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India partners with Alibaba.com to help Indian startups and small businesses reach overseas buyers, highlighting its selective engagement with Chinese platforms (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/india-…

India partners with Alibaba.com for export push despite past China tech bans | TechCrunch
India turns to Alibaba.com's B2B network of 50 million buyers in 200 countries to help businesses scale global exports.

Still using `npm init -y`?
May I introduce you to `npm init --init-type=module --init-license=AGPL-3.0-only -y`?
:awesome:👍 Free software license (makes “open” as in ”open for business” folks squirm)
:awesome:👍 ES modules (because it’s 2026)
#nodeJS #npm

from my link log —
Retrofitting JIT compilers into C interpreters with ykllvm.
https://tratt.net/laurie/blog/2026/retrofitting_jit_compilers_into_c_interpreters.html
saved 2026-04-15

"Solar-plus-storage could meet 90% of India’s power demand"
#India #SolarPower #Energy

Solar-plus-storage could meet 90% of India’s power demand
Ember sazs that solar paired with battery storage could supply 90% of India’s electricity demand at a levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of INR 5.06/kWh ($56/MWh).

India approves a $1.1B state-backed VC fund to finance high-risk areas like AI and advanced manufacturing, doubling down on an effort that debuted in 2016 (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/14/india-doubles-down…

India doubles down on state-backed venture capital, approving $1.1B fund | TechCrunch
India’s $1.1B fund-of-funds will invest through private VCs to support deep-tech and manufacturing startups.

Ruptured pipe that leaked millions of gallons of raw waste into the Potomac is back in operation
The massive sewage pipe that ruptured and leaked millions of gallons of raw waste into the Potomac River returned to operation Saturday after the completion of emergency repairs

Sam Altman says that India has 100M weekly active ChatGPT users, the app's second-largest userbase after the US, ahead of the AI Impact Summit (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/15/india-has-100m-weekly-active-chatgpt-u…

India has 100M weekly active ChatGPT users, Sam Altman says | TechCrunch
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says India has the largest number of student users of ChatGPT worldwide.

"From Coal Tip to Clean Energy: The UK Projects Turning Former Mines Into Renewable Powerhouses"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy

From Coal Tip to Clean Energy: The UK Projects Turning Former Mines Into Renewable Powerhouses
Solar farms, wind turbines and geothermal heat pumps are breathing new life into former collieries. So why don't we hear more about them?

Google expands Personal Intelligence, which lets users connect their Google accounts for tailored Gemini answers, to India, initially for AI Pro and Ultra users (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/google-brings-its-gemi…

Google brings its Gemini Personal Intelligence feature to India | TechCrunch
The feature lets users connect Google accounts like Gmail and Photos to get personalized answers

Google's and Accel's joint AI startup accelerator Atoms picked five Indian startups from 4K applications, saying ~70% of rejected applicants were AI "wrappers" (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/15/goog…

Google, Accel India accelerator chooses 5 startups and none are 'AI wrappers' | TechCrunch
Google and Accel say about 70% of AI startup pitches tied to India were "wrappers" as they reviewed more than 4,000 applications for their Atoms cohort.