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Meta Appoints Ex-OpenAI Scientist Shengjia Zhao to Lead New Superintelligence Lab

Zhao, previously a research scientist at OpenAI, played a pivotal role in creating GPT-4 and various lighter models such as version 4.1 and o3. He is among at least eight researchers who have recently transitioned from OpenAI to Meta.

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Yali Capital Closes ₹893 Crore Deep Tech Fund

The fund will invest in both early-stage (Seed, Series A) and late-stage (Series D and beyond) startups, with a strong emphasis on deep-tech domains such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence, robotics, genomics, aerospace/surveillance, and smart manufacturing.

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Centre to Plan More Seed Funds & Incubation Centres: Startup India head

Speaking at the inauguration of the Kerala Innovation Festival (KIF) organised by the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) in Kalamassery, Venkatesh noted that these efforts go beyond the financial support provided by the IT Ministry.

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Roast Foods Secures Strategic Funding at Undisclosed Valuation

This investment will accelerate Roast Foods' global expansion, enhance its manufacturing capabilities and development of new products.

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Tata Motors: The Undisputed Leader Of EV

EVs accounted for 15 per cent of the company's passenger vehicle sales in the last financial year and Tata Motors now aims to reach 30 per cent EV penetration before 2030

Science & Technology

Stop Using ChatGPT Like an Amateur — Turn It Into a $100K Business Strategist

I used one ChatGPT prompt to uncover exactly why my funnel wasn't converting — and how to fix it.

Business News

Venus Williams Just Played in Her First Professional Tennis Tournament in Years — to Keep Her Health Insurance

Tennis icon Venus Williams made more than $42 million during her professional career, but said this week that she needed to return to work to keep her insurance.

Business News

Intel Is Laying Off 33,000 Employees in Turnaround Plan: 'Scale Back the Company'

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan stated that the layoffs followed a "systematic review" of the company's headcount and spending.

Business News

Astronomer's HR Chief Resigns, Hopefully Marking the Last Time Anyone Mentions the Coldplay Kiss-Cam Scandal

Kristin Cabot, who was the company's chief people officer, has left the tech startup.

Business News

Apple Is Letting You Test (and Complain About) the New iOS 26 Before It Comes Out. Here's How.

Apple is letting iPhone users try its new iOS 26 in advance to see what interface changes to expect when it's released in the fall.

Business News

This Big Tech CEO Just Became a Billionaire for the First Time

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has officially hit billionaire status, a rare achievement for a non-founding CEO.

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The Founder Changing Renting Forever: The Rise of Piñata

With Piñata, Liu isn't just building a company; rather, she is building a movement designed to fundamentally change what it means to be a renter, with a mission to harmonize the relationship between landlord and tenant by using common sense and smart technology to create a win-win dynamic.

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Hidden Kingmakers: Inside the Elite Consultancies Quietly Rewriting the Rules of Power

In a world increasingly driven by exposure, the true architects of influence have chosen to vanish. They don't advertise. They don't speak on panels. They don't run campaigns. Yet their fingerprints are found across industries, elections, and brands that seem to rise from nowhere.

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How to Get AI Search Results to Work for Your Brand

In years past, when someone typed your brand's name into a search engine, the first result would be the most relevant one, most often your brand's website. Today, however, the first result is an AI overview that compiles information from various potential results associated with the input.