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Exclusive: Fragaria In Talks To Raise ₹40 Cr From Blume Ventures, Others

Chennai-based agritech startup Fragaria Fruits is in talks to raise ₹40 Cr ($4.2 Mn) in a fresh funding round, sources…

Inc42 Media — 2026-08-21

Turtlemint Jumps Nearly 6%, Jefferies Sees 37% Upside

Shares of Turtlemint rose as much as 5.7% to hit an intraday high of ₹152.80 apiece on the BSE after…

Inc42 Media — 2026-08-21

Urban Company Jumps 8% As UBS Sees ‘Blinkit Moment’ In Home Services

Shares of Urban Company jumped as much as 8.1% to ₹157.35 apiece on the BSE after global brokerage UBS initiated…

Inc42 Media — 2026-08-21

Microdrama’s Big Problem, The Data Centre Security Bill & More

Can Microdramas Turn Minutes Into Money? India’s microdrama space is turning into a serious battlefield. Short vertical stories are winning…

Inc42 Media — 2026-08-21

Tiger Global-Backed Upstox Begins IPO Talks, Eyes $400 Mn Public Issue: Report

Online stockbroking platform Upstox has reportedly begun preliminary discussions with investment banks for a potential IPO.  The Mumbai-based brokerage is…

Inc42 Media — 2026-08-20

India’s Data Centre Boom Has A Security Blind Spot

Data centres have evolved from specialised computing facilities into critical infrastructure powering the modern digital economy. As India rapidly expands…

Inc42 Media — 2026-08-20

India’s Microdrama Boom Is Here, But Can The Unit Economics Work?

With short-form content everywhere, a three-hour movie now feels like a commitment. That is where microdramas have entered the picture. …

Inc42 Media — 2026-08-20

IPO-Bound Atomberg’s Loss Widens 27% YoY To ₹149 Cr In FY26, Revenue Jumps 35%

IPO-bound consumer appliances startup Atomberg Technologies saw its consolidated net loss widen 26.8% to ₹148.9 Cr in the financial year…

Inc42 Media — 2026-08-21

Deepinder Goyal’s Temple Wearable Gets Smaller Ahead Of 2026 Launch

Deepinder Goyal revealed the latest design of his wearable startup Temple’s product in a social media post, claiming it is…

Inc42 Media — 2026-08-21

Google Rolls Out AI-Powered JEE, NEET Preparation Tools

Google has rolled out a suite of AI-powered learning features across Search and Gemini, including tools to help students prepare…

Inc42 Media — 2026-08-21

AI reshapes India's IT services sector contracts as clients demand more for less

BENGALURU, August 21 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence promised to disrupt India's IT industry and it is delivering. Outsourcing giants like Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Wipro, HCLTech and Co

Sai Ishwarbharath B; Abhirami G; Haripriya Suresh — 2026-08-21

Tesla sunsets its Solar Roof tiles

Here’s Elon Musk showing off the Solar Roof plans back in 2016. | Image: Dieter Bohn / The Verge Tesla has discontinued Solar Roof, its solar panels designed to look like regular roofing tiles, Ele

The Verge — 2026-08-21

Inside OpenAI’s push to make ChatGPT safer for teenagers - Businessday NG

As artificial intelligence becomes common in education, social media and everyday digital life, teenagers are among the growing number of young people using AI tools such as ChatGPT. The technology ca

Folake Balogun — 2026-08-20

Women engineers build AI waste sorting, license plate systems at TechHER25 - Businessday NG

Fifty women engineers unveiled industry-ready artificial intelligence solutions at the Demo Day for TechHER25, the maiden eight-week program by Techlytics Institute of Technology and Innovation held a

Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi — 2026-08-21

QNET rejigs Africa leadership, bets on AI, compliance for next growth phase - Businessday NG

QNET, a global lifestyle and wellness company that operates through a direct-selling model, is reshaping its African leadership structure and increasing its focus on artificial intelligence, distribut

Royal Ibeh — 2026-08-20