✅ OpenAI- NextGenAI Consortium:OpenAI launched NextGenAI with 15 research institutions, offering $50 million in funding, compute resources, and API access to advance AI in research and education. CEO Sam Altman highlighted its potential on social media.- Corporate Restructuring & Legal Updates:A federal judge denied Elon Musk’s attempt to block OpenAI’s conversion to a for-profit entity, while a former researcher (Alec Radford) has been subpoenaed in a copyright infringement lawsuit.- Agentic AI Commentary:Bret Taylor —founder of Sierra and OpenAI board chair—discussed the promise of “agentic AI” at Mobile World Congress, noting its advantages over traditional chatbots.✅ Teachmint & Edtech- Teachmint X2:Edtech startup Teachmint introduced Teachmint X2, an interactive flat panel certified by Google’s EDLA. In the samespace , Supertron Electronics Private Limited also unveiled AI-enabled interactive panels for classrooms.✅ Accenture- AI Expansion:Accenture bolstered its AI capabilities by acquiring Danish firm Halfspace - an AI company (adding nearly 80 AI specialists) and investing in AI analytics company Aaru to enhance customer behavior prediction and market trend analysis.✅ Zoho (IDC Study)- SaaS Implementation Delays:An IDC study commissioned by Zoho found that 75% of Indian enterprises using SaaS since 2020 have experienced significant delays—with timeline overruns averaging 57% and cost increases of 43%, leading to notable business losses.✅ Ola & Lenovo- Krutrim 3 Development:Ola Electric partnered with Lenovo to develop Krutrim 3—a 700-billion parameter AI model—and is building India’s largest supercomputer to drive its AI-first cloud, reinforcing its role in India’s digital transformation.✅ Cargill- Digital Workforce Expansion:Cargill announced plans to add 500 digital and technology roles in India, focusing on data engineering, analytics, and AI to reduce outsourcing and boost its global restructuring efforts.✅ Hugging Face & JFrog- Security Integration:Hugging Face teamed up with JFrog to integrate an advanced security scanner on its Hugging Face Hub, significantly reducing false positives and enhancing threat detection in model weights.✅ CoreWeave & Weights & Biases- Acquisition Move:NVIDIA-backed CoreWeave is acquiring Weights & Biases to expand its AI service suite—bridging compute infrastructure and model management for a more integrated development workflow.✅ GitHub- Security Offering Restructure:GitHub is unbundling its Advanced Security (GHAS) features into two standalone products—“Secret Protection” and “Code Security”—to allow teams to adopt security features individually, alongside launching a free secret risk assessment tool.✅ Keysight Technologies, Samsung & NVIDIA- AI-Enhanced Networks:In a collaboration, Keysight Technologies, Samsung Electronics, and NVIDIA are developing AI models to boost radio access network (RAN) performance for 5G-Advanced and 6G, with lab tests showing a 30% improvement in cell edge throughput.✅ Amazon / AWS- Agentic AI Division:Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a dedicated division focused on agentic AI, restructuring its AI and hardware units (including merging Bedrock and SageMaker) to accelerate innovation.- Nova Reasoning Model:Amazon is set to release a new “Nova” branded reasoning model by June—aiming for improved cost efficiency and competitive performance in tasks like math and science.- Hybrid Model Development:Reports also indicate Amazon is developing another hybrid reasoning model that combines fast responses with deeper, more complex analysis.✅ SAP Labs India, Deloitte & Arise Ventures- 2025 Startup Studio Cohort:The trio launched a program supporting women-founded tech startups in the CPG, Retail, and G&PS sectors, providing mentorship, market access, and investor connections to foster AI-driven innovations.
