Editorial Spotlight
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From Tokyo to Mumbai: Why 7-Eleven’s Global Playbook Failed in India
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7-Eleven exits India after 5 years. Why did the global giant fail? Squeezed by kiranas and quick commerce, its copy-paste strategy collapsed. A deep dive into the retail misstep.
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The Collapse of the Corporate Consulting Pyramid: How AI is Ending the Traditional Consulting Career
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Generative AI is reshaping corporate consulting. Automated software now handles core research, forcing firms to cut entry level roles and abandon traditional billable hours for outcome based fees.
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India Space Gold Rush: How Over 400 Startups Are Building a $44 Billion Orbital Economy
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India’s space sector grew from one startup to 400 by 2026. Explore the policy shifts, funding trends, AI innovations, and hurdles shaping this private gold rush in our deep research analysis.
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Why India Struggles to Build Frontier AI Models and What It Means for the Future
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India struggles to build frontier AI models. US export controls on Anthropic’s Mythos reveal vulnerability from compute gaps, shallow research, and capital constraints as India builds sovereign capability.
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Apple Event 2026: The Complete Breakdown of Foldable iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, A20 Pro, Wearables, and Apple Intelligence
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Apple’s September 2026 Surprise and Shine event unveiled the iPhone Duo foldable phone, iPhone 18 Pro with A20 Pro AI chip, new Apple Watch Series 12 health features, Ultra 4, and AirPods 5 with ANC.
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Astrobase’s EVEREST Engine: How a Bengaluru Startup Is Chasing Rocket Science’s Hardest Problem
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Astrobase’s EVEREST is India’s first 800 kN full flow staged combustion rocket engine, the same tough tech SpaceX flies on Raptor. Bengaluru just entered rocket science’s hardest club.
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Pixxel and Sarvam’s Pathfinder: India’s First Orbital Data Centre Satellite
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Pixxel and Sarvam are building Pathfinder, a 200 kg satellite carrying data centre grade GPUs that will run Indian AI models in orbit, processing hyperspectral imagery in real time by Q4 2026.
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The Virtual Magnet: How Bengaluru’s Vimag Labs Built an EV Motor That Doesn’t Need China’s Rare Earths
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Can software replace rare-earth magnets? Bengaluru-based Vimag Labs believes so. Discover how its Virtual Magnet technology could reshape EV motors, reduce import dependence, and power India’s next mobility leap.
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Skyroot’s Vikram-1: How a Hyderabad Startup Put India in the World’s Most Exclusive Space Club
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India’s Skyroot Aerospace launched Vikram-1, its first private orbital rocket, on July 18, 2026, making India the third nation with private orbital launch capability, after the US and China.
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Substrate: Deconstructing a $1 Billion Bet to Unseat Semiconductor Giants
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Substrate, a Thiel-backed startup, raised $100M to challenge ASML with X-ray chip tech. Experts are skeptical. Can it reshape U.S. semiconductors?