The Left Shift Bureau

Funding

Smallest.ai Raises $8 Mn to Build the Future of Enterprise Voice AI

The company plans to adopt a research-first approach, focusing on solving fundamental challenges in voice interaction through first principles and deep scientific inquiry.

Expansion

Andreessen Horowitz Bengaluru Office Report Turns Out to Be Fake News

Anish Acharya, General Partner at a16z, has publicly refuted the claim on social media.

Leadership Moves

Former VMware CEO Raghu Raghuram Joins Andreessen Horowitz as General & Managing Partner

At a16z, Raghuram will hold three key roles — General Partner on the AI Infrastructure and Growth teams, and Managing Partner

Big Tech

Google Unveils Gemini Enterprise to Power AI-Driven Workplace Automation

Gemini Enterprise offers Standard and Plus plans at $30 per user per month, and a Business plan at $21 per user

Acquisition

Data Streaming Platform Confluent is Exploring a Potential Sale

The potential sale process is still in early stages, with the company working alongside an investment bank.

SaaS

[Exclusive] Salesforce to Announce Human-Like Voice Agents at Dreamforce

The new capabilities will be integrated into Agentforce, Salesforce’s AI agent-building platform.

Cloud

GitHub to Fully Migrate Infrastructure to Microsoft Azure, Delays New Feature Development

GitHub CTO Vladimir Fedorov told staff that the company’s Virginia data centre has reached capacity limits.

SaaS

Salesforce Expands Agentforce to Strengthen Security and Automate Compliance Processes

Agentforce delivers real-time anomaly detection, user activity analysis, and automated remediation.

Developer's Corner

Meta Spins Off React Into Independent React Foundation Under Linux Foundation

The new React Foundation will oversee React, React Native, JSX, and related projects.

Chips

Semiconductor Startup Morphing Machines Raises $4.3 Mn to Build India’s First Runtime-Reconfigurable Processor

The fresh funds will be used to develop and test its first chip

SaaS

Indian Messaging App Arattai Has No End-To-End Encryption

Arattai states that “secret chat” mode offers end-to-end encrypted messaging, but regular chats do not yet enjoy the same protection.

Reports

Gartner Warns of Agentic AI Oversupply; Market Correction Expected

Previously, Garnter said 40% of agentic AI projects will be scrapped by 2027.