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India on High Growth Trajectory and Wants to Grow with World, Says EAM Dr. S. Jaishankar

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India on High Growth Trajectory and Wants to Grow with World, Says EAM Dr. S. Jaishankar

3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jun 12, 2026 11:58 AM IST Defending New Delhi's energy choices, Jaishankar outlined India's realistic approach to safeguarding its national interests. (Credit: @DrSJaishankar X)External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday took aim at what he described as the United States’ inconsistent approach towards India’s purchase of Russian oil. He said Washington had, at one point, encouraged New Delhi to buy Russian crude to stabilise global energy markets, only to later impose tariffs over the same issue. Speaking at the “Emerging Powers and the New Geopolitical Competition” session at the Kultaranta Talks in Finland, Jaishankar said, “Let’s not pretend that there is some great principle involved here. I mean, if it is on-off, on-off, and the US wants to do it when it suits them and not do it when it doesn’t suit them.”The remarks came in response to a question on New Delhi’s position on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with a journalist accusing the India of being “too sympathetic to Russia” and “too willing to buy oil from Russia”. Participated in a Panel discussion at Kultaranta Talks with FM Elina Valtonen of Finland, and Assistant FM Lana Nusseibeh of UAE on ‘Emerging Powers and the New Geopolitical Competition https://t.co/S7MQD5wwFc — Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) June 11, 2026 Defending New Delhi’s energy choices, Jaishankar outlined India’s realistic approach to safeguarding its national interests. “I’ll make two observations. I buy oil based on cost and availability. So at that point, much of the oil on the market was Russian because Europeans were essentially buying oil from the Middle East, our traditional supplier. So circumstances pushed us in a certain direction,” he said. Jaishankar recalled that in 2022, Washington itself recognised the vital role India played in maintaining global economic equilibrium. According to him, the United States had encouraged New Delhi to procure Russian crude to stabilise energy markets and prevent a sharp rise in global inflation following Western sanctions on Moscow. “At that time, the US directly asked India to buy Russian oil to stabilise the oil market. We buy oil based on cost and availability,” he maintained during his address in Finland. The External Affairs Minister also questioned the contradictions in Western sanctions policies, cautioning against applying a selective moral lens to complex issues in global trade and energy security.

Rocket engine startup Impulse raises $500 million to hire people, not AI

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Rocket engine startup Impulse raises $500 million to hire people, not AI

In India, consumers receive a lot of calls every day, ranging from spam and scams to delivery people and financial service companies trying to contact them. There are apps like Truecaller and the government’s Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) system to identify who is calling, but knowing the name of the caller is often not enough. That is why Equal AI is creating an assistant that can receive calls on your behalf, gather information, and tell you why someone is calling. The app is currently available on Android, and since its launch last year, it has grown to more than a million monthly active users and over 300,000 daily active users, it says. The app screens the call and displays the reason someone is calling you. The dialer shows quick reply options like “Leave the delivery near the door” or “Give it to the neighbor,” and the AI reads them back to the caller. You can also type a custom message for the AI to read out. The app records the call, and users can see the recording and transcription history with a summary in the app. Image Credits: Equal AIImage Credits:Equal AI Equal AI said today it has raised $30 million in Series B funding led by Prosus Ventures and Tomales Bay Capital with participation from Think Investments and Valiant Fund. Individual investors include Indian fintech PhonePe’s founder Sameer Nigam, Zubin Bharti Mittal from Airtel Family Office, Skyflow AI co-founder Anshu Sharma, Meta India and Southeast Asia’s VP Sandhya Devanathan, and CtrlS Datacenters’ Chairman Sridhar Pinnapureddy. With the new funding, the company has raised over $42 million to date. The round is structured in three tranches, with the startup carrying a different valuation at each stage depending on whether it hits predetermined targets — a growing but still uncommon approach in which startups sell equity at different prices within the same round. The structure has an unusual quirk: it lets a startup advertise the highest valuation achieved, even if the bulk of the equity was sold at a lower one. Equal AI declined to provide its specific valuations. The startup was founded by Keshav Reddy in 2022. Reddy comes from the family behind Indian conglomerate GVK, which has holdings across infrastructure, energy, and healthcare. Equal started as a data-sharing company for financial services and still offers data for financial analysis and know your customer (KYC) verification services for employers. “We always wanted to be a customer-facing company, and with Equal AI, the first use case we launched was a call assistant because we realized users get a ton of calls for financial services or job openings. If you are buying car insurance, you might get 20 calls over a week, and that is hard to tackle for a human,” founder Reddy told TechCrunch about why the company started there. The app currently only screens unknown calls, but the company is planning to introduce the ability to screen calls from known numbers too. The company also wants the AI assistant to take proactive action on a user’s behalf — such as texting a delivery person your address (with consent) or making outbound calls to book appointments. The startup said it is also working on an iOS version of the app and a paid subscription tier with more features. Equal AI is using a mix of speech recognition, automatic speech recognition (ASR), and speech generation models with its own orchestration layer. English support matters, but consumers in India often speak in their native language or blend multiple languages in a single sentence — a phenomenon called code-mixing. Equal AI says it has built support for over 10 languages with this in mind. The startup has stiff competition. Google and Apple both have call screening products. Truecaller, already a household name in India, has been building out its own AI assistant features. In the U.S., a16z-backed privacy startup Cloaked also launched call screening last year. Thiago Viana, global co-head at Prosus Ventures, said that Equa

