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Google gives in to users’ complaints over AI-powered ‘Ask Photos’ search feature
In a slight capitulation to those who don’t want AI infused into their everyday apps, Google said it’s now offering a toggle that will allow users of its Google Photos app to return to the previous and often faster “classic” search experience instead of the newer AI-powered option known as “Ask Photos.” The Ask Photos feature,launchedin the U.S. in 2024, lets users search their photos using natural language queries, including complex requests. The product’s rollout was brieflypausedlast summer as the company worked to address issues around latency, following user feedback. Some Google Photos users never warmed up to the AI-powered experience,complainingthat Ask Photos still failed to find some of their photos and that searches were less accurate than before. While Google offered anoption to disablethe use of Gemini in Google Photos, it was buried in the settings and was often overlooked. The company said it will offer users an easier and more visible way to switch between the two search experiences. Via a new toggle button on the search screen, users can turn the Ask Photos AI search off and view the classic results instead. Google said it will still lead with whichever results best fit the user’s query, however. In the announcement,sharedby Google Photos lead Shimrit Ben-Yair, the company suggested that the move was driven by users’ complaints about the Ask Photos feature. In a post on X, Ben-Yair wrote, “We’ve heard your feedback that you want more control over the type of results you see when searching in Google Photos.” The exec also noted that Google had improved the quality of some of the most popular searches, also based on user feedback. “We know search in Photos is one of the most loved and used features and we’re committed to getting this experience right, so please keep the feedback coming! It helps us build a more magical experience for everyone,” she said.
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Thinking Machines Lab inks massive compute deal with Nvidia
OpenAI co-founder Mira Murati’s two-year-old AI research lab has signed a sizable deal with semiconductor giant Nvidia. Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab announced it entered into amulti-year strategic partnership with AI semiconductor giant Nvidiaon Tuesday. The size of the deal was not disclosed and includes the AI research lab deploying at least one gigawatt ofNvidia’s Vera Rubin systems, which was released earlier this year, starting in 2027. Nvidia is also making a strategic investment in Thinking Machines Lab, which has raised more than $2 billion since its February 2025 founding from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, and Nvidia, among others, including rival chipmaker AMD’s venture arm. The seed-stagecompany is valued at more than $12 billionand is working to build AI models that create reproducible results. The company has not released any products. TechCrunch reached out to Thinking Machines Lab and Nvidia for more information regarding the specifics surrounding the deal terms and investment. Thinking Machines Lab declined to comment beyond the release. The partnership also includes a commitment to develop training and serving systems for Nvidia architecture, according to an Nvidia press release. “Nvidia’s technology is the foundation on which the entire field is built,” Murati said in the deal’s blog post. “This partnership accelerates our capacity to build AI that people can shape and make their own, as it shapes human potential in turn.” Thinking Machines Lab has seen a number of recent high-profile exits in its young history. The company’s co-founder,Andrew Tulloch, left the startupfor a role at Meta in October. Earlier this year,three additional co-founders, Barret Zoph, Luke Metz, and Sam Schoenholz, left to return to OpenAI. This deal comes as AI companies remain hungry for any compute that they can get. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicted that companies could spend$3 trillion to $4 trillion on AI infrastructureby the end of the decade. While we don’t know the value of this specific deal, it’s believable. In 2025, rival OpenAI allegedly inked a historic$300 billion compute deal with Oracle.
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Nasscom to Train 1.5 Lakh Developers in AI Skills, Host ₹10 Lakh AI Hackathon
Three-phase program to culminate in national Agentic AI hackathon with ₹10 lakh prize.
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The Hardest Part of AI Adoption Isn’t the Technology
Deloitte’s Rohit Tandon believes organisations often treat AI as an experiment rather than a business transformation opportunity.
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NVIDIA Invests in Thinking Machines Lab, Plans 1GW AI Deployment
The first phase of the deployment is expected to begin next year.
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Meta Acquires AI Agent Social Network Moltbook, Brings Founders to Superintelligence Labs
The two founders will join MSL on March 16, the division led by former Scale AI chief Alexandr Wang
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OpenAI to Acquire AI Security Platform Promptfoo, Build New Enterprise Capabilities in Frontier
OpenAI announced its plans to acquire the artificial intelligence (AI) security platform Promptfoo on Monday. The San Francisco-based AI giant said that it was in the process of finalising the deal, which is currently subject to customary closing conditions. The acquisition will allow the ChatGPT maker to integrate Promptfoo's technology stack into OpenAI Frontier, an enterprise-grade platform designed to build, deploy, and manage fleets of AI agents. The company highlighted that the security platform's library will continue to remain open-source under its current licence.
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25 Factories, 10K Engineers: How Siemens is Backing India's Advanced Manufacturing Push
Siemens India CEO Sunil Mathur highlights the growing opportunities across data centres, industrial parks, and semiconductor fabs.
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OpenAI Acquires AI Security Startup Promptfoo to Secure its AI Agents
The deal comes amid growing pressure on AI developers to demonstrate that autonomous systems can operate safely.
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AquaExchange Raises $8M Funding to Accelerate Tech Automation of Aquaculture Markets
The company has built a full-stack technology ecosystem that integrates IoT automation, proprietary AI/ML analytics, and real-time farm monitoring.
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Wipro Explores Entry into Semiconductors Through OSAT
The company is scouting for a global technology partner as it evaluates opportunities in semiconductor packaging and testing.
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Uniphore’s Enterprise AI Play is More Than Just a Sovereign AI Bet
Uniphore is building enterprise AI around orchestration, sovereignty, and flexibility, not model size.
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