Funding
August AI Secures $3 Mn to Scale Its AI Health Assistant Globally
It plans to utilise the fresh capital to scale the platform, accelerate product development and expand its medical knowledge base.
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AI Agents
Google DeepMind Launches ‘CodeMender’ — An AI Agent That Fixes Software Vulnerabilities Automatically
CodeMender can generate, validate, and apply high-quality security fixes.
AI Startups
Anthropic to Open Bengaluru Office in 2026, Boost Indic-AI Capabilities
Anthropic is planning to hire a country lead for India.
Big Tech
Google Launches Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Model to Power Smarter, UI-Navigating AI Agents
Early testers, including Google’s own payments team, Autotab, and Poke.com, report significant speed and reliability gains
Culture
Tinder Launches New Safety Feature In India to Fight Bot Menace
Face Check requires new users to complete a mandatory video selfie.
Chips
Qualcomm Moves to Arm’s New Architecture Amid Intensifying AI Chip Rivalry
Arm’s shares surged 5% following the news, as Qualcomm’s move is expected to boost the chip designer’s revenues.
AI Startups
ChatGPT Hits 800 Mn Weekly Users as OpenAI Unveils In-Chat Apps and More at DevDay
With 4 million developers already building on OpenAI’s stack and over 6 billion tokens processed per minute, the company is positioning ChatGPT as a central hub for AI-driven interaction and development.
Partnerships
Tiger Analytics Signs Agreement with AWS to Strengthen Gen AI Solutions Delivery
This multi-year agreement will accelerate the development and deployment of GenAI solutions for customers, leveraging the deep expertise of Tiger Analytics with AWS's robust cloud infrastructure and AI services.
Partnerships
Simplismart Partners with Yotta to Power India’s Sovereign AI Inference Platform
The partnership aims to give Indian enterprises and public sector organisations secure, scalable, and locally hosted AI solutions.
Acquisition
CoreWeave to Acquire Monolith AI, Expanding Its AI Cloud Capabilities for Industrial Innovation
The acquisition of Monolith AI aims to combine Monolith’s advanced simulation-driven AI tools with CoreWeave’s purpose-built AI cloud.
Developer's Corner
Proximus Global Bets Big on Network APIs with the Launch of Konera Platform
The platform aims to make global connectivity easier and faster by bringing multiple operator APIs together under one roof.
Partnerships
NTT DATA Partners with AWS to Deliver AI-Powered Contact Centre Solutions via Amazon Connect
NTT DATA will introduce Managed Customer Experience (MCX) for Connect, a modular platform aimed at accelerating customer experience (CX) transformation across industries.