AI Startups
Lyzr AI Launches Hacker Labs in Bangalore to Power Agentic Enterprise Future
To drive this mission, Lyzr is hiring three founding engineers.
The Left Shift Bureau
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.
AI Models
Everything We Know About Google’s Nano Banana 2 So Far
One of the biggest improvements in Nano Banana 2 is a multi-step generation pipeline.
Developer's Corner
CleanStart Debuts CERT-In & CISA-Compliant SBOM Analyzer for Container Security
The SBOM Analyzer provides deeper component discovery, detailed dependency mapping, and automated data maintenance
Chinese Hacker Used Claude to Probe 30 Global Targets, From Big Tech to Governments
The incident, uncovered in September 2025, involved a suspected Chinese actor using Anthropic’s Claude and Claude Code tools to target around 30 global entities.
Quantum
Google Unveils Quantum Toolkit “DQI” to Tackle Tough Optimisation Challenges
The toolkit, named Decoded Quantum Interferometry (DQI), combines quantum interference patterns with powerful decoding methods to address difficult problems related to optimisation and decoding.
Funding
Bengaluru Startup SmartTerra Raises $1 Mn to Scale AI-Driven Water Intelligence
The capital will fuel SmartTerra’s expansion across India, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, and help grow its engineering and AI teams.
Developer's Corner
Amazon Launches Private Bug Bounty Programme to Harden Nova Foundation Models
The invite-only initiative aims to engage security researchers and academic teams in identifying and resolving vulnerabilities in the company’s AI stack
AI Developments
Advocacy Group Urges OpenAI to Suspend Sora 2 Amid Deepfake Concerns
The group states the launch was “rushed” and that Sora 2 shows “a reckless disregard” for safety, personal likeness rights, and democratic integrity.
Acquisition
Salesforce to Acquire Agentic Search Startup Doti, Boosting AI R&D in Israel
The acquisition will bring Doti’s engineering talent and enterprise search technology into Salesforce’s ecosystem.
Developer's Corner
Google Brings Colab Features to VS Code With New Extension
The launch follows strong demand from users who wanted to bridge the gap between VS Code’s rich editing capabilities and Colab’s notebook execution and compute access.
AI Startups
Cursor Raises $2.3 Bn, Hits $29.3 Bn Valuation as AI Code Editor Revenue Tops $1 Bn
Anysphere also revealed that its annualised revenue has surpassed $1 billion, underscoring the rapid adoption of AI-assisted software development tools.
Expansion
UiPath Expands India Presence with New Innovation Hub in Bengaluru
The facility will serve as a strategic innovation hub, bringing together UiPath’s Product and Engineering (P&E) teams that contribute nearly 25% of the firm’s global R&D.