Partnerships
Tata Communications & AWS Build India’s AI-Ready Superhighway
This network is poised to become a critical backbone for AI and machine learning across India.
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.
Developer's Corner
Replit Introduces Safer “Vibe Coding” with Separate Dev & Prod Databases
This comes after a Replit user revealed how an agentic AI assistant within Replit destroyed months of work.
AI News
Spotify Sparks Outrage by Publishing AI-Created Songs Under Deceased Artists’ Names
The tracks were uploaded via Syntax Error, a mysterious distributor.
AI Models
PhysicsWallah Unveils AI Math Model that Scores 90% in JEE
The model is built specifically for Indian learners and tailored to tackle competitive exams like JEE Main.
Quantum
AWS Reveals 54-Qubit Quantum Beast ‘Emerald’ on Braket to Power Next-Gen AI & Scientific Breakthroughs
Emerald, built with IQM’s Crystal 54 architecture, features a full square-lattice connectivity of superconducting transmon qubits and tunable couplers.
AI News
After OpenAI, Google DeepMind’s Gemini Wins Gold at Math Olympiad
Last week, OpenAI stated that an experimental reasoning model achieved a gold-medal level performance.
AI News
Replit AI Bot Wipes Out Entire Database, Sparks Alarm Over Agent Autonomy
Replit CEO Amjad Masad called it 'Unacceptable.'
AI Models
OpenAI Says New Experimental Model Wins Gold at International Math Olympiad
Despite the breakthrough, OpenAI has stated that it does not plan to release the model anytime soon.
Funding
BQP Secures $4.9 mn to Power Quantum-Driven Simulations for Aerospace & Defence
Total funding raised by the company now stands at $6.6 million.
AI Startups
Another AI Startup Shuts Down After Intense Pivoting
CodeParrot raised $500,000 to develop a Visual Studio Code extension
Lay Offs
AWS Trims “Hundreds” of Cloud Roles in Strategic Restructure
Despite the workforce reductions, AWS continues to report strong financial performance.
Anthropic’s Claude for Enterprise Lands in AWS Marketplace
Key features include a massive 200K‑token context window—capable of processing extensive code repositories, reports, and transcripts.