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Wait, Where is Krutrim?
Bhavish Aggarwal-led Krutrim's absence from the India AI Impact Summit is hard to ignore.
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Maverick Introduces SIDDH for Critical Care Adult Patient Training
Designed to replicate real-world ICU scenarios, SIDDH enables immersive, high-accuracy training for doctors and critical care teams.
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Karnataka Biotech Economy Crosses $39 Bn Fuelled by Biomanufacturing
Bioindustrial biotechnology emerged as the fastest-growing segment, reaching $11.46 billion in 2025.
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Top 15 AI Startups Powering India’s Self-Reliance Mission
From foundational models to applied platforms, domestic builders are creating an end-to-end AI ecosystem rooted in Indian data and needs.
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Amazon Opens Second-Largest Asia Office in Bengaluru
The 1.1 million square feet campus, spread across 12 floors on a five-acre site, can accommodate more than 7,000 employees.
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LTM Lands $100 Mn Deal With European Medtech to Support Hearing Devices
LTM’s pact with a European medtech marks its first win after the rebrand.
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AI May Reset Indian IT’s Pyramid Model, But Not Fresher Hiring
Industry voices repeatedly stress skills evolution, AI literacy and the accelerating pace of learning.
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‘We are Not in the Race to Build Data Centres’: Nikhil Malhotra
The Tech Mahindra CIO spoke to AIM about Project Indus and why the company decided to outsource heavier compute.
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This 23,000-Employee MNC is Betting on Pune Nano GCC for AI Solutions
Orbia’s Pune GCC houses roughly one-third of its global IT talent pool.
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5 days left to lock in the lowest TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket rates
We are officially down to the final 5 days tosave up to $680on yourTechCrunch Disrupt 2026ticket. These lowest rates of the year disappear on February 27 at 11:59 p.m. PT. If you’ve been mapping out your 2026 tech event calendar, this isn’t the moment to wait.Register now to lock in your savings before prices increase. Each year,Disruptbrings together 10,000+ founders, tech leaders, and VCs at San Francisco’s Moscone West. From October 13–15, you’ll gain valuable takeaways and curated networking opportunities designed to elevate your startup trajectory, accelerate your career, or strengthen your portfolio. Last year, Disrupt featured 200+ onstage conversations with 250+ top voices shaping the tech ecosystem. Expect the same level of powerful, candid conversations this year. Highlights from 2025 include the following: Keep an eye on theevent pageas we roll out the 2026 agenda. Last year, more than 20,000 curated meetings took place across three days. This year, we’re rolling out improved networking technology to make those connections even more targeted and efficient. Meet the one person who can change the trajectory of your startup. It only takes one. You get: Startup Battlefieldis where 200 TechCrunch-selected, pre-Series A startups compete for $100,000 in equity-free funding, global visibility, and direct access to the industry’s top investors. This iconic pitch competition has helped launch breakout companies like Discord, Cloudflare, and Trello. Over 300 startup exhibitorswill showcase innovations across the venue, especially in the Expo Hall, where foot traffic converges. Discover tomorrow’s breakthroughs and today’s solutions — all in one place. Throughout Disrupt Week, October 11–17, TechCrunch Disrupt Side Events will take place across the Bay Area beyond the main venue. Attend a post-event cocktail hour, grab breakfast before the day begins, or even host your own off-site panel. The opportunities to make powerful connections around Disrupt are endless. Five days remain to lock in the lowest rate of the year. Prices increase after February 27 at 11:59 p.m. PT.Register nowand secure your savings of up to $680 before they’re gone. Save up to 30% ongroup passes.
