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A16z crypto leads $33 million bet on compute marketplace Ornn

Compute marketplace Ornn has secured $33 million in a funding round led by a16z crypto, with participation from Galaxy Ventures and others. Founded by MIT graduates, Ornn aims to bring transparency to the computing power market, which is crucial for AI. The platform will allow data centers and cloud providers…

The Economic Times

A wristband into a real-time hand reader, and the ultrasound system can make a robot play the piano, shoot mini basketballs, and mimic your fingers with surprising precision

Scientists have developed a revolutionary ultrasound wristband that tracks hand movements with remarkable accuracy. This wearable device, powered by AI, can decipher intricate finger and palm configurations in real-time, even translating them to control robotic hands. The technology promises to enhance virtual reality interactions and train robots for complex tasks,…

The Economic Times

Teen Entrepreneur Earns ₹1 Crore a Month from AI Business, Inspires Social Media

A remarkable story of a 19-year-old entrepreneur reportedly earning around ₹1 crore per month from an artificial intelligence (AI) business has captured widespread attention online, sparking admiration, disbelief, and self-reflection among social media users.

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No IIT, No MIT: After facing financial crisis during COVID-19, a 19-year-old is now earning Rs 1 crore by selling courses

A 19-year-old self-taught AI prodigy, Ayush Singh, is now reportedly earning Rs 1 crore monthly through his venture on the Topmate platform. Overcoming a family financial crisis during COVID-19, Singh learned machine learning independently, gaining recognition from MIT at 14. His success highlights the power of packaging and selling skills,…

The Economic Times

How to automate workflows using open-source AI agents

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Nobel Laureate Daron Acemoglu on the 'brainless' AI discourse, the myth of capitalism and the Gen Z revolution risk

The MIT economist and Nobel Prize winner doesn't mince words: most of what you're reading about AI is wrong, and the stakes for getting it right are existential.

Fortune

I watched enterprises buy AI that solved the wrong problem. So I left Dell and built a startup to fix it

The healthcare industry's broken prior authorization process isn't just a patient problem — it's a warning sign for every regulated industry deploying AI without the infrastructure to govern it.

Fortune

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Over-reliance on chatbots can diminish critical-thinking skills, study finds

Depending on AI can also potentially decrease the ability to discern misinformation, research says

The Guardian - US

'Holy crap, this is not how you cool facilities' — Nuclear engineer wants to use special bubbles to save AI data centers from a massive energy crisis

MIT researchers adapted nuclear reactor cooling principles to reduce energy consumption and water use in rapidly expanding AI data centers.

TechRadar

Wall Street veteran father, orthodontist mother: How Indian-American Aman Sanger's parents shaped his billion-dollar career

Long before Aman Sanger became one of the youngest billionaires in the artificial intelligence industry, the foundations for his success were being laid at home.

The Times of India

QS Rankings 2027: These are the world's best universities right now. Here's where India stands

MIT has once again secured the top spot in the QS World University Rankings 2027, with Imperial College London and Stanford University sharing second place. India achieved its best-ever performance, featuring 52 institutions, led by IIT Delhi at 118th globally. This significant increase highlights India's growing influence in international higher…

The Economic Times

Two techies from India and Pakistan built an AI startup - Now both are billionaires thanks to Elon Musk. Here's all about Aman Sanger and Sualeh Asif

Two young entrepreneurs, Aman Sanger from India and Sualeh Asif from Pakistan, have joined the billionaire ranks. Their company, Cursor, a popular AI coding assistant, was reportedly acquired by Elon Musk for $60 billion. This deal is expected to net each of them around $2.7 billion. Cursor, founded in 2022,…

The Economic Times

World's Best Universities Revealed

LONDON, June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Global higher education experts QS Quacquarelli Symonds have released the QS World University Rankings 2027. MIT is crowned first for 15th consecutive year. Imperial College London stays second, tied with Stanford University, up from third. University of Oxford and Harvard University come fourth and…

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Who is Aman Sanger? Indian-American MIT graduate whose AI startup could boost his net worth to $2.6 billion after Cursor's $60 billion SpaceX deal

At just 25, Aman Sanger has gone from an MIT student and squash enthusiast to one of the youngest billionaires in the AI industry, thanks to the meteoric rise of AI coding startup Cursor and its $60 billion acquisition by SpaceX.

