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.
Startups
CAIR combines data from multiple credit bureaus with the company's proprietary AI engine, FibeSense, to provide users with personalised insights into their credit profiles.
Acquisition
Founded by former Docker engineers and Dagger co-founders Sam Alba & Andrea Luzzardi, Mendral developed AI agents designed to automate software engineering tasks
AI Models
The company said the new models focus on reducing token usage and latency while improving coding, multimodal reasoning, and agentic workflows
Cybersecurity
The company said the incident involved GPT-5.6 Sol and a more capable unreleased model that were being tested on ExploitGym
Partnerships
The initiative gives AI-native startups in YC's portfolio dedicated access to GPU resources for both AI training and inference.
Lawsuits
Authors and publishers will receive $3,000 for each of approximately 500,000 works that Anthropic copied from online pirate libraries.
AI Models
The 4-billion-parameter model is optimised for memory-constrained edge devices while delivering data center-level performance.
AI Startups
Applications are open until August 2, 2026.
Together, the three products create a connected operating platform designed to help businesses improve productivity, make faster decisions, and build a stronger foundation for AI adoption.
Leadership Moves
He previously served as Zoom's Head of Asia, leading regional strategy and sales across Southeast Asia, Hong Kong SAR, and Taiwan.
Big Tech
With Connected Apps, users can ask AI Mode to perform actions across supported services.
Funding
The round is being led by existing investor Coatue and is expected to close later this summer, with participation from both new and existing investors.