AI Startups
OpenAI Projects $115 bn Cash Burn by 2029 Amid Costly AI Expansion
OpenAI is projected to spend more than $8 billion in 2025 alone, about $1.5 billion higher than previously anticipated.
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AI Startups
AI Startup New Computer Shuts Down, Sunsets Dot App
After a year of exploration, the company’s founders said their visions had diverged.
AI Developments
Kids-safety Nonprofit Flags Google Gemini AI as ‘High Risk’ for Kids and Teens
This year, the company also announced it will roll out its Gemini chatbot to children under the age of 13.
AI Models
Alibaba Unveils 1-Trillion-Parameter Qwen3-Max-Preview Model
This marks the company’s largest model release to date.
Developer's Corner
GitHub Makes Remote MCP Server Generally Available With OAuth, Security Enhancements, and New Tools
GitHub says the MCP Server allows AI assistants like Copilot and Claude Code to seamlessly interact with GitHub data.
Developer's Corner
Visa Expands Intelligent Commerce With New AI Tools for Developers and Businesses
Visa said these tools are designed to scale securely, with role-based access controls and policies built in by default.
AI Developments
Google DeepMind’s AI Breakthrough at LIGO Promises Clearer Detection of Black Holes and Cosmic Collisions
The breakthrough, published in Science, promises to unlock more precise measurements of cosmic events such as black hole mergers and neutron star collisions.
AI News
Warner Bros Discovery Hits Midjourney With Lawsuit Over Batman, Superman & Other Iconic Characters
Warner Bros claims Midjourney knowingly engaged in copyright infringement.
AI News
OpenAI to Launch AI-Powered LinkedIn Competitor
The move signals OpenAI’s push into applications beyond ChatGPT.
Acquisition
Atlassian Acquires The Browser Company for $610 Mn to Redefine Work in the AI Era
Atlassian said it plans to enhance Dia with capabilities such as context-aware tabs, personal work memory, and compliance controls.
AI Models
Google Unveils EmbeddingGemma: A Lightweight, High-Performance Embedding Model for On-Device AI
Built on the Gemma 3 architecture and trained on over 100 languages, it can run on less than 200MB of RAM with quantization.
Indian IT
Odisha Taps TCS for Cloud-Native IFMS 3.0 to Boost Digital Governance
IFMS 3.0 introduces a user-friendly interface, real-time data integration across departments, and advanced reporting tools for better insights.