Tamil Nadu to Introduce AI, Coding, and Online Tools in School Curriculum
These tools will be available in hi-tech labs in middle schools, with both students and teachers trained to use them effectively
Latest
Amazon Unveils Nova Act SDK, an AI Agent for Automating Web-Based Tasks
Amazon’s Nova Act SDK will directly compete with OpenAI’s Operator and Anthropic’s Computer Use.
Akamai Introduces Cloud-Based VPUs for High-Efficiency Video Streaming
This makes Akamai the first cloud provider to integrate VPUs, bringing specialised media transcoding hardware to cloud environments.
Runway Unveils Gen-4 AI Model, Advancing Video Generation with 'World Consistency'
The new video generation model is now available to all paid and enterprise customers
Google Slides Integrates Imagen 3 for AI-Powered Image Generation and New Productivity Features
Users can also create images in different aspect ratios (19:6, 16:9, 1:1) using the new "Create an image" feature.
AI Startups
OpenAI's Revenue to Triple this Year, Reach $12.7 bn
OpenAI is close to securing a $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank Group Corp.
Databricks and Anthropic Partner to Help Businesses Build AI Agents
Claude 3.7 Sonnet is Anthropic’s most advanced AI model yet, excelling in complex tasks such as agentic reasoning, multi-step planning, and multi-turn conversations with extended context.
EY India Launches Customised Fine-Tuned LLM to Enhance AI Adoption in BFSI Sector
The model offers multilingual support, including English and Hindi.
OpenAI Enhances ChatGPT with New GPT-4o Image Generation Capabilities
GPT‑4o image generation excels at accurately rendering text, precisely following prompts, and leveraging 4o’s inherent knowledge base
Juspay Open Sources Payments Orchestration in India
Juspay, a global leader in payments technology, has open-sourced its payments routing engine as part of its broader open-source initiative, Hyperswitch. This routing engine will now be merchants’ in-house software layer in their own tech stack (and not a third-party router). Merchants can self-host the solution in their own infra,
Irame.ai Secures Seed Funding to Scale AI-Powered Audit Intelligence
Irame.ai’s AI-powered approach delivers audits up to 3-4x faster while significantly reducing costs — helping enterprises modernize governance with unparalleled efficiency
Big Tech
Google Releases Gemini 2.5, Its Most Intelligent AI Model So Far
The Gemini 2.5 "thinking model" outperforms other leading models, including OpenAI's o3 mini, GPT-4.5, DeepSeek-R1, Grok 3, and Claude 3.7 Sonnet