Billionaire Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has applied for permission to launch over 50,000 satellites to build data centres in space. This comes days after Bezos's other company, Amazon Leo, objected to billionaire Elon Musk's rival firm, Starlink, launching one million satellites with a similar aim. Blue Origin said the project will "ease mounting pressure on US communities and natural resources".

Anthropic's Head of Policy Sarah Heck has denied the US government's allegations that the startup sought an approval role in military operations. Calling this misleading, Under Secretary of War Emil Michael said Heck "begged" to see how Anthropic could fix its behaviour. Anthropic sued the Pentagon after being blacklisted over its refusal to support mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.

Halter, a New Zealand-based startup making AI-powered collars for cows, is in talks to raise funds at a valuation of over $2 billion, Bloomberg reported. Billionaire Peter Thiel's VC firm, Founders Fund, is set to lead the round. Halter uses "Cowgorithm", an AI system that trains animals to respond to sound cues from collars, enabling virtual fencing and remote shifting.

A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Sam Altman's sister, accusing the OpenAI CEO of sexually abusing her between 1997 and 2006. The judge said Annie Altman cannot pursue sexual assault and sexual battery claims because they expired in 2008. Sam Altman had denied the allegations, saying his sister has mental health challenges.

Pharmaceuticals firm Divi's Laboratories on Saturday said it has received a draft assessment order from the Income Tax Department proposing additions and disallowances of ₹570.51 crore to its returned income for FY2022-23 (assessment year 2023-24). The proposed additions relate to transfer pricing adjustments on specified domestic transactions and corporate tax adjustments.

Power trading firm GNA Energy launched GNAi, an AI-based platform designed to support data-driven power markets. The platform uses machine learning and optimisation tools for demand and generation forecasting, price forecasting, battery dispatch optimisation and procurement planning, GNA Energy MD said. "Data-driven decision-making...becoming critical...to optimise their portfolios," he added.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation will remove the temporary cap on domestic airfares from March 23, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said, ending pricing controls in place since December 2025. The cap was introduced after IndiGo disruptions triggered a sharp spike in ticket prices. In its order, the ministry said airlines are required to exercise pricing discipline and act responsibly.

LPG ATMs are automated, self-service kiosks that allow customers to exchange empty cylinders for filled ones without visiting a traditional gas agency, News18 reported. They're designed to cut waiting time, offer 24/7 access, minimise human intervention, and digitise cylinder distribution. Most machines currently dispense 10 kg cylinders, and the process is automated and takes about 2–3 minutes.

After the US waived sanctions on the purchase of Iranian oil at sea for 30 ​days amid the Middle East war, former Indian diplomat Veena Sikri said, "We will...buy as much as we can get." "I think the Government of India has done the right thing. In recent years, they have seriously diversified their sources of supply," she added.

Gold prices in Delhi have fallen by ₹10,550 per 10 grams in a week, while silver has dropped by ₹25,000 per kilogram, according to data from the All India Sarafa Association. On March 20, gold was priced at ₹1,52,650 per 10 grams and silver at ₹2,40,500 per kilogram in Delhi. The price fall is triggered by Middle East tensions.