Giant banquets rile radical left in France

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Giant banquets rile radical left in France13 minutes agoHugh SchofieldParis correspondentBBCBerets are a kind of uniform at the banquets, which include four courses of local gastronomyThree-and-a-half-thousand hungry Alsatians wolf down platters of charcuterie and periodically burst into noisy chorus.No, it is not the police dogs' annual convention, but the latest iteration of a feasting phenomenon that is sweeping provincial France.The Alsace town of Colmar – famous for its half-timbered medieval centre – was the scene last weekend of one of the banquets géants – huge banquets whose popularity in the country has suddenly become a hot political issue.Run by a company called Le Canon Français (The French Cannon), the banquets are massively attended – €81 (£70) buying you four courses of local gastronomy, all the wine you can drink, and several hours of sing-along camaraderie.But not everyone is cheering. For the radical left party La France Insoumise (LFI - France Unbowed), the banquets have a dark side.LFI says it has evidence of racist chanting, and of immigrant staff being insulted. With pork regularly on the menu, they say the feasts are purposely designed to exclude Muslims and vegetarians.And they point to the financial involvement of an ultra-conservative entrepreneur called Pierre-Edouard Stérin as evidence of a masked ulterior motivation - to promote the agenda of the hard right.Stérin, a billionaire who made his money in the experience gift-voucher sector, set up a think tank pushing right-wing ideas such as rolling back immigration, stopping abortion and promoting France's Christian heritage, which many in France would perceive as nationalist and exclusionary.Periodically the revellers down forks and join in song"If they were in good faith, Le Canon Français would never have accepted Stérin as an investor. But they did - they took his money," says Emma Fourreau, an LFI member of the European Parliament. "And that is because they share the same political ecosystem, whose aim is to bring the far right to power."At the Colmar banquet, held in a vast hangar-like space on the edge of town, such accusations are dismissed as out of hand.In a festive atmosphere, the punters are seated on long tables with 50 down each side. Many men are in what has become a kind of Canon Français uniform of berets and braces. A few women are in traditional Alsace dress.There is a brief address from management reminding diners of the "charter" committing them to behave with respect and decorum, and then the fun begins. An army of servers brings out platters with choucroute, then Alsace cheeses and the traditional kougelhopf pudding. Wine flows.Periodically the revellers down forks and join in song. Old standards by performers like Michel Delpech and Joe Dassin are the favourites. These are songs from an earlier generation, but the participants - who look like they are mainly in their 20s and 30s - know them by heart."We come for four things: atmosphere, friends, alcohol and food," says one young man in a response which is echoed over and again. No-one wants to talk politics, except to say that they think the whole controversy has been blown out of proportion."None of this was an issue, but then Stérin became a shareholder and that gave the LFI an excuse to attack. Don't forget there are elections next year," says Quentin from Besançon.The crowd in Colmar was predominantly – but not exclusively – white, and many said they were happy to be able to celebrate in a traditional way among friends. But the BBC saw no behaviour and heard no language that could be construed as offensive.Le Canon Français is the brainchild of two entrepreneurs – Pierre-Alexandre de Boisse and Géraud de la Tour – who began selling wine over the internet to help a beleaguered winegrower friend during the Covid-19 pandemic. From there they started staging events to raise money for heritage projects – and success in that led to the banquets.The hard-left LFI has been critica

