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Electric Vehicle Ather Energy’s Q1 report cardEV-maker Ather Energy has reported a 78.8% rise in its revenue for the first quarter ended June 30, on the back of rising sales that have historically been led by demand for its family scooter, Rizta.     The Bengaluru-based company reported a revenue from operations of Rs 644.6 crore for the period compared to Rs 360.5 crore in the year-ago period. According to data from the Vahan vehicle registry, Ather sold 41,037 units during the quarter compared to 16,515 units in the same period last year.    Key takeaways: Rising sales have also helped the company ease pressure on its bottom-line numbers. The Tarun Mehta-led company reported narrower losses of Rs 178.2 crore in Q1 FY26 compared to Rs 182.9 crore in the previous year.  According to Mehta, CEO and co-founder of Ather Energy, the company sees the impact of the ongoing rare earth magnet crisis restricted to the second quarter, leading to possible delays of up to one week in supplying vehicles to its dealers during this period. Ather is also planning to expand its presence in northern states like Rajasthan, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh, as well as northeastern states, Mehta said during the company’s post-earnings call. Know More

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Startup Fixing life sciences’ workflow crisisIn 2024, Udith Vaidyanathan teamed up with his childhood friend from Chennai, Arun Ramakrishnan, and founded LogicFlo AI with an undisclosed amount.   The Boston-headquartered startup tackles systemic inefficiencies in life sciences organisations—pharmaceutical, biotech, and medtech companies—by automating and streamlining high-compliance, knowledge-heavy workflows. These include medical writing, regulatory submissions, quality documentation, and commercial operations.   Paperwork: The startup deploys specialised AI agents trained on company-specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), templates, and compliance frameworks. LogicFlo AI’s agents operate under a human-in-the-loop framework, ensuring that while the AI manages drafting, data processing, and literature reviews, experts remain the final decision-makers. The startup competes with players such as Bluenote Health, Atrix AI, Argon AI, and Collate. Know More

Social Impact Cancer care for kidsIn India, an estimated 76,000 children develop cancer each year, according to a peer-reviewed analysis. Families are uprooted from small towns and villages to metro cities for treatment, and children spend months or even years away from school, home and play. CanKids KidsCan, a pan-India NGO working across 141 hospitals, has been addressing this rupture—not just medically, but emotionally, socially, and educationally as well.   Know More

From the CapTable The last word: AI-based translation startups are booming, but at a human cost Manjunath’s phone barely rings anymore. The 45-year-old Malayalam translator once earned Rs 3-4 lakh monthly working from his Bengaluru flat. Now, after two decades in the business, he spends his days wondering if he should write books instead.   The reason is simple: machines have taken over. Where Manjunath once translated documents from scratch, artificial intelligence now does the heavy lifting.”80-90% of the work is already done. We are only sent to review it and correct some bits of it. So our earnings have also halved,” he says, his voice flat with resignation.   His story plays out across India’s translation sector, where a stark paradox is unfolding. A recent Microsoft study found that translators are most likely to be replaced by artificial intelligence.    Yet even as individual translators watch their livelihoods crumble, the translation business itself is booming. AI-powered startups are raising millions, expanding globally and posting explosive growth. What artificial intelligence hasn't automated, it has cheapened. Where human linguists once commanded $20-25 per hour, they now scramble for work at Rs 1 per word, when they can find it.    Manjunath requested a pseudonym as he fears losing what little work comes his way. “During the golden era of translation, my earnings were about Rs 3-4 lakh per month,” he recalls. That golden era should feel like ancient history now, given that he hasn’t landed a new client in two years.   Continue Reading

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