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EV battery-swapping startup Battery Smart has raised Rs 185.5 crore or $19.50 million in its Series C funding round led by existing investors Rising Tide Ventures with the participation from Ecosystem Integrity Fund and Blume Ventures. In March 2026, the company had raised Rs 66

Indian banks have accelerated overseas fundraising after the Reserve Bank of India brought forward the closure of a foreign-exchange swap facility to August 31 from the end of September. Private and state-run lenders were on track to raise at least $5 billion through dollar bonds

Supermicro fires several employees following investigation into $2.5 billion China AI chip smuggling — claims that senior management had no knowledge of illicit transactions The company's senior management was apparently unaware that billions of dollars' worth of hardware was bei

CPU-Z gets biggest update since 2001 with V3 — 100+ health checks, built-in stress testing, and XOC effective clock tracking The entire validation system has been revamped to better diagnose problems and better detect CPU and GPU frequencies for extreme overlockers. CPU-Z has rol

US stock futures were trading higher on Friday, 20 August, as Wall Street attempted to recover from the previous day's sell-off, which was driven by a sharp rebound in Treasury yields. S&P 500 futures rose 0.3%, although the benchmark remained on track for its first weekly loss t

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On Friday, the benchmark Sensex ended largely flat with a marginal gain of 3 points, closing at 77,540. However, the subdued market mood did little to dampen buying interest in select consumer discretionary stocks. Seven stocks from the BSE Consumer Discretionary Index hit fresh

Under the Sebi (Investment Advisers) Regulations, 2013, registered investment advisers are required to pay a renewal fee every five years to keep their registration valid. Sebi found that the 15 advisers had failed to pay the renewal fees within the stipulated period. The regulat

The Rs 700-crore issue will open for subscription on August 27, and close on August 31, the Kolkata-based company said in a statement. The offer comprises a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to Rs 500 crore and an offer-for-sale of up to Rs 200 crore by promoters. Of th

This report is from this week's The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. Meta says it faces a trillion-dollar penalty and damage to its advertising model. But the trial could go well beyond one company. It could make social media unrecognizable. Th

This report is from this week's The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. Meta says it faces a trillion-dollar penalty and damage to its advertising model. But the trial could go well beyond one company. It could make social media unrecognizable. Th

The 2-crore customer base, the company said, reflects the expansion of Upstox’s financial ecosystem, which spans equities, derivatives, mutual funds, insurance and other investment products. “From welcoming our first customer in a small office in BKC to reaching our 20 millionth

A premium leather bar cabinet in an urban Indian home is more than just a piece of furniture. It reflects a growing shift in how consumers view products that are proudly made in India. For years, premium Indian leather mostly found its way into global brands, while the craftsmans

His quote — “I’ve always said you might as well assume the world is going to work, because if it doesn’t, it doesn’t really matter what your investment portfolio looks like” — highlights a fundamental principle of investing: long-term wealth creation depends on having faith in th

Jeff John Roberts here. This drone threat is giving me the chills. Weeks after the FBI busted a plot to launch explosive-laden drones at the White House, a U.S. Army division engaged a Ukrainian drone unit in a war games exercise—and got whupped so thoroughly they had to “respawn

Micron commits $10 billion to new US-based Research Labs — Boise hub to target post-DRAM and NAND technologies and packaging It is always better to work together. Micron on Thursday announced a plan to establish the Micron Research Lab, which will explore memory, computing, packa

H200 AI GPUs finally reach China under case-by-case import licenses, but it's already too late for Nvidia — homemade chips corner the China market as country seeks semiconductor independence Limited number of chips flow in, but is it too little, too late? ByteDance and Tencent ea

Nvidia denies report it will ship Groq-based LPUs to China by year-end — says there is 'no China-specific LPU product in our roadmap' There are no LPU sales in China and no China-specific variant on the roadmap. Nvidia has rejected a report claiming that it plans to begin small-b

A penny stock under ₹10, Nandan Denim, hit 20% upper circuit on Friday, 21 August, despite a weak trend on Dalal Street. Nandan Denim share price opened at ₹2.26 against its previous close of ₹2.27 and surged 20% to hit its upper circuit of ₹2.72, closing at the same level and ex

Sandisk's new $2,200 NAS SSD lets you fill the drive every day for five years — 7.68TB M.2 flaunts eye-popping 14,000 TBW rating Sandisk has launched the NAS 600 SATA and NAS 800 NVMe series of drives to compete with the best SSDs on the market. However, as their names insinuate,

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IPO-bound consumer appliances startup Atomberg Technologies saw its consolidated net loss widen 26.8% to ₹148.9 Cr in the financial year ended March 2026 (FY26) from ₹117.4 Cr in the previous fiscal year. The rise in loss came despite its operating revenue jumping 34.8% to ₹1,293

PJM Strategy Targets Data Center Growth, but Policy Gaps Remain The grid operator calls for faster development of generation and transmission and greater visibility into large loads, but major questions remain. PJM Interconnection envisions a power system in which data centers dr

Can you tell when someone nearby is wearing Meta AI glasses? As millions of people buy into the smart glasses fad each year, the odds are increasing that you could be secretly recorded while simply going about your day. Meta is not the only smart glasses maker, but its AI glasses

Welcome to Edition 9.07 of the Rocket Report! China’s workhorse Long March rocket family appears to be rebounding quickly from a rare launch failure August 10. Chinese officials have not publicly released any information on what may have caused the Long March 7A rocket to break a

Slovakia discovers Russian backdoors in 279 new traffic cameras — SMS-triggered shell access and passwordless live feeds found in EU-funded rollout The camera access web interface also has a no-password vulnerability. Slovakia sought to modernize its traffic control systems with

The NSE Nifty50 settled 20.15 points, or 0.08%, higher at 24,252, while the BSE Sensex ended almost flat at 77,540.83, gaining just 3.11 points. Broader markets outperformed the benchmarks, with the Nifty Midcap100 and Nifty Smallcap100 indices gaining 0.10% and 0.69%, respective

Consumer electronics startup Atomberg’s early investors, founders and other shareholders have sold shares worth around Rs 683 crore through secondary transactions since 2019, according to disclosures in its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) filed ahead of its proposed IPO. The

A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors

A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors

The News South Africa’s Absa Group is seeking partnerships with fintechs in a strategy aimed at reaching new customers by embedding its services in apps they already use, a senior executive told Semafor. The strategy marks a pivot under group CEO Kenny Fihla. He hired Sitoyo Lopo

Enterprise SSDs cost 18.6 times more than HDDs as 30TB drives hit $22,600 — hard drive supply is sold out through 2027 VDURA's latest flash index puts a 30TB TLC drive at $22,600 as NAND price increases settle. A 30TB TLC enterprise SSD now costs $22,600, 6.5 times higher than th