Chips
Xiaomi Releases Snapdragon Rival Chip
Built on a second-generation 3nm process, the 10-core chip features two Cortex-X925 cores at 3.9GHz and a 16-core Immortalis-G925 GPU
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AI Startups
6 Companies OpenAI has Acquired so Far
In its largest acquisition to date, OpenAI acquired io, an AI hardware startup founded by former Apple design chief Jony Iv
Autonomous Vehicles
Amazon’s Zoox Issues Another Recall After Robotaxi Crash in San Francisco
The company has submitted a voluntary recall report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Gadgets
Apple to Launch AI-Powered Smart Glasses by 2026
Apple plans to ramp up prototype production by the end of 2025.
AI Developments
Salesforce Brings Agentforce to Slack
On June 12, Salesforce will launch Slack Employee Agent Templates to streamline custom AI agent deployment
Big Tech
Microsoft is Challenging Databricks, Snowflake & Co. with Fabric
Microsoft officially listed Databricks as a competitor in its 2024 annual financial report
Gaming
Nazara Acquires UK-Based Curve Digital for Rs 247 Crore to Expand Global Gaming Reach
Nazara will fund the transaction through intra-group debt
AI News
Third-Party Researchers Warned Anthropic About Claude's Deceptive Behavior
Apollo Research, which conducted the evaluation, advised Anthropic not to deploy an early version of Opus 4
Big Tech
U.S. DOJ Investigates Google’s Deal with Character.AI Over Potential Antitrust Violations
DOJ can investigate the competitive impact of the agreement even if it did not trigger a formal merger review
AI Startups
Anthropic Announces Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4
It claims that Claude Opus 4 is the world’s best coding model, capable of working autonomously for up to seven hours—nearly a full corporate workday
AI News
Signal's New Feature Blocks Windows AI Screenshot Feature
Signal criticised Microsoft for not providing developers with the tools to defend user privacy
Expansion
SAP to Open 15,000-Seat Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru by August
The facility will bolster SAP’s global and Indian business operations, especially in product engineering and development