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Despite rebranding to X, Elon Musk's social media platform is fighting to retain its original Twitter trademarks. X updated its terms, referencing Twitter and countering Operation Bluebird's petition to cancel those trademarks.

#X #Twitter #Trademarks #IntellectualProperty #deccanfounders
December 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) eases NPS rules, eliminating the 5-year lock-in for private subscribers. Now, up to 80% lump sum withdrawals are permitted for those with larger corpus.

#PFRDA #NPS #PensionReforms #PersonalFinance #FinancialPlanning #deccanfounders
December 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Sahil Jindal of the Jindal Group has launched Trevel, an electric chauffeur-driven cab service in Gurugram, competing with Ola, Uber, and Rapido.

#Trevel #ElectricMobility #EVStartup #IndiaEV #ElectricCabs #GreenEnergy #deccanfounders
December 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Coforge has launched Data Cosmos, a cloud-native platform designed to transform enterprise data management. This platform tackles data fragmentation, legacy system issues, and GenAI adoption complexities.

#Coforge #DataCosmos #EnterpriseData #DataPlatform #GenAI #deccanfounders
December 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
MoEngage augmented its Series F funding with an additional $180 million, led by ChrysCapital and Dragon Funds, bringing the total to $280 million.

#MoEngage #StartupFunding #GrowthCapital #VentureCapital #SaaS #deccanfounders
December 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The global startup scene is evolving beyond Silicon Valley. India, Dubai, and Singapore are forming a pragmatic, capital-efficient, globally connected model.

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#GlobalStartups #StartupEcosystem #VentureCapital #StartupGrowth #deccanfounder
December 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Mizuho Securities is acquiring a 60% stake in Avendus Capital from KKR for $523 million, aiming to expand in the Indian market. Avendus cofounder Ranu Vohra will divest his shares but remain until the deal closes.

#Mizuho #AvendusCapital #InvestmentBanking #VentureCapital #Deccanfounders
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
A 'Featured' Chrome extension, Urban VPN Proxy, with six million users, silently harvested prompts from AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini.

#CyberSecurity #DataPrivacy #AIPrivacy #ChromeExtensions
December 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Google Cloud is launching its revamped Partner Network in Q1 2026, focusing on rewarding partner contributions through the customer lifecycle. The program includes simplicity, outcomes, and automation.

#GoogleCloud #PartnerEcosystem #CloudComputing #EnterpriseTech #deccanfounder
December 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Bengaluru-based Digantara secured $50 million in Series B funding to boost its space surveillance technology and global expansion.

#Digantara #SpaceTech #Aerospace #DefenceTech #deccanfounders
December 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Google pledged $8 million to boost India's AI ecosystem during its “Lab to Impact” dialogue.

#GoogleAI #IndiaAI #AIForIndia #TechInvestment #DigitalIndia #deccanfounders
December 17, 2025 at 7:04 AM
OpenAI has launched GPT-Image-1.5, its new image generation model. Available to all ChatGPT users and developers via API, it promises faster speeds and improved instruction following.

#OpenAI #GPTImage #ImageGeneration #GenerativeAI #deccanfounders
December 17, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Underneat, the D2C innerwear brand co-founded by Kusha Kapila & Vimarsh Razdan, has raised $6 million in pre-Series A funding led by Fireside Ventures.

#Underneat #D2CBrands #StartupFunding #PreSeriesA #Shapewear #deccanfounders
December 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Aurassure, a climate tech startup founded by Akanksha Priyadarshini, secured $3 million in pre-Series A funding led by Zerodha's Rainmatter and Unicorn India Ventures.

#ClimateTech #Sustainability #CleanTech #StartupFunding #PreSeriesA #deccanfounders
December 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Swizzle, a Bengaluru-based clean-label beverage startup, raised ₹2 crore seed funding post-'Ideabaaz'.

#Swizzle #StartupFunding #FounderStory #EntrepreneurLife #deccanfounders
December 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
EDT, a consumer appliance startup by Naiyya Saggi and Vyasateja Rao, raised $1.4M in pre-seed funding led by Sauce VC, with participation from Consumer Collective and Peak XV’s Spark Grant.

#PreSeedFunding #IndianStartups #ConsumerTech #D2C #VentureCapital #deccanfounders
December 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
ServiceNow's acquisition of Moveworks merges agentic AI and intelligent workflows, creating an advanced AI platform for work.

#ServiceNow #Moveworks #EnterpriseAI #TechAcquisition #deccanfounders
December 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Cognizant has inaugurated a Cyber Defence Centre (CDC) in Bengaluru, India. The company's largest CDC will deliver AI-powered cybersecurity services globally.

#Cognizant #AICybersecurity #SecurityOperations #GenAI #Deccanfounders
December 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
NVIDIA's Nemotron 3 family offers open models, datasets, and libraries to advance multi-agent AI systems.

#NVIDIA #Nemotron3 #ArtificialIntelligence #OpenModels #deccanfounders
December 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Tata Group plans to establish an AI City in Uttar Pradesh, marking a significant stride in India's tech landscape.

#TataGroup #AICity #ArtificialIntelligence #TechInfrastructure #Deccanfounders
December 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Moxie Beauty secured $15 million in Series A funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Fireside Ventures.

#MoxieBeauty #SeriesAFunding #StartupFunding #VentureCapital #deccanfounders
December 16, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Freshworks is set to acquire FireHydrant, an AI-powered incident management platform, aiming to integrate IT service management with AI-driven solutions.

#Freshworks #FireHydrant #CloudComputing #TechAcquisition #Deccanfounders
December 16, 2025 at 5:25 AM
IIT Kanpur's Entrepreneurship Cell and Unicorn Incubator partner to bring UpStart 2025 to South Korea, showcasing 12 startups in Seoul.

#IITkanpur #UnicornIncubator #UpStart2025 #Southkorea #DElhi #Banglore #Hyderabad #Mumbai #innovation #deccanfounders
December 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Oracle Database is now available on Google Cloud in India’s Mumbai region, offering services like Exadata, Autonomous AI Database, and AI Lakehouse.

#Oracle #GoogleCloud #Mumbai #AI #DataAnalytics #AILakehouse #AutonomousDatabase #EnterpriseAI #ITModernization #deccanfounders
December 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Andhra Pradesh greenlights India's first autonomous maritime shipyard, a leap in shipbuilding technology.

#AndhraPradesh #Maritimettechnology #Shipbuilding #robotics #AI #dataanalytics #Investment #deccanfounders
December 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM