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HCLTech Expands Guardian Partnership, to Acquire Insurer’s India GCC in $10.5 Million Deal
The seven-year agreement deepens HCLTech’s engagement with Guardian Life, expanding AI-led technology and operations modernisation.
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Google AI Mode Now Supports More Connected Apps Including YouTube Music for Everyday Tasks
Google's AI Mode was expanded to global markets last year, and this search experience uses Gemini 3's next-generation intelligence to create AI-based responses. Now, Google has updated the AI Mode with support for third-party connected apps. With the latest update, users can link and interact with some of their go-to apps right in AI Mode. It is designed to assist with daily tasks like planning a party, getting groceries, and creating playlists. At launch, the feature will be available for users in the US and will support three apps.
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Roblox Launches AI-Driven Mobile Game Creation Tool Built to Elevate Its Generative AI Initiative
The feature enables rapid prototyping without coding, targeting a broader audience, especially mobile users.
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Google Delays Gemini 3.5 Pro After Missing Internal Performance Goals
The company is prioritising model quality over launch timelines as competition in generative AI heats up.
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Databricks Secures Fresh Funding at $188 Bn Valuation
The company plans to invest the capital in AI products, acquisitions, and research.
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Moonshot AI Launches Kimi K3, an Open Frontier Model to Take on GPT-5.6 Sol & Fable 5
The 2.8-trillion-parameter model outperformed GPT-5.5 and Opus 4.8 on several benchmarks, according to Moonshot AI.
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UP Bets Big on AI, Robotics & Quantum as Noida Prepares for India’s First Integrated Robotics Cluster
The project to generate over one lakh direct and indirect jobs while contributing more than ₹2,000 crore in gross value addition over the next five years.
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Google Rebrands NotebookLM as Gemini Notebook; Brings Cloud Computing and Search Integration
Google is rebranding NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook, the company announced on Thursday. The AI-powered research and note-taking assistant, which was originally announced as Project Tailwind at Google I/O 2023, has evolved into a standalone research platform in recent years. Google claims it is now used by more than 30 million people and over 600,000 organisations worldwide. Alongside the rebranding, the Mountain View-based tech giant announced several other upgrades, including native code execution through a secure cloud computer and deeper integration with the Gemini app and Google Search.
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Why is OpenAI selling a ChatGPT basketball?
You may have heard that OpenAI released its first piece of hardware this week:a $230 mini keyboard. You may not have heard that alongside this “command center for agentic work,” OpenAI also released a ChatGPT basketball. “This basketball comes from the Pause. Play. Prompt. campaign, a physical reminder that creativity doesn’t just live on our screens,” the product listing explains. I was not able to find any other mention of the “Pause. Play. Prompt.” campaign on OpenAI’s website, but I gather that this is OpenAI’s way of telling people not to spend all day on Codex. Who says tech companies aren’t thinking about our mental health? The basketball will cost you $70, or about 56 million input tokens for GPT-5. It’s a 100% rubber ball, which is a better fit for outdoor play due to its weather resistance than the more expensive leather balls you’ll find on professional basketball courts. I am pleased to know that OpenAI is envisioning a world where playing sports outside is possible, even as the generative AI boom acceleratestech companies’ carbon emissions. It’s difficult to imagine the target customer for the ChatGPT basketball. Who is this for? Wander outside the safety of an AI-pilled, tokenmaxxing Silicon Valley and one might worry about getting bullied for bringing a ChatGPT basketball to the court. You could not pay me $70 to walk onto a community court in Philadelphia with this ChatGPT basketball. (If it were free swag from a conference, it could pass as ironic — I cherish my “#FACEBOOK” tote, which is airbrushed like a2000s bar mitzvah party favor.) In defense of the ChatGPT basketball, the AI industry isn’t exactly known for its product-market fit instincts. May theHumane Ai Pinrest in peace. Alongside that $70 artifact, OpenAI is also selling a line of merch with inspirational reminders, like “Good research takes time,” which I would argue is the perfect attire for a startup founder meeting with investors who are demanding faster growth. There’s also a certainje ne sais quoito the $175quarter-zipthat says “research” in cursive. The product description says that “it features a crisp collar that reminisces on our days in academia,” which could alienate the “I never went to college because I’m a coding savant” crowd. (Also, can an object reminisce on your days in academia? Should I expect grammatically sound sentences from people who write their emails with ChatGPT?) There’s nothing wrong with a bit of company swag, though. If OpenAI is looking to commission any ceramic artists to honor company history through functional tableware, I would like to throw my hat in the ring. could an AI make this mug@TechEmailspic.twitter.com/V13lecPoSC
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Yes, you can now order DoorDash from the command line
