Author: Cross Road Times
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This ‘College Protester’ Isn’t Real. It’s an AI-Powered Undercover Bot for Cops
On June 5, a Pinal County Board of Supervisors meeting was asked to approve a $500,000 contract between the county and Massive Blue in order to license Overwatch. “I was looking at the website for Massive Blue, and it’s a one-pager with no additional information and no links,” Kevin Cavanaugh, the then-supervisor for District 1,…
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If I Don’t Use AI, Will My Grandkids Still Think I’m Cool?
As a retiree, I want to stay close to my grandkids. I worry that not learning how to use AI will leave me behind. What’s the easiest tool for me to learn, and should I be worried? —Lifelong Learner Be not afraid! I promise that you do not need to learn how to use a…
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GenAI’s Influence On Indian VCs Betting On Ecommerce, Retail
SUMMARY While artificial intelligence models were once limited to isolated use cases in Indian retail, they are becoming indispensable today As for Indian investors, AI use cases have become a key evaluation point when making investment decisions That said, real-time, high-quality data is still the moat. This also explains the renewed focus on offline retail—not…
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Can FluxGen Become The Go-To SaaS Layer For Industrial Water Management?
India, home to nearly 18% of the global populace and armed with only 4% of Earth’s freshwater resources, stands precariously on the brink of a severe water crisis in the next two years, states the World Economic Forum (WEF) in its Global Risk Report 2025. The fifth-largest economy in the world ranks down at 133rd…
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Nothing Before Coffee Bags $2.3 Mn To Open 150+ Outlets
SUMMARY Led by Prath Ventures, the funding round also saw participation from SYL Investments The startup will deploy the capital to set up retail outlets, strengthen its digital platform, and invest in supply chain optimisation and talent acquisition Founded in 2017, Nothing Before Coffee sells a range of beverages at its more than 85 outlets…
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Meet The AI Agent With Multiple Personalities
In the coming years, agents are widely expected to take over more and more chores on behalf of humans, including using computers and smartphones. For now, though, they’re too error prone to be much use. A new agent called S2, created by the startup Simular AI, combines frontier models with models specialized for using computers.…
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It’s Now Or Never For India’s Deeptech Dreams
In the fortnight since commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal’s address at the Startup Mahakumbh, we have seen a range of comments, rants, potshots and some hot takes — everyone has an opinion on why the Indian startup ecosystem has not cracked the deeptech code. Before going deeper into the issue — what exactly is…
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India का पहला Offline AI Bachelor Degree Program | Sunny Pathak ने बताया Samatrix का Vision
Connect with Mr. Vishal Jain :- Phone no :- 9871233900 Mr. Kapil :- https://www.linkedin.com/in/kapil-kumar-kk-9bb5452a/ Join us in this enlightening episode of The Crossroad Times Podcast as Kapil Kumar (KK) engages in a deep conversation with Sunny Pathak, Co-Founder of Samatrix, India’s pioneering platform offering an offline Bachelor’s degree in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. In…
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Zaggle Secures NPCI Approval To Offer UPI Services
Listed fintech SaaS startup Zaggle has received approval from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to operate as a third party application provider (TPAP). The move will now allow the startup to offer Unified Payments Interface (UPI) services directly through its platform, empowering over 3 Mn users across its digital ecosystem. For the uninitiated,…
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Jewelbox Bags $3.2 Mn To Sell Lab-Grown Diamond Jewellery
SUMMARY The funding round was led by V3 ventures, and also saw participation from Atrium Angels, Dexter Ventures, Infinyte Club, Samarthya Capital, JIIF, among others The Kolkata-based startup aims to grow its offline presence by increasing its retail store count to 30 by the end of 2025 Founded in 2022, Jewelbox is a lab-grown diamond…