3 days left to lock in 50% off a second ticket to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

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Data storage security company Cyera is finalizing a round led by Evolution Equity Partners of at least $300 million at a $12 billion valuation, according to four people with knowledge of the deal. Calcalist was first to report the funding deal, although TechCrunch’s sources added new details about the company and its financials. Cyera has surpassed $150 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), three people familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, though it remains far from profitable. The deal values Cyera at 80 times its ARR, a multiple that’s even higher than investors assign to many fast-growing AI startups. Sources told TechCrunch the company is spending money faster than it makes it. Some of those costs are directed at hiring sales staff. According to Pitchbook, Cyera has added 500 jobs so far this year. Cyera’s spokeperson said that “the numbers cited are factually and significantly inaccurate.” Evolution Equity Partners didn’t respond to a request for comment. The new round is expected to come just five months after Cyera announced that it had raised a $400 million Series F at a $9 billion valuation led by Blackstone with participation from existing investors, including Accel, Coatue, Lightspeed, Redpoint, Sapphire, Sequoia, Cyberstarts, and others. The upcoming round will bring Cyera’s total capital haul to at least $2 billion. Cyera, which was founded in 2021, has benefited as enterprises turn to its platform to safeguard their data from attackers weaponizing AI. When it announced its Series F, the company claimed its customers comprised one-fifth of the Fortune 500, and its revenue had more than tripled in 2025. In recent months, the company has used its capital to finance operating losses as well as acquire other cybersecurity startups, including Index Ventures-backed Ryft and a less than one-year-old Genie Security. When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. This doesn’t affect our editorial independence. Marina Temkin is a venture capital and startups reporter at TechCrunch. Prior to joining TechCrunch, she wrote about VC for PitchBook and Venture Capital Journal. Earlier in her career, Marina was a financial analyst and earned a CFA charterholder designation. You can contact or verify outreach from Marina by emailing marina.temkin@techcrunch.com or via encrypted message at +1 347-683-3909 on Signal. View Bio

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Left parties seek independent probe into ‘lapses’ in DSC recruitment

The CPI has demanded that a comprehensive and independent investigation be done into the alleged irregularities in the DSC-2025 teacher recruitment process in Andhra Pradesh.In a statement on Tuesday, CPI State Secretary Gujjula Eswaraiah urged the government to order an immediate inquiry by an independent agency into allegations of malpractice, including reported lapses in the Sports Quota recruitment process and claims of question paper leaks.Mr. Eswaraiah said the DSC notification was among the first files signed by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu after his government assumed office. However, he alleged that despite nearly ten months having passed since then, the recruitment process had remained mired in controversies, legal disputes and administrative lapses.He said accusations had surfaced that some appointments were made without candidates appearing for the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) or the DSC examination. He alleged that candidates originally selected under the prescribed recruitment norms were replaced by others under the Sports Quota category.The CPI leader also cited allegations that fake sports certificates may have been used to secure employment benefits, and argued that the explanations provided by officials had failed to address public concerns adequately.Meanwhile, CPI(M) also demanded a comprehensive inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the Sports Quota recruitment process under the DSC teacher recruitment drive.In a statement, CPI(M) State secretary V. Srinivasa Rao alleged that serious questions had emerged regarding the Sports Quota selection process. According to him, the government’s explanations on the issue have only deepened suspicions.He maintained that transparency in recruitment is essential to safeguard the interests of unemployed youth and uphold public confidence in government appointments. Published - June 02, 2026 11:54 pm IST

