The US National Science Foundation is reshaping early-stage innovation by offering up to $2 million in non-dilutive, zero-equity seed funding to deep-tech startups. Through America’s Seed Fund, 255 young companies in 2024 secured critical support to turn high-risk research in AI, robotics, quantum and biotech into real products, preparing them for private investment and long-term scale.

'Rich Dad Poor Dad' Robert Kiyosaki listed how people can make money while world gets poorer, noting that $100 could buy eight months of groceries in 1900 but is worth only $3.80 now. "Losers are losers because they continue to think using old $ ideas," Kiyosaki said. Noting he began saving Bitcoin in 2019, he said, "Seek new $ ideas."

Fintech firm Sokin, founded by Vroon Modgill, has raised $50 million in a Series B round to grow its global business payments platform. The company helps businesses move money across borders and manage multiple currencies easily. With revenues doubling over the past year, Sokin plans to expand into more countries and strengthen its financial infrastructure.

Government on Monday confirmed that some flights around several airports, including in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, faced GPS spoofing issue last month. Spoofing is an attempt to interfere with actual GPS signals using radio transmitters, to feed the aircraft false but believable navigation data. If successful, spoofing can mislead aircraft and create errors in route or altitude.

Amazon's data centres in US' Morrow County are contributing to causing rare cancers and miscarriages in locals, according to a Rolling Stones report. This is happening as nitrate-laden wastewater from the data centres' cooling operations is being released back into nearby farms, shooting nitrate concentrations in drinking water to 10x the permissible limit. Amazon called the report "inaccurate".

Tech entrepreneur Cat Goetze made $120,000 (₹1.1 crore) in just three days by selling her landline-like phone, which she'd built at home, thinking it's "cute". "I literally just hijacked a landline phone and made it Bluetooth compatible," Goetze told CNBC, adding that it felt like she'd "captured lightning in a bottle" as she made $280,000 (₹2.5 crore) in three months.

Apple has announced that Indian-origin AI researcher Amar Subramanya has been named as its new Vice President (VP) of AI. This comes as John Giannandrea, Apple's senior VP for Machine Learning and AI Strategy, steps down from his post and will now serve in an advisory role till his retirement. Subramanya last worked as Corporate VP of AI at Microsoft.

The Telecom Ministry has ordered smartphone makers to preload a state-owned cyber security app that can't be deleted on all new devices, Reuters reported, citing a government order. The November 28 order has given phone makers 90 days to make sure the Sanchar Saathi app is pre-installed on all new mobile phones, the report said. Users reportedly can't disable it.

Many GTM efforts struggle when product value is not aligned to the right channels or when messaging is too broad for early buyers, as per experts. Structured sequencing of awareness, validation and conversion stages reportedly leads to stronger early traction. Matching customer intent to channel behaviour remains critical for dependable launch performance in India's competitive digital markets.

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek released two new reasoning-first AI models, DeepSeek-V3.2 and DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale. V3.2, successor to V3.2-Exp, matches the performance of OpenAI's GPT-5 on several reasoning benchmarks and can use tools such as search engines, calculators, and code executors. While Speciale version is designed for mathematical computations and challenges Google’s Gemini-3 Pro.

Samsung has launched its first-ever multi-folding phone, Galaxy Z Trifold. With a 10-inch display, it's also the first mobile phone to have a standalone Samsung DeX that allows users to open up to four workspaces that can run five apps simultaneously and open Extended Mode when connected to an external monitor. It will be launched in Korea on December 12.

US-based Cisco's Indian-origin CPO Jeetu Patel has shared that he works 18 hours a day, but he never takes a meeting before 9 am unless it's with the CEO or the company's board. "I still work seven days a week but my daughter is allowed to come into any meeting...She doesn't have to knock on the door," he said.

Creators achieve lifelike AI results by defining camera distance, lens ratios, lighting temperature and texture details. Nano Banana interprets micro-descriptors such as skin specularity, cloth fibres and depth variance with high precision. Stable subject anchors reduce drift, while controlled noise inputs maintain consistency across multi-shot sequences used for content production.

ROI increases when ad sets align with linguistic cues, climate-driven cycles and festival peaks. Heat-map analysis across states identifies high-propensity clusters. Creative variations tailored to local intent prevent waste and maintain lower acquisition costs. Brands adjusting bids around regional conversion windows secure stronger delivery and predictable budget efficiency.

Experts say conversions rise when checkout friction drops, load speed improves, trust signals gain visibility and pricing clarity increases. Regional CTAs and clean landing-to-creative alignment reinforce user intent. A/B tests across clusters reveal which assets drive incremental lifts. Even marginal latency cuts influence revenue flows in categories handling lakh-scale monthly sessions.

Sanchar Saathi is a government-owned cyber safety app for users to report fraud communications via calls, SMS or WhatsApp. It allows users to track/block stolen/lost phones' IMEI numbers, verify if their purchased mobile device is genuine and report international calls disguised as domestic calls from numbers starting with '+91'. It also offers the 'Know your Internet Service Provider' feature.

Digital visibility gaps appear when catalogues lack defined attributes, imagery varies by batch, metadata is incomplete or posting patterns remain inconsistent. Search systems promote listings that maintain high accuracy, verified specifications and uniform backgrounds. Dealers who refresh product details seasonally and align taxonomy with platform standards gain stronger discovery placement.

Prescriptive ad-tech tools guide marketers with actionable creative and budget recommendations instead of dashboard-heavy views. These systems reportedly cut manual analysis, highlight priorities instantly and speed up decision-making in fast-moving categories. Teams benefit from direct, context-aware suggestions that reduce guesswork and planning delays.

Accenture has started calling its nearly 8 lakh employees "reinventors" as the company moves towards adapting itself to AI, Financial Times reported. The label, which is already being used by the CEO, was reportedly introduced following a major reorganisation. "Jargon is used...to signal expertise or relevance without having to invest in underlying competencies and knowledge," an expert said.

The Supreme Court issued a notice to RBI questioning why AI and machine learning tools were not being deployed to detect and freeze bank accounts of cyber criminals. This came after the court was hearing a case on a digital arrest scam. The apex court also directed CBI to carry out a unified pan-India probe into digital arrest scam cases.

Accenture has partnered with OpenAI to launch ChatGPT Enterprise for tens of thousands of its IT professionals to leverage it in consulting, operations and delivery work. This move comes amid the growing demand for AI services across industries like financial services, healthcare, and retail. Accenture recently announced $865-million restructuring plan to cut costs and improve efficiency.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) said Apple is trying to stall an antitrust probe by challenging a law that allows penalties to be calculated on global turnover. Apple moved Delhi High Court in the matter last month, saying it could face up to $38 billion fine in India. The court has now sought responses from the government and CCI.

Apple has announced that Indian-origin AI researcher Amar Subramanya has been named as its new Vice President (VP) of AI. Subramanya holds a degree in electrical and communication engineering from Bangalore University. Before joining Apple, he most recently worked at Microsoft AI and also spent around 16 years at Google. He was head of engineering for the Google Gemini assistant.

Four people have been arrested in South Korea for hacking more than 1.2 lakh video cameras in homes and businesses to produce sexual content for an overseas website. They allegedly exploited vulnerabilities like weak passwords in IP cameras, which connect to a home internet network. Private homes, karaoke rooms and a gynaecologist's clinic were among the targeted areas.

Netflix has removed the ability to cast shows from phones to most TVs and TV-streaming devices. According to Netflix's support page, users will need to use the remote that comes with the TV to access the streaming platform. Casting option is still available on older Chromecast devices or TVs that support Google Cast, but only for people on higher-priced plans.