AI code-testing startup Blacksmith’s valuation jumps almost 10x in less than a year |

As AI makes coding dramatically faster, the next big challenge in software development is testing and validating all that code. Blacksmith has raised a new…

Saudi Aramco backs India’s Mitti Labs to make Asia’s rice farming more water-resilient |

As rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns put Asia’s water-intensive rice farming under pressure, Mitti Labs, a New York- and Bengaluru-headquartered climate-tech startup, has raised…

Should you still buy your next smartphone — or subscribe to it instead? |

The smartphone industry’s next battleground may not be the phone itself, but how consumers get it. As premium devices become more expensive, Apple, Samsung, and…

India is starting to pay for apps, not just download them |

For years, India was the world’s largest app download market but one of its toughest places to make money. That is beginning to change as…

Okta buys AI security startup Permiso; source says for about $200M |

9:09 AM PDT · July 30, 2026 Okta on Thursday agreed to acquire AI identity security startup Permiso Security, betting that demand for protecting AI…

Cursor makes its biggest India push yet ahead of SpaceX acquisition with localized pricing |

Weeks before its expected acquisition by SpaceX closes, AI coding startup Cursor is making its biggest push into India yet, launching its first country-specific subscription…

India's move against Jack Dorsey's Bitchat sparks legal debate |

An apparent Indian government effort to remove GitHub repositories for Jack Dorsey’s offline Bluetooth-powered messaging app Bitchat has raised questions about the legal basis for…

ServiceNow bets $40 million on Indian banking software specialist to expand its financial services push |

ServiceNow, the U.S. enterprise software company known for automating workflows like IT service management and HR operations, is betting on an Indian banking software specialist…

Glow emerges from stealth at $1.2B valuation to challenge endpoint security in the AI era |

Glow, a cybersecurity startup founded by former Meta and Snowflake executives, emerged from stealth as a unicorn, betting that artificial intelligence is reshaping how enterprises…

Indian AI coding startup Emergent becomes a unicorn with $130M Series C |

Indian AI coding startup Emergent has raised $130 million in a Series C funding round at a $1.5 billion post-money valuation, a five-fold jump in…