Funding
Profound Raises $1.5 Mn to Build AI Reps for Every Professional
It wants to replace static resumes and keyword-based professional profiles with intelligent AI "Reps" that continuously learn from users and act on their behalf.
AI Startups
Sarvam AI Announces San Francisco Office, Taps AI Researcher Deepak Chaplot as Advisor
Sarvam AI also unveiled plans to build a one trillion-plus parameter foundation model.
Science
OpenAI Launches Free ChatGPT Programme for 100,000 Academic Researchers
Participants will receive access to OpenAI's latest frontier models, including GPT-5.6 Sol Pro, along with the ability to invite up to four collaborators from their institution.
Campus
OpenAI Launches Student Collective, Invites Campus Leaders Across India and Seven Other Countries
The initiative seeks undergraduate students who are passionate about artificial intelligence and interested in building AI communities at their universities.
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 Startups
Entire Launches India Data Residency, Opens Founding Builders Programme
The startup is also introducing a Founding Builders Programme for Indian startups.
Partnerships
Together AI, Y Combinator Launch Dedicated GPU Cluster to Help AI Startups Overcome Compute Crunch
The initiative gives AI-native startups in YC's portfolio dedicated access to GPU resources for both AI training and inference.
Lawsuits
Anthropic to Pay Authors $1.5 Bn in Landmark AI Copyright Settlement
Authors and publishers will receive $3,000 for each of approximately 500,000 works that Anthropic copied from online pirate libraries.
AI Startups
Anthropic Opens Claude AI to Scientists Tackling Rare Diseases with $50,000 Grant
Applications are open until August 2, 2026.
AI Models
GPT-5.6 Sol Users Report File Deletions, Raising Concerns Over AI Autonomy
While the incidents remain anecdotal, OpenAI had previously acknowledged the model's tendency to be overly proactive
AI Startups
Anthropic Introduces India Pricing for Claude AI Subscriptions Amid Market Expansion
Claude Pro is priced at ₹1,999 per month, while Claude Max costs ₹11,999 per month
AI Startups
AI Startup Wordsworth Shuts Down Despite Six-Figure Revenue
The startup had raised an $800,000 angel SAFE round in early 2024.