AI Models
Oriserve Unveils Tarang Voice Engine at India AI Impact Summit
The company said Tarang outperforms domestic and global benchmarks in speed, accuracy and dialect comprehension.
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AI Startups
Sarvam AI Launches Indus Chat App as India’s AI Race Intensifies
Indus serves as the interface for Sarvam’s newly unveiled 105-billion-parameter Sarvam 105B model.
AI News
YouTube Expands Conversational AI Assistant to TVs Amid Streaming Surge
The feature enables real-time responses to queries such as recipe ingredients in cooking videos or the meaning behind song lyrics.
AI Developments
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says True Superintelligence Could Arrive by 2028
“On our current trajectory, we believe we may be only a couple of years away from early versions of true super intelligence,” he said.
Partnerships
LTM Partners with Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) To Build India’s Next-Generation Creative Technology Talent Pipeline
IICT will design and deliver training programs aligned to industry's changing skill needs, covering tech-enabled advertising, AI-driven creative workflows, virtual production, and immersive storytelling.
AI Models
Google Launches Gemini 3.1 Pro with Enhanced Reasoning and Creative Capabilities
The new model is being rolled out in preview today via the Gemini API, Vertex AI, the Gemini app and NotebookLM.
Acquisition
Salesforce to Acquire Momentum to Boost Agentforce and Slackbot With Conversational Intelligence
The acquisition is designed to extend the functionality of Salesforce’s Agentforce 360 and Slackbot platforms.
Partnerships
Tiger Analytics Signs MoU with Bihar Govt to build Mega AI Centre of Excellence
The AI CoE will be developed in collaboration with IIT Patna (knowledge partner) and a consortium of key ecosystem stakeholders.
Partnerships
Tata Group, TCS & OpenAI Forge Strategic AI Partnership Across Infrastructure, Enterprise & Skills
The companies will also jointly develop industry-specific agentic AI solutions, combining OpenAI’s advanced models with TCS’s sector expertise to deploy tailored enterprise applications worldwide.
Funding
ToneTag Secures Investments from Qualcomm Ventures to Build Edge AI Payment Modules
The funding will support the development of its Edge AI-powered, payment-capable modules..
Partnerships
NxtGen AI Announces to Deploy over 4,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs; Partners with Vertiv Data Centre Infrastructure
Vertiv is supplying the full physical data-centre infrastructure stack, including power distribution, transformers, switchboards, UPS systems and rack-level power units.
Acquisition
Palo Alto Networks to Acquire Koi Security for Reported $400 Mn to Bolster AI-Era File Security
Koi’s platform is designed to monitor and control a wide range of software assets beyond traditional binaries