AI Developments
OpenAI Plans Major Overhaul of ChatGPT Into AI ‘Super Assistant’
The unredacted sections suggest this assistant will combine deep personalisation, multimodal interfaces, and agentic task capabilities.
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AI Startups
AI Startup Builder.ai Faked Revenue Deal With India's VerSe Innovation
The startup revealed plans to file for insolvency in May after lenders froze its funds.
AI Developments
Google’s Gemini Now Automatically Summarises Emails in Gmail
This AI-powered feature aims to make reading lengthy emails easier, particularly on mobile devices.
AI News
Top 8 AI Model Companies by Valuation (2025)
These companies represent the forefront of AI model development, each contributing uniquely to the advancement of artificial intelligence technologies.
AI Developments
After Sarvam AI, Govt Selects 3 More Startups to Build Foundational AI Models
The government received 506 proposals following a nationwide call for proposals.
Cloud
Google Enhances BigLake and BigQuery with Iceberg Support, Eyes Competitive Edge in Cloud Data Wars
BigLake now supports smarter storage, automatically shifting infrequently accessed data to lower-cost tiers
AI Breakthrough
Google DeepMind Unveils AI that Understands Sign Language
SignGemma supports multiple sign languages but is optimised for American Sign Language (ASL) and English.
Robotics
Hugging Face Unveils Two New Robots- HopeJR and Reachy Mini
HopeJR is estimated to cost around $3,000, while Reachy Mini will be priced between $250 and $300
Chips
Karnataka Lands 3 New Semiconductor Projects
The investments come from Applied Materials India, Lam Research, and Bharat Semi Systems
AI News
Meta’s AI Assistant Crosses 1 Bn Users as Company Restructures AI Operations
Meta's AI assistant benefits from deep integration into some of the world’s most popular apps—WhatsApp and Instagram alone have 3 billion and 2 billion monthly users, respectively.
Spacetech
Orbitt Space Raises $1 mn to Build Sustainable Satellite Systems
The funds will also be used to accelerate engineering, grow their team of top-tier scientists, and conduct rigorous prototype testing.
Opinion
No, the First ‘Made in India’ Chip Won’t Originate in Northeast, Contrary to Modi’s Claim
Therefore, the first truly 'Made in India' chips, in terms of complete domestic production, will originate from Gujarat