Leadership Moves
Pradeep Sanyal Joins Accenture as Managing Director to Lead Data & AI Business With Google
His new role will focus on helping enterprises navigate the shift from AI experimentation to deployment across core business workflows.
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.
Funding
Wipro Founder Azim Premji’s Investment Arm Bets on Databricks in $5 Bn Funding Round
In a detailed investment thesis, Premji Invest said Databricks sits at the centre of what it considers the biggest architectural shift in enterprise software since cloud computing.
AI Agents
Why Is Deloitte Placing Engineers on the Front Line to Push Salesforce Agentforce Into Production?
Deloitte announced that it has become the first global systems integrator (GSI) to be part of Salesforce's FDE Partner Network.
Cybersecurity
US Govt Wants Private Cyber Companies to Join the Fight Against Foreign Adversaries
Under the new programme, participating companies will be authorised to conduct cyber surveillance operations and cyber effects operations against designated foreign criminal organisations.
Indian IT
TCS Partners With Vodafone Business to Accelerate AI, Cloud and Digital Transformation in the UK
TCS will support Vodafone Business in strengthening its capabilities for UK organisations seeking secure and scalable digital infrastructure.
AI Agents
Anthropic’s AI Agents Started Sabotaging Each Other
When one agent makes a bad decision, many agents are likely to make the same bad decision, Anthropic said.
AI Models
SpaceXAI Launches Grok 4.6 With Focus on Long-Running AI Agents and Coding
On benchmarks, Grok 4.6 scored 61 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, matching GPT-5.6 Sol and trailing Fable 5’s score of 62.
Leadership Moves
Anthropic Hires Former Google AI Infrastructure Head Rajat Pandit to Lead Applied AI in India
Pandit joins Anthropic after nearly eight years at Google, where he most recently served as Head of AI Infrastructure for APAC.
GCC
India’s GCC Boom Faces a Talent Problem; Leadership Lacks AI Literacy
The report, based on 200 senior GCC executives across eight industries, found that 72% of GCCs need to reskill or upskill more than 40% of their workforce.
OBSERVABILITY
Datadog Entered India Late; Now it Wants to Make up for Lost Ground
It now has more than 400 customers, over 40 active partners and more than 140 employees in the country, according to the company.
AI Startups
OpenAI Brings ChatGPT Desktop App to Linux, Expanding Its Agentic Push
OpenAI said Linux had been one of the most requested platforms for the desktop app.
AI News
Google Launches Vibe Coding Course to Help Anyone Build AI-Powered Apps
The AI for App Building course teaches participants how to identify repetitive tasks that could be automated, translate plain-language instructions into applications and use AI to diagnose and fix technical problems.