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Semiconductor scaling: IBM and Siemens advance nanostack
IBM and Siemens are working on nanostack, a 3D transistor design. We explain the semiconductor scaling it targets, the EDA bottleneck and what stays unproven.
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Quantum computing: MIT Bengaluru opens Quantum-Hub
MIT Bengaluru has opened Quantum-Hub@MAHE for quantum computing training. We explain the roadmap, the partners and India’s commercialisation gap.
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Singapore market entry: three Korean deep-tech firms
IDCITI, DeepCardio and JCHI Global are visiting Singapore to find pilot partners. We look at the Singapore market entry model — and what each company needs to prove locally.
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Orbital Computing: India’s TakeMe2Space Flies an AI Lab on SpaceX, Alongside Google’s Moonshot
A 14 kg Indian CubeSat with 117 TOPS of onboard AI compute is launching on the same SpaceX rideshare as Google’s Project Suncatcher prototype. The smallest and largest bets on orbital computing fly together.
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Kokasa Launch: IIT Bombay Batchmates Bet on India’s Defence Indigenisation Boom
Three IIT Bombay batchmates — from Epigamia, Housing.com and HAL — launched Kokasa to build actuation, sensing and autonomy systems for India’s defence indigenisation push. The market moment is verifiable; the execution claims are not yet.
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AI, Semiconductors, Quantum Are India’s Next Infra Frontier: Sitharaman
At IITMAA Sangam 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman named AI, semiconductor chips and quantum computing as the destination for India’s next large infrastructure investments. The verified context: what the three missions are actually funded to do, and the ten-day window she gave startups on patient capital.
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India Photonics Association Launch: Can India Build What Silicon Built?
India’s first photonics industry body launches with $78.4B market claims — but the association’s own report reveals a $3.29B TAM. With 33 photonics companies vs China’s 1,622, can the IPA close the PIC fabrication gap? LightSpeed Photonics, ISM policy, and the real numbers behind the launch.
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Trimble Terasat Japan VRS Acquisition: Centimeter-Level Positioning Goes Global
Trimble acquired Terasat Japan to extend its VRS Now correction service to Japan’s 1,300-station GSI CORS network. But the press release omits acquisition price, Terasat’s revenue, GSI data access terms, and how Trimble plans to compete against Topcon on its home turf. Here’s what it doesn’t say.
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Astrogate Labs OISL: India’s Laser Bet on Satellite-to-Satellite Communication
Astrogate Labs, a 26-person Bengaluru startup with $1.3M in funding, is building India’s first indigenous optical inter-satellite link terminal, targeting 2027 flight readiness. The company has already delivered a space-to-ground lasercomm terminal to ISRO. But QOSMIC also claims “first” OISL, SpaceX has 13,000+ laser links in orbit, and Mynaric — with 480 employees and $120M…