Barkha Mathur

Apple limits iPhone Duo orders to two per customer amid supply crunch

Apple has capped iPhone Duo pre-orders at two units per customer, with launch-day delivery slots selling out soon after orders opened on October 16

From SBI to ICICI: Major banking data breaches, cyberattacks in India

SBI's latest disclosure of exposed customer records adds to a history of cyber incidents affecting Indian banks

Can AI keep your secrets safe? Eternal's dark.ai to offer encrypted chats

Eternal founder Deepinder Goyal plans to launch dark.ai, a privacy-focused AI assistant for founders, researchers, businesses and governments, globally by the end of 2026

Schaeffler India CEO taken into custody over fatal June factory accident

Two workers employed by a service provider died after a sudden carbon dioxide gas discharge during a scheduled cylinder replacement on June 9

Mecca defence pact bars Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye exit for 10 years

The trilateral pact, the Mecca Defence Alliance, was signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye on August 7 to set out mutual defence obligations

Rubio meets Jaishankar in Mumbai, pushes for early India-US trade deal

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held talks in Mumbai on trade, energy, defence and technology

Musk says Tesla-SpaceX merger being considered, special committees formed

Elon Musk backed the idea of a Tesla-SpaceX merger during SpaceX's earnings call, citing potential cooperation in chip design, robotics, artificial intelligence and connectivit

Tesla shareholders to vote on Musk's re-election, $158 bn pay on Dec 3

Tesla will hold its annual shareholder meeting on December 3, with votes on Elon Musk's re-election to the board, his reported 2025 compensation and the company's auditor

From France and Italy to Belgium: What is driving protests across Europe?

Rising energy bills, food prices and housing costs have become major concerns for European households

Disney offers jobs to Character.AI staff after chatbot startup's bankruptcy

Disney has agreed to offer jobs to at least 60 employees of chatbot startup Character.AI, with the combined annual salaries estimated at $60 million

France unrest: Macron urges calm after 2,400 arrests amid riots, looting

The unrest spread across Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille and Limoges, where masked groups attacked public buildings, set fires and looted shops

IDBI Bank-Fairfax deal: What RBI rules say on foreign ownership and control

While India allows substantial FDI in private sector banks, the RBI regulates who can own them, how much voting power shareholders can exercise and how much equity promoters can retain over time

Why does food cost more when the world has near-record grain supplies?

World Food Day 2026: Global grain supplies remain relatively high, but a combination of factors threatens to make food less affordable now and may impact production in 2027

Anthropic's revenue rises 45% to $16.8 billion in Q3 ahead of IPO

The company is preparing for a potential November listing, seeking to convince investors that its rapid revenue growth and improving efficiency can sustain heavy spending on computing and research

Putin signs law ratifying India-Russia temporary employment agreement

India and Russia signed the agreement during Putin's state visit to New Delhi in December 2025. An agreement on cooperation to combat irregular migration was also signed at that time

FMCG majors eye stake in Farmley at potential ₹2,000 crore valuation

Emami, ITC, Britannia and Orkla India are among the companies interested in Farmley, as early investors explore a stake sale that could value the healthy snacking brand at ₹2,000 crore

Blackstone plans to invest $100 bn in India, eyes real estate, heathcare

Blackstone plans to expand its India exposure from $50 billion to $100 billion, targeting sectors including data centres, healthcare, manufacturing and financial services

Paytm's First Games gets ₹5,008 cr relief in GST demand reduction

Paytm parent One 97 Communications said the revised GST demand on First Games Technology would have no incremental financial impact on its consolidated financial statements

DU clears ₹5,889 crore hostel plan for 21,895 students amid project delays

Delhi University reportedly has 7,224 official hostel beds for its 251,474 students enrolled in conventional programmes

From supermarkets to airports: Cyberattacks that disrupted real-world ops

From French supermarket refrigerators to Polish energy infra, recent cyberattacks have exposed how vulnerabilities in connected systems can disrupt operations, damage equipment, threaten supply chains