AI news and funding updates from the last 24 hours(03rd March 2025):

✅ Together Fund

- Launched Together AI Studio, a 12-week venture-building program in India for AI-first startups.

- Offers up to $1M in funding, mentorship, US-India network, and $600K+ in cloud credits.

- Focus areas: AI-driven business applications, healthcare, and frontier AI research.

✅ AJVC (A Junior VC)

- Closed its ₹100 crore inaugural fund, exceeding its target.

- Plans to invest in 12-15 startups annually, with a focus on AI, SaaS, and consumer tech.

- Already invested in five AI startups.

✅ Progress

- Appointed Ed Keisling as its first Chief AI Officer (CAIO) to lead AI strategy and development.

- Keisling was previously SVP of engineering at Progress.

✅ Flora

- AI startup founded by Weber W. to create a unified platform for creative professionals.

- Features an "infinite canvas" integrating AI-generated text, images, and videos.

- Free version available; paid plans start at $16/month.

✅ Google

- Introduced real-time interactive features for its Gemini AI assistant at MWC 2025.

- "Screenshare" lets users ask questions about shared phone screens.

- Video search feature enables queries about recorded videos.

✅ UBTECH Robotics

- Completed multi-humanoid robot collaborative training at Zeekr’s 5G Intelligent Factory.

- Robots performed sorting, handling, and precision assembly tasks using BrainNet software.

✅ Amazon Web Services (AWS)

- Announced new AWS Outposts offerings for telecom service providers at MWC 2025.

- Includes Outposts racks and servers for 5G Core and RAN workloads.

- Collaborating with Nokia; major telecom operators are adopting these solutions.

✅ Apple

- Siri’s major AI upgrade delayed until 2027 as part of Apple Intelligence.

- iOS 19 in 2026 will bring some AI improvements, but full generative AI capabilities expected in iOS 20.

- Faces competition from Alexa+, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot.

✅ Opera

- Launching Browser Operator, an AI agent that automates website tasks.

- Will be part of Opera’s Feature Drop program.

- Competing with OpenAI’s Operator and Perplexity’s Comet browser.

✅ Jolla (Venho.ai)

- Introducing Mindy, a privacy-focused AI assistant.

- Can integrate with apps, summarize content, and generate AI agents on the fly.

- Available via subscription ($10/month) and on the Mind2 Jolla AI device.

✅ ReaLJam (Google DeepMind Collaboration)

- AI-powered tool for real-time jam sessions with musicians.

- Uses reinforcement learning and a "waterfall display" for smooth play.

- Received positive feedback from experienced musicians.