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Spotify rolls out AI-powered Prompted Playlists to the U.K. and other markets
After initially testing its AI-powered “Prompted Playlists” feature inNew Zealandand recently launching inthe U.S. and Canada, Spotifyannouncedon Monday that it’s rolling out the tool to Premium subscribers in the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and Sweden. Prompted Playlists allows users to create custom playlists by simply describing what they want to listen to in their own words. Instead of searching for individual songs or artists, users can describe the vibe, scenario, or inspiration they want, and Spotify will take care of the rest. To access the feature, users tap “Create” and then select “Prompted Playlist,” then enter any prompt in English. The feature is designed to interpret themes including moods, aesthetics, and even memories. Prompts can be as broad or specific as the user wants, referencing musical eras, genres, activities, lyrics, instruments, or even requesting a playlist inspired by a TV show, movie, or personal milestone. Users can also specify whether they want the playlist to include mostly new music or just music from their library in the prompt. Once a prompt is submitted, Spotify’s AI generates a customized playlist tailored to the request. The system draws on the user’s listening history and incorporates current music and cultural trends. Plus, each song comes with a short explanation that offers insight into why it was chosen for that particular playlist. Users can refine their playlists by adjusting their prompts or starting over. For those whose musical tastes constantly evolve, playlists can be scheduled to automatically refresh on a daily or weekly basis. Since this is still in beta, Spotify noted that there might be changes as the company gets feedback, and that there are currently usage limits in place. Some users havereportedhitting limits after roughly 20 or 30 prompts. Spotify has recently expanded AI features throughout its platform, includingPage Match, which lets users scan a physical book page to jump to the corresponding spot in the audiobook, andAbout This Song. The platform alsoupdated its song lyrics featureto provide global translations and offline access. Last week,SeatGeek partnered with Spotifyto help listeners easily find ticket links for concerts on an artist’s page or upcoming tour dates within the app. Internally, the company has implemented AI throughout its workflows, with co-CEO Gustav Söderström saying earlier this month that Spotify’s best developershaven’t written a line of codesince December, thanks to AI. Spotify is alsoexpanding its audiobook businessby venturing into physical book sales. Soon, users in the U.S. and U.K. will be able to buy physical copies directly from the app.
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Particle’s AI news app listens to podcasts for interesting clips so you you don’t have to
An AI news app calledParticle, fromformer Twitter engineers, can now keep up with news breaking on podcasts as well as news published on the web. Just ahead of its recent Android release, Particle has introduced a feature called Podcast Clips, which finds the most interesting and relevant moments across many different types of podcasts, and then includes those clips alongside the related news stories in its feed. So instead of listening to a lengthy podcast just to catch the 45 seconds of interesting comments, you can play back the clip as you’re reading the news on Particle. You also have the option of reading the transcript of the clip instead, as the words are highlighted as they’re spoken. “We’ve done that basically for any news story — if there is a podcast that is talking about it, or relevant at all, we’ve got all those clips,” Particle CEOSara Beykpour, previously the Senior Director of Product Management at Twitter, told TechCrunch. “It’s a really cool way, when you’re reading a story or learning about a story, to get a breath of what are people saying about this? What’s the commentary?” The addition acknowledges a shift in the news ecosystem that’s been underway for years. Not only are more peoplegetting their news from podcastsand trusting them as reliable sources, but the medium is alsobecoming a destinationfor breaking news and major announcements from public figures. Tech CEOs, in particular, are now seeking out friendly podcast hosts to air their talking points instead of trying to work with traditional media, asBloomberg reportedin 2024. That makes paying attention to podcasts even more critical if you want to keep up with news. Beykpour says Particle usesembedding modelsto understand when podcasts relate to a given news story. These models are provided by the same companies that provide LLM models, but they’re not generative AI technologies, she explains. “We use vector embeddings to understand that these different parts of the podcasts are related to these different stories,” Beykpour notes. “A single podcast might cover 10 or 20 stories, so we use AI to understand that. We also use AI to do some of the logic around clipping, and understanding when to start a clip and end a clip.” The company leverages technology from ElevenLabs for transcription. However, some of the technology that identifies where exactly to clip the audio is part of Particle’s secret sauce. The idea to tap into podcasts to better understand the commentary around news is also something newsrooms are taking a closer look at these days. AsNieman Lab reportedthis month, The New York Times has been using a custom AI tool that employs LLMs to transcribe and summarize new episodes of dozens of right-wing and more conservative podcasts to better understand what influencers on that side are saying about the news. Particle’s Podcasts Clips feature isn’t only tied to news stories. Because the app already understands different entities — like people, places or things — you can go to the page for a notable figure, such as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, to see all of his appearances on podcasts arranged as a feed. Particle has been busy building other features, as well. The company has made its first attempt at monetization with Particle+, an optional $2.99/month subscription (or $29.99/year) that lets you access premium features. These include the ability to: use natural language to have the news summarized in a style you prefer; pick from different voices when using the personalized audio feed; “Listen to the News”; unlimited crossword puzzles; support for private questions with its AI chatbot, and more. The Android release also brings a couple of other notable changes. The browse tab now includes timely stories, like the 2026 Winter Olympics, in addition to typical sections like politics, tech, or entertainment. Plus, when you tap on an entity, you’ll see a new page with the definition, stories, articles, related entities, and related topics. Particle isn’t sharing data about user activity or conversion rates, but Beykpour did point to the app’s international audience, pre-Android. On a weekly basis, 55% of Particle’s users are outside the U.S., with India (15%) its biggest market after the U.S.
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