AI Startups
Plotting Perplexity Against Bloomberg Terminal Backfires for CEO Aravind Srinivas
A growing number of users, have flagged critical data inaccuracies.
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Indian IT
TCS to Transform Council of Europe Development Bank's Reconciliation Processes
With the implementation of TCS BaNCS for Reconciliations, the CEB will be able to automate the entire reconciliation lifecycle.
Research
AI Agents Flunk CRM Tests, Mishandle Confidential Data
The findings raise red flags for enterprises betting on AI agents to drive efficiencies.
Developer's Corner
New Relic Adds Support for Model Context Protocol to Enable True End-to-End Observability of AI Applications
MCP servers are critical for enabling AI agents to interact with various tools and services.
Developer's Corner
Hugging Face Launches Tool to Find Best AI Models by Size
The update simplifies the process of identifying models that align with various hardware and performance constraints.
AI Models
IBM’s Granite Speech Model Tops Open ASR Hugging Face Leaderboard
Granite was trained on a diverse set of public audio datasets representing multiple dialects and speech contexts.
Cybersecurity
Zoomcar Data Breach Exposes Info of Over 8.4 mn Users
Following the discovery, it activated an incident response plan and strengthened internal security measures.
AI News
Reddit Unveils New AI Ad Tools to Boost Brand Engagement
Publicis Groupe is already using Reddit’s tools
Big Tech
AI Boom Triggers 150% Surge in Tech Giants' Carbon Emissions: UN Report
The spike is largely due to the exploding energy demands of data centres.
Indian IT
TCS Wins Deal to Drive AI Cloud Migration for Denmark’s Largest Retailer
TCS will leverage its AI-enabled cloud operations solution, Cloud Exponence
Cybersecurity
India’s Education Sector Hit by 8,487 Cyberattacks Weekly
Overall, Indian organisations across industries face 3,278 cyberattacks per week on average
Gadgets
5 Companies Leading the Smart Glasses Revolution
Apple is preparing its first pair of smart glasses for a late-2026 debut