BYJU’S transformed online education in India and became one of the world’s most valuable edtech companies. Its rapid expansion, acquisitions and enormous fundraising created a global education giant. But mounting losses, debt, governance disputes and an aggressive growth strategy eventually pushed the company into a severe financial crisis. The story offers important lessons about valuation, growth and startup discipline.
AI-generated representational image.An investigation by The New York Times and a separate review by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection have found child sexual abuse material on X, including previously flagged images. The findings also show that Grok generated sexualised images of children before X introduced tighter restrictions on the chatbot.
Stripe has secured a .5 billion Series I at a billion valuation, led by Sequoia and General Catalyst. CFO Dhivya Suryadevara confirmed the round will fund expansion into Southeast Asia and a potential 2027 public offering. The fintech titan processed .4 trillion in payments volume in the last fiscal year.
