AI News
Reporting, analysis and features from AIM's AI News section.
Figma Expands Into Coding, Hosting as CEO Rules Out Covering High-Traffic Bills
Figma said its new AI-powered tools will expand designers’ capabilities, while hosting costs could vary with traffic.
Sanjana Gupta ·
Mistral AI Models Run Aboard First Satellite of 50-Satellite AI Constellation
Orbitworks and Loft Orbital are deploying NVIDIA-powered satellites that process Earth observation data in orbit and deliver alerts in seconds.
Sanjana Gupta ·
DataLEADS, JanAI Plan 100 Swasth AI Hubs to Address India's Rural Health Needs
The hubs will conduct workshops, training, and community engagement in local languages to explain how AI can be applied responsibly in healthcare to students, faculty, and frontline healthcare workers.
Mark Philip Jayan ·
Odisha Approves ₹176.83 Crore Disaster Recovery Data Centre in Keonjhar
The Odisha State Data Centre (OSDC) will be established on the south campus of Dharanidhar University in the district.
Shalini Mondal ·
Accenture, Workday Launch Forward Deployed Engineering Programme for AI Agents
Engineers will work with client teams and Workday’s product staff to adapt agentic capabilities to enterprise workflows and inform future platform development.
Mukundan Sivaraj ·
TCS to Modernise Australian Financial Services Firm’s Core Banking Systems
TCS will deploy its BaNCS Global Banking Platform to help MyState consolidate its banking systems, business processes, data repositories, and customer service systems.
Mukundan Sivaraj ·
Forward Deployed Engineer Job Postings in India Grew Nearly 19x in a Year: Report
Forward Deployed Engineer positions appear across technology companies, consulting firms, startups, and specialist AI businesses, according to Indeed.
Kileuna Haralu ·
Anthropic Ditches Git In Its Monorepo, Builds In-House Version Control System
Scion cuts source control infrastructure requirements by 200 times as Anthropic rethinks code reviews, testing and merge queues for AI-generated code.
Supreeth Koundinya ·
Sarvam AI Launches Bulbul V4 Flash for Real-Time Speech in 11 Indian Languages
The model is priced at ₹20 per 10,000 characters, a one-third reduction from the ₹30 charged for Bulbul V3.
Siddharth Jindal ·
IBM, MeitY Startup Hub Sign MoU to Expand Technology Access for Deep-Tech Startups
The partnership will support startups working on AI, hybrid cloud and quantum computing through technical guidance, mentorship and enterprise engagement opportunities.
Ridhika Basnet ·
Parallel Loop Raises $6.6 Million to Make AI Work for Enterprises
Its AI stack is combined with forward-deployed engineers who work alongside client teams to connect existing systems, processes and organisational knowledge, and to build AI workflows and applications.
Mark Philip Jayan ·
Gnani AI Launches Timbre v3.0 With AI Voices That Can Whisper, Laugh & Shout
The model can also generate non-verbal sounds such as coughs, sniffles, yawns and exhales.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Conversational AI Co Gupshup Launches Video-Based AI Agents for Businesses
Gupshup’s Avatar Agent enables businesses to customise digital avatars and deploy existing agents across channels.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Alibaba Unveils New Qwen AI Smart Glasses to Compete With Meta
Alibaba has launched its next-generation Qwen Glasses N1 series, featuring upgraded cameras, eye-tracking capabilities, and deeper integration with its AI assistant.
Kileuna Haralu ·
Google Makes Gemini 4 Argon Available Globally to Developers and Enterprises
Google said the model is built to handle complex, multi-step tasks and work across large codebases, documents and datasets.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Saudi OpenAI Engineer Arrested Over Hidden Recording Device in Conference Room
OpenAI employees discovered the device on September 30, concealed in toilet paper and connected to a USB port behind a television. Its contents were encrypted.
Supreeth Koundinya ·
CtrlS Announces ₹10,000 Crore Investment in Bihar for AI Data Centre
Its plans also include establishing more than 20 edge data centres across tier-2 and tier-3 cities in India over the coming years.
Siddharth Jindal ·
RevRag AI Raises $2.5 Mn to Build AI Relationship Managers for Banks
RevRag’s AI agents integrate into financial institutions’ mobile and web applications, guiding users through processes such as KYC verification, document uploads and account activation.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Applied Materials and Intel Join Forces to Advance AI Chipmaking
Applied Materials and Intel will combine research capabilities to speed up semiconductor development and manufacturing.
Sanjana Gupta ·
Persistent Systems Adds Hyderabad Facility for BFSI Clients
The company has more than 3,000 employees in Hyderabad, where the new office adds to its existing delivery operations at WaveRock and Sattva Knowledge City.
Mukundan Sivaraj ·