Tech Market & VC
Tech Market & VC news — Sunday 04 October 2026
15 stories from 4 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.
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Businesses are using AI to predict what individual customers will pay – and workers will accept being paid
StartupDaily (AU)
AI lets firms sniff out a max price, and a minimum wage, while hiding the game.
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The Laundry Lady launches new digital app as it gears up for UK launch
StartupDaily (AU)
Laundry is the never-ending story - but The Laundry Lady has designed the tech to tackle it.
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Google froze its open source bug bounty program due to a ‘significant rise’ in AI submissions
TechCrunch
AI slop seems to be overwhelming bug bounty programs.
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Can ‘super intelligence’ and a non-binding safety pact solve AI’s image problem?
TechCrunch
On Equity, we discussed the Trump administration's attempts to rebrand AI.
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TechCrunch Mobility: Reining in robotaxis
TechCrunch
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.
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Trump unveils his new Super Intelligence Force
TechCrunch
This new task force is Trump's latest response to the debate over AI safety.
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IT Q2 preview: Muted growth, steady margins likely; deal conversion, AI deflation in focus
YourStory (India)
India's top IT companies are likely to report muted revenue growth and broadly steady margins for the July-September quarter as clients keep discretionary budgets tight, with focus on how quickly strong bookings turn into revenue and how…
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India needs its own AI safety framework, not a copy of US pact: Industry experts
YourStory (India)
India should build its own artificial intelligence (AI) safety framework suited to its languages, scale, and application-led AI ecosystem rather than replicate a voluntary pact signed by US President Donald Trump and top technology firms…
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Why tech companies are racing to put AI data centers in space
Fast Company Tech
Why on earth do people want to put data centers in space? It’s all about power and cooling. The chips that run AI models require a lot of electrical power, and our electrical grid will be seriously stretched to accommodate the wave of new…
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Flock cameras have an architecture problem, not just bad users
Fast Company Tech
Wherever Marci Bakely went, her ex-boyfriend seemed to know. When the Georgia single mother drove to the grocery store or a date, he often texted within minutes. According to a Washington Post investigation , Bakely’s ex-boyfriend…
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PanIIT, Andhra Pradesh plan Rs 500 Cr deeptech fund, target 25 AP startups by 2030
YourStory (India)
PanIIT Alumni India and the Andhra Pradesh government plan to create a ₹500-crore venture fund focused on deeptech companies, as part of a broader effort to channel capital, research and manufacturing activity into the state. The proposed…
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Why IT is now an HR issue at Atlassian
StartupDaily (AU)
Atlassian put IT under HR to force AI into people and systems - and cut 1,600 jobs to fund it.
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Why did Virat Kohli give up a Rs 300 Cr Puma deal to back Abhishek Ganguly’s Agilitas?
YourStory (India)
For 17 years, Abhishek Ganguly helped build one of the biggest sportswear success stories in India. When he joined Puma in 2005, he was the second employee in the country. The company did not even have an Indian entity, and its early team…
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Workflow, sustainability, AI: test your business creativity with Edition 252 of our weekly quiz!
YourStory (India)
Lateral Sparks, the weekly quiz from YourStory, tests your domain knowledge, business acumen, and lateral thinking skills (see the previous edition here ). In this 252nd edition of the quiz, we present issues tackled by real-life…
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VC money is pouring into Indian startups; Inside Softdel’s enterprise AI strategy
YourStory (India)
Hello, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, on Saturday, reaffirmed India’s cautious stance on cryptocurrencies over risks to monetary sovereignty, monetary policy, and capital flows. However, he emphasized that the country actively supports the…