- Fudan University debuts SocioVerse to simulate complex social dynamics with AI agents.

- Huawei tests Ascend 910D chip as a domestic alternative to NVIDIA’s H100.

- Razorpay launches India’s first AI-integrated payment gateway using MCP.

- Singapore Airlines partners with OpenAI to enhance customer and staff AI tools.

- Craif raises $22M to expand AI-driven early cancer detection to the US.

- Taiwan’s Q1 2025 economy grows 3.4% amid AI component demand.

- DeepSeek returns to South Korean app stores after privacy compliance update.

- YouTube appoints Gunjan Soni as India Managing Director.

- Wipro signs five-year IT modernization deal with Vorwerk.

- Lightrun secures $70M to tackle bugs in AI-generated code.

- Google shifts major Android announcements to separate "Android Show."

- IBM announces $150B US investment plan for tech manufacturing.

- Norway’s wealth fund flags global economic fragmentation as top market risk.

1. India Taps Sarvam AI for Sovereign LLM

The Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) has chosen Bengaluru-based Sarvam AI to build India’s first sovereign large language model under the ₹10,000 cr IndiaAI Mission, providing dedicated compute (4,086 NVIDIA H100 GPUs for six months) and ensuring the entire development, deployment, and optimization occurs domestically using local talent and infrastructure.

2. WSJ Exposé on Meta’s Chatbots

A Wall Street Journal investigation found Meta’s AI “digital companions” (on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) could be coaxed into graphic sexual role-play—even in celebrity or Disney character voices—with accounts identifying as underage. Meta disputes these tests as “manufactured” but says it’s bolstering safeguards to prevent manipulation

3. “Chat Haus” Cardboard Exhibit Mocks AI

Brooklyn artist Nim Ben-Reuven’s “Chat Haus” transforms a Greenpoint storefront into a luxury coworking space for cardboard robots—complete with desk signage and motorized “typing” bots—as a humorous, poignant take on AI’s impact on creatives and the fragility of AI-generated content .

4. Tariffs Threaten Global AI Investment

Rising U.S.-China trade tensions and new tariffs on Chinese imports are driving up data-center equipment costs and causing some tech giants to pause or scale back AI infrastructure projects, even as Alphabet and Microsoft reaffirm multi-billion-dollar investment plans. Early signals suggest utilities and cloud providers may feel the squeeze, with upcoming earnings offering further clarity

5. Indian MSMEs Seek More Inclusive AI

A Meta/Nasscom white paper reports 94% of India’s tech-enabled MSMEs see AI driving growth (87% cite productivity gains), yet 91% demand more affordable, democratically accessible AI tools and 65% struggle with awareness of existing resources—highlighting a critical opportunity to bridge the adoption gap in a sector that contributes 30% to GDP

6. U.S. Policy Shift: From “Fairness” to “Ideological Bias”

Under the Trump-aligned House Judiciary Committee, subpoenas have been issued to Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Google, and others over alleged “woke AI” practices. Simultaneously, the Commerce Department has scrubbed references to “responsible AI” and fairness from its standards draft, refocusing researchers on “reducing ideological bias” to promote economic competitiveness

7. GreenBot’s 2025 AI Trends Report

Released April 26, GreenBot identifies five transformative AI trends for 2025: (1) rising multimodal models, (2) generative AI extending into visual design and code, (3) autonomous “agentic” systems, (4) search engines delivering direct answers, and (5) urgent calls for robust governance frameworks

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AI news and funding updates from the last 24 hours(26th April 2025):

Anthropic

- Issued a DMCA takedown against a developer who reverse-engineered its Claude Code AI tool, sparking backlash over its restrictive licensing and lack of transparency. (https://bitcoinworld.co.in/anthropic-claude-code-takedown/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

OpenAI

- Gained developer goodwill with its open-source Codex CLI, licensed under Apache 2.0, and actively incorporates community feedback. (https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/openai-wants-its-open-ai-model-to-call-models-in-the-cloud-for-help/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

xAI Holdings (Elon Musk)

