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.
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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.
AI News
OpenAI Aims for August Launch of GPT‑5, Promising Unified, Multimodal AI Power
The new model is expected to launch in three consumer tiers—main, mini, and nano
Chips
Semiconductor Startup Netrasemi Raises ₹107 Cr to Build Advanced Edge AI Chips
The startup plans to scale its team from 83 to 166 engineers and complete production of four SoC variants by early 2026.
Databases
Voyage AI Embeddings Go Native in MongoDB to Slash Costs and Boost Accuracy
Voyage-context-3 can be accessed through MongoDB’s Atlas Vector Search private preview and the Voyage API.
Funding
Gupshup Raises $60 mn to Expand Conversational AI Globally
The funding will also support Gupshup’s exploration of domiciliation to India ahead of a potential IPO within the next two years.
AI Models
DeepMind Unveils New AI Model that Reconstructs Ancient Roman Inscriptions with Striking Accuracy
Aeneas was trained on a dataset of over 176,000 Latin inscriptions and uses multimodal inputs—both text and imagery.
Developer's Corner
GitHub Spark is Now Available in Public Preview for Copilot Pro+ Subscribers
With GitHub Spark, you can describe what you want in natural language and get a fullstack web app with data storage.
Acquisition
Amazon Acquires AI Wearable Startup Bee to Expand its Ambient Computing Ambitions
Bee produces a $49.99 bracelet and a companion Apple Watch app that records ambient audio to generate reminders and to-do lists.
AI Models
Alibaba Enters the Vibe Coding Scene with Qwen 3 Coder
Qwen3-Coder excels at agentic coding—autonomous programming tasks.
Gadgets
Microsoft Launches Surface Laptop 5G With AI Power and Always Connected Mobility
The new 13-inch Surface Laptop and 12-inch Surface Pro are now available starting today.
Partnerships
Tata Communications & AWS Build India’s AI-Ready Superhighway
This network is poised to become a critical backbone for AI and machine learning across India.