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OpenAI is getting serious about courting enterprise users. On Tuesday, the AI lab released a new set of capabilities for Codex, meant to expand the agentic tool’s uses in the workplace. Together with the new tools, the company released an internal report on how Codex is being used for knowledge work, finding its uses go far beyond software engineering. “Codex now has more than 5 million weekly active users, up more than 6x since the launch of the desktop app in February,” reads a blog post introducing the report. “While developers remain the largest user group, knowledge workers now represent about 20 percent of users and are growing more than three times as fast.” To further court those users, OpenAI released a set of six plug-ins aimed at specific jobs: data analytics, creative production, sales, product design, equity investing, and investment banking. Available from within the Codex app, each of the new tools bundles integrations, instructions, and context to allow Codex to approximate a specific job. Like any AI tool, the plug-ins will grow more effective with user customization, but they’re meant to be effective tools out of the box. A Chart from OpenAI’S Knowledge Work ReportImage Credits:OpenAI report The new tools come after a similar push for agentic plugins from Anthropic, which launched its Enterprise Agents program in February. (A more specific set of finance-oriented agents launched in May.) With its traditional consumer focus, OpenAI has been slower to court enterprise customers, only introducing plugin support for Codex in March. Together with the plug-ins, OpenAI introduced a new Sites feature, which allows Codex to output its work product as a hosted interactive website, instead of just a local file. As part of that system, OpenAI is partnering with Wix, Base44, Replit, Lovable, Figma, and Emergent — although the company plans to develop a larger partner ecosystem to support the service. A new Annotations feature will also allow users to designate a specific part of a document or file within Codex, allowing for more specific commands and context operations. The new enterprise features come just three weeks after OpenAI launched a new joint venture for enterprise clients, dubbed the OpenAI Deployment Company. The venture includes more than $4 billion in funding from global investment firms, with the aim of integrating OpenAI tools more deeply into businesses around the world. “AI is becoming capable of doing increasingly meaningful work inside organizations,” OpenAI Chief Revenue Officer Denise Dresser said in a statement at launch. “The challenge now is helping companies integrate these systems into the infrastructure and workflows that power their businesses.” When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. This doesn’t affect our editorial independence. Russell Brandom has been covering the tech industry since 2012, with a focus on platform policy and emerging technologies. He previously worked at The Verge and Rest of World, and has written for Wired, The Awl and MIT’s Technology Review. He can be reached at russell.brandom@techcrunch.com or on Signal at 412-401-5489. View Bio

Congress Legislature Party to meet today to elect new leader | India News

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After its crushing defeat in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections at the hands of the BJP, the Trinamool Congress (TMC)’s influence appears to be on the decline. This was also reflected by the results in the Falta seat after a recent repolling, where the Mamata Banerjee-led party finished fourth behind the winner BJP and the runner-up CPI(M) with the Congress getting third position.The Falta outcome has raised a crucial question: Will the TMC be able to regain ground in Bengal’s political landscape, or whether that vacuum be filled up by the Left and Congress? It remains to be seen, however, if the CPI(M) and the Congress could again forge an alliance in a bid to fill the vacuum in state politics left by the TMC.In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Left-Congress alliance managed to lead in just 12 of the state’s 294 Assembly segments. While the Congress led in 11 segments, including the Baharampur segment under the Baharampur Lok Sabha seat and the Suti segment under the Jangipur parliamentary constituency, the CPI(M) led in just one segment – Raninagar under the Murshidabad Lok Sabha seat. The Congress had also led in the Farakka and Samserganj segments of Murshidabad district, besides the Mothabari, Sujapur, Ratua, Malatipur, Harishchandrapur and Chanchal segments in Malda district, and the Chakulia segment in North Dinajpur district. The 2026 Assembly elections provided a partial answer to the question of how much of 2024 Lok Sabha vote share belonged to the Congress and to the CPI(M)-led Left. At the same time, the Assembly verdict has raised speculations over future political equations in the state given that the Congress won just two Assembly seats and the CPI(M) only one after contesting the polls separately. Expressing concern over the Assembly poll results, a senior TMC leader said, “We never imagined our party would almost collapse after the election result. Both Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee are not coming out of their residence, and after Falta, we are sure our main strength – minority votes – shifted to the CPI(M) and Congress. If this continues, the CPI(M) and Congress will gain support at the grassroots level, especially the minority vote bank.” The CPI(M), too, sees the prospect of gaining ground at the TMC’s expense. A CPI(M)’s Bengal State Committee member said, “It was the Congress that decided not to ally with us in this Assembly election. The Congress won two seats, and the CPI(M) and its ally Indian Secular Front (ISF) won one seat each. If Left, Congress and ISF had fought together in this Assembly election, we would have won at least 15 seats, but unfortunately, that did not happen. We are trying to strike an alliance in the forthcoming Rejinagar and Nandigram bypolls at least, and we are sure we will emerge as a second force if we are together.” The CPI(M) leader also said, “In Falta, we were not only in second position, but in 58 largely minority-dominated booths, we defeated the BJP. On the other hand, during counting, we were ahead of the BJP in one round. So, in the near future, for the Nandigram and Rejinagar bypolls and the upcoming civic polls, our main target is to consolidate minority votes, reverse the Hindu vote towards us, and further corner the TMC as a declining force.” Sujan Chakraborty, CPI(M) Central Committee member, said, “The TMC basically fled from Falta, which proved that while the TMC may make place for the BJP, they can’t stop the BJP. We will have to fight against the BJP’s bulldozer politics, division politics. People have to fight for their jobs and work and we will stand beside them, while the TMC will flee from the fight.” Echoing the CPI(M)’s sentiments on the TMC’s decline, a senior Congress leader said, “It’s true that the TMC is now a dying force, and we will have to take up that space, especially in Malda and Murshidabad where we are organisationally strong. It is also true that those TMC leaders who are comparatively honest and can’t support the BJP’s poli

