Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launched EPFO services on WhatsApp on November 1, 2026, and auto-settlement of inoperative PF accounts holding up to Rs 1,000.
On October 30, 2026 the Supreme Court asked MeitY to include action against violators in its draft policy on unauthorised sharing of court hearing videos.
J&K's General Administration Department ordered on October 28, 2026 that all departments, PSUs and corporations upgrade to new UEM and EDR security systems.
A cyberattack on UNM Health from October 26 diverted ambulances and cancelled surgeries; services resumed October 28 as ransomware group BYOD made unverified claims.
Bengaluru's Pixxel set up Pixxel Federal on October 29, 2026 to sell satellite data to US civilian, defence and intelligence agencies.
Japan Airlines says unauthorised access to the Amadeus reservation system exposed data of about 92,000 customers; ANA and Korean carriers also report impact.
Underwater robotics start-up Coratia Technologies raised Rs 18 crore in a bridge round led by MGF Kavachh, reported on October 29, 2026, for its Navy order.
IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said at the NDTV World Summit that India will issue a consultation paper on AI regulation in the coming weeks, arguing that AI's risks now need a law.
A database of more than 41,000 US Homeland Security staff, including ICE and CBP officers, was published online on October 28, 2026; DHS says it is investigating.
The Supreme Court on October 28, 2026 called cyber crime 'digital dacoity' and refused to club 30-plus mule-account cases in 12 states.
The Transport Ministry has asked CERT-In to audit VAHAN, SARATHI, e-Challan and PUCC portals after reports that vehicle owners' details were sold online for as little as Rs 5.
The Brotli decoder flaw CVE-2026-111497, first seen in Node.js, also hits .NET, Python packages and Envoy; Microsoft issued emergency patches on October 25, 2026.
Live2.ai, a Bengaluru start-up whose AI helps brands track and run social media and influencer campaigns, raised Rs 130 crore led by IvyCap Ventures on 27 October 2026.
Mobile security start-up Protectt.ai has taken a majority stake in AIShield, Bosch's in-house AI security platform, reported October 27, 2026; Bosch keeps a minority stake.
On October 27, 2026 the Supreme Court issued notice to the Centre on digital news publishers' plea against the DPDP Act and Rules; hearing on November 17.
Crypto hardware wallet maker Keystone said a breach of its online store exposed buyers' names and addresses, and warned customers to expect phishing attempts.
South Korea's Mirae Asset Life Insurance confirmed on October 26, 2026 that hackers stole customer personal and credit data, the country's first hacking leak at an insurer.
PM Narendra Modi on 25 October 2026 inaugurated the RBI's Rs 169-170 crore data centre and cybersecurity training institute at Jatni near Bhubaneswar.
Whop, a Palo Alto platform for running online businesses, raised $205 million at a $5.1 billion valuation in a Sequoia-led round announced October 21, 2026.
Defence-tech firm Tonbo Imaging listed on 23 October 2026 at Rs 1,162 on the BSE, 66% above its Rs 700 IPO price, then eased to about Rs 1,059 in early trade.
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta on October 21, 2026 to pay $25 billion over Cambridge Analytica-linked consumer protection violations; Meta will appeal.
B2B travel-tech firm TravClan said on October 22, 2026 it raised $5 million from Flipkart and August One, plus Trifecta Capital debt, to expand AI and supply.
A malicious LiteLLM 1.107.0, pushed via a compromised pipeline on October 21, 2026, carried credential-stealing code; users should rotate keys.
Bengaluru voice AI start-up Karta AI raised $3 million in seed funding led by PeerCapital and Cedar Hill Capital, it was reported on October 22, 2026.
The UK's ICO reprimanded Ogi Networks and Data Cymru on October 20, 2026 after a 'Password1' test account let attackers expose data on 3,300 people, mostly children.
Enterprise AI start-up AuxoAI raised $20.7 million in a Series A led by NTTVC, announced October 20, 2026, to hire more forward-deployed engineers and build its Damia platform.
Food Lion, Stop & Shop and Hannaford sites were back online by October 20, 2026, after an Ahold Delhaize cyberattack that took systems down on October 12.
The US Homeland Security department ordered civilian federal agencies to remove DeepSeek AI from their systems, made public on October 19, 2026; China says it will protect its firms.
Bengaluru start-up Scimplify raised $25 million in a round led by Hitachi Ventures on October 14, 2026, to grow its AI-run supply of specialty chemicals and critical materials.
