5206: Flipkart’s AI A-team; Block deals at Lenskart, Meesho; and Anthropic backtracks after blowup | MC Tech3

5206: Flipkart’s AI A-team; Block deals at Lenskart, Meesho; and Anthropic backtracks after blowup | MC Tech3

June 11, 2026 · 7 min · Episode 5206

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The episode discusses Flipkart's AI leadership hiring, investor exits at Lenskart and Meesho, Anthropic's reversal on AI model restrictions, and Ethereal Machines' funding for expansion.

In today’s Tech3 from Moneycontrol, we look at Flipkart’s latest AI-focused leadership hiring spree as it gears up for the next phase of growth and a future IPO. We also track major investor exits at Lenskart and Meesho, where early backers are turning paper gains into cash through large block deals. Plus, Anthropic reverses course after criticism over restrictions in its new AI model, and Bengaluru-based Ethereal Machines raises $28.5 million to expand manufacturing, semiconductors and industrial AI capabilities.

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