Gadgets
Around 77.8 million AI PCs will be Sold Worldwide This Year
By 2026, that number is expected to soar to 143 million, commanding a dominant 55% market share.
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AI Startups
OpenAI Plans Data Center in India Amid Global AI Expansion: Report
In August, OpenAI confirmed plans to open its first India office in New Delhi later this year.
Chips
China’s Cambricon Records 4300% Revenue Surge as Nvidia Struggles With U.S. Export Curbs
The surge comes as U.S. chip giant Nvidia recorded no H20 chip sales to China in its latest quarter due to U.S. export restrictions.
Chips
U.S. Tightens Rules on Samsung and SK Hynix Chip Production in China
The exemptions, granted in 2022, had allowed Samsung and SK Hynix to bypass sweeping U.S. export restrictions on advanced chipmaking tools.
AI News
Nvidia’s 40% Revenue Heavily Concentrated in Just Two Mystery Customers
For the first half of the fiscal year, the same two customers accounted for 20% and 15% of Nvidia’s total revenue.
Indian IT
TCS & Diligenta Complete Landmark Migration for 3.8 mn Scottish Widows Customers
TCS has implemented the Next-gen TCS BaNCS Wealth administration platform that caters to the UK marke
Cybersecurity
Google Issues Security Alert to 2.5 Billion Gmail Users After Salesforce Breach
Google confirmed that the compromised data was limited to basic business details such as company names and contact information
Partnerships
Meta and Reliance Announce Joint Venture to Accelerate AI Adoption in India
The JV will deliver a secure, full-stack environment for organisations to customise and deploy generative AI
Cloud
NeevCloud Launches Zata.ai: Secure and Scalable Cloud Storage Platform for Businesses
Zata.ai aims to empower enterprises with scalable, AI-ready infrastructure at affordable costs.
Developer's Corner
GitHub Copilot Adds Grok Code Fast 1 in Public Preview for Developers
For individual paid users, the model can be activated directly from the Visual Studio Code model picker.
Datacentre
Techno Digital Inaugurates 36MW Data Centre in Chennai
The launch marks the first step in Techno Digital’s previously announced $1 billion investment to build a nationwide data infrastructure ecosystem.
AI Models
OpenAI Launches gpt-realtime: Its Most Advanced Speech-to-Speech AI Model Yet
To enhance personalisation, OpenAI has introduced two exclusive new voices, Cedar and Marin, available only with gpt-realtime.