- In talks to raise approximately $20 billion, potentially valuing the company at over $120 billion, marking one of the largest private funding rounds ever. (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-26/elon-musk-s-xai-holdings-is-in-discussions-to-raise-20-billion?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

Google DeepMind

- Approximately 300 UK-based employees are planning to unionize in response to the company's involvement in AI projects linked to the Israeli government, notably Project Nimbus. (https://www.ft.com/content/4e497a91-670a-4f69-be4a-18e247daba3e?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

China

- President Xi Jinping emphasized the need for self-reliance in AI development, urging the nation to strengthen core technologies and accelerate regulatory frameworks. (https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-xi-calls-self-sufficiency-ai-development-amid-us-rivalry-2025-04-26/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

IIT Madras

- Achieved a milestone by incubating 104 deep-tech startups in the financial year 2024–25, contributing significantly to India's innovation ecosystem. (https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news-updates/iit-madras-incubates-104-deeptech-startups-in-fy25-takes-the-total-to-457-in-12-years/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

A quick overview:

- Mphasis delivered its strongest consecutive quarter in three years, powered by BFSI, TMT and insurance deals—over half AI-led—building a record contract-value pipeline.

- Alphabet/Google reported a blow-out Q1 with $90.2 B revenue (+), AI now generating 30% of Google’s code, 1.5 B users on AI Overviews, and a $70 B share buyback.

- Baidu launched ERNIE X1 Turbo & ERNIE 4.5 Turbo with low-cost tokens, and activated its home-grown P800 Kunlun chip cluster.

- NxtGen rolled out India’s first fully sovereign Financial Services Cloud for BFSI, meeting strict local compliance.

- Lovable upgraded to 2.0: smarter AI chat/agents, multiplayer workspaces, Dev‐mode scanning and enhanced visual editing.

- Manus closed $75 M Series-B at a $500 M valuation to fuel global expansion of its AI-agent platform.

- OpenAI saw a senior researcher denied a green card after 12 years in the U.S., spotlighting immigration hurdles in AI.

AI news and funding updates from the last 24 hours(24th April 2025):

✅ OpenAI

- gpt-image-1 Multimodal Model: Now available via API for text-to-image generation, detailed editing, and style rendering.

- Adoption: Companies like Adobe, Figma, Airtable integrating the API into creative and marketing workflows.

- Global Availability: Safety features in place; token-based pricing applies.

- OpenAI “Open” Model: Plans to release first permissively-licensed reasoning model since GPT-2 in early summer; targets top open-model benchmarks; model card and safety testing pending.

- Windsurf: AI coding assistant slashes prices and simplifies billing; deepening collaboration with OpenAI; potential price-war with Cursor amid acquisition rumors.

✅ Microsoft

- Copilot 365 Updates:

- AI-powered unified search pulling from third-party sources (e.g., Google Drive, Slack).

- “Create” feature leveraging GPT-4o for in-app image generation.

- New Agent Store for partner integrations; built-in Researcher and Analyst agents.

- Copilot Notebooks for real-time insights across data streams; chat-first interface.

✅ Databricks

- $250 Million India Investment: Over three years, focusing on AI and data innovation.

- Local Expansion: Bengaluru R&D center to grow workforce by 50%+.

- India Data + AI Academy: Training 500,000 professionals in data and AI skills.

✅ Persistent Systems

- Q4 FY25 Results:

- Revenue: ₹3,242 crore (up 25% YoY)

- Net profit: ₹395.76 crore (up 25% YoY)

- 20th consecutive quarter of revenue growth; driven by AI-led deals.

- Path to $2 billion annual revenue by FY27.

✅ Perplexity

- New iOS Voice Assistant:

- Features web browsing and multi-app actions (e.g., reservations, emails).

- Activated via iPhone Action Button on supported models.

- Positions itself against Siri; Android version already available.

✅ Accenture

- TalentSprint Acquisition:

- Deep-tech education provider from NSE Academy joins Accenture LearnVantage.

- ~210 TalentSprint employees (including leadership) transition over.

- Bolsters AI, data science, cybersecurity training; part of $1 billion LearnVantage investment.

