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TechCrunch Jun 16, 2026 at 11:33 Startups Rising Hot

India orders temporary ban on Telegram over exam fraud concerns

The restrictions include a nationwide ban on Telegram until June 22 and a requirement to disable the app's message editing feature.

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Jun 16, 2026 at 11:33 TechCrunch

India orders temporary ban on Telegram over exam fraud concerns

The restrictions include a nationwide ban on Telegram until June 22 and a requirement to disable the app's message editing feature.

Jun 15, 2026 at 13:46 TechCrunch

Sarvam becomes India’s newest AI unicorn with $234 million funding round led by HCLTech

Indian IT services company HCLTech is investing $150 million in the Bengaluru startup.

Jun 15, 2026 at 13:37 Hacker News

India, UAE partner on AI sovereignty to bypass Google, Microsoft

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Jun 14, 2026 at 03:00 TechCrunch

As Anthropic suspends access to new models, India debates its AI future

Tech leaders debate whether the Anthropic episode is a wake-up call for India’s AI ambitions.

Jun 12, 2026 at 04:30 TechCrunch

Cheaper, faster, and culturally aware, Avataar’s video AI is built for India’s scale

Avataar AI's distilled video model is priced at $0.005 for every second of generation.

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TechCrunch Jun 16, 2026 at 13:15 Startups
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Probably raises $9M to build a more reliable kind of AI

Probably wants to prevent hallucinations and factual errors from reaching users, and achieve accuracy on par with deterministic systems.

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TechCrunch Jun 16, 2026 at 11:25 Startups
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This startup’s super metals could soon be in military drones, luxury watches, and chef’s knives

Instead of heating metals, Foundation Alloy beats them into submission. The startup has raised $22 million to scale up production of its alloys.

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