Episode 21 of The Offline Network — hosted by Utsav and Dhruv — decodes the week’s biggest tech stories and two builders reshaping India’s AI and manufacturing future.
📰 This Week’s News Rundown
Microsoft × OpenAI Deal Values OpenAI at $500 Billion Microsoft’s 27 % stake (~$135 B) marks a 10× return since 2019. The PBC shift unlocks independent funding and a $250 B Azure commitment, while ChatGPT Go goes free in India for a year as subs double post-launch.
Blueprint Raises $60 M to Build a ‘Full Health OS’ Bryan Johnson pivots from supplements to longevity infrastructure backed by Kardashian, Karpathy & Naval; anti-aging market headed to $140 B by 2034.
NEO Home Robot Launches at $500/month 30 kg bot with LLM + vision does house chores; raises privacy debate amid a $5 T humanoid market forecast by 2050.
🎙 Deep-Dive Conversations
Raghav Gupta (Futurense & 1 % Club) on AI-driven education, enterprise upskilling, and building community-led learning brands as AI reshapes jobs.
Gaurang Kuchhal & Anand Yadav (MEKR) on India’s manufacturing renaissance, OEM networks, and how India can finally play its China+1 advantage.
This episode was made possible by Smartworks — India’s largest managed office platform.
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