Why founders are flocking to OpenClaw?

There is a mad rush in India to adopt OpenClaw as enthusiasts organise meetups and buildathons; but some key security concerns remain. Swathi Moorthy decodes the new AI mania.

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Apple acquires visual effects plugins company MotionVFX

The Warsaw-based startup develops high-quality plugins, transitions, motion graphics, and visual effects for professional video editors. It specialises in tools for Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve and offers editable templates, including mReels, titles, and tracking tools, to create cinematic, professional-level graphics in minutes. Apple has over 50 third-party developers offering effects-related products within the Final Cut Pro ecosystem. As part of the acquisition, around 70 MotionVFX employees are reported to join Apple.

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Scoop: Sequoia alumni’s Ambition Capital set to raise $250 million for early-stage investing

Shailesh Lakhani, Harshjit Sethi and Mayank Porwal, who were previously with Peak XV (formerly Sequoia Capital India), have teamed up to early-stage fund to back seed and series A startups. Bengaluru-based Ambition Capital will back startups across consumer, AI, deep tech and fintech, which are the areas familiar to the trio.

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AI fakes about Iran-US war swirl on X despite policy crackdown

AI-created videos circulating on Elon Musk's X depict American soldiers captured by Iran, an Israeli city in ruins, and US embassies ablaze - a surge of lifelike deepfakes despite a policy crackdown to curb wartime disinformation. They include AI videos depicting a tearful American soldier inside a bombed-out embassy, captured US troops on their knees beside Iranian flags, and a destroyed US navy fleet.

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AI push speeds up work, but quietly shrinks breaks

With AI's quick help, employees tempted to work through breaks between tasks. Top human resources executives and consultants said early signals of the shift are visible as generative AI tools move from experimentation to everyday work.

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When your Apple watch becomes an office taskmaster

White-collar workers increasingly track heart rate variability (HRV) with wearables to boost health and workplace performance. The trend has created HRV coaching and biohacking industries, though experts warn the obsession may be misleading, unhealthy, or anxiety-inducing.

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SpaceX taps Gibson Dunn and Davis Polk & Wardwell as legal advisors on blockbuster IPO, sources say

Elon Musk's rocket-and-satellite company has hired Gibson Dunn to represent it throughout the process, according to one of the people, while the ‌banks underwriting ⁠the deal ⁠have chosen Davis Polk & Wardwell, both people said. They asked not to be identified because the process ​is confidential.

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Y Combinator brings Startup School to India; here is what it means for your startup

Launched in 2017 by Y Combinator, one of the world’s most influential startup accelerators and early-stage VC firms, Startup School is a free online course that offers personalised coaching and lectures for aspiring founders. The India leg of the school will target engineers, builders, and entrepreneurs interested in the startup ecosystem.

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Flipkart, Amazon expand dark stores as profit check slows quick commerce majors

The quick-commerce foray of Flipkart and Amazon appears to have coincided with the profitability check at pioneers in this space -Swiggy and IPO-bound Zepto – and amid a broader debate over employment conditions in the last-mile, instant delivery revenue stream.

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Amazon unit withdraws from drone trade group, raises safety concerns

Amazon Prime Air said in a ​letter seen Thursday by Reuters that the alliance's ​positions "on the ⁠most consequential ‌safety questions ​facing ​the commercial drone industry ⁠are incompatible with Prime Air's ​core safety tenets."

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Lucid unveils steering wheel-free robotaxi concept, taking aim at Tesla's Cybercab

Lucid ​showcased a two-seater ​robotaxi concept without pedals ‌and ⁠a steering ⁠wheel ​and announced a ​self-driving tech subscription for ​its ⁠electric vehicles ‌at ​its ​investor ⁠day event on Thursday.

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