Xreal, Googles smartglasses partner, thinks it has finally mastered this notoriously tricky industry

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Five days. That’s all that’s left to lock in one of the smartest advantages you can give yourself as a founder, investor, or operator right now. Early Bird savings for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 end May 29 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register now to save up to $410 before prices increase and secure your spot at the center of the startup ecosystem. Winning as a startup isn’t just about pitching Advancing from idea to IPO takes time and how you spend that time can make the difference in whether you stall or scale. Many think it’s the pitch that slows things down. But in reality, it’s access. Fundraising is a long game of chasing proximity. Cold outreach. Missed intros. Weeks waiting for replies that never come. You spend as much time trying to get in front of the right investors as you do refining your story. Without access, capital is moving. Deals are getting done. Just not with you. When Disrupt comes to Moscone West in San Francisco, October 13–15, 2026, access isn’t accidental because it’s built into the experience. Those who attend can access: Startup Battlefield 200: Pitch in front of top-tier VCs and compete for a $100,000 equity-free prize. Deal Flow Café: A dedicated space for real investor-founder conversations. Curated matchmaking: Targeted 1:1 and small-group meetings with aligned investors. Expo Hall proximity: Turn cold outreach into live demos and real conversations. You shift from chasing attention to securing influence Your Disrupt ticket gives you access to candid, tactical, and unfiltered insights from active founders, top-tier investors, and operators scaling real companies like: Nina Achadjian, Partner, Index Ventures Puneet Agarwal, Partner, True Ventures Karl Alomar, Managing Partner, M13 Rajeev Dham, Partner, Sapphire Ventures Aklil Ibssa, Corporate Development, Coinbase Mo Jomaa, Partner, CapitalG Grant Lee, CEO & Co-founder, Gamma Dean Leitersdorf, CEO & Co-founder, Decart Lindsey Mignano, Founder & Attorney, Mignano Law Group Josh Reeves, CEO & Co-founder, Gusto Shailendra Singh, Managing Director, Peak XV Lotti Siniscalco, Partner, Emergence Capital Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji, Co-founder & CEO, Databricks Michel Tricot, CEO & Co-founder, Airbyte Rob Toews, Partner, Radical Ventures Image Credits:Kimberly White / Getty Images Explore the sessions these tech leaders will lead on the agenda page. And register before May 29 at 11:59 p.m. PT to save up to $410 and show up with more opportunities to connect, fundraise, and scale. This is where fundraising cycles compress When Disrupt hits San Francisco, more than 10,000 founders, investors, and operators, along with 300+ startups, will gather with one goal: advance deals. That changes the pace of doing business immediately. Instead of months of back-and-forth, conversations start — and move faster. You’re engaging across: Industry stages and keynotes Roundtables and breakouts Speaker Q&A sessions Curated 1:1 and small group networking Investor-founder networking sessions StrictlyVC sessions and investor receptions You’re not burning through resources trying to get into a meeting — you’re already in one. Disrupt is a premier global startup event where the ecosystem converges to move ideas, deals, and companies forward. And when you register before May 29, you can save up to $410 before rates increase. Secure your pass before this limited-time pricing ends. From inbox to in-person: proximity changes everything At Disrupt, you’re face-to-face with investors who can ask questions on the spot, understand how you think beyond your deck, and evaluate your vision directly. You can read signals immediately to determine what resonates, what doesn’t, and where to adjust. That kind of feedback loop compresses timelines. What normally takes weeks begins to take shape in a single day — especially as you move between sessions, meetings, and conversations across the venue. 80+ Side Events across the Bay Area for networking, workshops, and soci

