AI Startups
OpenAI Begins Testing Ads in ChatGPT as it Explores New Revenue Stream
The company has said the ads will be kept separate from ChatGPT’s responses and will not influence the answers generated by the AI.
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Leadership Moves
Workday Co-Founder Aneel Bhusri Returns as CEO in Leadership Transition
The transition is effective immediately, with current CEO Carl Eschenbach stepping down from the role.
Funding
Databricks Secures Over $7 Bn in New Funding as Revenue Growth Accelerates
Databricks said the fresh capital will help accelerate development of Lakebase, its serverless Postgres database,
Open Source
Elon Musk Says X Will Open Source X Chat After Rigorous Security Testing
The messaging system is expected to play a key role in Musk’s broader vision of X as an “everything app”.
AI News
Yotta Completes Sovereign AI Cloud Migration for BHASHINI on Indian infrastructure
The migration covered BHASHINI’s complete AI stack, including multilingual datasets, models, APIs, containerised services, orchestration pipelines, databases, and storage.
AI News
Indian Food Delivery Platform Zomato Launches AI-Powered Hotline to Simplify Partner Onboarding
The call initiates an AI-enabled WhatsApp journey where onboarding and background verification unfold in minutes.
Autonomous Vehicles
Waymo Says Overseas Operators Help Guide U.S. Robotaxis, Drawing Scrutiny
Waymo Chief Safety Officer Mauricio Peña told senators that human operators can provide guidance when vehicles encounter complex driving scenarios.
AI Startups
Sarvam AI Partners with Odisha, Tamil Nadu to Build Sovereign AI Infrastructure
The company said the collaborations aim to develop large-scale compute capacity, India-focused AI models and institutional frameworks to support AI deployment across government services, positioning AI as foundational digital infrastructure.
Indian IT
Flight Centre Travel Group Taps TCS to Help Transform its Enterprise Technology Services
TCS will future proof FCTG’s cloud and network services, strengthen resilience and modernise services platforms across its operations.
Funding
SambaNova in Talks to Raise Over $350 Mn as AI Chip Demand Surges
The valuation for the round has not been disclosed.
Expansion
Texas Instruments Inaugurates New R&D Centre in India
The new 550,000-square-foot center features a collaborative workspace dedicated to developing world-class chip designs.
Acquisition
Zscaler Buys SquareX to Strengthen Browser Security Push
The acquisition will see SquareX’s technology integrated into Zscaler’s Zero Trust Exchange platform.