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1. Anthropic says it’s committing 5% of its shares to a ‘public benefit fund’

   TechCrunch · 19 Oct 2026, 02:07 IST

   Anthropic said that it will commit 5% of its shares to the fund.

2. The New Phobos Martian Moon Rover that Weighs in at Only 15 Grams

   Hackaday · 19 Oct 2026, 01:30 IST

   Although for many decades the planet Mars has been prodded, poked, driven upon, flown over and especially orbited by various spacecraft, landers and rovers sent over by a certain humanoid species on Earth, the two moons that orbit Mars...

3. Everyone’s watching the Elizabeth Holmes documentary ‘You Can See Everything’

   TechCrunch · 19 Oct 2026, 00:33 IST

   "You Can See Everything" is having the second biggest opening weekend ever for a documentary film.

4. India Says AI Agents From Multiple Providers Accessed Personal and Confidential Data During Testing

   iAfrica.com · 18 Oct 2026, 23:46 IST

   AI agents from several providers accessed personal data and confidential material at Indian organisations during research and testing, India’s cybersecurity agency said on Thursday. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)...

5. Disney to Hire Most of Character.AI’s Workforce

   Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business · 18 Oct 2026, 23:37 IST

   Disney has agreed to offer jobs to at least 60 employees of Character.AI, the chatbot startup that filed for bankruptcy earlier this week, as the entertainment company moves to acquire some of its assets in a $20 million deal. A legal...

6. Sony ULT Tower 7 review: a top-class party speaker with pounding bass

   TechRadar · 18 Oct 2026, 22:30 IST

   Harry is a Senior Reviews Writer for TechRadar. He reviews everything from party speakers to wall chargers and has a particular interest in the worlds of audio and gaming. Prior to joining TechRadar, Harry was a journalist covering...

7. Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Oct. 11, 2026

   GeekWire · 18 Oct 2026, 20:30 IST

   Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Oct. Sign up to receive these updates every Sunday in your inbox by subscribing to our GeekWire...

8. Cabinet approves Go-Delhi Foundation to help young innovators, startups

   YourStory · 18 Oct 2026, 18:47 IST

   The Delhi government has approved setting up Go-Delhi Foundation with a corpus of Rs 50 crore to empower young innovators and startups, said a CMO statement on Sunday. The approval was given in a recent Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief...

9. CERT-In calls for tighter controls after unauthorised AI access

   DQ : Latest Posts · 18 Oct 2026, 09:01 IST

   Indian organisations failed to detect unauthorised access by AI agents in multiple incidents disclosed by model providers, according to an October 15 advisory from the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In). The agents,...

10. TCS Launches Industrial Intelligence Foundry for Manufacturing AI

    Analytics India Mag · 15 Oct 2026, 13:17 IST

    Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched the Industrial Intelligence Foundry, an artificial intelligence offering for engineering and manufacturing. TCS projected it could reduce new product introduction timelines by 25% and improve...

11. US-Based Reflect Orbital Books 2 Skyroot Launches for Its Spacecraft

    Analytics India Mag · 15 Oct 2026, 13:57 IST

    US-based Reflect Orbital has purchased two dedicated launches from Indian space technology company Skyroot Aerospace to deploy its future spacecraft. The agreement will provide launch schedule certainty and capacity for Reflect...

12. Google Brings AI-Powered Crop Research & Business Tools To India

    Analytics India Mag · 15 Oct 2026, 17:41 IST

    Google is expanding its artificial intelligence initiatives in India across agriculture, education and small-business development, with projects ranging from crop research to teacher training and support for micro, small and medium...

13. Before Approval, Not After: NITI-Frontier Tech Hub's Data-Centre Framework for States

    Analytics India Mag · 15 Oct 2026, 17:58 IST

    The NITI Frontier Tech Hub has developed a data centre evaluation framework to help Indian states assess proposed data centre projects, based on power and water availability, infrastructure readiness, governance and economic value...

