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Geopolitics

China approves string of ‘telepathy’ devices amid push to leapfrog Elon Musk

South China Morning Post – World · China

China’s health regulators have granted approvals for a string of brain-technology products this year, as domestic start-ups push to transform the treatment of …

Geopolitics

SoftBank-backed surgical robotics firm eyes Hong Kong listing to power mainland China push

South China Morning Post – World · China

SoftBank-backed surgical robotics company Noah Medical has begun preparations for a Hong Kong initial public offering, joining a wave of cutting-edge technolog…

Tech & Startups

Hoomanely’s building a smart feeding bowl and an AI platform to help owners spot when their pup is sick

TechCrunch · US

Hoomanely has developed a smart bowl to measure and record dogs' feeding data, then tells owners if behaviors change.

Tech & Startups

I Wore an Electrical Muscle Stimulation Body Suit to Zap Myself Into Fitness

Wired · Global

Can electrifying your workout offer a shortcut to a stronger, fitter you? I sweated in a skintight EMS suit for two months to find out.

Geopolitics

This wheelchair device needs no electricity: What India-Israel teams built

Indian Express – World · India

- India-Israel youth innovators developed low-cost rehab tech, including a wheelchair-powered leg-movement device and AI-driven limb analysis system. - Hacka…

Startups

How two engineering students built a health screening device for clinics with no laboratory

Your Story · India

Perkant Tech has raised Rs 6.6 crore for Abhay Parimiti, a device it says takes an automated health assessment in under 60 seconds, backed by a government inno…

Startups

Neuranics Lab is building a blood count machine that runs by fingerprick

Your Story · India

The Delhi-based company has developed MorphX, a point-of-care platform that claims to return a full blood count in minutes without needing a trained technicia…

Tech & Startups

Ozlo’s Sleepbuds 2 build on Bose’s sleep earbud legacy

TechCrunch · US

Ozlo’s first major update to its sleep earbuds introduces longer battery life, improved connectivity, enhanced audio, and new sleep features as the startup con…

Startups

Building a product company from Tamil Nadu; LiteFold is accelerating drug discovery

Your Story · India

Responsive has been profitable since 2018 and has never grown slower than 25% a year, including through the pandemic.

Startups

Dognosis is training dogs and AI to detect cancer from a breath sample

Your Story · India

The Bengaluru deeptech startup is running early trials that combine dogs' sense of smell with brain-computer interfaces and AI, aiming at cheap, non-invasive c…

Geopolitics

Jaishankar, South Korean FM discuss deepening strategic partnership in Seoul

The Hindu – World · India

The talks focused on follow-up measures in the key areas of trade, investment and finance, agreed during South Korean President Lee Jae-myung’s state visit to …

Geopolitics

DR Congo police fire warning shots as protesters burn Ebola patient tents

South China Morning Post – World · China

Police fired warning shots and tear gas ⁠as part of a dispute in Democratic Republic of Congo’s northeast over the burial of a suspected Ebola victim, a footba…

AI / Deep Tech

Here’s how technology transformed babymaking

MIT Technology Review · Global

Technology is changing the way we make babies. The pioneering work of the scientists who invented IVF led to the birth of the first “test tube baby” in 1978. W…

Geopolitics

Who is Angad Daryani? School dropout now leading air purification innovation

Times of India – World · India

In an inspiring tale of innovation, young Indian entrepreneur Angad Daryani is changing the landscape of air quality with his groundbreaking startup, Praan. By…

Geopolitics

GSK reports promising early results in ovarian and womb cancer drug trial

The Guardian – World · Europe

Mo-Rez reduced or eliminated tumours in over 60% of patients and is expected to be a blockbuster drugGSK has revealed positive results for a treatment for gyna…

Tech & Startups

Slate Auto: Everything you need to know about the Bezos-backed EV startup

TechCrunch · US

Slate auto burst onto the scene in April 2025. Here is a timeline that covers its origins, backers, product, and other new details.

Engineering

Young Professional’s AI Tool Spots Mental Health Conditions

IEEE Spectrum · Global

Abhishek Appaji has committed his career to bringing lifesaving technology to underresourced communities. The IEEE senior member weaves together artificial int…

Geopolitics

‘Impossible for Chinese’: Yale scientist Zhang Kai leaves US to break racial ceiling

South China Morning Post – World · China

For Zhang Kai, a pioneering scientist who is building an ultra-large-scale cellular structure group data bank with unprecedented precision, returning home to C…

Engineering

What Exoskeletons Learned From One Relentless User

IEEE Spectrum · Global

It’s easy to assume that Robert Woo was defined by the accident that took away his ability to walk.Certainly, the day of his accident—14 December 2007—was a tu…

Tech & Startups

Mantis Biotech is making ‘digital twins’ of humans to help solve medicine’s data availability problem

TechCrunch · US

Mantis takes disparate sources of data to make synthetic datasets that can be used to build so-called "digital twins" of the human body, representing anatomy, …

Engineering

How Your Virtual Twin Could One Day Save Your Life

IEEE Spectrum · Global

One morning in May 2019, a cardiac surgeon stepped into the operating room at Boston Children’s Hospital more prepared than ever before to perform a high-risk …

Tech & Startups

Mave Health aims to improve attention and mood with its brain-stimulating headset

TechCrunch · US

Mave Health is listing the headset at $495 for pre-orders. It aims to ship devices to users in the U.S. and India in April 2026.

Tech & Startups

Oura enters India’s smart ring market with the Ring 4

TechCrunch · US

Finnish smart ring maker Oura is finally launching in India, taking on local rivals such as Ultrahuman in a relatively young smart ring market that is becoming…

Geopolitics

In a first for China, Neuracle’s implantable brain-computer interface wins approval

South China Morning Post – World · China

In a landmark development, Neuracle Medical Technology has secured the country’s first-ever approval for an implantable brain-computer interface (BCI) system d…

Tech & Startups

Rally Orbital Massager Review: The Oscillating Revolution

Wired · Global

There are some minor drawbacks, but the Rally massager stands out as the lone circular massager in a sea of percussive heads.

Tech & Startups

After Zomato, Deepinder Goyal returns with a $54M brain-monitoring bet

TechCrunch · US

Zomato co-founder Deepinder Goyal's new wearable startup Temple has raised $54 million in a friends-and-family round at a post-money valuation of about $190 mi…

Engineering

Bond Strength, Biocompatibility, and Beyond

IEEE Spectrum · Global

Designing a medical device? This whitepaper helps you evaluate adhesive options for biocompatibility, sterilization resistance, and manufacturability — so you …

Engineering

Your Watch Will One Day Track Blood Pressure

IEEE Spectrum · Global

Your smartwatch can track a lot of things, but at least for now, it can’t keep an accurate eye on your blood pressure. Last week researchers from University of…

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