expand its radiology and imaging capabilities. This move is part of a broader inorganic growth strategy to transition from pathology to an integrated diagnostics platform. Following recent acquisitions in Rajasthan, the healthtech startup aims to leverage these facilities to drive growth, targeting a total revenue of ₹700 crore by the 2027 financial year.

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"The Passport Hotel, Nasher Miles, and Rippl hosted a creator staycation in Goa to launch The Passport Hotel's Mini Bar. The event featured a 'Sharing Circle' focusing on the importance of authentic recommendations over paid reviews. Rippl, now available on Android, iOS, and the web, enables creators to monetize existing content by tagging products and experiences they genuinely trust, transforming personal recommendations into discoverable living profiles.".

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Rakesh Chopdar, a high school dropout, transformed his father's small workshop into AZAD Engineering, a global leader in precision aerospace and defense manufacturing. Starting with a single CNC machine in 2008, the company now supplies critical components to giants like Boeing, Airbus, and Rolls-Royce. Following a successful 2023 IPO and investment from Sachin Tendulkar, AZAD's market capitalization has exceeded $1.3 billion, emphasizing technical skill over formal credentials.

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Business • Shrishti Bisht

Turtlemint shares surged over 13% to a record high after the company reported its first-ever quarterly profit of ₹3.1 crore in Q4 FY26. While the result was supported by a deferred tax credit, the company achieved a positive adjusted EBITDA of ₹2.9 crore. Operating revenue grew 42% year-on-year to ₹357.2 crore. Management expects the firm to achieve full-year profitability by FY27 through operating leverage and renewals.

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Can an Apple lawsuit derail OpenAI’s hardware plans?

YouTube clarifies policies around AI slop and upsetting videos

Inference startup Infinity raises $15M from Touring Capital, OpenAI and Athropic researchers

Raghu Vamsi Aerospace bags $40M to expand manufacturing, defence tech

Hackers stole ‘significant’ amount of data from tech firm relied on by thousands of US hospitals and pharmacies

5 Books that explain our need for approval and validation

Watch Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley discuss the future of surveillance at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

BlueStone Q1: Profit At ₹6 Cr, Revenue Jumps 50% YoY To ₹737 Cr

Hugging Face confirms breach affected internal datasets and credentials, urges users to take action

Scapia Announces ₹20 Cr ESOP Buyback

StrictlyVC returns to New York City September 10 to celebrate a huge year for the city’s startup community

Norwest Capital Co-Leads $40 Mn Round In Raghu Vamsi Aerospace

Coratia Technologies builds underwater robots in Odisha, and just signed a Rs 66 crore Navy deal

Surat's InsideFPV builds India's own combat drones and delivered 100 to the Army in 60 days

From running a successful social media platform to showing a proprietary robot dog to the PM: The ShareChat founders' second act

Armatrix builds snake-like robots so humans don't have to crawl into dangerous tanks

Steptrade Capital raises Rs 100 Cr in first close of Fund II

Exclusive: Redcliffe Labs To Acquire Megavision Diagnostics In ₹40 Cr Deal

The Passport Hotel, Nasher Miles, and Rippl bring creators together for a sharing circle on trust and genuine recommendations in Goa

From a Class 10 Dropout to Making Parts for Rolls-Royce, Boeing and Fighter Jets

Turtlemint Surges 13.5% After Reporting Maiden Profitable Quarter