Vishwadeep Khatri

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics is set to invest in a new chip packaging factory in Vietnam. The Vietnamese Ministry of Finance confirmed it is working with Samsung on a semiconductor project. This move signals Samsung's long-standing intention to expand its semiconductor operations in the Southeast Asian nation. View the full article

Tech giants are making massive investments in artificial intelligence. CoreWeave and Meta have expanded their cloud capacity agreement to $21 billion. OpenAI is securing significant funding and partnerships with Amazon, Disney, Broadcom, AMD, Nvidia, and Oracle. Meta is also forging deals with AMD, Manus, CoreWeave, Oracle, and Google. Nvidia is investing heavily in Anthropic and acquiring Groq's assets. View the full article

The company has told investors to expect ad ‌revenue to ⁠surge to $11 ⁠billion in 2027, $25 billion in 2028 and $53 billion by 2029, ​based on the assumption that OpenAI's products will reach 2.75 billion ​weekly users by 2030, the report added. View the full article

The total value of the share sale, which closed last week, could not be learned — but it fell short of the amount that investors had lined up, which was as much as $6 billion, some of the people said. Current and former employees wanted to hold more of their shares ahead of Anthropic’s upcoming IPO. View the full article

Since the Pentagon deemed Anthropic's products a "supply-chain risk" in March and the two sides became embroiled in a lawsuit, the military ​has expressed increasing interest in AI startups like Smack Technologies, saying, "We want more, we want demos, let's talk about how ⁠we can ‌move faster," said Andrew Markoff, co-founder and chief executive of the 19-person startup based in El Segundo, California. View the full article

Elon Musk is overhauling xAI and, as a part of that, has appointed three Indian-origin engineers—Devendra Chaplot, Aman Madaan, and Aditya Gupta—to key roles in model training and development. The move comes as SpaceX prepares for an IPO and xAI works to improve performance and compete with major AI rivals. View the full article

Despite reports and rumours about its imminent release, DeepSeek's next-generation "V4" model is nowhere in sight. Speculation is also swirling over the geopolitical implications of which computer chips were chosen to train and power the new system: world-leading US designs or made-in-China alternatives that the country is racing to develop. View the full article

OpenAI plans to reserve IPO shares for individual investors, CFO Sarah Friar said. The firm, valued up to $1 trillion, may file for IPO in 2026. Large institutional investors ⁠have historically been the primary recipients of IPO allocations, with retail investors typically receiving only 5% to 10% of shares in public ​offerings. View the full article

Anthropic's new AI model, Mythos, can find thousands of critical security flaws, some decades old. Due to potential misuse, it is not being released publicly. Instead, about 40 companies, including tech giants, are testing it to fix bugs before attackers can exploit them. This development signals a major shift in cybersecurity. View the full article

US banks are embracing AI, the biggest technological upheaval to the world economy since the internet, to boost productivity and, in some cases, cut jobs. View the full article

Anthropic on Tuesday said its yet-to-be-released artificial intelligence model called Claude Mythos has proven keenly adept at exposing software weaknesses. Software vulnerabilities exposed by Mythos were often subtle and difficult to detect without AI, according to Anthropic. View the full article

Marc Andreessen has outlined a tiered pricing vision for artificial general intelligence (AGI). Paid LLMs such as Claude and OpenAI for open-source AI systems like OpenClaw become the cost differentiator. View the full article

Meta Platforms on Wednesday unveiled Muse ​Spark, the first ​artificial intelligence model from a team it ​assembled last year through a costly talent war and sweeping internal restructuring to catch up with rivals in ‌the AI ⁠race. View the full article

OpenAI has dismissed Elon Musk's latest lawsuit amendment as 'baseless,' accusing him of seeking power and money. Musk's filing, demanding Sam Altman's removal and a return to non-profit status, is seen by OpenAI as an ego-driven attempt to slow a competitor. View the full article

AI major Anthropic has appointed Amlan Mohanty to lead its policy initiatives in India. Mohanty expressed excitement about shaping Anthropic's presence and building partnerships. He previously worked at the Centre for Responsible AI and led public policy at Google India. India is Anthropic's second-largest market for Claude.ai and a hub for AI development. View the full article

The ⁠Singapore-based company earlier this year expanded outside Southeast Asia for the first time when it purchased Delivery Hero's Foodpanda delivery business ​in Taiwan. View the full article

Perplexity’s revenue jumped 50% in a month, crossing $450 million ARR, as it pivots towards AI agents. Growth is driven by new tools, usage-based pricing, and rising users. Despite rapid expansion and a $20 billion valuation, it still trails larger rivals like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Cursor in scale. View the full article

Jeff Bezos’ AI venture Project Prometheus has hired Kyle Kosic, a former OpenAI engineer and xAI cofounder, to strengthen its infrastructure team, the Financial Times reported. The move highlights intense competition for AI talent, as Prometheus expands rapidly with major funding and hiring from top tech firms like Meta, Google DeepMind, and OpenAI. View the full article

Anthropic has hired former Microsoft executive Eric Boyd to lead its infrastructure team as demand for its AI tools grows. The company’s revenue has surged, driven by products like Claude Code. However, rising usage has strained services, prompting major investments in computing capacity and data centres to support future expansion. View the full article

Rocket 1.0 to offer business solutions, apps building and competition analysis View the full article

Per the report titled The State of AI Adoption in Indian Startups, 2026, prepared by VC firm Elevation Capital, about 86% of founders plan to increase their AI budgets in 2026, 53% to more than double their spend, while only 4% plan to decrease investment. About 83% report being more excited about AI than they were 12 months ago. View the full article

Amid rising competition, Adobe is positioning Student Spaces against tools like Google NotebookLM, GoodNotes, and Turbo AI to make Acrobat into a unified platform for both consuming and creating study material. View the full article

Uber is now using Amazon's special computer chips. These chips will make Uber's technology faster. This helps with computing and training artificial intelligence models. The company wants to improve its digital services. This includes matching rides and deliveries more smoothly. Amazon is also benefiting by selling more of its custom chips to businesses. View the full article

Intel to join the Terafab Project with SpaceX. View the full article

Cluely's co-founder admitted to fabricating ARR figures, sparking debate about the metric's reliability for AI startups. Experts note ARR's ambiguity allows for interpretation, especially with fluctuating usage-based models and trial periods. While transparency is advised, imposing strict audits on early-stage companies could stifle innovation. View the full article