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Zerodha’s growth stalls; IT’s new deal model
Zerodha’s profit growth has slowed as its core broking business comes under pressure. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
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26 Aug 2026
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National News Desk
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Technology & Science (प्रौद्योगिकी एवं विज्ञान)
128 Articles IndexedDigital India, space programs, AI governance, cyber initiatives, and scientific research.
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Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to children
The deal was reached during a California federal court trial over claims brought by 29 states, averting one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations that social media companies harmed young users. Just days before jury selection began on August 12, a federal appeals court declined to halt the trial.
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26 Aug 2026
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China's MiniMax sees revenue nearly quadruple in first half as AI demand surges
Revenue for the six months ended June 30 rose 283.1% from a year earlier to $116.6 million, reflecting surging demand for cheaper, open-source-based models from Chinese providers. MiniMax said it will keep pushing to extend the "performance-cost frontier," first getting performance to a level that can handle complex real-world tasks and...
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26 Aug 2026
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Octave opens Tech and Innovation Centre in Hyderabad; plans to scale to 2,000 engineers
With plans to scale to 2,000 engineers in the coming years, the centre will contribute to Octave's global technology and innovation operations across software engineering, AI, data, cloud, product development and other advanced technology capabilities, a release said.
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26 Aug 2026
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China's Moonshot in talks with Microsoft, Amazon, Google over K3 revenue sharing
The discussions highlight how China's leading AI models, often far cheaper than Western offerings, are gaining traction in the US, despite national security concerns in Washington that have led to bans on exports of AI chips to China. They are also taking place despite critical comments about Moonshot from senior US officials.
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26 Aug 2026
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Indian companies step up acquisitions for AI, technology and talent: Crisil
The ratings agency said mergers and acquisitions are evolving from an occasional growth option into a core strategic tool for companies seeking to scale faster, enter new markets and acquire capabilities that would take longer to build internally.
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26 Aug 2026
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German firms report rising cyber threat from foreign intelligence services, study shows
More than one in three companies hit by cyberattacks, or 37%, said they had attributed at least one incident in the past 12 months to a foreign intelligence service. That was up from 28% a year earlier and more than five times the 7% recorded in 2023.
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26 Aug 2026
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Flipkart Minutes overtakes Swiggy Instamart in dark stores across top 10 cities
The gap is narrow but significant, pointing to the rapid expansion of Flipkart's quick-commerce business even as established players continue to deepen their networks. The 10 cities together account for 3,536 dark stores, according to CLSA's Quick Commerce Map, with Blinkit leading at 969 stores, followed by Zepto at 828, Flipkart Minutes at 627,...
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26 Aug 2026
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D2C kitchenware startup Curaa raises Rs 40 crore led by 3one4 Capital
Founded in 2024 by chef and content creator Sanjyot Keer and entrepreneur Neeraj Kumawat, Curaa designs kitchen appliances and tools tailored for Indian cooking habits. The company said the fresh capital will be used for product development, branding, and supply chain management, while also supporting its omnichannel expansion plans.
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26 Aug 2026
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Zoom forecasts quarterly profit below estimates
Zoom has been rolling out AI tools, including an AI Companion assistant, a meeting receptionist assistant and its suite of enterprise-focused AI features under "Zoom AI Services" to attract more customers.
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26 Aug 2026
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Instagram head Adam Mosseri, at children's addiction trial, says few teenagers knew of safety feature
Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram since 2018, denied any suggestion by U.S. states suing Meta that Instagram stalled by not making the "Take a Break" feature the default setting for teenagers until September 2024, nearly three years after its launch.
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26 Aug 2026
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Bill Gates, alarmed by AI, has policy ideas he wants to discuss with China's Xi Jinping
The Microsoft cofounder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates told Reuters in an interview that he believes China might agree to restricting potentially dangerous AI model releases if the US took initiative on that first.
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26 Aug 2026
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SoftBank mulls up to $20 billion bond sale for OpenAI financing
SoftBank Group is in talks with investment banks about a potential $10 billion to $20 billion bond offering to help refinance a loan for its investment in US tech giant OpenAI. However, the talks are still ongoing and details could change.
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26 Aug 2026
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Ringg AI raises $10 million in funding from Peak XV Partners, others
Founded in 2023 by Siddharth Tripathi, Kali Charan Vemuru and Utkarsh Shukla, the startup counts Policybazaar, CRED, Flipkart, Groww and Practo among its customers.
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26 Aug 2026
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Five things to know about Anthropic ahead of Wall Street debut
Anthropic, the OpenAI rival that bet everything on computer coding, is expected to go public within weeks in a listing that could eclipse SpaceX's record Wall Street debut in June. - Stomaching the losses - According to Bloomberg, Anthropic intends to surpass the record $86.2 billion that Elon Musk's SpaceX raised in its June IPO. SpaceX, which...
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26 Aug 2026
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Brazil fines TikTok $30 million in 'powerful signal' over child safety
Brazil's data protection agency on Tuesday fined TikTok nearly $30 million for failing to implement child safety measures in what it said was a "powerful signal" to social media companies. He said the fine of 153.7 million reais ($29.9 million) was a "powerful signal to other platforms regarding how seriously the ANPD takes this work" and that the...
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26 Aug 2026
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China's Huawei, US PC maker HP sign multi-year Wi-Fi patent deal
The deal gives HP access to Huawei patents and gives Huawei access to HP patents, though neither company disclosed financial terms. Huawei did not detail the scope of the patents it would receive from HP.
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26 Aug 2026
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Vietnam tech firm FPT starts construction of UAV, semiconductors, cybersecurity training complex
The Vietnamese government aims to develop at least 50,000 semiconductor professionals by 2030, including at least 35,000 workers for production, packaging, testing and other segments of the industry's value chain.
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26 Aug 2026
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Finding right talent biggest challenge for GCCs eyeing workforce expansion: Report
Taggd is a digital recruitment and talent fulfilment company. The report is based on inputs from over 100 CHROs and talent acquisition leaders, along with closed-door roundtables across major GCC hubs.
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26 Aug 2026
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Social media use on the rise among Australian under-16s after ban: data
Australian under-16s are increasing their use of social media apps such as Instagram and Tiktok despite a world-leading ban, data provided by a parental control software company showed Wednesday. The use of apps TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat among 10-12 year olds and 13 to 15-year olds was on the rise, data from parental control app Qustodio...
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26 Aug 2026
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