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China's Z.ai GLM-5.2 tops OpenAI’s GPT 5.5 model on key benchmarks

Chinese startup Z.ai has launched GLM-5.2, a powerful AI model for complex coding projects. This new large language model boasts a massive 1 million token context window, allowing it to handle extensive software development tasks. GLM-5.2 is available under an open-source license, offering an alternative to proprietary AI systems. It…

International Business Times UK

Elon Musk's SpaceX Is Buying Cursor For 60 Billion Making Four Young Friends Billionaires

SpaceX acquires AI startup Cursor for $60 billion, enhancing its position in enterprise AI. The deal highlights Musk's vision for software's role in SpaceX's future.

The Economic Times

ET Alpha Wealth Summit | Kotak's Nilesh Shah bets on India's electrification story over next decade; flags AI as the wildcard

India's energy self-sufficiency is a decade-long investment theme, driven by aggressive electrification to reduce import dependence. Experts highlight solar, storage, and nuclear power, alongside transmission infrastructure. The shift to EVs faces rare-earth bottlenecks, prompting domestic innovation. AI offers another significant, albeit different, growth avenue. Investors should manage thematic risks by…

International Business Times UK

Who Is Michael Truell? The 25-Year-Old Cursor CEO Behind Spacex's $60 Billion Deal Option

Cursor CEO sold his AI coding startup to SpaceX for $60bn. The MIT dropout became Silicon Valley's fastest-rising tech entrepreneur but tech community is divided over this record-breaking acquisition.

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Cursor’s 25-year-old CEO is a former Google intern who just cemented a $60 billion deal with SpaceX

From Google intern at 18 to a billionaire at 25, Cursor CEO Michael Truell’s rise is one of Silicon Valley’s fastest.

InsideEVs

Yes, EVs Really Are Cleaner Than Gas Cars. Here's By How Much

A new MIT-led study finds EVs beat gas cars on emissions almost everywhere, but your ZIP code and driving habits decide how big the advantage is.

Fortune

Ex-Disney star Bridgit Mendler reveals she was rejected hundreds of times by Hollywood—but it primed her for her current job as a space start-up CEO

Bridgit Mendler says her success is fueled by a “very high tolerance for risk”—thanks, in part, to her experience as a Disney Channel star.

Tom’s Hardware

3D-printed nozzles could revolutionize drug and self-healing material manufacturing — MIT-developed triaxial electrospray design makes cleanroom fabrication optional

MIT's 3D-printed triaxial electrospray nozzles could revolutionize drug and self-healing material manufacturing. By using a relatively inexpensive resin printing approach, the new nozzle fabrication technique removes the need for a semiconductor-class cleanroom facility.

AAP

SuperAI Singapore 2026 Sells Out: Asia's Largest AI Event Brings Together 10,000 Global Innovators

SINGAPORE, June 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SuperAI Singapore 2026 has officially sold out, bringing 10,000 attendees to Marina Bay Sands this week for Asia's largest AI event. The event convenes AI leaders, frontier technologists, investors, researchers and builders from across 150+ countries, representing more than 1,500 of the world's most…

Space

Thruster breakthrough? New 2-in-1 propulsion system is about to get an in-space test

A new propulsion system feeds the same "monopropellant" fuel into electrical and chemical thrusters, potentially saving on mass and complications for future missions to Mars.

The Independent UK

MIT researchers channel AI to turn hand gestures into robot training data

Humanoid robots struggling with tasks like grasping a cup have a new teacher — a person wearing an ultrasound wristband that captures the movement of muscles, tendons and ligaments beneath the skin

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