Meta Announces a Fine-Tuned Llama to Deploy in Space
Space Llama evolves and builds upon successful efforts by Booz Allen to deploy and operate the first known large language model (LLM) in space.
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SaaS Startup Atomicwork Launches Multimodal AI Solution Called Universal Agent
The new agent features voice-enabled video support and aims to reduce ticket volumes by 60% for service teams in IT, HR
Musk's xAI in Early Talks to Raise Billions of Dollars
The funding round could value the startup at $120 billion
In 2024, the US Shipped 40 AI Models, China 15 & EU 3
Private AI investment in the U.S. soared to $109.1 bn—outpacing China’s $9.3 bn
India’s First AI Lab for Railway Safety Inaugurated at IISc
India’s first dedicated AI Lab for Railway Safety was inaugurated on April 24, 2025, by Sri Praveen Kumar IRSE, Managing Director of DFCCIL, in the presence of IISc faculty and representatives from a railway-focused IISc startup. Located at the Research Centre (iHUB) within the IISc campus, the lab aims
Big Tech
Google is Working on Gemini Robotics Models, According to Sundar Pichai
Gemini Robotics is an advanced vision-language-action (VLA) model that was built on Gemini 2.0 with the addition of physical actions as a new output modality
1.5 Billion People Use Google's AI Overviews Every Month
More recently, the company began testing “AI Mode,” enabling users to ask complex, multi-part questions in a chat-like experience.
Manus AI Maker Butterfly Effect Raises $75 mn to Expand into the US
The startup also plans to expand into Japan, and the Middle East
China's Baidu Unveils Faster, More Efficient ERNIE AI Models
Baidu also introduced a new AI agent, Xinxiang,
Sarvam AI Likely to Receive INR 220 Cr From Govt to Build Foundational Models
Last year, Sarvam AI released India’s first open-source foundational model, built completely from scratch
Adobe Integrates AI Image Models from OpenAI and Google into Firefly, Expands to Mobile
Firefly, which Adobe introduced in 2023, has until now featured the company’s own AI models
AI Startups
Perplexity Wants to be Google, Collect User Data & Sell Hypersonalised Ads
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas recently outlined the company’s plans to launch a browser named Comet—a move aimed at deepening user understanding through broader data collection. Speaking on the TBPN podcast, Srinivas said that collecting data beyond Perplexity’s app is key to offering more relevant advertising and content