AI Startups
After ChatGPT Health, Anthropic Adds Healthcare Features to Claude
The capabilities are now available to U.S. subscribers on Claude’s Pro and Max plans.
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.
Data Centre
Reliance to Build India's Largest AI-Ready Data Centre in Gujarat
The announcement was made during the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conferences for the Kutch and Saurashtra regions on January 11.
AI News
Google Pulls Some AI Health Summaries After Probe Finds Risk of Harmful Misinformation
The investigation found that some AI Overviews delivered incorrect or overly simplified health data.
Big Tech
Google Launches Universal Commerce Protocol to Power AI-Driven Shopping and Agentic Checkout
UCP establishes a shared language that allows agents, retailers, and payment providers to interact without requiring custom integrations for each platform.
Data Privacy
California Launches Free Tool to Help Residents Opt Out of Data Brokers
The Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) allows consumers to submit a single request to delete their personal information from more than 500 registered data brokers operating in the state.
AI Startups
OpenAI Acqui-Hires Convogo Team to Strengthen AI Cloud Efforts
The company is not acquiring Convogo’s technology or intellectual property.
Acquisition
CrowdStrike to Acquire SGNL to Expand Continuous, Real-Time Identity Security for AI and Non-Human Identities
SGNL acts as a runtime enforcement layer, continuously evaluating identity, device, and behavioral signals to adjust access in real time and eliminate standing privileges.
AI News
Google Pushes Gmail Into the ‘Gemini Era’ With Major AI Upgrades
The updates are aimed at simplifying inbox management, speeding up writing tasks and helping users find information hidden in long email threads.
Acquisition
JumpCloud Acquires MacSolution to Strengthen MSP Presence and Expand Operations in Brazil
The acquisition will allow MacSolution’s expertise to be brought in-house, helping improve product development while providing operational guidance to enhance channel and MSP execution
Acquisition
Snowflake to Acquire Observe in Push to Build AI-Powered Observability at Enterprise Scale
The combined platform will be built on open standards such as Apache Iceberg and OpenTelemetry, enabling cost-efficient storage, elastic compute and interoperability.
Funding
Spector.ai Raises $6.7 Mn to Scale Industrial AI Platform and Expand Global Enterprise Deployments
The funds will be used to accelerate product innovation, and expand enterprise deployments globally.
Funding
Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $20 Bn in Upsized Series E to Scale Compute and AI Products
The company said the capital will be used primarily to expand compute capacity and support research aligned with its mission of “understanding the universe.”