AI Models
SpaceXAI Launches Grok 4.6 With Focus on Long-Running AI Agents and Coding
On benchmarks, Grok 4.6 scored 61 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, matching GPT-5.6 Sol and trailing Fable 5’s score of 62.
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Leadership Moves
Anthropic Hires Former Google AI Infrastructure Head Rajat Pandit to Lead Applied AI in India
Pandit joins Anthropic after nearly eight years at Google, where he most recently served as Head of AI Infrastructure for APAC.
GCC
India’s GCC Boom Faces a Talent Problem; Leadership Lacks AI Literacy
The report, based on 200 senior GCC executives across eight industries, found that 72% of GCCs need to reskill or upskill more than 40% of their workforce.
OBSERVABILITY
Datadog Entered India Late; Now it Wants to Make up for Lost Ground
It now has more than 400 customers, over 40 active partners and more than 140 employees in the country, according to the company.
AI Startups
OpenAI Brings ChatGPT Desktop App to Linux, Expanding Its Agentic Push
OpenAI said Linux had been one of the most requested platforms for the desktop app.
AI News
Google Launches Vibe Coding Course to Help Anyone Build AI-Powered Apps
The AI for App Building course teaches participants how to identify repetitive tasks that could be automated, translate plain-language instructions into applications and use AI to diagnose and fix technical problems.
AI News
Gemini Hits 1 Bn Users, Becomes Google’s Fastest-Growing Product Ever
Google said 63% of users now talk directly to the AI, with "voice-only" usage also increasing.
Acquisition
Databricks Acquires Electric to Bring Local Postgres to AI Agent Sandboxes
Electric has developed data tools designed specifically for distributed, agentic applications, including PGlite, a lightweight Postgres database that can run directly inside an application, browser, or AI agent sandbox.
AI Startups
Manus Separates From Meta; Returns as an Independent Company
Originally founded in China as part of Butterfly Effect Technology, Manus relocated its headquarters to Singapore earlier in 2025 amid geopolitical tensions and global expansion efforts.
Startups
FreJun Launches Teler to Help Businesses Build AI-Powered Voice Applications
Teler allows software applications to make and receive phone calls, stream live conversations to AI systems and control call flows in real time.
AI Models
Meta Open-Sources New 30B Model to Run AI Agents Locally on Devices
It is working with AMD, Arm, Dell, Intel and NVIDIA to optimise the model across different hardware platforms.
AI Startups
Tobacco Board Partners With Constems AI to Bring AI-Powered Grading to Andhra Pradesh Auctions
The initiative will use computer vision and deep learning to make tobacco grading faster, more consistent and transparent.