Artificial intelligence
Perplexity AI Targets Google’s Crown Jewel with $34.5 Billion Bid for Chrome Browser
By Cygnus | 13 Aug 2025
In a move that could shake up the race for AI-driven search dominance, Perplexity AI has launched an unsolicited $34.5 billion all-cash bid to acquire Google’s Chrome browser.
TCS Layoffs Signal AI-Driven Shift in India’s $283 Billion Outsourcing Industry
By Cygnus | 08 Aug 2025
Tata Consultancy Services’ decision to cut more than 12,000 jobs is being seen as a pivotal moment for India’s IT outsourcing sector
OpenAI Unveils Open-Weight AI Models, Democratizing Advanced AI Development
By Cygnus | 06 Aug 2025
OpenAI has announced the release of two new open-weight AI models, gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, marking a significant shift toward making powerful AI tools more accessible and affordable.
Amazon to Shut Down Shanghai AI Lab Amid Shifting Global Strategy
By Cygnus | 23 Jul 2025
Amazon is winding down its artificial intelligence research lab in Shanghai, a move that reflects the growing complexities of operating in China amid rising geopolitical tensions
Govt to provide free AI training to a million Indian citizens
By Unnikrishnan | 18 Jul 2025
The ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY), under its Digital India Mission, proposes to provide training in artificial intelligence (AI) to a million citizens
Elon Musk Unveils Grok 4: xAI’s Most Advanced AI Yet, Priced at $300/Month
By Axel Miller | 10 Jul 2025
In a high-profile livestream on X (formerly Twitter), Elon Musk and his xAI team pulled back the curtain on Grok 4 — the latest evolution of their artificial intelligence chatbot.
Elon Musk’s Grok AI Under Fire for Antisemitic Responses, Prompts Cleanup Effort
By Cygnus | 09 Jul 2025
Grok, the AI chatbot created by Elon Musk’s xAI, is under scrutiny after users reported it generated antisemitic content—including praise for Adolf Hitler and offensive stereotypes.
Capgemini to Acquire WNS for $3.3 Billion in Strategic AI-Led Expansion
By Cygnus | 07 Jul 2025
Capgemini has unveiled a $3.3 billion agreement to acquire India-based business process outsourcing (BPO) company WNS, representing a significant move in its continued expansion into AI-powered services.
SoftBank goes all-in on AI: Masayoshi Son's $32B bet on artificial super intelligence
By Cygnus | 27 Jun 2025
SoftBank's Masayoshi Son has never shied away from sweeping visions, and his latest is characteristically bold.
Tesla’s robotaxi test begins, but scaling won’t be easy
By Cygnus | 25 Jun 2025
Tesla’s first true robotaxi has finally hit the streets of Austin, Texas—yet the bigger race is only beginning.
SK Group and Amazon to invest $5.1 billion in South Korea's largest AI data centre
By Axel Miller | 20 Jun 2025
South Korea is set to become home to its largest AI data centre, thanks to a major investment led by SK Group and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Nvidia to launch budget Blackwell AI chip for China to bypass export curbs
By Axel Miller | 26 May 2025
Nvidia is preparing to roll out a new, lower-priced AI chip for the Chinese market in response to U.S.
Nvidia opens up chip-linking tech as AI demand surges
19 May 2025
Nvidia is taking a significant step to extend its influence in the fast-evolving AI hardware space.
Nvidia eyes Shanghai R&D hub amid rising pressure in China
16 May 2025
In a strategic bid to retain its foothold in China’s rapidly evolving AI landscape, US chipmaker Nvidia is planning to establish a new research and development center in Shanghai.
China's AI-powered humanoid robots set sights on transforming global manufacturing
13 May 2025
In a quiet industrial suburb of Shanghai, a remarkable scene unfolds daily. Inside a warehouse, humanoid robots tirelessly perform repetitive tasks—folding shirts, making sandwiches, and opening doors.
OpenAI, Microsoft in talks to restructure partnership amid IPO ambitions
12 May 2025
OpenAI and Microsoft are reportedly renegotiating the terms of their high-stakes partnership, aiming to clear the path for a potential IPO by the AI startup
Google taps AI to ease power grid congestion as data center demand soars
10 Apr 2025
In a move that could reshape how the U.S. energy grid handles soaring electricity demand, Google is teaming up with PJM Interconnection—the country’s largest grid operator—to deploy artificial intelligence
SoftBank, OpenAI team up to build AI data centre in Japan: report
16 Mar 2025
Japanese technology investment and management multinational, SoftBank Group Corp, is planning a big splash into the business of artificial intelligence with billions of dollars in data centre investments
Reliance Jio plans to launch AI cloud PCs for its 475 million subscribers
04 Mar 2025
Reliance Jio Infocomm, India’s largest telecom service provider, plans to introduce cloud-based AI personal computers for its over 475 million subscribers, chairman Aakash Ambani has said.
Microsoft’s AI technology helps Baramati farmers fight climate and improve productivity
26 Feb 2025
The Agricultural Development Trust (ADT) of Baramati in Maharashtra has been effectively using Microsoft AI technology to improve crop yields
Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati launches Thinking Machine Lab
22 Feb 2025
Mira Murati, who was formerly the chief technology officer of artificial intelligence pioneer, OpenAI, has brought together a team of specialists
STPI opens new incubation centre for AI startups in Kolkata
22 Feb 2025
Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) on Thursday opened a new incubation facility at Kolkata’s Salt Lake, to provide support to innovation-led entrepreneurship and facilitate IT exports from the region.
India gets into AI mode, plans to build own LLM
31 Jan 2025
The Indian government woke up to reality of its digital status, after a Chinese startup launched a low-cost foundational AI model, and has announced plans to build an Indian version of the Large Language Model
Alibaba claims AI supremacy in move to shift tech war to China
30 Jan 2025
Chinese tech company Alibaba on Wednesday released an improved version of its artificial intelligence model, Qwen 2.5, which, it claimed, is way ahead of AI startup DeepSeek’s
DeepSeek reports cyberattack as users make a run for the AI startup
28 Jan 2025
DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that came out with an AI assistant that could more than match American AI models like ChatGPT