Sudo make me a sandwich. The future has arrived! DoorDash just introduced a limited beta of DoorDash CLI, a command-line tool for developers that lets you order DoorDash directly from your AI agent. The tool can be used to search stores, find deals, and check out, the company says. Today we're opening up the DoorDash CLI in limited beta.`dd-cli` lets you order DoorDash directly from your agent: search stores, find the best deals, check out, and more.Early access for US/Canadian macOS developers by waitlist. Excited to see what folks build!pic.twitter.com/rSFhjJnvjJ Called “dd-cli,” the new tool is open to U.S. and Canadian macOS developers via a waitlist, said DoorDash co-founder and CTO Andy Fang ina post on X. DoorDash was asked for comment about the new feature. The announcement is getting a lot of attention because, on the face of it, it’s rather funny. Command-line tools are associated with programming, not ordering lunch. An AI agent running commands to order your salad or sandwich can initially feel somewhat absurd. But the DoorDash CLI isn’t actually a joke; it’s an example of what agentic commerce can look like. With this move, the company is exposing DoorDash’s ordering platform to AI agents, allowing developers to add functionality to their own software and services. That means instead of visiting DoorDash’s app, developers could build their own tools for ordering food, groceries, or finding local lunch deals, among other things, or use those capabilities as building blocks that are combined with other tools. DoorDash, too,has experimented with offering its servicevia iMessage and now hasits own AI chatbot, “Ask DoorDash” — offering two examples of how agentic commerce can work. It also exposes its service to AI chatbots,like OpenAI’s ChatGPTandClaude. The company’ssign-up formfor access to the new CLI tool includes a field asking developers what they would build, if allowed into the beta. The launch has a bit of humor to it, as it recalls thatold XKCD comic about programmers automating ridiculous tasks— like making a sandwich. In the comic, a programmer says “make me a sandwich,” and the other person responds, “What? Make it yourself,” so the programmer says “sudo make me a sandwich,” and the other person says “OK.” (It’s programming humor, okay?) The attached video in the X post leans into the over-engineering angle, as it reads Slack, recalls memories, parses JSON, inspects menu structures, runs Python scripts, recovers from errors, and calculates totals, just to do something as simple as ordering three salads. As the task runs, the interface reads “Flibbertigibbeting,” making the whole thing even funnier.
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Google’s AI Mode now lets you link and interact with select apps
Googleannouncedon Thursday that it now allows users to link and interact with some of their go-to apps right in AI Mode, the tech giant’s conversational search experience. At launch, supported apps include Instacart, Canva, and YouTube. With this new update, Google is expanding AI Mode beyond answering questions and into completing tasks across the apps they use regularly. The tech giant is also likely hoping that users will rely on AI Mode more often for things like planning and shopping. Plus, the rollout will allow Google to better compete with rivals like OpenAI’sChatGPTand Anthropic’sClaude, both of which support app integrations. In one example, Google says that if you’re planning a barbecue and using AI Mode to create a grocery list, you can connect your Instacart account to add the ingredients directly to your shopping cart and quickly check out on the Instacart app or website. Or, if you’re working on a project and need design ideas, like for a flyer, you can ask Canva to show you a selection of templates. In another example, Google says you could use AI Mode to curate a playlist for your next party and instantly save it to YouTube Music. The update is rolling out to users in the U.S. Google says it’s working with a range of partners and plans to launch support for more apps soon. Today’s announcement builds on a capability Googlelaunched earlier this yearat Google I/O that lets users connect third-party apps to the Gemini app to complete tasks faster. Supported apps include Canva, OpenTable, Spark, Instacart, and more. Since its launch in early 2025, Google has been continuously building out AI Mode with more capabilities. Most recently, the tech giant announced that AI Mode can nowhelp check whether an itemyou need is in stock at a nearby store. Google also recently added the ability for users toexplore the web side-by-side with AI Modeto do things like compare details and ask follow-up questions while preserving the context of their search. Earlier this year, Google launched“Personal Intelligence” on AI Mode, enabling it to tap into users’ Gmail and Google Photos to provide more individualized responses.
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The founder who left Google and secured a $300M pre-seed valuation in months
Loading the player… Building an AI startup is one thing. Raising one of the largest seed rounds of the year before launching a product is something else entirely. In this episode ofBuild Mode, host and Startup Battlefield lead Isabelle Johannessen sits down with Andrew Dai, founder and CEO ofElorianand former Google DeepMind researcher, to unpack how his company raised a $55 million seed round at a $300 million valuation before generating revenue or releasing a product. Andrew shares what investors saw in Elorian’s vision for visual AI, how he approached fundraising after leaving Google DeepMind, and why choosing the right investors mattered more than maximizing valuation. He also offers practical advice for founders building in AI, explains why today’s fundraising environment rewards clear storytelling over technical jargon, and shares what surprised him most as a first-time founder. They get into: Subscribe to Build Mode onApple Podcasts,Spotify, orwherever you like to listen. And watch the full videos onYouTube. New episodes of Build Modedrop every Thursday.
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