Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit US streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records showDEA agents in New Mexico allegedly allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills onto streets between 2023-2025, prioritizing larger case...
Jio revs up IPO engine; Accenture shock sinks ITJio Platforms has kicked off its IPO process with the filing of its draft papers with Sebi. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
Pakistani-American businessman caught in $38,000,000 adult day care scam; Prosecutors say millions were hidden as 'laddu' paymentsA Pakistani-American businessman, Pervez Siddiqui, and seven associates face charges for an alleged $38 million Medicaid fraud scheme. Pros...
Financial Intelligence Unit puts large crypto OTC deals under scanner, asks exchanges for trade dataIndian financial authorities are examining large over-the-counter cryptocurrency trades. The Financial Intelligence Unit is requesting data...
Turtlemint investors IPO cash out; Ola Electric eyes Sebi settlementPeak XV and Nexus Venture Partners are set to rake in manifold returns as insurtech company Turtlemint goes public. This and more in today’...
The Indian workers training AI robots to take their jobsWith a smartphone strapped to her head, Nagireddy Sriramyachandra films herself slicing mangoes in her kitchen in India to train AI-powered...
Creator platform Influish raises pre-seed round at Rs 25 crore valuationCreator platform Influish has secured pre-seed funding at a Rs 25 crore valuation, backed by angel investors. The platform connects creator...
India's digital fraud rate nearly double global average as scammers target existing accountsIndia's digital fraud rate in 2025 reached 7.1%, almost double the global average. This indicates growing online fraud risks as digital pay...
US emergency oil stockpile plunges to lowest level since Reagan era amid West Asia warAmerica's emergency oil reserve has fallen to its lowest point since 1983. This significant drop follows extensive releases to manage econo...
Sarvam’s unicorn raise; Big exits in new IPOsHappy Tuesday! Sarvam has vaulted into the unicorn club after a fresh funding round. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Humans outperform AI at this highly rigorous mathematics testA new AI test called First Proof used unpublished math problems. AI systems were tested against human mathematicians. While AI showed some ...
'Knot suitable': Digital checks save Rs 427 crore in UP's mass marriage schemeUttar Pradesh's mass marriage scheme is using technology to prevent fraud. Online applications and digital verification are identifying ine...
Supervisor who secretly fired her employee without telling HR ended up having to quit her own job insteadA part-time employee named Samantha Lee faced a fabricated termination notice from her supervisor, Sarah, during a period of family grief. ...
Digital arrest: How India’s fastest-growing scam uses fake investigations and video calls to siphon off croresThey pose as the police, put you under ‘digital arrest’, and tether you to a video call till your savings are gone. How India’s fastest gro...
Forensic experts call for AI-driven playbook to counter deepfakes and digital scamsFinancial crime is evolving rapidly with AI-generated deepfakes and complex fraud rings. Traditional methods are no longer sufficient. Expe...
UK lawmaker Jess Asato says she is suing Elon Musk's company over fake Grok bikini imagesA British lawmaker said she is suing Elon Musk's company xAI. Jess Asato alleges the Grok chatbot created fake images of her without consen...
British lawmaker sues Musk's xAI over sexualised Grok imagesGrok, distributed through Musk's social media platform X, is currently subject to regulatory probes in several countries after an outcry ea...