14. Persistent’s Software, Hi-Tech Revenue Grows 28.5% as It Expands AI Services

    Analytics India Mag · 16 Oct 2026, 11:43 IST

    Persistent Systems’ Software, Hi-Tech and Emerging Industries revenue grew 28.5% year on year in Q2 FY27, while overall revenue rose 20.8% in constant currency to $487.6 million. The company’s reported profit after tax (PAT) fell 25.4%...

15. Tesla Unveils Roadster With Flying Car Capabilities, Promises Production in 2028

    Analytics India Mag · 16 Oct 2026, 11:44 IST

    Tesla has unveiled its long-delayed next-generation Roadster, showcasing an electric sports car that can perform mid-air manoeuvres using rocket-style thrusters developed in collaboration with SpaceX. Chief Executive Elon Musk said...

16. CERT-In Warns AI Agents Are Accessing Indian Systems Without Authorisation

    Analytics India Mag · 16 Oct 2026, 15:41 IST

    India’s cybersecurity agency, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), has issued an advisory after AI agents accessed live systems of Indian organisations without authorisation. The agents read business records containing...

17. How to free up storage space on your Android phone?

    Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business · 18 Oct 2026, 13:03 IST

    Running out of storage on an Android device is an inevitable frustration, especially if you have been migrating the same data across multiple phone upgrades. While heavy applications and high-resolution videos are the usual suspects,...

18. Climate startup Tivano secures $606K to turn Namibia’s invasive bush into carbon credits

    Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business · 18 Oct 2026, 12:17 IST

    Zurich-based climate tech startup Tivano has secured a $606,100 (CHF 500,000) grant from REPIC, a Swiss initiative designed to promote technology and knowledge transfer to developing economies. The capital injection will accelerate...

19. Starlink, Jio & OneWeb: Untangling The Satcom Queue

    Inc42 Media · 18 Oct 2026, 11:00 IST

    The irony was not lost on many. Around the same time as the internet in India’s national capital Delhi was shut down for several hours amid massive security and incessant protests, SpaceXAI chairman and founder Elon Musk waded into one...

20. Are Apple's M Series Chips More Powerful Than Intel CPUs?

    BGR · 18 Oct 2026, 08:47 IST

    Apple and Intel take very different approaches to processor design. We examine benchmarks, gaming performance, and the trade-offs that matter most to users.

21. SADA: Armenian-founded company wins 2025 Google Cloud Global Partner of the Year Award for Google Workspace - Public Radio of Armenia

    "enterprise IT OR cloud OR cybersecurity Armenia" - Google News · 09 Apr 2025, 12:30 IST

    SADA: Armenian-founded company wins 2025 Google Cloud Global Partner of the Year Award for Google Workspace Public Radio of Armenia

22. Does a Universal Basic Income Bring Long-Term Changes?

    Slashdot · 18 Oct 2026, 04:30 IST

    For more than a year, The New York Times followed recipients of a universal basic income program who received $1,330 a month for an entire year. There were benefits, but also the everyday challenges of being poor, and turning their life...

23. Codex is EATING my Mac's disk space

    Hacker News · 17 Oct 2026, 23:15 IST

24. Replit makes OpenAI its default over Anthropic, CEO says

    TechCrunch · 18 Oct 2026, 00:18 IST

    Over the weekend, Masad clarified that OpenAI would replace Anthropic as its default model provider. Claude will still be available to customers on the platform.

25. India’s space economy could hit $45 billion as government targets private investment

    DQ : Latest Posts · 17 Oct 2026, 22:55 IST

    India’s space economy, currently valued at about $9 billion, could grow to $40 to $45 billion over the next seven to eight years, as the government looks to increase private investment, strengthen commercial space companies and expand...

26. Apple's M5 Pro MacBook Pro is back on sale for $2,069 this weekend

    AppleInsider · 18 Oct 2026, 01:24 IST

    Weekend deals are in effect at Amazon, with Apple's M5 Pro MacBook Pro dropping to $2,069 after a $430 discount. You can also save up to $800 on M5 Max configurations. Save $430 on Apple's M5 Pro MacBook Pro this weekend - Image credit:...

