Binance now lets AI agents trade, but keeping them in check is largely up to users TechCrunch By: Jagmeet Singh 20 August 2026 at 11:30 Binance's Agent OS works with tools such as ChatGPT, Claude Code, and Cursor.
Sachin Bansalβs fintech Navi raises first outside capital with $100M Prosus investment TechCrunch By: Jagmeet Singh 19 August 2026 at 17:01 The investment comes amid Navi plans to go public.
Perplexityβs free AI offer left it with millions more users in India TechCrunch By: Jagmeet Singh 18 August 2026 at 15:45 Perplexity's India revenue rose about 60% after the Airtel offer ended for new users, even as downloads declined.
IBM partners with OpenAI to bolster enterprise AI push TechCrunch By: Jagmeet Singh 13 August 2026 at 21:19 IBM plans to train and certify tens of thousands of consultants on OpenAI's technologies as part of this deal.
AI code-testing startup Blacksmithβs valuation jumps almost 10x in less than a year TechCrunch By: Jagmeet Singh 12 August 2026 at 13:00 Blacksmith says revenue has grown more than tenfold over the past year.
Indiaβs Yulu raises $93M as quick-commerce boom fuels e-bike demand TechCrunch By: Jagmeet Singh 12 August 2026 at 06:30 Yulu aims to have a fleet of 200,000 bikes in the next two years and faster electric two-wheelers, aiming at new logistics use cases.
Accel closes oversubscribed $550M India fund within weeks, 19 months after its last TechCrunch By: Jagmeet Singh 11 August 2026 at 23:39 The U.S. VC firm still has more than 55% of its previous $650 million India fund available for deployment.