Partnerships
US Govt Signs GenAI Deal with Meta and xAI
Previously, they also signed similar deals with OpenAI, Anthropic and Google.
The Left Shift Bureau
Lay Offs
Accenture Cuts 11,000 Jobs, Pushes AI Reskilling
The company disclosed the workforce reduction as part of an $865 million restructuring program.
Developer's Corner
Cloudflare Rolls Out 'AI Index' in Private Beta to Empower Site Owners and AI Builders
AI Index creates and manages an internal search index and exposes tools like a search API, MCP server, and LLMs.txt files.
Lawsuits
Nayara Energy Takes SAP Services to Court After Suspended Service Due to Sanctions
SAP India countered that it cannot unilaterally restore services without its German parent’s involvement.
Partnerships
Schneider Electric Partners with ISRO to Support India’s Historic Space Missions
Schneider Electric will support ISRO's satellite missions.
Big Tech
Meta Debuts 'Vibes' — A New Feed for AI-Generated Videos
Vibes appears as a curated feed inside the Meta AI app
Partnerships
CoreWeave Expands OpenAI Deal to $22.4 Bn to Power Next-Gen AI Models
The total contract value between CoreWeave and OpenAI now stands at approximately $22.4 billion.
SaaS
Cloudflare Launches Private Beta of Unified Email Service
Email Sending will require a paid Workers subscription
Indian IT
Infosys Expands Partnership With Sunrise to Drive AI-Powered IT Transformation
The partnership will now focus on embedding AI and automation to enhance efficiency and customer experience.
AI Models
Google DeepMind’s Gemini 1.5 Brings AI Robots Closer to the Real World
Gemini Robotics 1.5 translates high-level instructions and visual inputs into robot motor commands.
AI Startups
OpenAI Debuts “ChatGPT Pulse” to Deliver Personalised Daily Updates
OpenAI describes Pulse as the first step toward an AI assistant that can anticipate your needs rather than waiting for prompts.
Data Centre
Submer Expands into India, Aims to Make Country a Hub for Sustainable Data Centres
The company will forge partnerships with leading OEMs and ODMs