Lawsuits
Rolling Stone Publisher Penske Media Sues Google Over AI Summaries
PMC alleges these overviews lift content without permission, diverting readers away from original reporting and cutting into publishers’ traffic and revenue streams.
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SaaS
SG Selects Salesforce to Digitise Dealer Network Across 850 Locations in India
Salesforce Service Cloud will automate workflows, improve field productivity, streamline customer support, and strengthen partner relationships.
Indian IT
TCS Wins Contract From New Zealand's The Warehouse Group to Drive $40 Mn Digital Transformation
The partnership also includes initiatives to upskill the retailer’s workforce in digital and AI technologies.
AI Developments
Researchers Demonstrate How ChatGPT Could Leak Private Emails Through MCP Tools
OpenAI recently rolled out full support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
AI Developments
AI Solves Prime Number Puzzle That Stumped Mathematicians for Years
The AI model was able to complete the formalisation in just three weeks.
AI Developments
US Government Signs Deals with OpenAI, Google, Anthropic to Expand Federal AI Access
These deals tie into the GSA’s “OneGov” strategy, part of the Trump administration’s broader America’s AI Action Plan.
Culture
Nepal Picks New PM on Discord as Gen Z Protesters Rewrite Politics Online
The online selection comes after ten days of turmoil that saw Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resign.
AI News
Naveen Rao Launches AI Hardware Startup Backed by Databricks
At Databricks, he helped spearhead critical AI initiatives and will continue to advise the company while pursuing this new venture.
AI Models
Google Unveils VaultGemma: World’s Largest Open AI Model Built With Privacy at Its Core
VaultGemma demonstrated performance close to predictions and comparable utility to non-private models.
Cloud
TCS and C-DAC Partner to Accelerate India’s Sovereign Cloud Ecosystem
The initiative is expected to enhance secure hosting for government applications such as e-Sanjeevani, Dial 112, and workloads from central ministries.
Chips
NVIDIA’s Rubin CPX Promises to Crush AI Inference Bottlenecks — With 30x ROI
Rubin CPX is aimed at high-value use cases such as codebase reasoning and HD video generation.
Cybersecurity
Okta Uncovers VoidProxy: Advanced Phishing Service Bypassing MFA Protections
VoidProxy deploys advanced Adversary-in-the-Middle (AitM) techniques to intercept login sessions in real time.