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Startups

NITI Aayog charts 2047 roadmap to expand India's Bioeconomy to $2.6T

Your Story · India

In a bid to realise India's $2.6 trillion BioEconomy vision by 2047, the country must move from fragmented initiatives to a coordinated national execution arch…

Tech & Startups

Scientists’ Side Hustle? Using AI and Quantum Computing to Generate New Peptides

Wired · Global

Researchers cobbled together funding and time to show how quantum computing could aid in the development of drugs to help underserved populations and combat ra…

AI / Deep Tech

The Download: Anthropic launches Claude Science, and California’s carbon manure math

MIT Technology Review · Global

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Claude Sc…

Engineering

Make a Soft Digital Clock Tick With Millifluidics

IEEE Spectrum · Global

Electrons are great. We use them to move vehicles, illuminate cities, and, of course, compute. But computation is not confined to the world of electronics. And…

Tech & Startups

Startup Battlefield 200 applications close today: Nominate a founder or submit your startup

TechCrunch · US

Today is the final day to apply or nominate a startup for Startup Battlefield 200. Once the clock strikes 11:59 p.m. PT, the window closes on your chance to co…

Geopolitics

Daily Quiz | On personalities, places and events associated with May 25

The Hindu – World · India

Here is a quiz on the personalities, places and events associated with today’s date, May 25

Geopolitics

Chinese and Dutch scientists turn corn to sustainable plastic, inspired by spider silk

South China Morning Post – World · China

Scientists from China and the Netherlands have created a corn protein-based biopolymer with a process inspired by spider silk that could offer a sustainable al…

Startups

Startup news and updates: daily roundup (May 20, 2026)

Your Story · India

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Wednesday, May 20, 2026.

Geopolitics

Germany: BioNTech shutting down COVID vaccine production entirely, 1,860 jobs at risk

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

The German company that pioneered one of the first mRNA coronavirus vaccines is halting production, handing the reins to partner Pfizer. BioNTech is restructur…

Tech & Startups

Barocal can cool your food and drink by squeezing a hunk of plastic crystals

TechCrunch · US

Barocal might have discovered a cheap, nonpolluting material that could dethrone today's refrigeration technology.

Geopolitics

Mapping a billion lives: How GenomeIndia Project will transform medicine, healthcare

Times of India – World · India

India has finally mapped its own DNA and what it found could change medicine for a billion people.

Geopolitics

Biotech-led boom as 8 China firms flock to Hong Kong’s thriving stock market

South China Morning Post – World · China

Eight mainland China-based companies – five of them biotech firms – passed listing hearings on the Hong Kong stock market in April, clearing the way for them t…

Tech & Startups

It’s not just you — Bluesky is (sorta) down

TechCrunch · US

Bluesky has been experiencing ongoing service disruptions since just before 3 a.m. ET.

Geopolitics

Scientists develop gene-edited wheat that can make toasted bread less carcinogenic

The Guardian – World · Europe

Bread and biscuits made from Crispr-edited wheat showed substantially reduced acrylamide levelsScientists have developed gene-edited wheat that can be used to …

AI / Deep Tech

A I-designed proteins may help spot cancer

MIT Technology Review · Global

Researchers at MIT and Microsoft have used artificial intelligence to create molecular sensors that could detect early signs of cancer via a urine test. The re…

AI / Deep Tech

Peptides are everywhere. Here’s what you need to know.

MIT Technology Review · Global

MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more fr…

Tech & Startups

WordPress.com adds an AI Assistant that can edit, adjust styles, create images, and more

TechCrunch · US

The WordPress AI assistant doesn't need precisely tailored prompts, either.

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