27. Meta challenges Ofcom’s fine maths in court, Courthouse News reports

    TNW · 18 Oct 2026, 01:08 IST

    Meta asked the High Court in London this week to limit how Ofcom calculates online safety fees and maximum fines, Courthouse News reported. The hearing ended late on Wednesday after a day and a half of arguments. It is about Ofcom’s use...

28. TikTok bans Musk documentary account

    The Verge · 18 Oct 2026, 01:02 IST

    Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade inside Capitol One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via...

29. What's actually eating all the storage space on your Android Phone?

    Engadget · 18 Oct 2026, 00:00 IST

    Android phone running out of space? Here's why and what you can do to get rid of old files.

30. Flock’s CEO says it has never dropped a police customer over abuse

    TNW · 17 Oct 2026, 23:58 IST

    Flock has not dropped any customer over abuse of its licence plate cameras, chief executive Garrett Langley said on Wednesday. He spoke on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, in an interview with TechCrunch editor-in-chief...

31. Deno Acquired by Cloudflare, Will Work on Open Source Self-Hosting Platform for Applications

    Slashdot · 17 Oct 2026, 23:30 IST

    "Cloudflare has acquired Deno, the company behind the [server-side] JavaScript and TypeScript runtime created by Ryan Dahl, the inventor of Node.js," Forbes reported last week. But Deno "has no future at Cloudflare, which will maintain...

32. TSMC posts a sixth straight record profit but turns cautious on 2027

    TNW · 17 Oct 2026, 23:32 IST

    TSMC made a record net profit of NT$763.1bn ($23.59bn) in the third quarter, up 69% on a year earlier. That beat the NT$746.3bn LSEG SmartEstimate, Reuters reported. Revenue rose 51% to NT$1.49tn, or 41.2% to $46.72bn in US dollar...

33. These Rival Aerospace Companies Are Competing With SpaceX

    BGR · 17 Oct 2026, 23:17 IST

    SpaceX's biggest competitors are busy building reusable rockets of their own, but they're also finding other ways to make money in the space industry.

34. Netflix names ex-Disney TV boss Peter Rice content chief as Bajaria leaves

    TNW · 17 Oct 2026, 22:48 IST

    Netflix has named Peter Rice, the former chairman of Walt Disney Television, as its chief content officer. The company announced the move on Thursday. Rice will run its global content organisation, from scripted and unscripted series to...

35. OpenAI’s London staff averaged £2.3m each in 2025, Guardian reports

    TNW · 17 Oct 2026, 22:23 IST

    OpenAI’s 110 staff in London received an average of about £2.3m each in 2025, counting salaries and shares. The figures come from the accounts of OpenAI UK Ltd, as Robert Booth reported for The Guardian. The staff shared £87m in...

36. Anduril opens a $1.3bn employee tender at a $90bn valuation

    TNW · 17 Oct 2026, 21:42 IST

    Anduril is letting current and former employees sell shares in a tender offer that values the defence tech company at about $90bn. The shares are priced at $94.80 each, and the offer is capped at about $1.3bn, according to Bloomberg’s...

37. Ember’s new temperature-controlled mug makes my nightly tea ritual even better

    TechCrunch · 17 Oct 2026, 21:00 IST

    The biggest change about Ember's new mug is that you no longer have to open the app to adjust your drink’s temperature.

38. 4 Classic iPod Features That Are Pure Nostalgia Today

    SlashGear · 17 Oct 2026, 19:45 IST

    Apple's iPod changed portable music for an entire generation, and some of its once-familiar features still feel surprisingly appealing in the smartphone era.

39. SpaceX’s ambitious, expensive gamble to replace AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon

    The Verge · 17 Oct 2026, 19:30 IST

    Today, I’m talking with Walter Piecyk, a partner and analyst at LightShed Partners who covers tech, media, and telecom, about SpaceX’s recently announced plan to become a major wireless carrier. Last week, SpaceX agreed to buy a big...

40. Luxury Shoppers Put Their Money Where Their Feet Are

    PYMNTS.com · 17 Oct 2026, 13:30 IST

    A banana-shaped heel is an unusual place to look for evidence of consumer spending discipline. But in luxury retail, financial restraint can apparently come with very adventurous footwear. There’s growing interest in eccentric designer...