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The updates, outlined in Google’s blog post, aim to improve user experience with artificial intelligence across tasks such as research, planning, and personal productivity. View the full article

The agency will review a number of technology modernisation initiatives that have been taken in recent years, including the new Direct File free filing system for tax returns that was launched last year under the Biden administration, the official told reporters. View the full article

A large amount of venture capital has been invested in companies developing large language models (LLMs), which power AI tools like ChatGPT. As it gets harder for AI tools to stand out, the focus is shifting towards digital "agents" designed for specific tasks. "There are tons of companies out there," said Lauren Kolodny from Acrew Capital. "The challenge is trying to read through the noise." View the full article

"AI and technology transformation can scale-up SMEs production and then reach to 50% contribution to the GDP from the current 30%, and enhancing employment from 110 million to 175 million, particularly in tier-2 and tier-3 cities, would not be difficult. This would prove to be a major game-changer for the Indian economy," OfBusiness said in a statement. View the full article

Quant fund High-Flyer not only deployed AI in its multi-billion dollar portfolio, it also built China's most notable AI start-up DeepSeek whose cost-effective large language model stunned Silicon Valley and undermined Western dominance of the AI sector. View the full article

Net profit for October-December for Apple's top iPhone assembler and Nvidia's AI server maker likely came in at T$54.4 billion ($1.65 billion), according to an LSEG consensus estimate of 15 analysts, versus T$53.15 billion a year earlier. View the full article

A powerful new AI tool Manus is making waves in China, fuelling hopes that it could replicate the success of DeepSeek, which earlier this year rattled the global tech industry with its state-of-the-art chatbot. - Whether Manus can achieve mainstream success like DeepSeek will depend on its ability to scale to meet demand, RSIS's Harjani told AFP. But Manus is unlikely to be the next DeepSeek as they are different types of AI applications, he added. View the full article

Celestial AI is tapping photonics - a technology that uses light, rather than electrical signals - to create speedy links between AI computing chips and memory chips. View the full article

AI agents are designed to independently execute complex real-world tasks without direct human intervention, while API is a strings of code which enables standardized communication, data exchange and functionality between software components. View the full article

The plan for the large public access data centres, unveiled by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen last month, will face challenges ranging from obtaining chips to finding suitable sites and electricity. View the full article

The launch of Chinese AI agent Manus has sparked a resale market for beta access codes, with some selling for over 100,000 yuan. Demand surged as Manus showcases advanced autonomous capabilities, drawing comparisons to top global AI models. View the full article

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Nandan Nilekani discussed the declining returns of building large AI models, highlighting China’s affordable, open-source approach. He emphasised the importance of high-quality data, such as AI4Bharat’s work, and the growing number of Indian startups using scalable technologies. View the full article

AWS' Shalini Kapoor emphasised the need for India-specific AI data sets to address unique challenges in sectors like health and agriculture. She also highlighted the importance of responsible AI frameworks, model explainability, and user interaction in AI development. View the full article

“Several startups, academic institutes and deeptech institutes are using this data to build their own models to accelerate the adoption of language technologies” said Mitesh Khapra, cofounder of AI4Bharat. View the full article

Tech giant Microsoft is developing its own AI models, which may be offered to developers, according to the report by The Information. Microsoft’s GitHub unit has already introduced models from Anthropic and Google as alternatives to OpenAI’s GPT-4o for coding assistance, following a broader trend within the company to expand its AI options. View the full article

Most AI systems that most people use, such as ChatGPT, also do not learn once they are built. You could say AI systems don't learn at all - training is just how they're built, it's not how they work. The "P" in GPT literally stands for "pre-trained". View the full article

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Several Indian startups, researchers, and academics are preparing proposals to build India’s foundation AI model under the IndiaAI Mission by March 15. The first batch of applicants awaits evaluation, while new proposals continue to be accepted monthly. View the full article

Ola has a 700-strong team building its full-stack AI offerings, said CTO Navendu Agarwal at the Lenovo Tech World India 2025 in Mumbai. View the full article

The artificial intelligence-based dubbing is set to be available on 12 licensed movies and series initially, Prime Video said. The feature will only be available on titles that do not already have dubbing support. View the full article

Dubey was speaking to after a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology at Parliament House Annexe here in Delhi, which he chaired as the Committee's Chairman, and was attended by officials from different ministries. View the full article

OpenAI will provide $50 million in research grants, compute funding, and API access to support the initiative. Students, educators, and researchers will be eligible for awards, which will be distributed over the coming months. View the full article