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MPL app showing its discontinuation in India due to the real-money gaming ban
Gaming

As India bans real-money games, Dream Sports, MPL start pulling the plug | TechCrunch

Top Indian startups in the real-money gaming space have begun shutting down operations after New Delhi effectively banned...

FGV Capital
Venture

Fiat Ventures combines venture and advisory divisions into new brand, raises $35M Fund II | TechCrunch

Fiat Ventures on Tuesday said it is combining its growth consultancy and venture divisions under a new brand,...

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Climate

Clean tech startup Fluxnium found a way to tap 50,000 years’ worth of nuclear fuel | TechCrunch

The U.S. has ambitious plans to triple the capacity of its nuclear power plants by 2050, but that...

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Social

Meta expands subscription push with new AI-focused plans | TechCrunch

Meta on Tuesday introduced a new subscription service called Meta One, offering expanded AI usage and other premium...

AI

Siri AI could come with a paywall for power users | TechCrunch

In his final earnings call as CEO of Apple, Tim Cook said that the company’s long-awaited Siri AI...

kill switch ransomware
AI

Frontier AI labs still won’t say how they’d contain a rogue model | TechCrunch

Few of the top AI labs have published or demonstrated containment response plans, according to a recent study....

Clueless closet
Apps

Google Photos ‘Clueless’-inspired virtual closet is now available on Android and iOS | TechCrunch

Google’s new AI-powered feature that turns photos of your outfits into a virtual closet — one seemingly inspired...

Real-money gaming in India
Gaming

India bans real-money gaming, threatening a $23 billion industry | TechCrunch

India’s lower house of parliament on Wednesday passed a sweeping online gaming bill that, while promoting esports and...

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Fundraising

Valor, Point72 back General Intuition at $6B valuation as AI startup pushes into robotics | TechCrunch

New York-based General Intuition, the startup building a foundation model that trains generalized AI agents to move through...

Vishal Sikka
AI

Former Infosys chief’s AI startup nabs another $53M | TechCrunch

Hang Ten Systems, an AI startup founded by former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka just four months ago, has...