Startups (opens original source in a new tab)TechCrunchTwo years after launch, Walmart’s Flipkart is closing in on India’s quick-commerce leadersFlipkart's quick-commerce venture is delivering 1.1 million to 1.2 million orders a day, nearly triple its November volume. (opens original source in a new tab)Jagmeet Singh·23 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)YourStoryStartups, sustainability, style: Gifts World Expo Bengaluru kicks off 6th editionIn this photo essay, we showcase highlights from an industry-leading exhibition at Palace Grounds, Bengaluru. (opens original source in a new tab)23 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)YourStorySoftware, services, AI: test your business creativity with Edition 246 of our weekly quiz!This insightful feature from YourStory tests and strengthens your business acumen! Here are 5 questions to kick off this 246th quiz. Ready? (opens original source in a new tab)23 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)YourStoryOur next space race may be closer to EarthBefore a payload goes to space, it needs to be tested in near-space conditions. But access to such facilities is limited in India, says Red Balloon Aerospace Co-founder CVS Kiran. (opens original source in a new tab)23 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)South China Morning PostChina is building a vast ‘national ring road’ circling the country’s borderlandsChina has outlined plans to build a massive road link snaking along the country’s land borders and coastlines – an ambitious project that could boost incomes in a string of remote regions, but also provoke geopolitical and ecological risks. The project is framed as an effort to boost economic development, social stability and national unity, with the more than 25,000km (15,500-mile) route set to run through several regions with large ethnic-minority populations – including Tibet and the Xinjiang (opens original source in a new tab)Frank Chen·23 August 2026
Clean Energy (opens original source in a new tab)CleanTechnicaRed States Are Killin’ It With Their Solar FactoriesThe solar-enabled microgrid specialist Translucent Energy has just added a new 1.3 gigawatt solar factory in South Carolina to its portfolio, with plans for further expansion already under way. The post Red States Are Killin’ It With Their Solar Factories appeared first on CleanTechnica. (opens original source in a new tab)Tina Casey·23 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Startup DailyTikTok settles US children’s online privacy case for $558 millionTikTok and parent company ByteDance settle US legal action for allegedly collecting personal information from children. (opens original source in a new tab)David Shepardson·23 August 2026
Clean Energy (opens original source in a new tab)CleanTechnicaChina Tightens Restrictions On Electric Door Handles, Forcing Tesla To Recall 3 Million VehiclesTesla didn’t start the electric door handle craze. Hotrodders in the late 1940s and early 1950s substituted electric buttons for mechanical door handles in their effort to “de-chrome” their cars. But Tesla, under Elon Musk’s direction, took the idea and ran with it when it introduced the Model S. Subsequent ... [continued] The post China Tightens Restrictions On Electric Door Handles, Forcing Tesla To Recall 3 Million Vehicles appeared first on CleanTechnica. (opens original source in a new tab)Steve Hanley·22 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)South China Morning PostNvidia customers notified of AI-related price rises above 15%Some of Nvidia’s biggest customers have been told that the prices of servers containing its artificial intelligence chips are going up more than 15 per cent in many cases with memory chip costs soaring. The price rises will go into effect on systems shipped early next year and will impact systems including those with the flagship Vera Rubin and Grace Blackwell chips, according to people familiar with the process, who asked not to be identified commenting on communications that have not yet been. (opens original source in a new tab)Bloomberg·22 August 2026
Startups (opens original source in a new tab)TechCrunchHarvard’s $699 startup bootcamp offers AI avatars of its instructorsIn the HBS Foundry program, AI avatars provide feedback during practice pitches and board meetings. (opens original source in a new tab)Anthony Ha·22 August 2026
Clean Energy (opens original source in a new tab)CleanTechnicaFor Lagging Automakers: Stop Pouring Money Into The Wrong PowertrainsIf you’re a company like Honda, Toyota, GM, Ford, Nissan, or any other volume manufacturer that’s still playing catchup on electrification, the next few years will decide whether you remain a real product company or slowly turn into a dealer network for stronger players. Capital is finite. Engineering talent is ... [continued] The post For Lagging Automakers: Stop Pouring Money Into The Wrong Powertrains appeared first on CleanTechnica. (opens original source in a new tab)Paul Fosse·22 August 2026
