Big Tech
Microsoft Shuts Down Pakistan Operations After 25 Years Amid Global Restructuring
The decision impacts only five employees in Pakistan, none of whom were engineering staff.
Pritam Bordoloi
Pritam Bordoloi is a senior technology journalist and founder of The Left Shift, covering AI, enterprise technology, startups, digital transformation, and the business of technology.
Startups
Nueromind Technologies and Nawgati Team Up to Bring Agentic AI to India’s Fuel and Fleet Networks
Both parties will develop advanced AI-powered solutions for the fueling, fleet, and energy sectors, using CCTV video feeds and VLMs
AI News
Meta’s New AI Chatbots Might Slide Into Your DMs — Without You Asking
These AI-powered chatbots are being built using Meta’s AI Studio.
Quantum
QNu Labs Launches Quantum-Secure Platforms QConnect and QVerse to Safeguard Digital Infrastructure
The solution offers adaptive re-keying, centralised key management, and user-friendly admin controls.
Developer's Corner
Replit’s Smarter AI Agent Can Now Think Deeper, Search the Web, and Build Better Apps
The upgrades are designed to help users build applications faster, smarter, and with greater precision.
Expansion
Workday Expands India Presence with Local Data Centre
Workday currently employs nearly 700 professionals across Pune and Mumbai and recently announced a Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Chennai.
AI Developments
Now Get Paid for Your ChatGPT Chats with $GPT Tokens
The project allows people to upload their ChatGPT histories, gain insights, and earn rewards in the form of $GPT tokens.
Chips
Bengaluru-Based Maieutic Semiconductor Raises $4.15 mn to Build GenAI Copilot for Chip Design
While deployment is yet to begin, Maieutic is positioning itself to transform analogue workflows in a space long overdue for automation.
Open Source
Meesho Open-Sources Key AI Tools from BharatMLStack to Empower Developers
The release includes its online feature store, control plane, orchestration UI, and SDKs, all now publicly available on GitHub.
Big Tech
Google's Veo 3 is now Available in Public Preview on Vertex AI
Veo 3 generates near-cinematic videos—complete with synchronised dialogue, ambient audio, and realistic motion.
AI Models
Amazon’s New AI ‘DeepFleet’ Is Like Google Maps for Robots
DeepFleet functions like an intelligent traffic control system, coordinating thousands of robots.
AI Developments
Meet the 8 Asian AI Aces on Meta’s New “Superintelligence” Squad
Recently, Scale AI founder Alexander Wang joined Meta's Superintelligence team.