Anthropic Appoints Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan to Board to Expand Healthcare AI
By bringing a seasoned pharmaceutical executive onto its board, the makers of Claude are positioning themselves to navigate the heavily regulated life sciences sector and commercialize artificial intelligence in drug development.
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TraqCheck Raises $8M in Series A Led by IvyCap Ventures for European Expansion
The enterprise startup is aggressively moving beyond simple background checks into full-stack autonomous talent sourcing.
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Microsoft Shifts $700 Million Global Media Account From Dentsu to Publicis Groupe
The transition of the massive ad account underscores a structural industry shift where enterprise clients are aggressively prioritizing proprietary data architecture over traditional agency relationships.
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Deloitte Pushes Ahead with 50,000 Hires in India as COO Nitin Kini Rejects AI Job Loss Fears
While the broader tech sector braces for automation-driven layoffs, Deloitte South Asia is pivoting toward complex problem-solving by training 30,000 existing employees and hiring 50,000 more to build its capability pipeline.
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Fanon Raises $1 Million in Pre-Seed Round Co-Led by Kalaari Capital and Gruhas
The Bengaluru-based social platform is consolidating the highly fragmented fandom economy, pulling Gen Z creators and audiences away from legacy forums into a single monetizable ecosystem.
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Zetwerk Files Confidential Papers for ₹4,200 Crore IPO; Eyes ₹500 Crore
The contract manufacturing giant aims to strengthen its balance sheet with a ₹500 crore pre-IPO bridge round while shifting revenue dependence toward high-margin aerospace and defense contracts.
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UP Government Cancels ₹25,000 Crore MoU With Puch AI Over Financial Due Diligence Failure
Invest UP unilaterally terminated the massive artificial intelligence infrastructure agreement, citing the startup's critical lack of net worth and failure to establish credible financial linkages.
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Kiran Mani Quits JioStar to Join OpenAI as Managing Director for Asia-Pacific
OpenAI has appointed former JioStar CEO Kiran Mani to a newly created role based in Singapore, signaling an aggressive push to capture the rapidly growing enterprise and consumer AI markets across India, Japan, and Southeast Asia.
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