EducateKaro – Handpicked Tech & Startup News: Summarized for You
Handpicked Tech & Startup News: Summarized for You
Web 2.0 platforms like Digg, HARO, and TechCrunch are being revived to counter today’s closed, algorithm-driven internet. People crave open, community-driven tools that prioritize credibility and meaningful connections over virality and noise. This resurgence isn’t just nostalgia—it’s about reclaiming access and trust in the AI era.
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Elon Musk ignored warnings from Tesla’s analysts and chose to focus on the Cybercab instead of the $25,000 Model 2. The team thought the Model 2 would sell well globally, but Musk went with the robotaxi. With Tesla facing tough competition and falling stock prices, this decision might hurt the company big time.
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BluSmart, India’s electric cab startup, has paused operations in cities like Delhi-NCR and Mumbai amid a SEBI probe into Gensol Engineering, linked to co-founders Anmol and Puneet Jaggi. The brothers stepped down after allegations of fund misuse. Investors are stunned, and while a Uber pivot is rumored, Gensol denies it.
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Zach Yadegari and Henry Langmack, both 18, launched Cal AI, a calorie-tracking app, in May. It’s racked up over 5 million downloads and $2 million in revenue last month. Using AI models, it’s 90% accurate at logging food from photos. The teen founders met more coders, lived in a hacker house, but Zach still wants college.
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SpaceX’s Crew-10 mission launched Friday, heading to the ISS to enable astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s return after nine months. Delayed by Boeing’s Starliner issues, their homecoming, set for March 19, stirred buzz as Elon Musk claimed—without proof—Biden blocked an earlier rescue for political reasons.
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AI startups are grabbing tons of venture capital, with Anysphere, the team behind the AI-powered code editor Cursor, aiming for a $10 billion valuation in its latest funding round. This mirrors a hot trend, as European players like Poolside AI and Lovable also rake in big investments, showing AI coding’s global boom.
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Silicon Valley’s AI startups are hitting big revenue with tiny teams, sparking a shift at Y Combinator. Some founders, like one aiming to “summit Everest” with less venture capital, prioritize ownership over hefty funding. While investors charm with cash, others warn that underfunding risks being outpaced by well-financed rivals.
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TikTok’s rolling out tools to protect teens, letting parents block app access during set times and monitor followers via Family Pairing. A “wind-down” feature nudges kids under 16 to sleep after 10 p.m. with calming prompts, while STEM feeds return—all part of TikTok’s push to ease lawmaker worries.
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India’s healthcare sector is thriving, with over $30 billion in deals from 2022-2024, led by a $6 billion hospital investment surge in 2024. Big mergers, like Aster DM’s $5 billion deal, and AI innovations are driving growth, though rural access gaps and bed shortages remain challenges, per Grant Thornton’s report.
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Microsoft is gearing up to rival OpenAI with its own AI models, dubbed ‘MAI,’ for Microsoft 365 Copilot. Led by Mustafa Suleyman, the team is testing these advanced models, which match OpenAI’s benchmarks, and exploring third-party options like xAI. A potential API release later this year could shake up the AI scene.
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