
From $3.5 Bn To $200 Mn: upGrad Completes Unacademy Acquisition
After months of negotiations and regulatory clearances, edtech major upGrad has completed its acquisition of Unacademy in a deal valued…
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After months of negotiations and regulatory clearances, edtech major upGrad has completed its acquisition of Unacademy in a deal valued…

Happy Friday! Block deals are putting startups’ private valuations to the test.

The search operation is continued by the ED's Mumbai zonal office under section 17 of PMLA, 2002, which grants authorised officers the power to conduct search and seizure operations if they have documented reasons to believe that a person is involved in money laundering or possesses proceeds of crime, covering the premises of the suspects linked to the case

Bharti Group-backed satcom services provider Eutelsat OneWeb has sought the immediate grant of security approval for its low Earth orbit…

After years of chasing premium and performance-focused buyers, EV startups are now setting their sights on the mass market. While…

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the AI Stage is back to dig into the single hottest topic in the community for the past few years, presented by Google for Startups.

The 100% share-swap transaction values Unacademy more than 90% below its $3.4-billion peak in 2021. ET first reported on May 4 that the acquisition was in its final stages.

If you asked ChatGPT for a new phone, a family car or the best way to plan a holiday, you…

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic announced the launch of Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1, describing them as the world's most advanced models for coding and knowledge work.

The NCLT has directed the resolution professional (RP) of BYJU’S parent Think and Learn Pvt Ltd (TLPL) and successful bidder…

Spacetech startup Kepler Aerospace has raised $8 Mn (around ₹75.8 Cr) in a seed funding round led by Blue Ashva…

OpenAI denied Apple's allegations of trade secret theft on Monday, saying the iPhone maker failed to show any confidential information was stolen by former employees.

UPI transactions touched a fresh all-time high in August, with transaction volume rising nearly 4% MoM to 24.51 Bn from…

D2C smart crib brand Cradlewise has raised $12 Mn (about ₹xx Cr) in a Series A funding round led by…

Festive shopping has always involved some last-minute panic. A forgotten gift, an extra box of sweets or a beauty order…

D2C ayurvedic beauty and personal care brand The Ayurveda Co (T.A.C) has shut down, more than a year after it…

Claire McDonough is stepping down on October 30 to pursue a new opportunity, the company said in a filing on Thursday.

Sometimes people just want to post to their followers, Bluesky says.

Despite growing demand for non-invasive aesthetic treatments such as laser hair reduction, skin resurfacing, pigmentation removal and chemical peels, access…

Meta’s settlement with 29 states allows it to retain certain data from children under 13 to train and test age-detection models, highlighting a privacy trade-off built into the deal.

European sovereignty in artificial intelligence (AI) cannot depend on a single startup like Mistral, France's Finance Minister Roland Lescure warned on Wednesday, amid tensions between the United States and China over the technology's development.

The update turns product recommendations into a more direct revenue stream for creators, and for Amazon, the move puts its massive online marketplace inside one of the most popular video platforms.

Ride-hailing major Uber is laying off around 200-250 employees in India as part of a broader global restructuring that will…

Microsoft has begun rolling out a new feature update KB5120998 for Windows 11, introducing significant visual changes to the user experience. Among the notable additions is the long-awaited expanded taskbar customization, allowing users to position the taskbar at the top, left, or right side of the display, in addition to its traditional bottom placement.

State-run KEPCO, South Korea's main utility, said in a statement it had suggested an advance payment scheme to major power users including Samsung and SK Hynix, but that participation, interest rates, payment amounts and payment periods had not been finalised.

Infosys has invested an undisclosed amount in Bengaluru-based AI procurement startup Aerchain through its Infosys Innovation Fund. Founded in 2019, Aerchain offers an AI-powered procurement platform for enterprises.

Cloud and data centre company ESDS Software Solution has raised ₹216 Cr from anchor investors ahead of the opening of…

Apple alleged that Chang Liu, a former Apple senior system electrical engineer, accessed the circuit and trained an AI agent using proprietary Apple information in March 2026.

The claim, which was previously valued at just over £1 billion, sought compensation on behalf of developers who sold apps on Google's Play Store in the United Kingdom.

Kioxia Corporation, a subsidiary of Kioxia Holdings Corporation (TOKYO: 285A) and Sandisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) today announced anticipated significant investments in Japan, totaling over $31 billion (approximately 5 trillion yen) contingent upon government support.