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OpenAIs cozy partner Cerebras is on track for a blockbuster IPO

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OpenAIs cozy partner Cerebras is on track for a blockbuster IPO

When Lior Susan started Eclipse Ventures in 2015, the firm’s thesis of digitizing the physical world wasn’t particularly popular in Silicon Valley. “It was the era of enterprise software and SaaS, and it felt fairly lonely the first couple of years,” Susan said on stage at a recent StrictlyVC event in San Francisco. More than a decade later, Eclipse finds itself at the center of the tech world’s action. The firm’s $6.5 million Series A investment in Cerebras Systems in 2016 paved the way for a total return of $2.5 billion when the semiconductor company went public this week. The firm invested a total of $147 million in Cerebras over time, a bet that generated a 17-fold return at the IPO price of $185 per share, according to Eclipse. For Susan, the windfall from Cerebras is only the beginning of reaping big rewards from a longstanding belief that because 85% of global GDP is tied to the physical world, investing in companies beyond pure software could be immensely lucrative. Public markets and startup founders seem to be recognizing the value of physical-world tech now, too. Susan noted that shares of TSMC and Micron recently hit all-time highs, while a growing cohort of elite founders are eager to build startups at the intersection of hardware and software. “I think people understand that the real moat in software is gone. You can vibe code pretty much whatever you want,” he said. Susan echoed public market sentiment that earlier this year sent many SaaS stocks tumbling on the belief that enterprises may use Anthropic’s Claude Code or OpenAI’s latest models to create their own bespoke software tools instead. “What you cannot do with ‘vibe code’ is manufacture wafers, because you need machines and silicon, and they need clean rooms, and a bunch of other things,” Susan said. When it comes to the tech that touches the physical world, it’s not just semiconductors that are suddenly catching the attention of investors and founders. Eclipse’s portfolio companies spanning sectors like robotics, energy and defense, raised nearly $15 billion from outside backers last year, and that late-stage momentum reached $4.5 billion in Q1 2026 alone, Susan said. That investor excitement stands in stark contrast to the firm's early track record: in its first eight years, its portfolio companies raised less than $4 billion in total. Indeed, the recent follow-on rounds across Eclipse’s portfolio show a track record that any venture firm would envy. Driven by a string of massive late-stage deals this year, the haul includes $1.2 billion for Wayve, $650 million for True Anomaly, $270 million for Bedrock Robotics, and $200 million for Oxide Computer. What’s more, Eclipse was the Series A investor for all four companies. At first glance, it may seem that investor enthusiasm for physical-world tech is driven purely by AI, whether as an infrastructure input like chips and data centers, or through AI’s power to finally make robotics viable. However, Susan argues that there are other powerful tailwinds driving the momentum. Besides technology — in this case, AI — what’s important for this market to thrive is capital, customer demand, talent, and policy. Susan means that along with investors and engineers moving away from SaaS to sectors like robotics, semiconductors, space, and mining, the U.S. government is also encouraging these industries through subsidies and favorable regulation. “This is the first time I believe in America ever, from Henry Ford and Carnegie, those five forces are aligned,” Susan said. “For builders like us, this is the best time to build those companies.” When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. This doesn’t affect our editorial independence. Marina Temkin is a venture capital and startups reporter at TechCrunch. Prior to joining TechCrunch, she wrote about VC for PitchBook and Venture Capital Journal. Earlier in her career, Marina was a financial analyst and earned a CFA charterhol

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Kohli and RCB left livid after Holders catch to send back captain Patidar Here is what the rules say

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4 min readUpdated: Apr 30, 2026 09:54 PM IST Virat Kohli could be seen having an animated conversation with the fourth umpire after the catch was taken. (Star Sports screenshot/BCCI Photo)Controversy struck on Thursday evening at the Narendra Modi Stadium during the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) match between hosts Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. RCB talisman Virat Kohli could be seen having some animated conversations with the fourth umpire in the minutes after a rather sensational catch by GT all-rounder Jason Holder resulted in Royal Challengers’ captain Rajat Patidar...

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