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Deepfakes Are Here: Can We Still Trust What We See?
Families of NRIs, elderly parents, and small business owners are especially at risk
Shivani Tiwari
Former Junior Writer
Shivani is a tech writer covering the dynamic world of startups, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies. With a sharp eye for innovation and a passion for storytelling, she brings insightful coverage and in-depth features that spotlight the people and ideas shaping the future.
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We look for founders who understand how to work with India's intermediary-led economy and leverage AI to solve real-world problems, says Arjun Malhotra, General Partner at Good Capital
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Since India hasn't produced many global product companies, there aren't enough people here who know how to build products the right way, says Saket Modi, Co-founder & CEO, Safe Security
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Industry leaders highlight what it will take for Indian startups to build deep-tech ventures that can compete globally
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Perplexity’s USD 34.5B Bid for Chrome: But Is It Even for Sale?
This isn't the first time Aravind Srinivas, founder and CEO of Perplexity, has made an aggressive acquisition attempt. In January, he offered to merge with TikTok's U.S. operations
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Trump’s 50% Tariff on Indian Exports Threatens USD 87 Billion Trade, Experts Warn of Short-term Pain but Long-term Resilience
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What’s Holding Back India’s Security Startups?
Investors worry whether Indian founders can build cybersecurity products that scale globally, says Srinivas Shekar, Co-Founder of Pantherun Technologies
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In the West, e-bikes outsell scooters and motorcycles, we're trying to create that same mindset here, says Kunal Gupta, co-founder, Emotorad
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Charging India Forward
In five years, we see Statiq as the leading EV charging platform not just in India, but potentially in emerging international markets, says Akshit Bansal, Statiq
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World Wide Web Day 2025: Is India Ready for Web 4.0?
As the global shift toward AI-powered Web 4.0 accelerates, India risks being left behind due to patchy Web 3.0 adoption, rural digital gaps, and uneven infrastructure
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India’s Layoff Wave: What’s Fueling Job Cuts Despite Growth?
TCS laid off over 12,000 employees, while Infosys has drastically slowed down fresher onboarding and Wipro is also trimming roles in a targeted manner
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Is Voice AI Becoming India’s Next Digital Backbone?
According to NASSCOM, the Indian voice AI market is projected to reach USD 1.82 billion by 2030
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Mobility for Bharat
Sulajja Firodia Motwani, founder and CEO of Kinetic Green believes two and three wheelers (EV) will account for 60–70% and India will lead the world in these segments
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Aravind Srinivas’s 4 Rules for Winning in Tech
When asked what he'd do if he were in Sundar Pichai's shoes, facing the choice to cannibalise existing products to build a Perplexity competitor, Srinivas offered a candid perspective
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World Youth Skills Day 2025: Spotlight on India’s AI Talent Crisis
As businesses evolve with robots, artificial intelligence and intelligent automation, the very nature of work is undergoing a paradigm shift. Nearly 40 % of workers' core skills are expected to change by 2030, says Satish Shukla, Co‑founder, Addverb
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While Chrome maintains its dominant share, these experiments indicate a strategic curiosity toward agent-led, context-aware alternatives that challenge the conventional search-to-click paradigm, says Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst and CEO at Greyhound Research
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"Our focus remains on startups, late-stage digital-native businesses and enterprises. We'll continue working closely with customers to solve their data challenges," says Sachin Chawla, Vice President, India and ASEAN, MongoDB
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While Silicon Valley is in a frenzy, India is witnessing its own workforce disruption particularly among Gen Z professionals
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Early-Stage Funding Dips, but Optimism Grows in India’s Maturing Startup Ecosystem
Only two unicorns emerged in H1 2025, a 33% decline from three unicorns in H1 2024. Does the lack of early-stage funding mean fewer unicorns?
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The Agentic AI Dilemma: Promise, Pitfalls, and Practicality
At this early stage, agentic AI can only be pursued where it delivers clear value or ROI
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ElevenLabs Eyes India as Strategic Growth Hub in the AI Voice Race
"We think we are very well placed to be the voice of the Indic internet where content has no barrier and creativity knows no limit," says Siddharth Srinivasan, GTM, India, ElevenLabs
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International Women in Engineering Day 2025: Why Women in Engineering Still Face a Leadership Cliff
"We do not need to replicate the old boys' clubs. Today, platforms like LinkedIn give us access to knowledge, connections, and visibility on our own terms… That is the kind of culture that helps women not just stay, but thrive," says Rekha Vijayalakshmi, SVP, Global Client Delivery, Mphasis
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"Fraudsters are always finding holes in the system...you lock one area, they'll find a backdoor," Ashok Hariharan, Co-Founder and CEO, IDFY
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Breach Blocker
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India’s Cloud Boom Hides a Growing Security Crisis
"If you want to beat the Hacker who is looking at all of your assets all the time, you got to do your testing much more frequently and that too covering all your digital footprint including the cloud," says Somshubhro Pal Choudhury, Co-Founder and Partner at Bharat Innovation Fund
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From Google and Amazon to Adobe and Zoho, companies are building more intelligent tools to harness AI's full potential
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