AI Startups
Anthropic Accidentally Exposes Claude Code Source Files in Packaging Error
This resulted in the exposure of more than 500,000 lines of TypeScript code across nearly 2,000 files.
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
Qodo Raises $70 Mn to Scale AI Code Governance Platform
Qodo plans to use the new funding to expand globally and accelerate development of advanced AI-driven governance features.
Datacentre
Bharti Airtel Bags $1 Bn to Expand Nxtra Data Centre Network Across India
The company currently operates about 300MW of capacity across 14 large facilities and over 120 edge sites, with plans to scale to 1GW in the coming years.
AI Agents
Powerplay Launches AI Workforce Platform to Automate Construction Workflows
According to the company, early deployments have shown significant efficiency gains, reducing estimation timelines from weeks to minutes and improving productivity by 50–60% across key workflows.
Social Media
Meta Platforms Tests ‘Instagram Plus’ Subscription With Premium Features
The subscription will offer users access to a range of exclusive features on Instagram.
Acquisition
SAP to Acquire Reltio to Strengthen AI-Driven Data Capabilities
The integration of Reltio will help organisations break down data silos and create a consistent, real-time view of critical business entities such as customers, suppliers and products.
Developer's Corner
OpenAI Adds Plugin Support to Codex Programming Assistant
The update allows users to build plugins that combine task-specific “skills” with integrations to external applications.
AI News
Wikipedia Bans AI-Generated Content Amid Accuracy Concerns
The policy update states that text generated by large language models (LLMs) often fails to meet Wikipedia’s core standards.
AI Models
Google Unveils Gemini 3.1 Flash Live to Power Real-Time AI Interactions
According to Google, the model is inherently multilingual and capable of delivering faster responses with improved conversational flow.
Reports
48% Enterprises Flag Mule Networks as Top Fraud Threat: Report
With the rise of Fraud-as-a-Service, toolkits available on the dark web now offer plug-and-play access to stolen personal data, malicious APIs, and ready-to-use scam scripts.
Leadership Moves
Seclore Appoints Ajit Kulkarni as Director, Cloud Operations and Customer Support
Prior to joining Seclore, he served as Vice President – Cloud Operations and Site Reliability Engineering at Mindstix Software Labs.
Lawsuits
Meta Platforms and Google Face $3 Mn Verdict in Teen Mental Health Case
The jury awarded $3 million in compensatory damages to the plaintiff, identified as Kaley, with Meta ordered to pay 70% of the amount.