As AI drives an energy-hungry data boom, firms like Sophia Space, Google, Planet, Nvidia-backed Starcloud, and visionaries Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are testing space data centers to cut cooling loads and bypass Earth’s power limits.
Instagram is expanding Meta AI-powered Reels translation, dubbing, lip-syncing, and Indian script support to help creators reach multilingual audiences in India.
Culture, a human-first social network built around shared interests and real-time conversations, has raised ₹2 crore in seed funding from Acuvest Infra to accelerate product development, expand community initiatives, launch creator-led Spaces, and strengthen its safety-first platform infrastructure as it scales across India and beyond.
Tesla is reviving its Dojo3 supercomputer around the new AI5 chip, targeting stronger FSD training and a 2026 Cybercab robotaxi launch while still using NVIDIA GPUs.
D2C lifestyle brand Salty secures $3.3M in funding led by MG Investment to expand its product portfolio.
China’s e‑CNY push and the mBridge network surpass $55 billion in cross-border transactions as BIS exits, the UAE tests digital dirham, and the U.S. pivots to Project Agorá.
Republican Senators Steve Daines and Kevin Cramer are urging President Donald Trump to push India to lower steep tariffs on US pulse crops, citing a major competitive disadvantage for American farmers as Washington and New Delhi navigate tense trade negotiations and seek a more balanced agricultural trade relationship.
India is positioning the Andaman & Nicobar Islands as a core hub of its Blue Economy and Deep Ocean Mission, with Dr Jitendra Singh launching pilot projects in marine fish cage culture, seaweed cultivation, and biotechnology-led initiatives to drive jobs, exports, and environmental sustainability.
Bharat Ke Super Founders has enabled a ₹1.65 crore package for Digital Labour Chowk Rozgar, blending equity and grant capital to scale a digital platform serving India’s daily wage and construction workforce while formalising informal labour at national scale.
India and Israel have signed a Joint Ministerial Declaration to deepen cooperation in fisheries and aquaculture, spanning advanced technologies, sustainable practices, trade facilitation, and new Centres of Excellence to drive blue economy growth and food security.
