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Emesent secures $17 million to scale AI autonomy and cloud platforms

The funding follows the global rollout of Emesent's GX1 mapping solution An autonomous mapping and robotics company, Emesent has raised $17 million in recent funding...

Why Capability, Not Capacity, Is Driving India’s Semiconductor Investment Story

What separates semiconductor companies that attract funding from those that do not? As investor priorities evolve, proprietary IP, financial discipline and scalable business models...

SpaceXAI Launches Grok 4.5 to Strengthen Enterprise AI Coding Capabilities

The latest Grok model targets coding and agentic AI tasks, intensifying competition in the fast-growing enterprise AI tools market. SpaceXAI has unveiled Grok 4.5, its...

Rising Battery Costs Threaten India’s Low-Tariff Energy Storage Projects

Developers warn that rising battery prices could push up storage tariffs and delay renewable energy expansion. Battery storage tariffs in India are expected to surge...

SK Hynix’s $28 Billion Share Sale Draws Over Seven Times Demand 

Strong investor interest highlights confidence in the AI memory chip leader as the company raises funds to expand production capacity.  SK Hynix's proposed $28 billion...

Maruti Suzuki Deploys 1 MWh Battery Storage System at Kharkhoda Plant 

The pilot project will store surplus solar energy, improve grid stability, and help reduce nearly 54 tonnes of CO₂ emissions annually.  Maruti Suzuki India has...

Asahi Kasei Opens New SUNFORT DFR Slitting Facility In Taiwan

Slitting, a process that cuts master film rolls into customer-specific widths, plays a crucial role in ensuring product quality and supply reliability Asahi Kasei has...

Meta Commits $9.17 Billion to Build First Canadian AI Data Centre

The tech giant will invest $9.17 billion in its first Canadian data centre, expanding AI infrastructure while promising dedicated power and renewable energy investments. Meta...

China May Ease Nvidia AI Chip Curbs for Leading Firms

Beijing is reportedly considering limited approvals for Nvidia H200 chip purchases by select AI companies, signalling a possible easing of restrictions amid rising computing...

Edge AI Becomes Smartwatch Growth Engine as Shipments Rise 70% 

Advances in AI chips and health features are driving rapid adoption of on-device intelligence in wearables.  Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming smartwatches from fitness trackers...

India’s Semiconductor Strategy Strong, Execution Remains Key Challenge

India has built a strong semiconductor strategy, but execution, supply chain gaps and import dependence remain major hurdles to scaling domestic manufacturing. India has established...

TEC, BECIL Partner to Boost India’s Telecom and Broadcasting Standards 

The collaboration will focus on developing India-specific standards, advancing broadcast technologies, and strengthening the country's role in global telecom standardization.  The Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC),...

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Flip Electronics Partners With Synaptics To Distribute Obsolete Components

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Flip Electronics specialises in sourcing hard-to-find, discontinued, long-term buy (LTB), EOL, aged and obsolete electronic components Flip Electronics has signed an authorised distribution partnership agreement...

Dixon Technologies, Gemtek Form JV To Manufacture Optical Transceivers In India

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The partnership aims to combine Dixon’s manufacturing capabilities with Gemtek’s expertise India’s Dixon Technologies has partnered with Taiwan-based Gemtek Technology to strengthen telecom manufacturing in...

Volvo Cars Expands NVIDIA Partnership for Advanced Automated Driving Safety

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Volvo Cars will bring nearly a century of safety research and its human-centric approach to the partnership Volvo Cars has announced an expanded partnership with...
Smartphones

Global Smartphone Shipments Plunge in the Third Quarter of 2026

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Soaring memory costs force phone makers to cut low-margin lines, squeezing budget brands while market giants Apple and Samsung consolidate their lead. Global smartphone shipments...

US Firms Team Up on Silicon-Sulfur Battery Platform

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XBM and SiCAM Technologies join forces to develop a sustainable, ultra-high-density battery technology using locally sourced materials for drones and electric aircraft. Lithium-sulfur cathode developer...

Learn From Leaders

Pravin Patel, Founder and Chairman, Brio Agri, India

“Our goal is not to replace farmers, but to empower them with better tools,...

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In an exclusive interaction with EFY's Saba Aafreen, Pravin Patel, Founder and Chairman of Brio Agri, discusses building hydroponics and controlled-environment agriculture in India,...

Does India’s Chip Packaging Growth Need Local Materials At Scale?

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What will it take for specialised semiconductor materials manufacturing to grow in India? Packaging volumes will be a key factor as OSAT facilities move...
Ronak Kumar Samantray, Founder, TM2Space Technologies Pvt Ltd.

“Our goal is to build data centres in space.” – Ronak Kumar Samantray, TM2Space

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A space startup aims to build orbital data centres, letting users run AI models and store data on satellites while also supplying satellite hardware...

India’s Photonics Puzzle Is Finally Coming Together 

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Can India turn its scattered photonics capabilities into a stronger industry? A new association aims to connect the ecosystem and strengthen the domestic value...
Jin Bains, CEO, Mini-Circuits

Mini-Circuits CEO Jin Bains on Navigating High-Frequency Component SWaP-C Constraints, Emerging Markets, and Career...

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In this exclusive, Jin Bains, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mini-Circuits, explains in a conversation with Dilin Anand of EFY about areas of emerging...

Startups

UST Selects 19 Startups for D3 Startup Challenge 2026 in Bengaluru

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The programme is designed to identify technologies that address business challenges, assess their practical applications and determine their potential to scale UST, an AI and...

Compcarta Reduces The Cost And Complexity Of End-To-End Chip Design

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Building a chip should not require assembling an entire design ecosystem. A Noida-based startup is developing a browser-based EDA platform that aims to reduce...

Aquaexchange Brings Monitoring And Automation To Shrimp Farming

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The startup has developed an AI- and IoT-enabled platform that helps shrimp farmers manage farms, access financing, monitor operations, and connect with markets. The startup...

Drone-Like Aircraft For Logistics From BluJ Aerospace

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Hyderabad-based BluJ Aerospace is developing indigenous electric and hydrogen-powered vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft for remote cargo transport. BluJ Aerospace, a Hyderabad-based aerospace startup...
Jash Jetly, Co-founder and CEO of EVE

“The cloud isn’t the only way to run AI. We’re proving it can happen...

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A startup is building a decentralised AI and communication network that runs across everyday devices instead of centralised cloud servers. In an interview, Jash...