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Conversational AI platform Gupshuphas raised over $60 million in a mix of equity and debt financing from Globespan Capital Partners and EvolutionX Debt Capital. The investment will support the company’s expansion across markets such as India, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa, and fuel its go-to-market efforts.“We’re at an inflection point where AI agents are transitioning from experimental technology to business-critical infrastructure, leading to extraordinary global demand for our solutions. Businesses recognise that conversational AI is driving enormous competitive advantages through superior customer experiences. This funding positions us to capture that global opportunity,” said Beerud Sheth, Founder and CEO, Gupshup,…

In his formative years, Dungar Singh Sodha made a solemn promise to himself that he would spend the rest of his life trying to give people what he never had: electricity. “I grew up in Barmer in Rajasthan, where unstable electricity is a very normal thing. To this day, people there face problems with electricity, mobile networks, and such,” Sodha tells YourStory. To study, Sodha and his friends used to generate light through a creative contraption made of an old bulb and an LED light, powered by biogas. Eventually, he left Barmer and moved to Surat, but found the Gujarat city plagued…

In the frozen frontiers of Ladakh and the disaster-struck hills of Uttarakhand, drones are now becoming a vital part of India’s logistical and surveillance backbone. But the drones flying these complex missions aren’t imported or assembled from kits. They are built by EndureAir an end-to-end deeptech company founded in 2018.Noida-based EndureAir is the brainchild of three co-founders: Dr Abhishek (Director), an aerospace engineering professor at IIT Kanpur; Rama Krishna (CEO), an IIT Kanpur graduate with a dual degree (BTech-MTech) in aerospace engineering; and Chirag Jain (CTO), a mechanical engineering graduate from IIT Patna, who later pursued his master’s at IIT…

Hello,Oops! AI agents and vibe coding—the latest buzzwords in the tech industry—promise to redefine code development. However, for entrepreneur Jason Lemkin, a vibe coding session using software platform Replit ended in a nightmare when AI wiped out a key database!“This was a catastrophic failure on my part,” the AI wrote.Meanwhile, Amjad Masad, CEO of the vibe coding tool Replit, said on X that the incident was “unacceptable and should never be possible”. The company is also adding guardrails to make its tools safer.Vibe code at your own risk!Speaking of AI, the US is reportedly removing barriers to the technology. The White…

In many Tier II cities in India, local shop owners struggle to get quality clothes at the right price. They often travel long distances to big cities like Delhi or Surat to buy stock, a process that takes time, money, and effort. Showroom B2B, a startup from Gurugram, is solving this problem by connecting retailers directly to manufacturers and helping them get what they need without leaving their city.Founded in 2020 by Abhishek Dua and Shubham Gupta, Showroom B2B is building a smarter and faster way to buy and supply clothes. The company uses technology and experience centres to bridge the…

Lab-grown diamond startup Coluxe has raised an undisclosed amount in its friends and family funding round, with participation from investors including Startup Sherpas, Ajai Chowdhry, Tej Kapoor, Sairee Chahal, and others, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.The round also saw participation from Kunal Chowdhry, Rachin Dewan, and Kunal Milwani. The capital infusion will primarily support the brand’s upcoming digital launch in August 2025 as well as expand its product catalogue and infrastructure, the company stated. Its full digital storefront is expected to feature over 300 SKUs at launchColuxe said it is also in discussions with venture capital firms…

Sam Altman, the CEO of $300 billion AI startup OpenAI, is asking finance industry leaders to stay ahead of AI trends — and to avoid voice authentication at all costs.At the Federal Reserve’s Regulatory Capital Framework Conference on Tuesday in Washington, D.C., Altman told a crowd of financial regulators and industry experts that “a thing that terrifies” him is banks that still accept voices to authenticate identity. AI voice cloning hoaxes can copy a person’s voice in three seconds and use the cloned voice to empty bank accounts.”A thing that terrifies me is apparently there are still some financial institutions…

There are moments in life when words fail us—when everything feels too heavy, too raw, or simply too broken to fix. Whether it’s the loss of a loved one, the end of a meaningful relationship, or a general sense that life is unravelling at the seams, grief doesn’t knock politely. It crashes in, uninvited and unapologetic.During those times, talking can feel exhausting. Advice, no matter how well-meaning, often misses the mark. What we crave isn’t instruction—but understanding. Not motivation—but quiet presence. And sometimes, the most comforting presence comes not from people, but from pages.Books, in their quiet, non-judgmental way, can…

Chili’s Grill & Bar is partnering with Texas-footwear brand Tecovas to launch a limited-edition collection of “Booth Boots,” which is exactly what it sounds like — cowboy boots made with the same material as its classic red booths.In a statement, Chili’s said that this “first-of-its-kind collaboration” turns its “iconic” red booths, which have been around for 50 years, into “handcrafted boots made with time-honored techniques and heritage craftsmanship.” The company is also selling a matching Booth Belt.Related: ‘Gen Z Is Obsessed’: Chili’s Sales Are Skyrocketing Thanks to the Triple Dipper and Turbo Chefs “We thought it would be fun to…

Imagine a country where happiness is written into the constitution, where GDP isn’t king, and where hospitals, schools, and nature are all free to roam. That’s Bhutan the Land of the Thunder Dragon, a nation tucked high in the Himalayas that’s known for its spiritual roots, lush forests, and a national policy of Gross National Happiness (GNH). But behind the idyllic postcard lies a modern dilemma: Bhutan is losing its youth.Despite prioritising spiritual well-being over material wealth, a large number of Bhutanese youth are leaving in search of better job opportunities and higher incomes. This growing exodus has prompted a…