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Misfortunes that never happened: the hidden cost of fears on

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Human cognition often overinvests in anticipating imagined disasters, a tendency rooted in evolutionary survival biases. While this threat-detection system protects against real danger, chronic rumination causes significant physiological stress and opportunity costs. To mitigate this, individuals should treat worries as hypotheses, distinguish control from concern, and use structured planning. By balancing foresight with action, people can preserve mental energy for genuine opportunities and present well-being.

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From Pixxel To Swish — Indian Startups Raised Over $321.9 Mn This Week

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Startup funding activity rebounded back sharply in the second week of September. Between September 7 and September 11, Indian startups.

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Charm, warmth and design: Inside Slohh by Roach and Hilton’s Curio Collection

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In this photo essay, we showcase the Hilton Curio Collections’ first property in India, Slohh by Roach in Bengaluru.

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China’s AI labs siphoned Claude’s intelligence?

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Anthropic’s report reveals that major Chinese AI developers operated illicit proxy networks to harvest Claude’s reasoning capabilities, unintentionally leaking sensitive military, government, and corporate secrets in the process.

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Process and precision: Artisera exhibition showcases contemporary Indian printmaking

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In this photo essay, we showcase artistic highlights from a printmaking exhibition at Bengaluru’s Artisera gallery.

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Mecka AI nears $500M valuation in Sequoia-led deal amid rush for robot training data

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The round for the two-year-old startup is coming together months after Mecka announced its Series A.

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Khosla Ventures is opening a New York office this fall — its first outpost outside Sand Hill Road

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"It's actually allegedly being built out now," said Rabois, who has clearly dealt with a missed construction timeline or two.

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Y Combinator’s Garry Tan wants U.S. open-weight AI labs to ‘distill’ frontier models, too

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Tan argues that frontier models themselves trained on public human knowledge so access to capable AI should be "a form of public good.".

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OpenAI’s feud with mathematicians is only escalating

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Twenty-five leading mathematicians signed an open letter arguing that AI labs are threatening their intellectual work.

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One week left to book your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

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Only one week left to secure your exhibit table. Tables are limited and can sell out before the September 18 deadline.

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Final, final, final call for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Side Events

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The absolute last chance to apply to host an official Side Event during TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is tonight, September 11, at 11:59 p.m. PT.

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Accel Offloads ₹156 Cr Stake In BlackBuck Via Block Deal

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Early backer Accel India yesterday sold 27 Lakh shares of logistics giant BlackBuck via an open-market transaction for ₹155.5 Cr.

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Kimi-maker Moonshot AI targets $2 billion in annual revenue

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While K3's usage figures have declined slightly in recent months, OpenRouter data currently shows as many as 300 billion tokens being generated each day by K3 models on the system.

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Central Eurasia names its 2026 Road to Battlefield winners: Cerberus, WeGlobal AI, and LOOQ

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Cerberus, WeGlobal AI, and LOOQ took the top three spots at the regional final of Road to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 2026 and will represent Central Eurasia in the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco this October.

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Amazon Pay To Double Down On Insurance With New Offerings

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With an eye on expanding its financial services offerings, Amazon Pay is now reportedly doubling down on insurance in India.

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Nscale adds former OpenAI exec Fidji Simo to its board ahead of potential IPO

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The No. 2 exec at OpenAI also led Instacart through its IPO in 2023.

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Mitti Labs Enters Deal With Google For 1 Mn Carbon Credits

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Climate tech startup Mitti Labs has signed a four-year agreement with Google to supply 1 Mn Carbon credits till 2030,.

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GFF 2026: Here Are The New Launches Announced On Day 3

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The Global Fintech Festival (GFF) 2026 came to a close today with three days of conversations, launches, and partnerships. Following.

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Roblox is making it easier to build games with AI — and play them outside Roblox

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Roblox will allow creator to deploy their games across PC< consoles, and mobile as standalone apps.

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Matt Mullenweg tells Automattic staff in Slack he’s back in control after CEO ouster

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In a Slack message seen by TechCrunch, Matt Mullenweg told Automattic employees he’s back in control of the company, days after its board put him on leave. Automattic has not yet confirmed the apparent reversal.

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Army Design Bureau visits Garuda Aerospace’s Chennai drone facility

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Major General Gopal Kapoor visited Garuda Aerospace’s Chennai facility to review its indigenous defence drone manufacturing, testing and R&D capabilities.

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