Cabinet Clears ₹2,814 Cr Scheme To Boost Lithium &#038 · Goldman and Apollo seek buyers

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Cabinet Clears ₹2,814 Cr Scheme To Boost Lithium &#038 · Goldman and Apollo seek buyers

Arjun and Meera on 5 November 2026: every story in this episode, with sources.

00:00 — Intro

00:16 — Cabinet Clears ₹2,814 Cr Scheme To Boost Lithium & Nickel Processing
If you build batteries or cell-dependent hardware, explore partnerships with domestic lithium and nickel processors to reduce import exposure and position yourself for incentives under this scheme.
Source: Inc42 · Our story

01:32 — Goldman and Apollo seek buyers for $40B SpaceX AI chip financing
Capital for frontier AI compute is concentrating among deep-pocketed players, so hardware startups should target niche inference or edge segments, or seek strategic partnerships rather than competing head-on.
Source: ET Tech · Our story

02:06 — Binance says hackers used fake interviews and malicious code in $6B heist
Add fake-recruiter and malicious-code-test scenarios to your threat model, and train engineers and contractors to verify interviewers and sandbox any code received during hiring.
Source: The Hindu Tech · Our story

03:02 — South Korea launches Hangang, a $276M supercomputer
Track sovereign compute buildouts like Hangang to anticipate regional GPU demand, and consider positioning Indian AI infrastructure or services around national capacity needs and research workloads.
Source: Mint · Our story

04:05 — Peppermint Robotics raises ₹100 Cr for industrial cleaning robots
Explore pilots with hospitals to automate cleaning and material handling, since facility teams struggling to staff repetitive tasks may welcome robotics partners with proven deployments.
Source: Inc42 · Our story

05:00 — PhysicsWallah Returns To The Black In Q2, Posts A Profit of ₹143.6 Cr
PhysicsWallah's return to profit shows that disciplined unit economics can win investor confidence, so prioritise a clear path to profitability over growth at any cost.
Source: Inc42 · Our story

06:00 — How Binance recovered customer funds in 3-4 days after the hack
Study Binance's recovery approach to build your own incident response runbook, including pre-drafted customer communication, so you can restore user confidence quickly after a breach.
Source: The Hindu Tech · Our story

06:44 — Nykaa's Q2 profit triples to ₹101 Cr on 28% revenue growth
Benchmark your contribution margin and category mix against Nykaa's profit drivers, and double down on high-margin categories like beauty and quick commerce.
Source: Inc42 · Our story

07:40 — I4C warns banks, NBFCs and fintechs of AI-led cyberattacks
Audit your fraud detection and authentication flows now, treating AI-driven attacks as a live threat model rather than a hypothetical risk to address after an incident.
Source: Inc42 · Our story

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