AI Models
Google Unveils EmbeddingGemma: A Lightweight, High-Performance Embedding Model for On-Device AI
Built on the Gemma 3 architecture and trained on over 100 languages, it can run on less than 200MB of RAM with quantization.
The Left Shift Bureau
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Indian IT
Odisha Taps TCS for Cloud-Native IFMS 3.0 to Boost Digital Governance
IFMS 3.0 introduces a user-friendly interface, real-time data integration across departments, and advanced reporting tools for better insights.
AI News
Databricks Assistant Evolves with Powerful New AI Data Science Agent
The new Data Science Agent extends these capabilities by reasoning, planning, and executing complex multi-step processes directly within Databricks Notebooks and the SQL Editor.
Expansion
Atlassian Expands India Presence with New 2 Lakh+ Sq. Ft. R&D Centre in Bengaluru
Atlassian entered India in 2018 with 60 employees
Robotics
CynLr, IISc Team Up to Develop Robots That Think Like Humans
The partnership will combine structured research, algorithm development, and training programs.
Databases
Neo4j Launches Infinigraph to Scale Graph Databases Without Limits
Infinigraph is available now in Neo4j’s Enterprise Edition and will soon roll out to AuraDB, the company’s cloud-native platform.
Leadership Moves
Observability Leader New Relic Appoints Ashok Khurana as India Country Manager to Drive Growth
Khurana brings over three decades of experience in software sales and leadership, having held senior roles at Google Cloud, Microsoft, Persistent Systems.
SaaS
Salesforce’s Agentforce Drives $1.2 bn in AI Revenue as Q2 Revenue Hits $10.2 bn
The company also reported closing over 12,500 Agentforce deals, more than half of which are paid.
Acquisition
CoreWeave to Acquire OpenPipe, Expanding Reinforcement Learning Capabilities for AI Labs
OpenPipe’s platform is widely adopted by developers for post-training AI agents on unique workflows.
Funding
You.com Secures $100 mn to Build ‘Highways of the Agentic Era’ for AI Agents
You.com claims its APIs outperform Bing and Google’s search APIs in speed, accuracy, and cost.
Funding
FlexifyMe Raises ₹20 Crore to Expand AI-Powered Physiotherapy and Chronic Pain Care
The new funding will support FlexifyMe’s hybrid care expansion through online and offline centres.
Quantum
IQM Quantum Computers Secures $320 mn to Push Toward Million-Qubit Systems
IQM would also focus on expanding its business in the U.S. and other global markets.