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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.
Salesforce Bundles Agentforce, Slack & Tableau to Simplify Sales and Collaboration for Indian SMBs
Together, the three products create a connected operating platform designed to help businesses improve productivity, make faster decisions, and build a stronger foundation for AI adoption.
Leadership Moves
Zoom Appoints Carlos Quaderi to Lead APAC Growth Strategy
He previously served as Zoom's Head of Asia, leading regional strategy and sales across Southeast Asia, Hong Kong SAR, and Taiwan.
Big Tech
Google Search Gets Connected Apps, Bringing Canva, Instacart & YouTube Music Into AI Mode
With Connected Apps, users can ask AI Mode to perform actions across supported services.
Funding
Databricks Nears $188 Bn Valuation in New Funding Round to Double Down on Enterprise AI
The round is being led by existing investor Coatue and is expected to close later this summer, with participation from both new and existing investors.
Leadership Moves
LatentView Analytics Names Sonal Ramrakhiani as CEO
Ramrakhiani succeeds Rajan Sethuraman, who has led the company since 2019 and will transition to the role of Strategic Advisor to the CEO.
Funding
KuhlTherm Secures $1.1 Mn Seed Funding to Build AI-Focused Liquid Cooling Solutions for Data Centres
The company said the fresh capital will be used to expand product development, strengthen research and testing capabilities.
Open Source
XAI Open-Sources Grok Build Coding Agent
The company said releasing the code is the most direct way to build a more robust and reliable development framework.
Research
Mozilla Calls Out Microsoft Again, Says Edge Still Uses ‘Deceptive’ Tactics to Lock in Windows Users
Windows Search and Widgets continue to ignore users' default browser settings by opening links in Edge, while the browser still displays promotional banners on Google's Chrome download page.
Funding
SwitchOn Raises $8 Mn Pre-Series B Round to Scale Physical AI for Manufacturing
The company will use the fresh capital to accelerate its international expansion and strengthen research and development in next-generation Physical AI.
AI Models
GPT-5.6 Sol Users Report File Deletions, Raising Concerns Over AI Autonomy
While the incidents remain anecdotal, OpenAI had previously acknowledged the model's tendency to be overly proactive
Indian IT
TCS Launches AI Engineering Lab in Bengaluru Powered by NVIDIA to Accelerate Industrial Automation
Enterprises will be able to simulate use cases, reduce deployment risks, and accelerate time-to-market through digital validation and rapid prototyping.