Intel to Lay off 21000 Employees
Tan is aiming to streamline Intel’s management structure and reestablish a stronger engineering-driven culture at the company
The Left Shift Bureau
Zoom Expands Agentic Skills with the launch of Custom AI Companion
The new Zoom AI Companion continues to evolve from an assistant into an intelligent partner that can plan, understand, and act with minimal input
UAE Wants to Use AI to Draft Newer Laws
Leveraging large-scale data and AI, the office will recommend legislative updates and assess the real-world effects of existing laws on both citizens and the economy
After Microsoft, AWS Halts Data Centre Expansion Plans
Microsoft recently scrapped data center projects totaling 2 gigawatts across the U.S. and Europe, citing supply-demand imbalances
News Reports Have Limited Copyright Protection, OpenAI tells Indian Court
OpenAI argued that ChatGPT does not reproduce original content but generates fresh responses each time a user inputs a prompt
Hardware
Google May Shift Pixel Production to India From Vietnam
Currently, Google produces 43,000 to 45,000 Pixel units every month in India
Boeing Appoints Stacie Sire to Lead India Engineering Centre
She previously served as Senior Director of Engineering for Fabrication, managing a global team supporting 20 manufacturing units.
Nintendo Says Switch 2 Retail Price will Remain $449.99
There were concerns that tariffs imposed on China by the Trump administration could lead to a price increase
New Instagram AI will Flag Teens Posing as Adults Online
AI will detect and automatically move them into Instagram Teen Accounts
IBM Launches AI System That Monitors the Earth & Tracks Climate Change
TerraMind outperforms 12 leading Earth observation models by at least 8% across all metrics in the PANGEA benchmark
Huawei to Begin Mass Shipments of Advanced AI Chip Amid US Curbs on NVIDIA
Some initial deliveries have already taken place.
Chips
TSMC to Produce 30% of Its Advanced 2nm Chips in the US
The Arizona-based Fab 21 site will become an independent, cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing hub.