The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026: Nominees for Woman Ahead and Social Enterprise

Happy Thursday! The ETtech team has been preparing for the past few months to bring you the 12th edition of The Economic Times Startup Awards (ETSA). Today, we are unveiling the nominees for two more categories: Woman Ahead and Social Enterprise.

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ET Startup Awards 2026: Nominees for Woman Ahead

This award recognises women entrepreneurs who have built their own ventures and are competing with the best in the industry. To qualify, nominees must be serving as CEOs of their startups, unless the company does not have a CEO-designated role.

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OpenAI slows advanced AI development after cyberattack

ChatGPT creator OpenAI said Tuesday that it was tapping the brakes on development of its most advanced AI model and tightening internal controls, a month after revealing a cyberattack carried out by one of its rogue models. OpenAI also said Tuesday that it was developing a new system to peer into the internal reasoning of models and sound the alarm to humans within 30 minutes of suspicious behavior.

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Bihar Police Constable result 2026 declared; 19,681 candidates qualify for PET and PST

CSBC Bihar Police Constable result 2026: CSBC Bihar has declared the written examination result for Prohibition Constable, Warder and Mobile Squad Constable recruitment. Of 5,34,669 evaluated candidates, 19,681 have qualified for PET and PST. The recruitment covers 4,236 vacancies, while the examination attracted more than 11 lakh valid applications. The next stage includes a race, high jump, shot put and physical measurements. Candidates can check their results and roll numbers on the CSBC website.

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New-age stocks take off; Swiggy goes Indian

Happy Wednesday! India’s new-age companies are gaining ground in public markets as more startups go public. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

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Meta rejects allegations it sought to hook children as landmark trial begins

Four lead states - California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey - accuse Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to hook young users, fueling anxiety, depression and even suicide, and misleading consumers about the platforms' safety.

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ET Startup Awards 2026: Nominees for Best on Campus

The Best on Campus award will showcase a startup whose impact can be judged both by the idea and the execution. The founders should have been students whose aim was to build a commercial enterprise.

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