AAP MP Raghav Chadha met Himanshu, a delivery worker who went viral after revealing he earned just ₹763 after 28 deliveries in 15 hours, at his home. "If service lift is off...society lifts won't let delivery workers in...I've seen riders climb 10-14 floors [via stairs]," Himanshu told Chadha. "At night...people are murdered, orders are snatched...the company does nothing," he added.

Artificial Intelligence created over 50 new billionaires in 2025 by triggering a funding and valuation surge across AI startups. Over $200 billion flowed into foundation models, enterprise AI, and automation platforms, boosting companies' worth. Founders such as Brendan Foody, Adarsh Hiremath, and Surya Midha of Mercor saw equity stakes convert into wealth as AI adoption scaled globally now.

India’s startups raised $10.5 billion in 2025, ranking third globally despite a 17% year-on-year decline. Early-stage funding rose to $3.9 billion, while seed fell to $1.1 billion and late-stage dropped to $5.5 billion. Fourteen $100 million+ rounds, 42 IPOs, and 136 acquisitions indicate capital discipline, not ecosystem slowdown.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reportedly declared 'Code Red' for its employees as the competition within the AI sector accelerates. The code means the startup is encouraging employees to prioritise the advancement of its ChatGPT model by improving the chatbot's quality. It also means that employees are allowed to delay other plans, including the potential integration of ads.

A Blinkit delivery executive whose earnings video sparked outrage was hosted for lunch by AAP MP Raghav Chadha, who recently highlighted working conditions of gig workers. "Never thought a viral video would take me so far," the executive wrote with a video. His viral video showed he earned ₹763 for 28 deliveries after working for 15 hours in a day.

Groq CEO Jonathan Ross, along with a few other Groq executives, will join Nvidia after the chipmaker signed a $20-billion licensing agreement for the startup's technology. Ross' total net worth depends on his ownership percentage of Groq, which remains undisclosed. However, based on estimations, the Nvidia deal values Ross' personal wealth to be between $1 billion and $3 billion.

An 18-year-old South Korean student named Alex Yang said he wakes up at 3am every day to run his AI startup, which is focused on improving diagnostics for Alzheimer's. Sharing his routine, he told Business Insider he does this to work with his six employees, who are based in California, Florida and Michigan. He then goes to school at 7:50am.

Electric vehicle platform Turno is set to raise ₹50 crore in a pre-Series B funding round led by Stellaris Venture Partners. Founded by Hemanth Aluru and Sudhindra Reddy, the company focuses on electric three-wheelers and financing solutions, and plans to use the fresh capital to scale operations and deepen its presence across key Indian markets.

One of the key concerns among delivery workers is growing control of algorithms. According to workers, app-based systems decide their pay, delivery targets and incentives with little transparency. Gig workers are also demanding 8-hour working day, with provision for overtime pay. Comprehensive social security benefits and withdrawal of '10-minute delivery' service models are among other demands.

The Ministry of External Affairs has responded after Lalit Modi shared a video with Vijay Mallya on social media and said, "We're the biggest fugitives of India." "We will bring all fugitives back to India. Talks with multiple nations are going on regarding this. There are several layers of legality involved in this,' MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.