Robotics
Hugging Face's Reachy Mini Robot Now Available for Global Pre-Orders
Reachy Mini comes in two versions—Lite ($299) and Wireless ($449)—targeted at developers, educators, and hobbyists.
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SaaS
Salesforce AI Agent “Agentforce” Hits 1 mn Support Requests
Salesforce reports Agentforce manages tens of thousands of weekly support sessions, deflecting calls, chat transfers, and hold music in favor of instant resolutions.
Policies
Govt Launches “Kalaa Setu” Challenge to Spur AI-Driven, Multilingual Content Creation
Winners will receive a memorandum of understanding for pilot deployment with All India Radio, Doordarshan, and Press Information Bureau.
AI Models
SmolLM3 by Hugging Face Delivers Big AI Brains in a Tiny Package
SmolLM3 achieves competitive scores across reasoning, math, coding, and long-context tasks, outperforming many in its parameter class.
Hardware
IBM Power11 Launches with Zero Downtime and Built-in AI
Power11 solutions will be available from July 25, offering high-end, mid-range, and entry-level configurations.
Spacetech
AWS Launches Space Accelerator Programme in India to Boost SpaceTech Innovation
Startups selected for the accelerator will receive technical support, up to US$100,000 in AWS credits.
Quantum
Karnataka Unveils India’s First Major Quantum Summit: QIB 2025 to Showcase Global Pioneers, Homegrown Innovation
The summit will focus on five key areas—quantum computing, AI & finance, hardware, healthcare & security, and societal impact.
AI News
OpenAI Tightens Security Amid Espionage Concerns Over Chinese AI Firm DeepSeek
The San Francisco-based startup is now enforcing stricter access controls, vetting processes, and physical security.
Gadgets
HP Launches AI-Powered OmniBook 3 and 5 Laptops, Promises Up to 34-Hour Battery Life
The devices are now available for purchase across online and offline retail outlets in India.
Startups
Fi Money Unveils World's First AI-Ready Personal Finance MCP Server for Smarter Money Management
This innovation allows users to get intelligent, contextual answers from AI—based on their actual financial reality.
Acquisition
CoreWeave Buys Bitcoin Giant Core Scientific to Supercharge AI Data Centers
The merger, expected to close in Q4 2024, gives CoreWeave access to over 1.2 GW of power capacity.
Delivery
MapmyIndia Integrates DIGIPIN into Mappls App to Launch India’s First Digital Address System
This collaboration solves one of India’s longest-standing challenges—last-mile connectivity.