AI Breakthrough
IBM Launches AI System That Monitors the Earth & Tracks Climate Change
TerraMind outperforms 12 leading Earth observation models by at least 8% across all metrics in the PANGEA benchmark
The Left Shift Bureau
The Left Shift Bureau brings you sharp, original reporting and analysis on India’s AI and technology ecosystem—covering startups, enterprise AI, innovators, funding, products and the people shaping what comes next.
Chips
Huawei to Begin Mass Shipments of Advanced AI Chip Amid US Curbs on NVIDIA
Some initial deliveries have already taken place.
Chips
TSMC to Produce 30% of Its Advanced 2nm Chips in the US
The Arizona-based Fab 21 site will become an independent, cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing hub.
AI Startups
Google Should Not Be Broken Up, Says Perplexity AI CEO
DOJ is pushing for a sweeping order that could force Google to divest its Chrome browser
e-Commerce
Flipkart to Shift Domicile to India from Singapore, Paving Way for Potential Public Listing
Flipkart has been exploring the possibility of a domestic IPO for some time.
AI Developments
ByteDance Unveils Seedream 3.0, Claims It Beats GPT-4o in Image Generation
The model can generate up to 2K resolution images, with improvements in speed—achieving 4 to 8 times faster performance without sacrificing quality
AI Startups
Saying 'Please' to ChatGPT is Costing OpenAI Millions of Dollars
Every ChatGPT prompt triggers thousands of calculations, consuming significant energy and water
SaaS
Tableau Next Signals the Death of Dashboards With AI Agents Taking Over
At the heart of Tableau Next is Data Cloud, which powers intelligent data workflows and introduces automation in traditionally manual processes like data cleaning, transformation, and visualisation
Big Tech
Amazon Could Replace Android on Fire TV Devices with New Linux-Based OS
Vega OS is expected to expand beyond smart TVs to power Amazon’s tablets and Echo smart devices
AI Startups
Perplexity Could Replace Google Gemini as Default Assistant on Android Phones
The startup sealed a deal with Motorola and is now in early talks with Samsung
AI Appointments
Intel Appoints Sachin Katti as CTO and Head of AI in Major Leadership Overhaul
Katti, formerly head of Intel’s networking and edge computing division, will now lead the company’s AI strategy
AI News
Discrepancies Emerge Between OpenAI’s and Third-Party Benchmark Results
The difference appears to stem from variations in model configurations and testing environments