Startups
Wealth Management Firm Linedata Acquires NROAD to Strengthen AI-Powered Financial Data Capabilities
The acquisition also strengthens Linedata’s position in the U.S. marke
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Big Tech
Meta Unveils Llama 4 Scout and Maverick: Open-Weight Multimodal Models Built for Performance and Scale
Both models were distilled from Llama 4 Behemoth, a larger unreleased model with 288 billion active parameters.
Startups
Scapia Raises $40M in Series B to Scale AI-Driven Travel Fintech Solutions
Scapia, in collaboration with Federal Bank, offers a co-branded credit card with no joining or annual fees, zero forex markup, airport lounge access, 10 percent rewards on spends, and 20 percent rewards on travel bookings made through the Scapia app.
AI News
AI Interviews Gates, Ballmer, and Nadella for Company’s 50th Anniversary
In a unique celebration of its 50th anniversary, Microsoft turned the spotlight inward, with its AI assistant, CoPilot, conducting a special interview featuring the company's current and two former Chief Executive Officer—Satya Nadella, Bill Gates, and Steve Ballmer. Satya Nadella - Chairman and CEO - Microsoft | LinkedInChairman and CEO
SaaS
Thoughtworks Appoints Kaushik Sarkar as Regional MD for Europe, Middle East, and India
Sarkar will lead growth initiatives, strengthen client partnerships, and expand the company’s AI-first software delivery
Datacentre
STT GDC India Plans AI-Ready Data Centre Campus in Kolkata
The 5.59-acre facility is designed to cater to the rising demand for AI computing, offering high-density rack configurations
Indian IT
Happiest Minds Unveils GenAI-Powered ‘Investment Companion’ on Microsoft Azure Marketplace
This platform enables Azure users to access and deploy the solution seamlessly, streamlining investor relations management with AI-driven insights.
Chips
Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Appoints K.C. Ang to Lead Chip Foundry Business
Previously, Ang served as President for the Asia Market at GlobalFoundries
AI Developments
E2E Network Unveils India’s Largest NVIDIA H200 GPU Cluster
The deployment consists of two high-performance clusters, each featuring 1,024 NVIDIA H200 GPUs, strategically located in Delhi NCR and Chennai.
Leadership Moves
Cognizant Appoints Sailaja Josyula as Global Head of GCC Service Line
She will lead a cross-functional team to support clients in building and scaling next-generation GCCs
AI News
Tamil Nadu to Introduce AI, Coding, and Online Tools in School Curriculum
These tools will be available in hi-tech labs in middle schools, with both students and teachers trained to use them effectively
Big Tech
Amazon Unveils Nova Act SDK, an AI Agent for Automating Web-Based Tasks
Amazon’s Nova Act SDK will directly compete with OpenAI’s Operator and Anthropic’s Computer Use.