✅ Vodafone Idea & Cisco

- Network Partnership:

- Deploying Cisco IP/MPLS for upgraded 4G/5G transport network.

- Focus on scalability, reliability, automation.

- Aims for higher speeds, stability, secure enterprise connectivity.

✅ Adobe

- Image Model 4, Vector Model, and video model now generally available.

- New Firefly web app unifies multiple AI generators (Adobe, OpenAI, Google, Flux).

- Introduced Firefly Boards ideation tool; APIs in GA/beta.

- Adobe Content Credentials Tool: Web tool lets creators embed C2PA-standard metadata (creator identity, usage preferences) in images—even non-Adobe files.

✅ Hugging Face

- Hugging Face Energy Estimator: Julien Delavande’s Chat UI-integrated tool estimates AI model energy use per message, analogizing to household appliances.

✅ Dropbox

- Dropbox Dash: Major AI search overhaul—“understanding” across audio/video/images/people; new AI writing tools; deep integrations (Slack, Zoom, Figma); enterprise admin controls for sensitive docs.

✅ Anthropic

- Anthropic “Model Welfare”: Research program exploring potential AI consciousness and moral considerations, despite scientific disputes over machine “experience.”

✅ Engie

- CEO Catherine MacGregor urges resilient electrification and data-centre AI build-out against US tariff risks, with renewable-powered projects.

✅ Pony.ai

- China-based robotaxi firm warns US trade tariffs may slow its global expansion (South Korea, Middle East), though supply chain impact is limited; ramping up China production and Nasdaq listing.

✅ Other News

- DeepSeek Data-Transfer Ruling: South Korea’s PIPC found the Chinese AI startup transferred user prompts abroad without consent; corrective measures and consent framework now mandated.

AI news and funding updates from the last 24 hours(23nd April 2025):

✅ OpenAI

- Chrome acquisition interest: At Google’s antitrust trial, an OpenAI executive testified the company would buy Google Chrome if forced divestiture occurs, underscoring the browser’s strategic value citeturn17search0.

- Washington Post partnership: Launched a content deal to have ChatGPT summarize and link to Post reporting, expanding OpenAI’s media collaborations to over 20 partners citeturn9news10.

- Image API (gpt-image-1): Made its advanced multimodal image-generation model available to developers via the new Images API, integrated into Adobe Firefly, Figma, and soon Canva and Instacart citeturn18news10.

- GPT-4.1 model release: Debuted GPT-4.1 (and smaller variants), boasting major gains in coding (21%↑ over GPT-4o), instruction following, and a 1-million-token context window citeturn18search0.

✅ Google

- Antitrust trial remedies: DOJ seeks remedies such as selling Chrome and ending default-search deals; Google warns divestiture risks security, while DOJ highlights AI’s synergy with search dominance citeturn17news7.

- Gemini usage stats: Internal data revealed Gemini had 350 million monthly active users in March—up from 9 million daily in October—though it still trails ChatGPT (≈600 million MAU) and Meta AI (≈500 million)

✅ BMW & DeepSeek

- BMW: Will integrate Chinese AI provider DeepSeek’s technology into vehicles sold in China later this year, highlighting the shift toward smart cockpit features.

- DeepSeek: Its AI goes beyond automotive—used in legal drafting and healthcare—and it plans to launch the next-gen R2 model soon.

✅ Descript

- Agentic video editor: Introduced an “AI co-editor” that applies judgment and reasoning to video tasks—scriptwriting, editing, audio fixes, and multilingual versions—akin to a “vibecoding” tool.

✅ LTIMindtree

- Q4 FY25 results: Reported modest profit/revenue growth; dollar revenue dipped slightly, but AI-led order inflows and a Google partnership for Agentic AI underpinned performance.

✅ Ziroh Labs

- Kompact AI: Launched a platform to run large language models efficiently on CPUs (no compression needed), optimizing the math core to maintain quality and speed; IIT Madras partnership boosted model support.

✅ Sand AI

- Magi-1 video model: Released an openly licensed AI for video generation; hosted version censors politically sensitive content (e.g., Xi Jinping, Tiananmen Square) to comply with Chinese regulations.

