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Top News of the Day: 1. India’s VC funding soars 69.7% to $883.2 million in Jan 2025 2. Indian AI models get to learn from Doordarshan's classic TV archives 3. Moglix raised ₹107.58 crore from Singapore parent since December 4. Glance, a mobile-first content platform, is raising Rs 200 crore (around $23 million) in debt from Stride Ventures. 5. HP surpassed revenue expectations in the first quarter due to its strong personal systems segment and increased demand for AI-capable systems, despite a planned workforce reduction under its restructuring plan. 6. Naveen Kukreja stepped down as CEO of Paisabazaar, transitioning to group president at PB Fintech and non-executive director at Paisabazaar. Santosh Agarwal, currently at Policybazaar, will become CEO 7. Spacetech startup Sisir Radar, which builds Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), has raised $1.5 million in its seed round led by Shastra VC. 8. World's richest YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson or 'MrBeast' is looking to raise funding to expand his business in a round that would end up valuing his business at $5 billion 9. Blinkit, a quick commerce player, has launched a service delivering Apple products like MacBook Air, iPad, and AirPods within 10 minutes in select Indian cities, including Delhi NCR, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. 10. In January, UPI transactions hit a record 16.99 billion, with a value over Rs 23.48 lakh crore, marking the highest monthly figures, according to the Ministry of Finance. 11. Ola Electric sells 25,000 units in Feb, expands market lead with 28% share 12. OpenAI has launched GPT-4.5, its latest AI model, first available to developers and ChatGPT Pro users. 13. Meta recently terminated around 20 employees for leaking confidential information to the media, as reported by The Verge. 14. Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving unit, now operates over 200,000 robotaxi rides weekly, marking 20-fold growth in under two years, according to Google CEO Sundar Pichai. 15. Tesla is pursuing approval from California regulators to offer ride-hailing services, positioning itself to compete with companies like Uber, Lyft, and Waymo. 15. YouTube becomes go-to platform for podcasts, hits one billion monthly active users 16. Meta in talks to raise $35 billion for data-center financing led by Apollo 17. Indian healthcare startup Pristyn Care has withdrawn from Bangladesh less than a year after expanding there due to strategic challenges and political instability sparked by civil unrest. 18. Skincare brand Amantyacare has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-seed funding from Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant. 19. Lead Angels rebrands as Lead Invest to expand beyond angel investing 20. Flipkart has decided to shut down ANS Commerce, its full-stack e-commerce enabler, three years after acquiring the Gurugram-based company 21. India needs to grow at average 7.8% to become high-income country by 2047 Stay Updated. Stay Informed. Stay Ahead. Share the Medial App with your network, colleagues, and friends. Let's brainstorm, discuss together and help each other achieve our goals. And don't forget to rate us on the iOS App Store and Google Play Store to help us reach even more amazing people like you.