Month: September 2025
OpenAI’s Sam Altman breaks silence on whistleblower Suchir Balaji’s death: ‘He was like a friend of mine’
For the first time, OpenAI founder Sam Altman has publicly spoken about the death of whistleblower Suchir Balaji, a case mired in controversy. Altman’s remarks…
US team may head to India for $4 bn patrol jet deal as leaders rekindle trade talks
A team from the US Defense Department and Boeing Co. executives are expected to visit India next week to negotiate the sale of about $4…
Rising electricity demand pushes Bangladesh to buy more power from India, boost fuel oil generation
Bangladesh is boosting power imports from India and output from fuel oil-fired power plants in a scramble to meet rising electricity demand as it grapples…
Nykaa expands to the UK with Kay Beauty
Synopsis The company already had a presence abroad in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) through its omnichannel platform called Nysaa. ETtech Online beauty retailer Nykaa…
India to engage with Mexico to increase trade relations: Piyush Goyal
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal has said that India will work towards strengthening trade and investment ties with Mexico, highlighting the strong…
AI software developer Replit raises $250 million at $3 billion valuation
Valuations for code-generation startups, or “code-gen,” have climbed as companies look to use AI to assist software engineers or help non-technical teams to write their…
Startups seek a head in the therapy game via AI tools and bots
The growing trend of people turning towards artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude for information and suggestions is expanding, not shrinking, the market…
Drone startups look to stay afloat via Namo Drone Didi Scheme
Drone startups say they are struggling to stay afloat amid low demand, high certification costs and the absence of large-scale buyers. Their founders are pinning…
India-US partnership: Phone call between PM Modi and Trump seen soon; discussions restart in US next week
NEW DELHI: A series of amicable exchanges between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump over the past few days signals an ebbing…
On EPFO table: Bank-like transactions, other reforms
New Delhi: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is likely to deliberate next month on the EPFO 3.0 initiative, which is aimed at enabling bank-like…