India bids to attract over $200B in AI infrastructure investment by 2028
India is ramping up shared AI compute, adding 20,000 GPUs as part of a broader push to attract global AI investment.
Roundtables: The Deadly Failures of The Virtual Border Wall
The US has spent billions building a “virtual wall” of surveillance towers along its southern border over the past 25 years, promising they will help detect and apprehend border crossers and save lives. But a groundbreaking investigation by MIT Technology Review has documented hundreds of people who moved through areas watched by these towers without…
Snapchat launches creator subscription in the U.S.
Snapchat will let creators set their monthly subscription price.
SpendRule raises $2M, emerges from stealth to help hospitals track spending
SpendRule, launched last summer, is an AI-powered platform that helps healthcare systems track their spending.
Just 8 months in, India’s vibe-coding startup Emergent claims ARR of over $100M
Indian vibe-coding platform Emergent was launched just eight months ago, and it now says it’s generating annual recurring revenue of more than $100 million, thanks to surging demand by small businesses and non-technical users.
The Download: the rise of luxury car theft, and fighting antimicrobial resistance
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis Across the world, unsuspecting people are unwittingly becoming caught up in a new and growing type of organized criminal enterprise: vehicle transport fraud and theft. Crooks…
Adani pledges $100B to build AI data centers as India seeks bigger role in the global AI race
Adani’s plan targets up to 5 gigawatts of capacity, with data centers planned alongside partnerships with Google, Microsoft, and Flipkart.
Airbnb expands its “Reserve Now, Pay Later” globally
The feature allows users to cancel eligible bookings if there is a change of plans — without losing money upfront.
As AI jitters rattle IT stocks, Infosys partners with Anthropic to build ‘enterprise-grade’ AI agents
Under the partnership, Infosys plans to integrate Anthropic’s Claude models into its Topaz AI platform to build so-called “agentic” systems.
The curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis
When Sam Zahr first saw the gray Rolls-Royce Dawn convertible with orange interior and orange roof, he knew he’d found a perfect addition to his fleet. “It was very appealing to our clientele,” he told me. As the director of operations at Dream Luxury Rental, he outfits customers in the Detroit area looking to ride…
Cohere launches a family of open multilingual models
Cohere’s Tiny Aya models support over 70 langauges