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Can government procurement bridge the gap between innovation and commercially viable businesses?

Read the latest opinion piece by Nishant Dewaney and Swati Joshi on The CapTable 👇
https://t.co/y2fMbzsuZK

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India is funding deeptech. But who's buying what it builds?

For many startups developing breakthrough technologies, finding the first customer is as challenging as building the technology itself.

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As Blinkit, Zepto, Instamart and others expand, the next battle is not just about delivering faster. It is about getting customers to return, spend more and trust what arrives in the bag.

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Quick commerce has built the stores. Now it has to win the customer.

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71% of users prioritise price and value.
65% look for product quality.
Only 22% put fast delivery among their top factors.
And 60% say extra charges often push their final bill higher than expected.

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PhysicsWallah is betting on AI-led localisation, regional partnerships and affordable coaching to help it break into south India’s entrenched edtech market, where trust and results remain the real currency.

By @ishansp

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https://t.co/lNiu4nKLH4

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India’s voice AI startups are attracting millions in funding, but the challenge is shifting from building voice bots to making them reliable, affordable and distinctive.

By Sanghamitra Kar

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https://t.co/XvC1Sp5gzD

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Swami Sarvapriyananda discusses Anthropic’s consultations with religious thinkers, whether machines could become conscious and why AI is making us question what it means to be human.

By Sriram Srinivasan

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Falling token prices are putting pressure on AI suppliers while rising consumption pushes up customers’ bills. For both sides, the question is whether the returns justify the spending.

By Pradip K Saha

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https://t.co/WzTnQHvgFg

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The job outlook for the Indian technology industry continues to remain bright, with IT services companies generating the highest employment.

By @thimmayap

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By Rajkamal Narayanan & Shailesh Jha

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https://t.co/Ln16gsjmoG

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8% of India's pin codes have a quick-commerce dark store.

65% of those stores sit in just ten markets.

In some pin codes, they are 750 metres apart.

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As Blinkit, Zepto, Instamart and others race to expand, the question is no longer how many stores. It is where the next one adds demand instead of dividing it.

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Read Naren’s full interview with @AdithCharlie👇
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Would you build a company alone if you had to do it all over again?

Naren Shaam, founder and CEO of Omio Group, wouldn't.

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In our latest CapTable Conversation, he talks about sleepless nights, the loneliness of entrepreneurship, making tough decisions under pressure and why the financial rewards of going solo may not be worth the personal sacrifice.

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Advances in modelling and AI are enabling robots to learn new tasks, reason and respond to touch, potentially reshaping the economics of automation and the future of work.

By K Yatish Rajawat

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https://t.co/uyG4lijTCU

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Forward-deployed engineers could help IT firms capture higher-value AI work, but India has few specialists ready for the role.

By @ishansp

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https://t.co/KOqw2xJqGG

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What do the bankruptcies of Getty Images and https://t.co/PUMoIXR5Ff reveal about the AI boom?

By Pradip K Saha

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https://t.co/PpDp9Zmxf6