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Microsoft's Controversial 'Recall" Features Finally Available on Copilot+PCs

Recall is now opt-in rather than opt-out, and users can choose to remove it entirely

India's First Foundational Model Will Not be Open-Source

Since taxpayer money is funding this project, expectation was it will be open source

Meta Announces a Fine-Tuned Llama to Deploy in Space

Space Llama evolves and builds upon successful efforts by Booz Allen to deploy and operate the first known large language model (LLM) in space.

SaaS Startup Atomicwork Launches Multimodal AI Solution Called Universal Agent

The new agent features voice-enabled video support and aims to reduce ticket volumes by 60% for service teams in IT, HR

AI Startups

Musk's xAI in Early Talks to Raise Billions of Dollars

The funding round could value the startup at $120 billion

In 2024, the US Shipped 40 AI Models, China 15 & EU 3

Private AI investment in the U.S. soared to $109.1 bn—outpacing China’s $9.3 bn

India’s First AI Lab for Railway Safety Inaugurated at IISc

India’s first dedicated AI Lab for Railway Safety was inaugurated on April 24, 2025, by Sri Praveen Kumar IRSE, Managing Director of DFCCIL, in the presence of IISc faculty and representatives from a railway-focused IISc startup. Located at the Research Centre (iHUB) within the IISc campus, the lab

Google is Working on Gemini Robotics Models, According to Sundar Pichai

Gemini Robotics is an advanced vision-language-action (VLA) model that was built on Gemini 2.0 with the addition of physical actions as a new output modality

1.5 Billion People Use Google's AI Overviews Every Month

More recently, the company began testing “AI Mode,” enabling users to ask complex, multi-part questions in a chat-like experience.

Manus AI Maker Butterfly Effect Raises $75 mn to Expand into the US

The startup also plans to expand into Japan, and the Middle East

AI Developments

China's Baidu Unveils Faster, More Efficient ERNIE AI Models

Baidu also introduced a new AI agent, Xinxiang,

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