Veteran investor Michael Burry, often called 'Big Short', alleged Nvidia undertakes "mafia-like" tactics to stop competitors from signing deals. Burry said Nvidia paid $150 million (₹1,400 crore) to block AMD from getting Oracle's contract to supply chips for a data centre it was building for OpenAI. "This is how Nvidia throws its weight around," Burry added, calling for a probe.

Chinese tech giant Huawei is planning a comeback in India, as per reports. Users on X have spotted a teaser image of a Huawei device on Flipkart, believed to resemble the MatePad 11.5 tablet. While Huawei maintained some presence in India, its smartphone business in the country slowed down significantly after 2020 due to global restrictions and sanctions.

Preventive pain care startup Betterhood has raised ₹5 crore in seed funding led by Kairon Capital, with participation from angel investors such as Yogesh Kabra of XYXX and Rishubh Satiya of Plix. The startup offers products for pain care and musculoskeletal health. Betterhood plans to utilise the capital for product development, team expansion, and to boost distribution across channels.

'Cyber widowhood' is a growing social media trend in China, where users mourn AI companions that disappear after system upgrades or server shutdowns, SCMP reported. Users involved in the trend often write eulogies for their "deleted" AI partners. One user said, "Among all my cyber husbands, the one that disappeared was the one I had the deepest bond with."

Indian-origin Aman Gottumukkala, founder of AI coding startup Firebender, announced he's joining SpaceX and xAI, the firms founded by Elon Musk. Gottumukkala founded Firebender with team of just three people and generated millions of dollars in revenue. "xAI is the place to build the future. Frontier compute, extraordinary talent, and a strong hold on physical intelligence and space," he wrote.

US-based startup MachinePulse's AI agent Karpo has started offering to pay users' bills worth up to $300 (over ₹27,000) if they manage to impress it. "Text me before you go out next time. I'll sponsor up to $300/person if I think the idea is interesting," Karpo said. Users can even share their anecdotes to try to "impress" the AI agent.

Kerala-based robotics and AI firm Genrobotics has secured a ₹80 crore deal from Singapore's national water agency to deploy nearly 44 robots for updating water infrastructure across Singapore. The startup outperformed over 600 competing companies worldwide. The company's CEO said that deployment will take place over next two financial years and they would charge ₹2.5 crore per project.

Grok, AI chatbot of xAI, claimed the video shared by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu from a coffee shop to prove he's alive is AI-generated. X users claimed Netanyahu's coffee stayed at the same level despite him taking a big sip, while some said his face's shape changed. Netanyahu's death rumours began after a video purportedly showed him with six fingers.

Danish Hussain, the Head of Surgery Mechanical Engineering at Elon Musk's brain chip startup Neuralink, has asked people to resist algorithms. "Your brain is under attack by a trillion-dollar adversary intent on destroying it," he said. "The algorithm is an inherent evil in that it robs you of your freedom to choose what to think about next," he added.

Researchers at University of Missouri developed a small antibody that makes certain cancer tumours glow during PET scan imaging enabling quicker evaluation in patients. After conducting tests on mice, tumours containing the cancer-linked protein EphA2 glowed clearly when the antibody was used. "By making the process easier...we're showing that precision medicine is a win-win," said researchers.