Expansion
Andreessen Horowitz Bengaluru Office Report Turns Out to Be Fake News
Anish Acharya, General Partner at a16z, has publicly refuted the claim on social media.
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Leadership Moves
Former VMware CEO Raghu Raghuram Joins Andreessen Horowitz as General & Managing Partner
At a16z, Raghuram will hold three key roles — General Partner on the AI Infrastructure and Growth teams, and Managing Partner
Big Tech
Google Unveils Gemini Enterprise to Power AI-Driven Workplace Automation
Gemini Enterprise offers Standard and Plus plans at $30 per user per month, and a Business plan at $21 per user
Acquisition
Data Streaming Platform Confluent is Exploring a Potential Sale
The potential sale process is still in early stages, with the company working alongside an investment bank.
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SaaS
[Exclusive] Salesforce to Announce Human-Like Voice Agents at Dreamforce
The new capabilities will be integrated into Agentforce, Salesforce’s AI agent-building platform.
Cloud
GitHub to Fully Migrate Infrastructure to Microsoft Azure, Delays New Feature Development
GitHub CTO Vladimir Fedorov told staff that the company’s Virginia data centre has reached capacity limits.
SaaS
Salesforce Expands Agentforce to Strengthen Security and Automate Compliance Processes
Agentforce delivers real-time anomaly detection, user activity analysis, and automated remediation.
Developer's Corner
Meta Spins Off React Into Independent React Foundation Under Linux Foundation
The new React Foundation will oversee React, React Native, JSX, and related projects.
Chips
Semiconductor Startup Morphing Machines Raises $4.3 Mn to Build India’s First Runtime-Reconfigurable Processor
The fresh funds will be used to develop and test its first chip
SaaS
Indian Messaging App Arattai Has No End-To-End Encryption
Arattai states that “secret chat” mode offers end-to-end encrypted messaging, but regular chats do not yet enjoy the same protection.
Reports
Gartner Warns of Agentic AI Oversupply; Market Correction Expected
Previously, Garnter said 40% of agentic AI projects will be scrapped by 2027.
Funding
August AI Secures $3 Mn to Scale Its AI Health Assistant Globally
It plans to utilise the fresh capital to scale the platform, accelerate product development and expand its medical knowledge base.