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Manus–Meta Deal May Come Under Scrutiny From Beijing: Report

Meta’s recent acquisition of Singapore-based AI startup Manus could attract scrutiny from Chinese regulators over potential violations of technology export controls, according to the South China Morning Post.  The report cited Cui Fan, the deputy general secretary and director of research at the China Society for WTO Studies. Fan said regulators would focus on whether […]

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OpenAI Building New Voice Model Ahead of AI Device Launch: Report

OpenAI is working on a new AI audio model architecture, which is slated to release in the first quarter of this year, reported The Information. This model is also being developed for the new voice-based device the company is working on, added the report.  Furthermore, OpenAI has restructured and brought together several engineers and researchers

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IIT Madras launches IITM Global as a Multinational University

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has launched IITM Global, a new international research and innovation platform aimed at positioning the institute as a multinational university.  The initiative was unveiled on the IIT Madras campus by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar as part of the institute’s broader push to scale its global academic, research, and

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MEITY Approves 22 Proposals With ₹41,863 Cr Investment Under ECMS

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has given green-lighted 22 new proposals under the third phase of the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS).  This involves a projected investment of ₹41,863 crore and an anticipated production value of ₹2,58,152 crore, according to a note shared with media representatives on January 1, bringing the total

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Telangana Courts Starlink for Engineering GCC in Hyderabad

The Telangana government has reached out to Elon Musk-owned Starlink, inviting it to consider setting up an engineering global capability centre (GCC) in Hyderabad. A senior government source told BusinessLine that the state encouraged the company to explore Hyderabad as a base for its global engineering and technology operations, noting that Hyderabad has firmly established

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New DeepSeek Research Shows Architectural Fix Can Boost Reasoning at Scale

DeepSeek has released new research showing that a promising but fragile neural network design can be stabilised at scale, delivering measurable performance gains in large language models without significantly compromising efficiency. The paper, titled Manifold-Constrained Hyper-Connections, builds on an emerging architectural approach known as ‘Hyper-Connections’, which allows multiple residual pathways inside a model to mix

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Mukesh Ambani Unveils Draft ‘Reliance AI Manifesto’, Aims 10x Productivity Boost

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has unveiled a draft ‘Reliance AI Manifesto’, calling AI “the most consequential technological development in human history.” The draft outlines plans to transform Reliance into an AI-native deep tech company, aiming for a 10x productivity impact on India’s economy and society. In a message to over six lakh Reliance employees,

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India’s Data Centre Surge to Drive 3x Growth in Cooling Market: Govt White Paper

India’s data centre cooling market is poised for an exponential expansion, projected to more than triple in value to $7.13 billion by 2030, according to a newly released government white paper titled “Democratising Access to High-Performance Computing.”  The surge is driven by a massive increase in capacity and computational workloads that could see the sector’s

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Softbank Buys DigitalBridge for $4 Bn to tap Data Centre Infrastructure

Japan’s SoftBank Group has reached a definitive agreement to acquire DigitalBridge, a digital infrastructure investment firm, for an enterprise value of around $4 billion. This acquisition is part of the Japanese conglomerate’s strategy to capitalise on the surge in data centre infrastructure driven by AI advancements. According to the company, the acquisition will enhance SoftBank

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Manus Skips $2 Billion Funding to Join Meta: Report 

Manus, an agentic AI platform developed by Singapore-based startup Butterfly Effect Technology, is now part of Meta. In a brief announcement, Meta said that Manus’s team will join the company to help develop general-purpose AI agents across Meta’s products.  Neither Meta nor Manus (owned by Butterfly Effect Technologies) disclosed financial terms, and it remains unclear

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