Marvell to Invest $250 Mn in India, Double Workforce to Boost R&D
As part of the investment, Marvell will inaugurate a new wing at its Bengaluru office and expand operations in Hyderabad.
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Cybersecurity
Tenable Launches Always-On AI Security Agents to Automate Exposure Management
The new capabilities introduce a connected fleet of AI agents that work together as an autonomous security workforce.
Campus
OpenAI Launches Student Collective, Invites Campus Leaders Across India and Seven Other Countries
The initiative seeks undergraduate students who are passionate about artificial intelligence and interested in building AI communities at their universities.
WhatsApp Just Made Calls More Powerful With These 3 New Features
The company is also introducing call transfer, allowing users to move an active group call between devices without disconnecting.
AI News
U.S. Army Promotes AI Recruiter ‘Sgt. Star’ to ‘Staff Sgt. Star’ with Smarter Capabilities
The AI assistant currently supports around 12,000 authorised users and is expected to serve 28,000 users by November.
AI Startups
Cursor Launches ₹649 ‘Start’ Plan in India with UPI Payments
Anyshpere, the company behind Cursor, said the new plan is designed to address two long-standing requests from its Indian users: locally priced subscriptions and the ability to pay through UPI.
AI Models
Microsoft Unveils ‘Project Perception’ to Fight AI-Powered Cyberattacks with AI Agents
The platform also adopts a multi-model AI architecture instead of relying on a single large language model.
Leadership Moves
Databricks Appoints Ex-Microsoft Leader Corrie Briscoe to Head APJ Partnerships and Alliances
Briscoe joins Databricks from AWS, where she led the APJ Partner Core organisation, overseeing partner programmes, strategic investments, and go-to-market initiatives.
Developer's Corner
Tredence Launches Forward Deployed Engineering Practice, Plans to Hire 200 AI Specialists
The company said the new practice is designed to help Fortune 100 enterprises move more quickly from identifying business problems to deploying AI solutions that deliver measurable outcomes.
GCC
The 9 Most Important Global Capability Centres That Chose India in 2026
India hosts 2,117 GCCs employing 2.36 million professionals and generating nearly $98.4 billion in revenue.
Policies
Jack Dorsey's BitChat Was Not the Only App the Indian Government Wanted to Ban Amid CJP New Delhi Protest
India's move against Jack Dorsey's BitChat extended beyond one app. Here's why the government also sought to block Briar and Bridgefy during the CJP protest.
Cybersecurity
Bank of Baroda Hacked, 1 TB of Data Available on Dark Web
Bank of Baroda has not responded publicly to the allegations, and there is currently no confirmation from CERT-In or the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) regarding the purported breach