SaaS
Bengaluru-based SaaS Startup Optipro AI Secures Fresh Funding to Expand Restaurant Ops Platform
The capital will be used to drive product innovation and scale the company’s footprint across India
The Left Shift Bureau
AI News
Google Adds Video Overviews and Studio Upgrades to NotebookLM
Google says the rollout is happening now in English, with support for more languages coming soon.
AI Developments
Trump Signs Order Against “Woke AI” in Federal Procurement
Under the directive, federal agencies are barred from purchasing large language models that prioritise ideological agendas over factual accuracy.
AI Models
China’s Z.ai Unveils Reasoning AI Model That's Cheaper Than DeepSeek
GLM‑4.5 is optimised to parse complex, multi-step requests with minimal human supervision.
AI Startups
Astra AI Shuts Down Just Months After Backing from Perplexity AI Founder
Hegde cited internal disagreements with fellow co-founder Ranjan Rajagopalan over the startup’s growth pace.
AI Developments
Microsoft Introduces Copilot Mode in Edge to Transform Web Browsing with AI
Copilot Mode supports voice commands and is designed to offer contextual assistance.
AI Developments
AI Referrals to News Sites Skyrocket 770% as Search Landscape Shifts
In that month, AI sources delivered 1.13 billion visits to the top 1,000 websites globally.
AI News
Conversations with ChatGPT are not Legally Private: Sam Altman Warns
He advocated for new legal frameworks—a concept he referred to as “AI privilege”
Chips
Huawei Debuts CloudMatrix 384 Supernode to Challenge NVIDIA’s NVL72
The CloudMatrix 384 is already operational within Huawei’s cloud, and several Chinese firms are conducting trials
Developer's Corner
Google Launches Opal to Build AI Mini‑Apps Without Coding
Opal is available today via Google Labs in public beta in the U.S.,
Quantum
QpiAI to Install Indigenous 8-Qubit Quantum Computer in Andhra Pradesh This November
QpiAI chose Andhra Pradesh for the installation after receiving a warm and proactive response from the state government.
Lay Offs
Intel to Cut 24,000 Jobs and Scrap Factory Projects in Major Reset
The company will also cancel major factory expansion plans in Germany and Poland.