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Indian govt, RBI in talks to link UPI with Alipay+ for cross-border payments

Indian govt, RBI in talks to link UPI with Alipay+ for cross-border payments

03 Feb 2026, 12:26 PM

Alipay+ has close to 1.8 billion user accounts and are used by over 150 million merchants.

In AI, I hope we don’t get reactive regulation: 3one4 Capital’s Pranav Pai

In AI, I hope we don’t get reactive regulation: 3one4 Capital’s Pranav Pai

02 Dec 2025, 22:06 PM

"The deep-tech story so far is positive and somewhat straightforward. But AI is more challenging and it isn't all good news," Pai told The Head and Tale, in an interview.

Tessolve raises $150 million from TPG

Tessolve raises $150 million from TPG

01 Sep 2025, 12:55 PM

The Bengaluru-based startup will use the fresh capital to expand global delivery centers, build advanced test labs, pursue acquisitions, and strengthen R&D.

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China's Unitree prices new humanoid robot at under $6,000

26 Jul 2025, 20:18 PM

The startup came into the limelight after its CEO Wang Xingxing joined big names like Alibaba's Jack Ma and Tencent’s Pony Ma at a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Nvidia

Nvidia's H20 AI chip stock for China falls short

21 Jul 2025, 13:49 PM

The shortage was due to the cancellation of the manufacturing capacity it had booked at chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.

Nvidia set to resume H20 AI chip sales to China

Nvidia set to resume H20 AI chip sales to China

15 Jul 2025, 12:19 PM

The US government has assured Nvidia that licenses for the H20 AI chips will be granted, and it hopes to start deliveries soon, it said in a blog post.

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