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Social Engineering for Good – IEEE Spectrum

“Social engineering” sounds like something out of a conspiracy thriller, charged with totalitarian control and fringe paranoia. More mundanely, it’s come to be associated with phishing and other scams, in which fraudsters manipulate people into disclosing personal information. Yet the concept is older and more benign: it is the deliberate shaping of human behavior, often […]

What ClickUp’s mass layoff tells us about the future of work

ClickUp logo on a smartphone

AI’s biggest champions have argued for some time that the technology will usher in an era of unprecedented productivity gains, richly rewarding workers who harness it while displacing those who don’t. Zeb Evans, CEO of the collaboration software startup ClickUp, claims that this shift is imminent. Last Thursday, Evans announced on X that the company, […]

The pope’s AI encyclical isn’t really about AI

Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost arrives on the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica for the first time.

Pope Leo XIV published his first encyclical on Monday, dubbed Magnifica Humanitas, on “safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence.” And while AI is the hook, the problems Leo focuses on are older and more pervasive: inequality, war, the erosion of democracy, and the concentration of power in the hands of those […]

Coffee chain abcoffee raises ₹61 crore in pre-Series B funding round | Start Ups

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Homegrown grab-and-go coffee chain abcoffee on Monday said it has raised ₹61 crore in a pre-Series B funding round led by Kliff Ventures, the consumer retail fund created by K Hospitality Corp. The round also saw participation from Hero Enterprise Partner Ventures, Merisis Venture Fund and Stride Ventures.   The company said it […]

Startup Battlefield 200 applications close before May 27  | TechCrunch

Kevin A. Damoa, Founder & CEO, Glīd, Claire Kroft and Ankit Malhotra, winners of the Startup Battlefield 2025, pose onstage during day three of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 at Moscone Center on October 29, 2025 in San Francisco, California.

The deadline to apply or nominate for Startup Battlefield 200 is Friday, May 27. This program is your shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, and $100,000 in equity-free funding. If you’re building a breakout startup — or know a founder who is — now is the time to move. Apply today for the opportunity to take the TechCrunch Disrupt Stage alongside 200 of the world’s most […]

FM Nirmala Sitharaman pitches for customised credit models for MSMEs | Finance News

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday asked the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and the banking system to move away from “standard products” for MSMEs, arguing that India’s small businesses require customised credit structures aligned to their business cycles rather than uniform lending models.   “Standard products cannot serve non-standard businesses,” […]

RBI forms panel to study quantum technology risks in finance sector | Finance News

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has formed an eight-member panel to study issues related to quantum technology and recommend a roadmap and framework to quantum-secure the Indian financial system.   Anil Prabhakar, professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras, will be the convenor of the panel and the FinTech Department of the RBI […]