Acquisition
Okta Buys Permiso Security to Protect AI Agents From Identity-Based Attacks
The acquisition will integrate Permiso's identity risk signals, behavioral analytics, and threat detection capabilities into the Okta Platform,
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.
Leadership Moves
Darwinbox Appoints Former Salesforce Executive Akshay Murthy as India Country Head
Murthy joins Darwinbox after more than seven years at Salesforce, where he most recently served as Commercial Leader for South Asia.
AI Startups
Sarvam AI Announces San Francisco Office, Taps AI Researcher Deepak Chaplot as Advisor
Sarvam AI also unveiled plans to build a one trillion-plus parameter foundation model.
Science
OpenAI Launches Free ChatGPT Programme for 100,000 Academic Researchers
Participants will receive access to OpenAI's latest frontier models, including GPT-5.6 Sol Pro, along with the ability to invite up to four collaborators from their institution.
Marvell to Invest $250 Mn in India, Double Workforce to Boost R&D
As part of the investment, Marvell will inaugurate a new wing at its Bengaluru office and expand operations in Hyderabad.
Cybersecurity
Tenable Launches Always-On AI Security Agents to Automate Exposure Management
The new capabilities introduce a connected fleet of AI agents that work together as an autonomous security workforce.
Campus
OpenAI Launches Student Collective, Invites Campus Leaders Across India and Seven Other Countries
The initiative seeks undergraduate students who are passionate about artificial intelligence and interested in building AI communities at their universities.
Agentic AI
Netcore Becomes Netcore.ai as AI Agents Take Over Marketing Campaigns
Netcore says its seven AI agents now autonomously plan, execute, analyse, and optimise marketing campaigns across the full customer lifecycle.
WhatsApp Just Made Calls More Powerful With These 3 New Features
The company is also introducing call transfer, allowing users to move an active group call between devices without disconnecting.
AI News
U.S. Army Promotes AI Recruiter ‘Sgt. Star’ to ‘Staff Sgt. Star’ with Smarter Capabilities
The AI assistant currently supports around 12,000 authorised users and is expected to serve 28,000 users by November.
AI Startups
Cursor Launches ₹649 ‘Start’ Plan in India with UPI Payments
Anyshpere, the company behind Cursor, said the new plan is designed to address two long-standing requests from its Indian users: locally priced subscriptions and the ability to pay through UPI.
AI Models
Microsoft Unveils ‘Project Perception’ to Fight AI-Powered Cyberattacks with AI Agents
The platform also adopts a multi-model AI architecture instead of relying on a single large language model.