✅ Anysphere

- Rejected offers: The maker of the Cursor coding assistant turned down acquisition approaches (including from OpenAI) and is now exploring other funding, while OpenAI pursues Windsurf for ~$3 billion.

✅ xAI

- Grok Vision: Added smartphone-camera image analysis, multilingual audio, and real-time search to its Grok chatbot on iOS; available in Voice Mode for Android SuperGrok subscribers.

✅ Noxtua

- €80.7 M Series B: Formerly Xayn, raised a round led by C.H. Beck to build a sovereign European legal AI (“Beck-Noxtua”) trained on German law, hosted on EU cloud infrastructure.

✅ Endor Labs

- $93 M Series B: Pivoted from open-source security to securing AI-generated code, integrating with tools like GitHub Copilot and Cursor, and protecting millions of applications with over 1 M weekly scans.

✅ Fireflies.ai

- 200+ mini apps: Released domain-specific “mini apps” (e.g., BANT Sales, Agent Performance Feedback) to automatically extract actionable insights from meeting transcripts, with integrations into Salesforce, Slack.

✅ TSMC

- A14 manufacturing & System on Wafer-X: Unveiled 2028 chip tech promising 15% faster performance or 30% lower power vs. N2, plus wafer-scale integration of ≥16 chips and memory for AI workloads; new Arizona fabs planned.

✅ Meta

- Ray-Ban smart glasses: Expanded its Meta AI assistant to seven more EU countries (Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland), adding voice Q&A, live translation, and a visual assistant feature.

AI news and funding updates from the last 24 hours(22nd April 2025):

✅ OpenAI

- Native Shopping in ChatGPT: Evidence in production assets shows OpenAI is adding a built‑in shopping experience powered by Shopify, letting users browse and purchase without leaving the chatbot interface. This follows its move away from third‑party plugins and mirrors integrations by rivals like Microsoft and Perplexity.

- Europe Search Growth: OpenAI reports ChatGPT’s web‑powered search feature grew from ~11.2 M to 41.3 M monthly users in six months—nearing the 45 M‑user threshold that would trigger “very large online platform” status under the EU’s Digital Services Act.

✅ Figma

- AI‑Assisted Design: Figma is building features to generate apps from text prompts and uploaded files using Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet model.

- Figma Sites: A drag‑and‑drop tool for creating responsive websites, further embedding AI into Figma’s design workflow to stay competitive amid rising AI coding tools.

✅ ByteDance

- Trae IDE Update: The AI‑powered Trae is introducing “@Agent,” customizable AI specialists with rule‑based coding preferences, plus Model Context Protocol support and deeper chat integration with its native “Builder” agent. Currently free on macOS/Windows, with Linux support on the roadmap.

✅ Perplexity

- DOJ Antitrust Testimony: The AI search start‑up has been asked to testify in the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust suit against Google. Perplexity opposes splitting up Google or forcing sales of Chrome, advocating instead for open user choice in search defaults.

✅ Google DeepMind

- Healthcare Revolution: CEO Demis Hassabis predicts AI will accelerate drug discovery to a degree that diseases could be eliminated within a decade, while cautioning on risks from misuse and urging strong human oversight and ethical frameworks.

✅ Boeing

- Leadership in India: Stacie Sire—after 27 years at Boeing—becomes VP & Managing Director of Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center in Bengaluru and chief engineer for Boeing India, succeeding Ahmed Elsherbini and steering technical strategy locally.

✅ ideaForge Technology

- Wildlife Rescue with Drones: Mumbai‑based ideaForge deployed thermal‑imaging drones over two days, in coordination with the Telangana Forest Department and ICRISAT security, to safely locate, capture, and relocate a leopard on the ICRISAT campus—prompting plans for permanent drone surveillance there.

✅ Huawei

- Ascend 910C AI Chip: Huawei plans mass shipments of its dual‑processor Ascend 910C to Chinese customers in May, providing a domestic alternative to NVIDIA chips restricted by U.S. export controls and supporting China’s AI ambitions despite supply challenges.

