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Tarun Mottlia edits LazyFounders, covering Indian startups, funding rounds, AI and product launches. Every story on the site is AI-assisted and checked against its cited sources before publication.
Stories by Tarun Mottlia
Parents turn to AI agents for household tasks amid lingering privacy fears
Parents, especially mothers, are early adopters of AI agents for meal planning and logistics, but data privacy concerns block full trust.
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Nov 8, 2026
OpenAI’s GPT-6 Cyber exposes 81 Firefox flaws; ChatGPT’s Intelligent UI builds apps instantly
OpenAI launches GPT-6 Cyber, an AI that exposed 81 unknown Firefox vulnerabilities. ChatGPT’s Intelligent UI now creates interactive tools without coding.
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Nov 8, 2026
Oracle urges customers to adopt quantum-resistant cryptography as Indian AI adoption accelerates
Oracle rolls out tools to assess cryptographic risks as quantum computing threats loom.
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Nov 8, 2026
Amsterdam protest shuts down Microsoft’s $1B data centre site
Activists stormed Microsoft’s $1B data centre site in Amsterdam, sparking pan-European protests over AI’s environmental and resource costs.
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Nov 8, 2026
Adobe’s AI marketing assistant now works inside ChatGPT and Copilot
Adobe’s CX Enterprise Coworker plugin is live in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, and Databricks Genie.
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Nov 8, 2026
Claude now lets US users link bank accounts to track spending
Anthropic’s Claude AI now lets US subscribers securely connect bank accounts via Plaid to analyze spending, with no ads or model training on chats by default.
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Nov 8, 2026
Vensum Power raises €9M to slash power waste in AI data centres
Helsinki deeptech Vensum Power raises €9M in Series A funding to mass-produce software-defined power converters for AI data centres and EV charging.
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Nov 8, 2026
PRISM reports 35% revenue growth to ₹2,814 crore in Q1 FY27
PRISM, OYO’s parent company, posted 35% revenue growth to ₹2,814 crore and a 17% rise in net profit to ₹353 crore in Q1 FY27.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 7, 2026
European coalition demands pause on new AI data centers
Over 100 organizations across 15 European countries demand a pause on new AI data centers, citing environmental and social impacts.
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Nov 7, 2026
Cities cut Flock Safety contracts after stalking scandals and federal data grabs
Ten local governments and police departments ended Flock Safety contracts since summer 2026 after officers misused the tech and federal agencies tapped…
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Nov 7, 2026
AWS to businesses: Stop inventing AI metrics—measure what matters
AWS urges companies to track AI success using inventory, capital, and customer satisfaction—not new AI metrics.
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Nov 7, 2026
Airbnb’s AI travel agent arrives in 2027: custom screens, not chatbots
Airbnb will launch an AI travel agent in early 2027 with a dynamic interface for trip planning and on-trip support. Q3 revenue rose 19% to $4.87B.
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Nov 7, 2026
Physicl raises $10 million to build realistic simulations for robot training
Physicl, a Paris-based startup, secures $10M in seed funding from Inovia Capital to create realistic 3D simulations for training robots and AI systems.
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Nov 7, 2026
Over 800 unprotected Artex AI hacking tools found online
Over 800 unprotected Artex AI hacking tools were discovered online, linked to attacks on South Korean banks and U.S. IT firm ConnectWise.
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Nov 7, 2026
OPay cancels $304M New York IPO after Chinese regulator steps in
OPay pulled its $304M New York IPO hours after pricing, after a Chinese regulator questioned the listing.
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Nov 7, 2026
Cashfree lets AI agents handle payments—cutting costs by 40%
Cashfree Payments launches ‘Checkout for Agents,’ a tool that lets AI complete payments with 40% fewer tokens while keeping security intact.
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Nov 7, 2026
TRAI proposes rulebook for satellite-to-phone service—with one big catch
TRAI’s new framework proposes letting smartphones connect to satellites via telecom operators.
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Nov 7, 2026
TSMC considers making 3D DRAM chips at Nvidia’s request
TSMC is evaluating plans to produce 3D DRAM chips at Nvidia’s urging, potentially challenging Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron amid AI-driven memory shortages.
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Nov 7, 2026
Congress probes Apple, Meta, and Musk over Trump ties, NDAs, and iOS restrictions
U.S. lawmakers plan investigations into Apple, Meta, and Elon Musk’s companies over Trump ties, NDAs, and ICE tracking.
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Nov 7, 2026
Delhi High Court backs BharatPe parent in shareholder dispute with Unity Bank
Delhi High Court dismisses Unity Bank’s appeal, enforcing written consent requirements for reserved matters under BharatPe parent’s Shareholders’ Agreement.
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Nov 7, 2026
AI agents break at scale without real-time data, says VeloDB’s APAC head
Gartner expects over 40% of agentic-AI projects to be cancelled by 2027.
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Nov 7, 2026
Anthropic IPO valuation cut to $1T–$1.3T as tech sell-off spooks investors
Anthropic’s planned $100B IPO, targeting $1.5T, may list at $1T–$1.3T or delay as investors react to a $2.3T Nasdaq rout and geopolitical uncertainty.
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Nov 7, 2026
PC gaming hit by soaring hardware costs as AI demand and U.S. elections rattle tech stocks
AI-driven hardware shortages and U.S. midterm election results trigger a historic tech stock sell-off, raising concerns for PC gamers and data center expansion.
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Nov 7, 2026
Students rely on AI but want it gone—and a new study shows why
A Fizz study shows 96% of college students use AI, yet 56% would ban it due to worries about cognition, climate, and loneliness.
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Nov 7, 2026