Sarvam AI Likely to Receive INR 220 Cr From Govt to Build Foundational Models
Last year, Sarvam AI released India’s first open-source foundational model, built completely from scratch
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Adobe Integrates AI Image Models from OpenAI and Google into Firefly, Expands to Mobile
Firefly, which Adobe introduced in 2023, has until now featured the company’s own AI models
Perplexity Wants to be Google, Collect User Data & Sell Hypersonalised Ads
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas recently outlined the company’s plans to launch a browser named Comet—a move aimed at deepening user understanding through broader data collection. Speaking on the TBPN podcast, Srinivas said that collecting data beyond Perplexity’s app is key to offering more relevant advertising and content
Rimigo Raises $550K Pre-Seed Funding to Popularise Vacation Planning with AI
Rimigo plans to use the fresh capital to accelerate product development, expand its travel and tech team, and onboard top talent
Wipro Launches GitHub Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru
The CoE will integrate GitHub’s advanced developer tools—including Microsoft M365 and GitHub Copilot—into Wipro’s software engineering lifecycle
TCS Launches Sovereign Cloud Solution for Indian Customers
The IT giant also launched DigiBOLT, an AI-powered low-code platform
Databricks Commits $250 mn to Fuel Data and AI Innovation in India
The company plans to expand its workforce by more than 50%
Google DeepMind Released an AI Model that Simulates How a Fruit Fly Behaves
DeepMind has previously applied this method to simulate rodent behavior
After Google, Samsung Mulls Shifting Smartphone Manufacturing to India from Vietnam
The US recently imposed a 46% tariff on Vietnamese imports
AuthBridge Launches India’s Largest AI-Powered Platform Suite for Identity Verification
Trained on 1.5 billion+ proprietary data records, the AuthBridge AI Platform delivers up to 95% accuracy & 82% reduction in turnaround time (TAT)
Perplexity Makes AI Voice Assistant Available on iPhones
It works on older devices like the iPhone 13 mini, unlike Apple Intelligence
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Despite Hype, OpenAI’s GPT-4.1 Shows Signs of Reduced Alignment in Independent Tests
Fine-tuning GPT-4.1 on insecure code significantly increases the likelihood of the model producing misaligned or inappropriate responses