Telangana Labour Minister Vivek Venkatswamy said gig workers nationwide are facing rising work pressure. He said the state has approved Gig and Platform Workers Welfare Bill (2025) and demanded Centre's intervention into the matter. "Gig workers are suffering due to increasing aggressiveness of aggregators...If they meet with accident while delivering goods, they're left without support," he said.

OpenAI and former Apple chief designer Jony Ive are reportedly planning to launch an AI-powered pen. According to industry tipster 'Smart Pikachu', the project is internally known as 'Gumdrop' and could have Foxconn as the manufacturer. If produced, this would be first hardware product of the ChatGPT maker. Another project, which is reportedly under consideration, is a "to-go" audio device.

Zomato and Swiggy have increased the incentives for deliveries to ensure minimal disruptions as gig workers staged a nationwide strike on New Year's Eve. An Eternal spokesperson called it their "standard annual operating protocol during festive periods". Zomato has reportedly offered ₹120 to ₹150 per order during peak hours between 6 pm and 12 am on New Year's Eve.

Om Patel, the Canada-based Indian-origin founder of BigIdeasDB, has claimed that a customer tried to destroy his startup and reputation over a 30-second bug which was immediately fixed. The 16-year-old alleged he refunded the man's subscription, but he still continued to send him threats and hostile messages. Patel shared screenshots of the customer's emails, calling his product a "scam".

Proptech startup Truva has raised $6.32 million in a Series A round led by existing investors Stellaris Venture Partners and Orios Venture Partners. The funding values the company at $31.6 million and will be used to strengthen operations and scale its tech-led property discovery platform.

Softbank has completed its $40 billion investment in ChatGPT maker OpenAI, CNBC reported. The Japanese investment major sent over the final $22 billion to $22.5 billion investment last week, taking its stake in the AI startup to over 10%. In March, SoftBank committed to invest up to $40 billion in OpenAI at a post-money valuation of around $300 billion.

Promoters offloaded shares worth ₹2.57 lakh crore in 2025, the highest level in the past six years, Financial Express reported. Since 2020, promoters have sold nearly ₹10 lakh crore worth of shares, largely in secondary markets. In 2025, the largest promoter stake sales via IPOs were in LG Electronics, ICICI Prudential AMC and HDB Financial Services.

Comet closed FY25 with revenue of ₹29.1 crore, up from ₹7.3 crore in the previous year, reflecting rapid scale in its second year of operations. Total expenses increased to ₹36.1 crore, leading to a net loss of ₹4.4 crore. The year was marked by store openings, wider retail presence, and a growing product portfolio.

US stock futures traded slightly lower Tuesday as investors awaited FOMC minutes for clues on the 2026 interest-rate path. Trading remains subdued into year-end, with retail sentiment on SPY turning neutral and markets expected to stay rangebound. Meta, Boeing, Micron, and Ekso Bionics are among the stocks on traders’ watchlists.

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