AI News
Reporting, analysis and features from AIM's AI News section.
ideaForge Launches New UAV That Maps Anything, Anywhere in All Environments
The Q6V2 GEO can map varied terrains and offers more than 50 minutes of flight with LiDAR payloads.
Sanjana Gupta ·
DeepSeek Releases V3.1 Model with 685 Billion Parameters on Hugging Face
DeepSeek V3.1 comes with an extended context window, allowing the model to process and retain more information within a single query.
Siddharth Jindal ·
TCS Launches New AI-Driven Operations Centre in Mexico City
The facility will be staffed with AI specialists and software engineers with expertise in emerging enterprise technologies.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
Alibaba’s Qwen-Image-Edit Brings Precision Text, Visual Editing to AI Images
The new model combines semantic control and visual precision for next-generation editing.
Ankush Das ·
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Go for ₹399 Per Month in India With 10x GPT-5 Access
Access to legacy models and Sora is not included with the ChatGPT Go subscription.
Supreeth Koundinya ·
Dhruv Rathee’s Startup AI Fiesta Draws Mixed Reviews, T3 Chat Comparisons
Priced at ₹999/month, AI Fiesta undercuts individual AI subscriptions, which can cost up to ₹9,600 monthly.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Databricks Valued at $100 Billion as It Prepares for Series K Funding
The round is backed by existing investors and marks one of the largest late-stage financings in the AI sector this year.
Ankush Das ·
Vodafone Idea Partners with IBM to Launch AI Innovation Hub, Modernise IT Operations
The hub will bring together experts from both companies to create AI-driven tools, automation solutions and digital products.
Shalini Mondal ·
Tredence Launches Milky Way AI Agent System for Enterprise Decision-Making
“The enterprise AI landscape is shifting from tools to teammates.”
Siddharth Jindal ·
Oracle Deploys OpenAI GPT-5 Across Database and Cloud Applications
GPT-5 is available in three sizes through the API and in ChatGPT Enterprise.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Accenture to Acquire CyberCX, Boost Cybersecurity Strength in Asia Pacific
Accenture has completed 20 security acquisitions since 2015.
Shalini Mondal ·
Qatar Airways, Accenture Launch ‘AI Skyways’ to Transform Aviation Operations
AI Skyways will leverage AI to reimagine a spectrum of operations—from customer service to operations.
Shalini Mondal ·
iPhone 17 Production Begins in Bengaluru
Foxconn’s plant in Sriperumbudur near Chennai also assembles the iPhone 16 Pro and the Pro Max models.
Supreeth Koundinya ·
EY India Names Gaurav Bhalotia as Chief Technology Officer
His appointment comes as EY India accelerates the development of AI-powered tools to help clients manage digital transformation.
Shalini Mondal ·
Anthropic Gives Claude the Ability to Exit Abusive Conversations
Users can now instruct Claude to end the conversation if required.
Ankush Das ·
Cohere Raises $500 Mn, Hires Meta’s Research Lead
The company has reportedly raised a total of $1.6 billion in funding.
Supreeth Koundinya ·
Google Introduces Gemma 3 270M for Task-Specific AI Applications
The company said the model is built for instruction-following and text structuring, while also being energy efficient.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal’s AI Startup Parallel Beats GPT-5 in Deep Web Research
The startup has raised approximately $30 million in funding.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Infosys, Telstra Forge Joint Venture to Boost AI-Driven Cloud Solutions in Australia
Infosys would acquire 75% of the shareholding in Versent Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telstra Group, that delivers cloud and digital transformation.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
Bengaluru-based NeuralGarage Dubs War 2 in Telugu Using AI
VisualDub, the company’s proprietary video transformation model, alters actors’ facial movements using audio as a controller.
Siddharth Jindal ·