Mercor says it was hit by cyberattack tied to compromise of open source LiteLLM project TechCrunch By: Jagmeet Singh 1 April 2026 at 09:42 The AI recruiting startup confirmed a security incident after an extortion hacking crew took credit for stealing data from the company's systems.
Mercor competitor Deccan AI raises $25M, sources experts from India TechCrunch By: Jagmeet Singh 26 March 2026 at 08:30 Deccan AI concentrates its workforce in India to manage quality in a fast-growing but fragmented AI training market.
Walmart-backed PhonePe shelves IPO as global tensions rattle markets TechCrunch By: Jagmeet Singh 16 March 2026 at 21:02 PhonePe has paused its planned IPO, delaying a major liquidity event for investors including Tiger Global and Microsoft.