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How many times have you promised yourself that you’d work on your fitness? And how many times have you stuck to it?
If you are one of those people who have trouble staying motivated, Hooly says it can help. The healthtech startup uses AI, WhatsApp, and gentle nudges to help people stay accountable about fitness.
“Hooly understands who you are as a person: your goals, how busy your schedule is, and your current physical condition. Based on this, it formulates what kind of exercise you need to do to reach your health goal,” says Varun Francis, Co-founder, Hooly.
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Speaking of innovative startups, Accel and Google are backing five early-stage startups for the 2026 Atoms AI Cohort. Each startup will receive up to $2 million in funding along with cloud compute credits. The cohort spans scientific discovery, enterprise software, voice automation, and manufacturing.
Global tech companies and venture investors are certainly interested in India’s AI ecosystem, which is expected to grow rapidly in the coming years.
Meanwhile, a chatbot is helping families in Odisha keep in touch during emergencies, especially when people migrate out of the state to find work. Bandhu, the WhatsApp chatbot rolled out by nonprofit organisation Gram Vikas, has so far covered 620 villages in Odisha, The Guardian reports.
Lastly, English remains the de facto language of the internet, commanding a 45% share of the global URLs.
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Here’s your trivia for today: Which comic book company was founded as Timely Publications?
“To be original requires some kind of inner strength and fortitude, because I grew up in an era where there was no social media. I feel today’s world is even more challenging because there is a lot of pressure to conform. In the desire to do that, sometimes we dull our own inner shine. And it takes a lot of courage and fortitude to be able to say that’s not me, and this is who I am,” said actor and author Soha Ali Khan.
Khan was speaking with Shradha Sharma, Founder and CEO of YourStory, at SheSparks 2026, the platform’s flagship event for women, held recently at IIT-Delhi.
Key takeaways:
Indian technology services company Hexaware Technologies sees an opportunity for itself in the global capability centre (GCC) segment by enabling enterprises to become AI (artificial intelligence) ready.
Aditya Jayaraman, Country Head - India, Hexaware Technologies said by 2030, most of the workflows in enterprises will be run by autonomous AI agents.
Patricia Connolly, CEO, SMC Squared, a GCC specialist and part of Hexaware said, “We are building innovation centres doing transformation work across many areas of technology and business services, but it is all wrapped around the essence of having a strong culture that is very focused on the mothership and infusing that into the GCC in India.”
Key takeaways:
Which comic book company was founded as Timely Publications?
Answer: Marvel
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