Hardware
IBM Introduces Z17 Mainframe with Enhanced AI and Security Capabilities
IBM z17 will be generally available June 18, 2025
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AI News
Snowflake Deepens Apache Iceberg Support to Unify Open Data with Enterprise-Grade Performance
Snowflake has unveiled expanded support for Apache Iceberg tables, reinforcing its commitment to open data formats while delivering the performance, security, and governance its platform is known for. The move empowers organisations to work with open-format data without compromising on compute power or control. “With Snowflake’s latest Iceberg
Big Tech
Alexa Has an AI Sibling: Meet Nova Sonic, Amazon’s Next-Gen Voice Model
Amazon also unveiled another model - Nova Reel 1.1, an upgraded model for text-to-video generation
Startups
AI Video Telematics Startup Cautio Raises ₹11 Crore to Drive Road Safety Revolution
Cautio plans to channel the capital into strengthening its R&D efforts and scaling its AI technology.
AI Startups
Jivi AI Announces Jivi-AudioX, Speech-to-Text Model Family for Indic Languages
The models can understand languages such as Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, and others spoken by over 95% of India's population.
Leadership Moves
Amit Balwani Joins AuthBridge as Senior Vice President - Technology
Amit has held key leadership positions at organizations like Ecom Express, Paytm, Expedia Group, Nagarro, and TCS
Databases
Cloudflare Acquires Outerbase to Expand Capabilities for Database and Agent Developer Experience
With this acquisition, building database-backed applications will be more approachable — enabling more teams to build and deploy full-stack, AI-enabled applications on Cloudflare’s global network
Deeptech
Centre to Boost Deeptech Innovation with Major Allocation from ₹10,000 Cr Fund of Funds: Piyush Goyal
He urged startup founders to share their ideas and feedback to further enhance ease of doing business
Chips
Calligo Technologies Secures $1.1 mn in Funding to Advance Next-Gen Semiconductor Chip
Over the next 12 to 18 months, Calligo aims to expand its engineering team, scale production, and deepen partnerships with system integrators and OEMs/ODMs
Developer's Corner
GitHub Introduces ‘Premium Requests’ for Copilot AI Usage Across Advanced Models
Copilot Pro users will receive 300 monthly premium requests, while Copilot Business and Enterprise tiers will receive 300 and 1,000 requests
Chips
RRP Electronics Flags Off India's First Export Under Semiconductor Mission
RRP Electronics is entering the analog devices space, with direct opportunities in the automotive sector
Gaming
Global E-Cricket Premier League Grows Bigger as JetSynthesys Announces Season 2 with ₹3.05 Cr Prize Money
The tournament kicks off with 4 matches on April 27