Intel spinout Articul8 eyes $50 million for India heritage AI ventureArticul8, a spin-off from Intel, is raising $30-50 million to establish an India-based AI entity focused on traditional knowledge systems l...
09 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Kuku FM readies public market debut; SoftBank books Lenskart gainsKuku FM's parent has taken the first step towards a stock market listing. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
04 Jun, 2026, 08.01 PM IST
PM Modi’s high stakes push for sovereign AI faces reality checkIndia is striving to build its own artificial intelligence capabilities, aiming for self-reliance and global export. However, the nation fa...
03 Jun, 2026, 07.53 PM IST
Food Fables: How secretarial jobs helped develop India’s hybrid food traditionsAs thousands of English-educated South Indian men moved across India for secretarial jobs in the mid-20th century, they brought their famil...
01 Jun, 2026, 08.25 PM IST
Investment platform LVX launches Elvix, an AI tool for private market investorsLVX Ventures has launched Elvix, an AI platform offering continuous investment feedback. Built on extensive private market data, Elvix help...
01 Jun, 2026, 07.44 PM IST
IIT Madras ₹10 LPA job offer, UPSC failures to alcohol addiction and more; techie shares friend’s 12-year journey of strugglesAn IIT Madras Chemical Engineering graduate rejected a ₹10 LPA placement to pursue UPSC, facing multiple failures over 12 years. After setb...
28 May, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
Hyderabad techie's IIT Madras friend rejected Rs 10 LPA job for UPSC. He failed it 6 times, battled heartbreak and now earns Rs 2 lakh a monthAn IIT Madras graduate, rejecting a lucrative job for UPSC, faced years of failure, heartbreak, and addiction. After battling through multi...
27 May, 2026, 06.29 PM IST
'India must lose the next 15 years in semiconductors': Viral video suggest a 'landline' formula to win the global tech warA debate is raging in India over whether to skip traditional silicon chip manufacturing for 15 years and focus on futuristic technologies l...
25 May, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
IITs reach for global stature amid endowment crunchIndian Institutes of Technology are actively expanding their global presence. They are forging international partnerships, establishing ove...
24 May, 2026, 12.35 AM IST
Shastra VC launches $100 million fund to back deeptech, AI startupsThe Bengaluru-based firm said the new vehicle will invest between $500,000 and $3 million in IP-led firms across these sectors. The launch ...
21 May, 2026, 09.49 PM IST
Rocket dreams and unicorns: Investors bet on a long and high rideIndia's private space sector is experiencing a surge in global investment. Skyroot Aerospace has become the country's first space unicorn, ...
11 May, 2026, 09.17 PM IST
Spacetech firm Agnikul eyes $50-75 million at flat $500 million valueSpacetech startup Agnikul Cosmos is reportedly in talks to raise $50-75 million at a $500 million valuation. This potential funding round, ...
11 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
IIT Madras Director has an important admission alert to all engineering students who have cleared JEE Mains. WatchIIT Madras is offering JEE Main qualifiers an opportunity to pursue a flexible online BS degree in fields like AI and data science alongsid...
08 May, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
IIT-Madras launches centre in California, to be launchpad for Indian deeptech startupsThe IIT Madras Global Research Foundation is making waves with the opening of its inaugural US center in Menlo Park, California. This strat...
06 May, 2026, 09.55 AM IST
Indian companies announce $1.1 billion investment in US, to create 1,500 jobsTwelve Indian companies announced over USD 1.1 billion in US investments across aerospace, defense, energy, and AI sectors at the SelectUSA...
06 May, 2026, 07.19 AM IST
BJP gains in Bengal may accelerate reforms push amid economic headwindsThe dominant National Democratic Alliance constituent at the Centre has registered its maiden victory in West Bengal, retained Assam and Pu...
05 May, 2026, 12.42 AM IST
Supervision must look beyond formal compliance, says RBI Deputy Guv Swaminathan JRBI Deputy Governor Swaminathan J. warns that weak oversight in banking can lead to hidden risks. He stresses that supervision must go beyo...
04 May, 2026, 05.20 PM IST