Leadership Moves
Neo4j Appoints AWS Veteran Ish Thukral as General Manager for India and SAARC
Thukral’s appointment follows the opening of an official entity in India in 2024
AI News
Meta's SuperIntelligence Models Won't be Open Source, Signals End of Llama Era
Zuckerberg is doubling down on Meta’s pursuit of superintelligence, committing significant resources and strategic focus to build the next generation of AI.
AI Models
Google's AlphaEarth Redefines How we Map the world with AI
In tests across Europe, AlphaEarth delivered predictions in under 10 days, compared to the 12-month lag of traditional models
Developer's Corner
GitHub Copilot Surpasses 20 Million Users, Now Used by 90% of Fortune 100
AI coding tools like Copilot are among the few generative AI products generating meaningful revenue.
Quantum
Keysight Delivers World’s Largest Commercial Quantum Control System to Japan’s AIST
The system underwent extensive validation to ensure it met AIST’s strict technical demands.
Startups
Drizz Raises $2.7 mn to Reinvent App Testing with Vision AI
Drizz allows QA teams to write and maintain end-to-end tests using plain English prompts, run tests across iOS and Android.
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
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.