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From AR Rahman meeting OpenAI CEO Sam Altman for AI Music Project to harness AI and build for global markets, to Elevation Capital selling additional stake in Ixigo parent Le Travenues for Rs 226 Cr, YourStory brings you today’s headlines with the latest developments across sectors.Featured storiesMirror, mirror, scan my skin: How Style Lounge is disrupting beauty bookingLaunched in early 2025, Style Lounge was built to address these structural inefficiencies through a digital-first approach. The platform operates via a dual-app model—one designed for consumers and another for salon partners. In just three months of operations, the app has surpassed 25,000…

It’s easy to blame your phone. It pings, vibrates, flashes, scrolls endlessly—and somehow, hours disappear. We say it’s “addictive,” a “time thief,” even the root of our anxiety and burnout. So what do we do?We delete apps. We set screen time limits. We buy grayscale filters and hide our phones in drawers. Yet somehow, the problem persists.Here’s a hard truth: your phone isn’t the real problem—your attention is.It’s not about the device in your hand; it’s about the invisible tug-of-war happening in your mind. In a world of constant digital stimulation, attention has become the most valuable and vulnerable currency…

Deeptech focused venture capital firm Yali Capital has closed its maiden deeptech focused fund at Rs 893 crore, exceeding its target of Rs 500 crore and the Rs 310 crore greenshoe option. The firm, which counts Intel CEO and veteran investor Lip-Bu Tan as one of its advisors, will look to invest across early stage companies—seed and Series A—and late stage companies which includes Series D and beyond. Yali Capital’s Limited Partners (LP) base includes corporates like Infosys, Qualcomm Ventures, and Tata AIG. It has also received backing from DPIIT Fund of Funds for startups and Self-Reliant India Fund, among…

When Subodh Narayan Agrawal, a former investment banker, became a victim of identity theft, the experience exposed a painful truth: traditional identity systems weren’t built to handle modern threats. It inspired him to build something better. That determination led to BioQube, on a mission to make digital identity seamless and highly secure.The tech behind BioQube’s approachWhere most security breaches exploit weak passwords/OTP/Biometrics, BioQube removes them from the equation altogether. The company’s core technology is a multimodal, multifactor biometric authentication system that utilizes a distributed data architecture. It verifies users by incorporating five distinct identity markers: facial recognition, eye socket measurements,…

Have you ever felt like your brain was running on low battery, no matter how much sleep you got?Like your mind was crowded with a thousand tabs open, but you couldn’t focus on a single one?That’s mental fatigue. It’s not just tiredness—it’s burnout, and it runs deeper than exhaustion. It feels like apathy, emotional detachment, lack of motivation, and that constant hum of “I can’t do this anymore.”In our fast-paced, always-on world, mental burnout is becoming the norm rather than the exception. But what if the solution didn’t involve a vacation, a sabbatical, or even cutting back on your workload?What…

In a sunlit corner of Bengaluru’s ever-busy IT corridor, an early-in-career engineer named Gaurav leans over his workstation, headphones on, and fully immersed in the twin screens before him. On one, dense lines of code stream endlessly; on the other, an AI co-pilot interface sits ready, waiting to jump in at the click of a button. He doesn’t wait for a mentor or the next scheduled training to overcome roadblocks. Instead, he picks up new frameworks on the fly, sees quick code snippets, and taps his AI co-pilot for real time intelligence and overseeing. Thanks to curiosity and AI co-pilots,…

Hello,There are a lot of stops on the road to an IPO.SEBI has given the green signal for PhysicsWallah to proceed with its IPO. The market regulator gave its observations to the edtech unicorn over its confidential draft red herring prospectus, starting the 18-month clock for the company to launch its Rs 4,600-crore IPO.Shadowfax Technologies is also in a prep mode. The logistics provider has appointed three new members to its board ahead of its public debut. Earlier this month, the company filed an IPO through a confidential pre-filing route, intending to raise Rs 2,000-2,500 crore.In other news, Amazon and…

India’s beauty and wellness sector continues to expand, fuelled by rising urban incomes, shifting beauty norms, and increased consumer spending on personal grooming. Yet, this growth conceals significant inefficiencies, particularly in the mid-tier and neighbourhood salon segments. Despite forming the backbone of the industry, these establishments remain largely unorganised and digitally underserved. For most, walk-ins, phone calls, or WhatsApp messages are still the dominant modes of operation, often resulting in unpredictability around service quality, price opacity, and extended wait times.Launched in early 2025, Style Lounge was built to address these structural inefficiencies through a digital-first approach. The platform operates via a…

Google parent Alphabet has posted solid second-quarter 2025 results, driven by AI innovations integrated into its search and cloud operations. The company raised its full-year capital expenditure forecast by $10 billion to $85 billion, citing strong demand for its cloud offerings.The California-based company’s net profit in Q2 rose 19.4% to $28.2 billion, up from $23.6 billion in the year-ago period. Revenue for the quarter surged 13.8% to $96.4 billion, compared to $84.7 billion a year ago. Speaking about the company’s results during the second quarter earnings call, Sundar Pichai, Chief Executive Officer of Alphabet and Google, said, “Q2 was a standout…

The Enforcement Directorate (ED), India’s financial crimes watchdog, has filed a formal complaint against Bengaluru-based fintech startup SIMPL, alleging violations of the country’s foreign exchange laws involving funds exceeding Rs 913 crore.The complaint, filed under Section 16(3) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), accuses SIMPL and its Director, Nitya Nand Sharma, of receiving foreign direct investment (FDI) from the United States and issuing convertible notes without proper approvals—allegedly bypassing mandatory regulatory permissions.The ED launched an investigation after receiving what it called “credible information”, suggesting that the company had secured substantial foreign capital under the automatic route by categorising its…