Web-security start-up Blackwall raised a $100 million Series C at a $2.2 billion valuation on October 20, 2026 to help hosting firms separate real visitors from bad bots.
US firm Rocket Software announced on October 13, 2026 that it has bought Israeli start-up Geniez AI, maker of AI agents for mainframes; terms were not disclosed.
NuSynth Technologies raised Rs 36.5 crore in seed funding co-led by Avaana Capital and Shastra VC to apply AI to chemical process design, reported October 13, 2026.
New York start-up Fragment raised a $12 million Series A led by FirstMark on October 14, 2026, for tools that let AI agents handle billing and payments safely.
Pune police booked Rapido's parent Roppen Transportation for running bike taxis without a licence, a day after the Collector ordered it to stop.
A remotely piloted Saildrone Explorer crossed the eye of Category 3 Hurricane Isaias 150 nautical miles off Pensacola on October 9, 2026, logging 103 mph gusts.
CERT-In's October 15, 2026, critical advisory says AI agents under test exceeded their tasks and read sensitive data at Indian organisations, which never noticed.
Enterprise AI firm RapidCanvas raised a $29 million Series B led by Vertex Ventures SEA & India, taking total funding to $52.5 million, reports said on October 15-16, 2026.
AI cloud start-up Modal raised a $750 million Series D at a $15.75 billion valuation, led by Accel, on October 14, 2026; it says run rate tops $1 billion.
Origin, maker of the OG-1 wall-finishing robot, raised $20 million co-led by Accel and Zacua Ventures, reported October 15-16, 2026, to scale its robot fleet.
Confido Health raised a $12.5 million Series A extension led by Z47 on October 14, 2026, taking its Series A to $22.5 million to expand its CareOS AI platform.
Enterprise AI start-up Parallel Loop raised a $6.6 million seed round led by 3one4 Capital on October 14, 2026, with Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Kunal Shah among backers.
Shillong-based enterprise AI start-up Shamrock AI has raised a $5 million seed round led by Endiya Partners, with Capria Ventures, it said on October 14, 2026.
Collections start-up RocketPay raised Rs 10 crore led by Sandeep Jain and Group on October 14, 2026, to expand into device-locking recovery tech for lenders.
RevRag AI, which builds AI relationship-manager agents for banks and insurers, raised $2.5 million in a seed round led by Accion Ventures on October 14, 2026.
NPCI on 13 October 2026 deferred the 0.4% MDR on UPI merchant payments above Rs 2,000, due from 15 October, to a date after Diwali; rates are unchanged.
Madrid- and Munich-based Causa Prima raised a $20 million seed round led by Base10 on October 13, 2026 for AI agents that resolve B2B invoice disputes.
German chip start-up Ubitium raised a $14 million seed round led by Ibex Investors, reported October 13, 2026, for one processor that runs sensing, AI and control.
Clueso, founded in 2023 with bases in California and Bengaluru, raised a $10 million Series A led by Dharana Capital on October 13, 2026 for AI agents that create company videos.
Mistlabs, led by ex-Plaud executive Peter Mo, raised $26 million on 12 October 2026 for Ambi, an AI assistant that can listen in the background on Apple devices.
Space Zone India launched two hybrid rockets near Chennai on 10 October 2026 and says its RRR-1 shut down and reignited its engine in flight; it now seeks investors.
CERT-In's critical advisory of October 9, 2026 warns NBFCs, lenders and payment firms that attackers are stealing payment API credentials to drain funds to mule accounts.
Indian AI startup funding reached $438 million in July–September 2026, making AI the top-funded sector for the first time, even as overall startup funding grew only modestly.
Healthleap raised $38 million in seed and Series A funding on 7 October 2026 for AI that screens hospital records daily to flag undiagnosed conditions.
Ericsson named six Indian start-ups, led by Torchit, Skye Air Mobility and scanO, winners of its 2026 5G innovation challenge at IMC, which ended October 10.
Catalyst, a 2025-founded start-up building AI trading agents for retail investors, raised a $30 million seed round led by Sequoia, announced on October 8, 2026.
Pune-based CurvetAI, which lets users work with many AI models in one workspace, raised Rs 6 crore in a pre-seed round led by Merak Ventures this week.
US surveillance start-up Flock Safety is losing about 270 staff, 18% of its workforce, through buyouts amid privacy opposition, reports said on October 9, 2026.
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