AI Startups
AI Startup Zams Shuts Down as Founder Warns AI App Layer Has Become ‘Indistinguishable’
The startup had pivoted to AI agents a year ago and renamed itself, betting they would become the next major computing platform.
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Cybersecurity
The Next AI Risk For Enterprises Isn't Hallucinations; it's Models Taking Unauthorised Actions
AISI said models from Anthropic and OpenAI carried out unsanctioned actions on the live internet, including social engineering and efforts to insert malicious code into open-source projects.
Open Source
NVIDIA Unveils AI Model to Help Robotaxis Handle Complex Real-World Driving Scenarios
Alpamayo 2 Super is designed to go beyond object detection and motion prediction by enabling vehicles to understand context, reason through cause and effect.
Leadership Moves
IonQ Appoints Kanishka Agiwal as India Head Amid Growing Enterprise Interest in Quantum Computing
Before joining IonQ, Agiwal served as Vice President of Sales at Indian quantum startup QpiAI.
AI Startups
Anthropic Brings In-Country Claude Inference to India
The capability, which will roll out in the coming weeks, allows requests sent to Claude through the India endpoint on Amazon Bedrock to be processed on servers located in India.
Funding
Profound Raises $1.5 Mn to Build AI Reps for Every Professional
It wants to replace static resumes and keyword-based professional profiles with intelligent AI "Reps" that continuously learn from users and act on their behalf.
Acquisition
EXL Acquires iMerit to Build Enterprise-Ready AI at Scale
iMerit founder and CEO Radha Basu has joined EXL as Executive Vice President, Head of iMerit.
IPO
Yellow.ai to Go Public via Nasdaq SPAC Deal
Under the definitive Business Combination Agreement, the combined company will operate as Yellow.ai and trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol YAI.
Acquisition
Okta Buys Permiso Security to Protect AI Agents From Identity-Based Attacks
The acquisition will integrate Permiso's identity risk signals, behavioral analytics, and threat detection capabilities into the Okta Platform,
Leadership Moves
Darwinbox Appoints Former Salesforce Executive Akshay Murthy as India Country Head
Murthy joins Darwinbox after more than seven years at Salesforce, where he most recently served as Commercial Leader for South Asia.
AI Startups
Sarvam AI Announces San Francisco Office, Taps AI Researcher Deepak Chaplot as Advisor
Sarvam AI also unveiled plans to build a one trillion-plus parameter foundation model.
Science
OpenAI Launches Free ChatGPT Programme for 100,000 Academic Researchers
Participants will receive access to OpenAI's latest frontier models, including GPT-5.6 Sol Pro, along with the ability to invite up to four collaborators from their institution.