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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
Applied Compute raises $350M at $3.25B valuation after hitting $100M ARR
AI cloud startup Applied Compute raises $350 million led by Elad Gil, valuing the company at $3.25 billion after hitting $100M in annualized revenue in under…
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 6, 2026
Meta acquires Conductor, AI coding startup, to integrate team and tech
Meta acquired Conductor, a startup enabling parallel AI coding agents, to integrate its team and technology. Conductor’s products will shut down by early 2027.
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Nov 6, 2026
Global venture funding nears $680 B in 2026 as seed deals shrink
Crunchbase data for Q3 2026 shows global venture funding nearing $680 billion, driven by billion-dollar rounds for AI giants, while seed and early-stage deal…
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Nov 6, 2026
Titan OS raises $46M to take on Google TV
Titan OS lands $46M to expand its smart TV operating system, now powering 30M users. Philips and others switch to its revenue-sharing model over Google TV.
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Nov 6, 2026
SpaceX and Qualcomm team up to build U.S. 5G network for Starlink Mobile
SpaceX and Qualcomm partner to launch a terrestrial 5G network for Starlink Mobile in 2027, challenging Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile.
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Nov 6, 2026
Trajectory raises $45M to let professionals train AI without coding
Trajectory’s $45M Series A, led by Sequoia, funds a platform that automates AI model training for lawyers, doctors, and financial analysts.
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Nov 6, 2026
Nykaa’s profit triples to ₹101 crore in Q2, buys Simply Nam
Nykaa’s Q2 FY27 profit jumped 206% to ₹101 crore on 28% revenue growth. The company also acquired 82% of premium cosmetics brand Simply Nam.
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Nov 6, 2026
Agility Robotics starts trading after $465M SPAC merger
Agility Robotics merged with Churchill Capital Corp XI Corp. in a $465M SPAC deal to scale production of Digit 5, its humanoid robot for warehouses…
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Nov 5, 2026
Google Cloud: Storage is the hidden brake on enterprise AI
Google Cloud research shows slow storage causes GPU idle time and wasted budgets; Rapid storage delivers 15 TB/s and 3–5× faster model checkpoints.
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Nov 5, 2026
TikTok Shop launches as a separate app in Southeast Asia
TikTok’s new standalone shopping app offers live shopping, personalized deals, and secure checkout in Southeast Asia. The U.S. isn’t on the roadmap yet.
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Nov 5, 2026
Hertz shares plunge 27% after liquidity forecast cut by $200 million
Hertz Global Holdings Inc. slashed its year-end liquidity forecast to $800M and saw shares plunge 27%, as Tesla’s price cuts and repair costs hammer its EV…
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Nov 5, 2026
HR trusts reskilling for AI roles but still hires externally, Careerminds finds
Careerminds research finds 92% of HR leaders say employees can be reskilled for AI roles, yet 51% hire externally—costing 3-5× more and adding 20 days per hire.
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Nov 5, 2026
After midterms, tech bets on data centers in space
Democratic victories in the US midterms push tech giants like SpaceX toward space-based data centers, while a $2.5 trillion stock rout shakes investor…
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Nov 5, 2026
Harbinger raises $240M, moves into defense and batteries, and lands $300M FedEx order
Harbinger secures $240M in Series D funding led by Tiger Global and Ridgeline. The startup expands into battery storage and defense, lands a $300M FedEx order.
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Nov 5, 2026
Hackers hijack French blood-service fridges via supplier flaw
A supplier breach let attackers remotely crank refrigeration units at three French blood-storage sites to 150 °C.
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Nov 5, 2026
NBN Co prepares for GTA VI launch with preloading strategy to avoid network strain
NBN Co anticipates a record download volume for Grand Theft Auto VI over 7–8 days, using preloading to avoid network spikes.
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Nov 5, 2026
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PhysicsWallah revenue rises 18% to Rs 1,242 crore in Q2 FY27, profit jumps 2.1 times
PhysicsWallah reported 18.2% YoY revenue growth to Rs 1,242 crore in Q2 FY27, with net profit jumping 2.1 times to Rs 144 crore.
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Nov 5, 2026
Esya Centre study warns SIM-binding mandate may disrupt MSMEs without improving security
Esya Centre’s study finds India’s SIM-binding mandate may disrupt MSMEs and consumers without improving cybersecurity, suggesting a risk-based approach instead.
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Nov 5, 2026
OpenAI pitches AI policy plan as voters reject data center expansions
OpenAI’s Chris Lehane outlines five policy priorities for AI ahead of the 2028 U.S. election, while voters in 10 states reject data center expansions.
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Nov 5, 2026
Geoffrey Hinton warns AI risks may require a crisis before regulation steps in
AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton highlights risks of unregulated AI, including cyberattacks, inequality, and monopolization. Calls for global governance grow.
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Nov 5, 2026
Noida CEO Sameer Nehra completes 70-km ultra run at 15,000 feet in 12 hours
Sameer Nehra, CEO of Simply Care, completed a grueling 70-km ultra run around Adi Kailash in Uttarakhand, finishing in 12 hours and 17 minutes.
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Nov 5, 2026
Oumi PBC expands Frontier AI Engineer to build and retrain enterprise AI agents
Oumi PBC’s Frontier AI Engineer now enables enterprises to build AI agents and retrain models, automating evaluation and training for better reliability.
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Nov 5, 2026
Airtel Nigeria’s revenue grows 44.6% but EBITDA margin slips to 57.5%
Airtel Nigeria reports 44.6% revenue growth to $1.008B but sees EBITDA margin decline to 57.5% amid rising costs and capex. Customer base hits 61.7M.
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Nov 5, 2026
US midterms shift energy policy focus to states, data center restrictions
Democrats gained control of Congress and key states in the 2026 US midterms, limiting federal climate action but accelerating state-level energy reforms…
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Nov 5, 2026