Big Tech
Amazon Rejects Claims That AI-Written Code Caused Website Outages
According to Amazon, only one of the incidents involved AI-assisted tools, and even in that case the disruption was not caused by AI code.
Big Tech
Microsoft Introduces Copilot Health to Bring AI-Powered Insights to Personal Medical Data
Copilot Health is currently rolling out in phases in the United States, with plans for broader expansion in the future.
Chips
Meta Platforms Strikes Multibillion-Dollar Deal to Rent Google TPUs
In October, The Left Shift published an exclusive report on Meta's talks with Google about a potential multi-million-dollar deal for Google's TPUs.
Big Tech
Google DeepMind Debuts Project Genie, AI Tool for Creating Interactive Worlds
The tool is initially rolling out to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the United States.
Big Tech
Google Expands AI Plus Subscription to 35 New Countries, Including the US
The plan includes access to Gemini 3 Pro and Nano Banana Pro within the Gemini app, AI filmmaking tools in Flow, and research and writing assistance in NotebookLM.
Partnerships
Apple Taps Google’s Gemini Models to Power Next Generation of Apple Intelligence and Siri
Apple said Apple Intelligence will continue to function within its tightly controlled ecosystem, running on Apple devices and through its Private Cloud Compute infrastructure.
Big Tech
Google Launches Universal Commerce Protocol to Power AI-Driven Shopping and Agentic Checkout
UCP establishes a shared language that allows agents, retailers, and payment providers to interact without requiring custom integrations for each platform.
Developer's Corner
Google Brings Vibe-Coding Tool Opal to Gemini, Letting Users Build AI Apps Without Code
Opal appears inside the Gems manager and includes a visual editor that breaks app creation into clear, connected steps.
Big Tech
Google Launches First-Ever Credit Card in India
India was chosen as the launch market due to its rapidly expanding digital payments ecosystem.
Big Tech
Big Tech’s New Love Story with India: Amazon and Microsoft Announce New Mega Billion-Dollar Investments
Microsoft kicked things off with a massive $17.5 billion commitment to supercharge India’s AI and cloud infrastructure over the next four years.
Developer's Corner
Google Cloud Now Offers Official MCP Support Across Its Services to Power Agentic AI
Under the new rollout, Google is launching fully-managed, remote MCP servers that let developers point their AI agents, including clients like Gemini CLI and AI Studio.
AI Models
Google Drops ‘Nano Banana Pro’ — Its Sharpest AI Image Generator Yet
It can draw on Google Search’s real-world data — for example, illustrating a recipe or visualising real-time weather.