Indian IT
HCLTech Wins Deal to Boost Just Energy’s Operations with AI
HCLTech will implement its integrated Digital Process Outsourcing suite along with its GenAI platform- AI Force.
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Autonomous Vehicles
Waymo to Begin Testing Robotaxis in New York with Human Drivers Onboard
The policy requires safety drivers to be present in all vehicles.
SaaS
Atlassian Adds New Features to Loom to Reduce Meeting Overload and Improve Team Communication
With Loom, teams can easily record and share AI-powered video messages.
AI Startups
Musk’s xAI Accused of Polluting Without Permits While Chasing Billions
xAI is reportedly finalising a $4.3 billion equity funding round
AI Models
Midjourney Debuts Much Anticipated V1 AI Video Generator
V1 is exclusively accessible via Discord and is currently web-only.
Automobiles
Tata Elxsi Partners with Infineon to Boost EV Innovation in India
Infineon will provide early access to its latest semiconductor technologies.
Leadership Moves
Metafusion Appoints Avinash Trivedi to Drive AI Growth
Avinash will drive GTM and revenue acceleration across the company’s AI product suite.
AI Startups
Darwix AI Raises $1.5 mn to Expand Its Omnichannel Gen AI Platform for Enterprise Sales
The startup claims its generative AI stack is already powering customer interactions for large enterprises across the U.S., India, and the Middle East.
Gaming
Meta Launches Gaming Accelerator in India to Empower Developers with Llama-Powered AI Tools
Participants will receive structured training on monetisation, user acquisition, AI-led development, and scaling games internationally.
AI Startups
Cursor Launches Ultra Subscription Plan Priced at $200
The Ultra plan includes priority access to new features.
Research
LLMs Score 0% in Elite Coding Problems
It finds that frontier models like GPT-4 struggle—scoring just 53% on medium-level problems and a shocking 0% on hard ones.
AI Startups
Lemnisk Launches New AI Features to Boost Real-Time Customer Engagement
Lemnisk has also introduced a "Voice to CDP" tool that analyses contact centre calls