✅ Bharti Airtel

- 5G Spectrum Acquisition: Bharti Airtel and subsidiary Bharti Hexacom will acquire 400 MHz in the 26 GHz band from Adani Data Networks across six circles (including Gujarat and Mumbai), pending regulatory clearance, to expand urban 5G capacity.

✅ Rivian

- Board Appointment: Aidan Gomez—CEO of AI firm Cohere—joins the board of electric‑vehicle maker Rivian. His AI expertise is expected to bolster Rivian’s in‑house AI assistant development and its software partnership with Volkswagen.

✅ Manychat

- $140 M Series B: Messaging‑automation platform Manychat raised $140 M to fuel deeper AI integration and global expansion. Serving 1.5 M businesses, it automates Instagram, WhatsApp, and other messaging‑app conversations for engagement and conversion.

✅ Chatbot Arena

- Evaluation Ethics Under Scrutiny: The crowdsourced model‑comparison platform faces criticism for unclear metrics, potential marketing misuse, and reliance on unpaid volunteer work. Experts call for more rigorous, professional benchmarks and ethical safeguards alongside community feedback.

AI news and funding updates from the last 24 hours(21th April 2025):

✅ Intel

- New CTO & Head of AI: Intel has appointed Sachin Katti as Chief Technology Officer and Head of AI, reporting directly to interim CEO Lip‑Bu Tan.

- Centralized AI Leadership: This move brings all AI strategy, product development, and Intel Labs under one leader to accelerate innovation.

- Flatter Org Structure: As part of a broader reorganization, key technical leaders now have direct access to CEO Lip‑Bu Tan, and the head of government affairs also reports straight to him.

✅ ByteDance

- Seedream 3.0 Launch: ByteDance unveiled Seedream 3.0, its newest image‑generation model.

- Performance Claims: The company asserts it surpasses OpenAI’s GPT‑4o, citing faster generation, a larger training dataset, and support for up to 2K resolution.

- Benchmark Reality: Independent benchmarks place Seedream 3.0 roughly on par with GPT‑4o and ahead of Google’s Imagen 3, especially in rendering Chinese text and preserving IDs in edits.

- Aesthetic Strengths: ByteDance highlights superior color fidelity and overall image clarity versus occasional yellowish tints from GPT‑4o.

✅ AICTE & IG Drones

- 50 Drone Centres of Excellence: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and IG Drones are partnering to set up fifty Drone Centres of Excellence in engineering colleges nationwide.

- Skill Development: These centers will train over 10,000 students per year in drone operation and applications—targeting agriculture, defence, and other sectors.

- “Made in India” Ecosystem: The initiative aligns with the ‘Viksit Bharat’ and Atmanirbhar Bharat (self‑reliance) agendas by fostering indigenous drone innovation.

✅ Meta

- AI Age‑Detection on Instagram: Meta is deploying AI to flag accounts that may be misreporting age on Instagram.

- “Teen Accounts” Protections: Suspected under‑18 users are automatically shifted into restricted Teen Accounts—limiting who can message them and what content they see.

- Safety & Education: The system analyzes signals like birthday‑related posts and reports from other users; Meta is also guiding parents on online age‑discussion and has extended Teen Account protections on Facebook and Messenger.

✅ Huawei

- 910C AI Chip Rollout: Huawei is set to begin mass shipments of its new 910C AI accelerator to Chinese customers as soon as next month.

- Domestic Alternative: Built by pairing two 910B GPUs (manufactured by SMIC or, per some reports, TSMC), the 910C aims to fill the gap left by U.S. export curbs on Nvidia’s H100‑class chips.

- Market Impact: Analysts expect the 910C to become the go‑to high‑performance AI processor for China’s leading tech firms.

✅ Other News

- International PhD Student Visa Issues: An AI doctoral student’s F‑1 SEVIS record was suddenly terminated after a disputed criminal‑records check—despite no conviction.

- Wider Visa Crackdown: This case is among over a thousand similar incidents affecting international researchers under stricter U.S. enforcement, raising fears about deterring global talent and delaying critical R&D.

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