July 4, 2025

The Download: India’s AI independence, and predicting future epidemics

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Inside India’s scramble for AI independence Despite its status as a global tech hub, India lags far behind the likes of the US and China when it comes to homegrown AI. That gap…

Mass-market military drones have changed the way wars are fought

January 30, 2023
Mass-market military drones are one of MIT Technology Review’s 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2023. Explore the rest of the list here. When the United States first fired a missile from an armed Predator drone at suspected Al Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan on November 14, 2001, it was clear that warfare had permanently changed. During the…

Walmart-backed PhonePe’s nine-month 2022 revenue surged to $234 million

January 30, 2023

PhonePe clocked a revenue of $234.3 million in the first nine months of 2022, the most valuable Indian fintech startup has disclosed in a filing. The nine-month financials marks a jump from the $201.6 million revenue that the Bengaluru-headquartered generated in the 12-month period ending in financial year March last year. PhonePe, which is valued […]

Walmart-backed PhonePe’s nine-month 2022 revenue surged to $234 million by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Why CEOs Shouldn’t Miss the Metaverse Bus

January 30, 2023
By 2030, the metaverse is expected to generate $4- $5 trillion in value, roughly the size of Japan’s economy. The sheer size of the opportunity is too big for CEOs to ignore it.

China smartphone market slumps to 10-year low in 2022

January 30, 2023

After a decade of frantic growth, China’s smartphone market is hitting a speed bump as COVID-19 roils the world’s second-largest economy. The country’s smartphone shipments dropped 14% year-over-year in 2022, reaching a ten-year low, according to research firm Counterpoint. It was also the first time that China’s smartphone shipment had dropped below 300 million units […]

China smartphone market slumps to 10-year low in 2022 by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch