AI News
U.S. Army Promotes AI Recruiter ‘Sgt. Star’ to ‘Staff Sgt. Star’ with Smarter Capabilities
The AI assistant currently supports around 12,000 authorised users and is expected to serve 28,000 users by November.
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 Startups
Cursor Launches ₹649 ‘Start’ Plan in India with UPI Payments
Anyshpere, the company behind Cursor, said the new plan is designed to address two long-standing requests from its Indian users: locally priced subscriptions and the ability to pay through UPI.
AI Models
Microsoft Unveils ‘Project Perception’ to Fight AI-Powered Cyberattacks with AI Agents
The platform also adopts a multi-model AI architecture instead of relying on a single large language model.
Leadership Moves
Databricks Appoints Ex-Microsoft Leader Corrie Briscoe to Head APJ Partnerships and Alliances
Briscoe joins Databricks from AWS, where she led the APJ Partner Core organisation, overseeing partner programmes, strategic investments, and go-to-market initiatives.
Developer's Corner
Tredence Launches Forward Deployed Engineering Practice, Plans to Hire 200 AI Specialists
The company said the new practice is designed to help Fortune 100 enterprises move more quickly from identifying business problems to deploying AI solutions that deliver measurable outcomes.
GCC
The 9 Most Important Global Capability Centres That Chose India in 2026
India hosts 2,117 GCCs employing 2.36 million professionals and generating nearly $98.4 billion in revenue.
Policies
Jack Dorsey's BitChat Was Not the Only App the Indian Government Wanted to Ban Amid CJP New Delhi Protest
India's move against Jack Dorsey's BitChat extended beyond one app. Here's why the government also sought to block Briar and Bridgefy during the CJP protest.
Cybersecurity
Bank of Baroda Hacked, 1 TB of Data Available on Dark Web
Bank of Baroda has not responded publicly to the allegations, and there is currently no confirmation from CERT-In or the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) regarding the purported breach
Acquisition
Notion Acquires AI Search Startup ZeroEntropy to Boost Enterprise AI Performance
As part of the deal, Ghita Houir Alami, ZeroEntropy's founder and CEO, will join Notion to lead its newly formed Model Research team.
Opinion
Why BitChat Will Thrive and No Government Can Ban It
Once BitChat is installed on a device, it can continue operating offline, relaying messages from phone to phone without relying on any central infrastructure.
Acquisition
Midjourney Makes First Acquisition, Buys Astrology App Co-Star
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
AI Models
Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 5, Bringing Near-Frontier AI Performance at Half the Cost
Anthropic has priced the model at $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens, matching the pricing of Opus 4.8.