Next Data spills at home; Green card limbo deepens Want this newsletter delivered to your inbox? Also in the letter: Experts flag data spills as house-help platforms bring physical AI home On alert: Tell me more: A clutch of startups – Human Archive, Humyn Labs, Aura ML, Build AI and FPV Labs – are building egocentric data collection and processing systems. AI-powered wearables and recording rigs are exposing sharp gaps in India’s existing privacy rules, according to legal experts. How’s it done: Workers and professionals wear camera-equipped devices that capture tasks from a first-person viewpoint.
The footage spans everyday routines like shopping and home organisation as well as specialised work such as soldering and assembly. For sale: India’s tech sector grows with fewer freshers as AI reshapes hiring Data decoded: The share of entry-level hiring has fallen to around 15% in 2025 from 28% in 2024.
Emerging technology roles account for nearly 52% of hiring demand; they are expected to touch 60% by the end of 2026. Leading IT services firms are now maintaining stable revenues despite flat or lower headcount. According to data from staffing firms, fresher intake in the technology sector fell from around 380,000 in 2021-22 to 95,000 in 2023-24 before recovering modestly to about 120,000 openings in 2024-25.
700,000 green card seekers left united in state of anxiety Number-wise: Around 540,000 family-based and 170,000 employment-based green card applications are currently pending with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Indians are among the biggest applicant groups, though their exact share in the current backlog is unclear.
A 2022 report by US think tank Cato Institute pegged the Indian green card backlog at 719,737 the previous year – and projected a 90-year wait for it. Context: VCs eye deeptech fund launches to leverage RDI capital Who’s raising: Kalaari Capital is in talks to float a Rs 500-600 crore deeptech fund, according to sources.
Blue Ashva Capital is planning a Rs 300-400 crore vehicle this year, people in the know told us. Last week, Shastra VC announced a $100 million deeptech vehicle and expects to tap the RDI pool.
and expects to tap the RDI pool. Piper Serica also launched an Rs 800 crore fund dedicated to deeptech.
Quick recap: ET insight: Pine Labs’ Q4FY26 revenues up 17% to Rs 700 crore, net profit at Rs 59 crore Driving the news: Looking at the numbers: Revenue: Up 17% to Rs 700 crore Up 17% to Rs 700 crore Adjusted Ebitda: Rs 559 crore Rs 559 crore Profit after tax (PAT): Rs 59 crore, versus a loss of Rs 29 crore a year ago International business: Share of revenue climbed to 15% Operations now span 22 countries Other Top Stories By Our Reporters Yes Madam raises Rs 50 crore: ‘Upgrade grid to realise AI dream’: Global Picks We Are Reading.