AI News
Wikipedia Releases New Dataset to Train AI Model, Fight Bot Menace
The dataset, now hosted on Google-owned Kaggle, includes structured Wikipedia content in English and French as of April 15
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Acquisition
Databricks Acquires Fennel AI to Boost Real-Time Feature Engineering
Fennel has built a modern, incremental compute engine designed to optimise data pipelines across batch, streaming, and real-time sources
AI Startups
OpenAI Admits Newer Models Hallucinate Even More
In a technical report, the company said “more research is needed” to explain why hallucinations increase as reasoning capabilities scale
Hardware
China Unveils World's Fastest Hard Drive
Called Poxiao, it is capable of erasing and rewriting data in just 400 picoseconds
AI News
Google's New AI Model Comes With 'Thinking Budget' for Developers
Available now in preview on Google AI Studio and Vertex AI, the model balances advanced reasoning capabilities with competitive pricing
Hardware
HP Opens Pre-Bookings for Next-Gen OmniBook AI PCs in India
The PC is designed for modern users such as freelancers, content creators, and hybrid workers
AI Startups
OpenAI Considered Acquiring Cursor Before Turning to Windsurf
Cursor, which runs on Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet model, gained traction among developers for its intuitive desktop coding interface.
Indian IT
TCS Partners with Vishal Sikka's Vianai Systems
The partnership will see TCS offer enterprise customers access to cutting-edge Generative AI tools through the hila Platform.
AI Breakthrough
Microsoft Research Develops a 2 bn Parameter Model That Can Run on Your CPU
Trained on a massive 4 tn token dataset, BitNet b1.58 2B4T performs strongly across tasks like language understanding, math, & coding
Developer's Corner
Operant AI Launches AI Gatekeeper™ to secure Agentic AI and boost Runtime Protection for Indian Businesses
Moving beyond Kubernetes, Operant’s 3D Runtime Protection is now available across public, private and hybrid cloud platforms
Hardware
Asus Launches AI-Powered Laptops in India Starting at ₹39,990
The lineup—ExpertBook P1, P3, and flagship P5—will be available on Flipkart on April 21
Developer's Corner
JetBrains Launches Junie, an AI Coding Agent to Automate Developer Workflows
Junie is currently available in IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, PyCharm Professional, WebStorm, and GoLand