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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
Sony to direct Mouthwashing video game adaptation; PlayStation drops discs by 2028
Sony enlists director Karyn Kusama for the Mouthwashing adaptation. Meanwhile, PlayStation will phase out disc-based games starting in 2028.
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Nov 2, 2026
Zoho founder backs call to shut down business schools, push startup incubators
Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu agrees with Cambridge Professor Chris Marquis's argument to replace business schools with startup incubators in India.
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Nov 2, 2026
Bose launches Sport Open Earbuds for fitness at $199
Bose releases clip-style Sport Open Earbuds ($199) for fitness, competing with Shokz.
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Nov 2, 2026
Handheld translators advance with offline AI and hybrid designs
Handheld AI translators like Timekettle T1 and InnAIO T10 deliver offline functionality and sustained conversation support, challenging smartphone apps.
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Nov 2, 2026
Sony A7R VI wins Camera of the Year 2026, PlayStation VR2 discontinued as Meta acquires patents
Sony's A7R VI wins TechRadar's Camera of the Year 2026, while the company discontinues PlayStation VR2 and sells VR patents to Meta.
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Nov 2, 2026
Liberty Mutual’s Liberty Biberty mascot sparks outrage, protests, and satirical backlash
Liberty Mutual's new mascot, Liberty Biberty, has triggered public outrage, protests in Boston, and satirical comparisons to historical events.
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Nov 2, 2026
Trump declares robot imports a national security threat, kicking off trade talks
US President Donald Trump declares robot imports a national security threat, initiating trade talks under Section 232.
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Nov 2, 2026
Elon Musk donates $158 million to Ken Paxton’s Senate bid as Texas ties deepen
Elon Musk’s $158M donation to Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign and $5M to Governor Greg Abbott’s reelection highlight deepening political ties in Texas.
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Nov 2, 2026
Hero MotoCorp to raise Vida electric two-wheeler production to 80,000 units monthly by Q2 FY28
Hero MotoCorp plans to scale Vida electric two-wheeler capacity to 45,000 units by March-end and 80,000 units by Q2 FY28, citing strong market demand…
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Nov 2, 2026
AU Small Finance Bank probes alleged data breach via Salesforce app
AU Small Finance Bank is investigating allegations of a data breach after hackers claimed access to sensitive customer records, including Aadhaar and PAN…
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Nov 2, 2026
OpenAI’s "Hold My Beer" model solves long-standing math problems, sparks industry debate
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reveals an internal AI model nicknamed "Hold My Beer" solved technical and mathematical challenges, including the Navier-Stokes problem.
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Nov 2, 2026
Amazon blocks Meta’s AI shopping agent, doubles down on Alexa for Shopping
Amazon has blocked Meta’s Muse AI shopping agent from its platform and reported 570% growth in Alexa for Shopping interactions.
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Nov 2, 2026
Virat Kohli’s One8 Sports merges with Agilitas Sports, raising stake to 6.4%
Virat Kohli’s One8 Sports merges with Agilitas Sports after NCLT approval, increasing Kohli’s ownership stake to 6.4% and enabling global expansion.
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Nov 2, 2026
DT Research unveils LT365PA rugged laptop with Nvidia RTX graphics for law enforcement
DT Research unveils the LT365PA, a 15.6-inch rugged laptop with Nvidia RTX A2000 or RTX 5000 Ada graphics for law enforcement, crash reconstruction…
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Nov 2, 2026
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says AI won’t make hit games easier
Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick discusses AI’s limits in gaming, the Grand Theft Auto franchise’s future, and balancing legacy fans with new players.
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Nov 2, 2026
Nintendo Switch 2 Zelda Edition arrives, TechRadar lists eight key accessories
Preorders for the Nintendo Switch 2 - The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition have arrived.
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Nov 2, 2026
Enzi president: Africa’s AI future depends on slashing inference costs
Oji Udezue, president of Enzi, argues that reducing AI inference costs is critical for affordable, locally relevant AI in Africa.
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Nov 2, 2026
AI vendors relearn old data rules as HubSpot reverses data-pooling plan
AI vendors are rediscovering the need for transparent data governance as HubSpot reverses its default data-pooling plan after customer pushback.
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Nov 2, 2026
Nigeria’s AI development must address local problems, say experts
Experts at Moonshot by TechCabal argue that Nigeria’s AI tools must solve local problems, leverage local data, and ensure affordability for real impact.
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Nov 2, 2026
Verve to launch phone tap-to-pay and AI agent payments in Nigeria
Verve announces plans to introduce phone tap-to-pay and AI-driven payment features by 2026, building on its 130 million-card network in Nigeria.
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Nov 2, 2026
Reliance Retail targets JioMart profitability from FY28 with disciplined expansion
Reliance Retail plans disciplined JioMart expansion, prioritizing unit economics and profitability from FY28 while leveraging its omnichannel footprint…
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Nov 1, 2026
South Korean doctors remove 11 parasitic worms from patient’s eyes ahead of cataract surgery
A 71-year-old farmer in South Korea sought cataract surgery, only for doctors to discover and remove 11 parasitic roundworms from his eyes.
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Nov 1, 2026
JioStar Q2 profit drops 13% as ad slowdown offsets revenue growth
JioStar’s Q2 profit declined 13% year-on-year to ₹1,147 crore despite a 10% revenue increase, as Ebitda margins shrank due to a weak advertising environment…
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Nov 1, 2026
Greentech Alliance acquires Intermobility to expand European mobility network
Greentech Alliance has acquired Intermobility, forming a 5,000-member network across 25+ countries to address Europe’s mobility coordination and funding…
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Nov 1, 2026