NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has laid off 550 employees, about 10% of its workforce, as part of a broad realignment to secure its future operations.
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Alphabet, Google’s parent company, will invest $15 billion to build a massive AI data center in Visakhapatnam, marking its largest global AI hub outside the U.S.
OpenAI and Broadcom are collaborating to build and deploy 10 gigawatts of custom AI accelerators, scaling global AI infrastructure with enhanced efficiency, performance, and intelligence.
JPMorgan Chase has announced a decade-long initiative to finance and invest directly in companies deemed vital to U.S. interests
Warner Bros. Discovery has rejected a $20-per-share takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, calling it “too low,” as industry consolidation and streaming competition intensify.
The Trump administration’s layoffs in the Office of Special Education threaten oversight of $15 billion in federal funding and services for 7.5 million children with disabilities.
Former Apple CEO John Sculley says OpenAI is Apple’s first real competitor in decades, urging the company to shift from the apps era to the agentic AI era.
India’s NPCI and Razorpay partner with OpenAI to pilot AI-driven UPI payments on ChatGPT, enabling secure, autonomous transactions through agentic AI technology.
Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has denied reports of opening an India office, calling them “fake news,” as it refocuses on U.S. investments and AI growth.
Amazon launches Quick Suite, an AI-powered workspace integrating chatbots, data analysis, and automation to rival Microsoft 365 Copilot, Google Gemini, and OpenAI’s enterprise tools.
Investment in the global space sector hit a record $3.5 billion, signaling a maturing, diversified market driven by startups, defense spending, and government-backed initiatives.
Accenture outpaces India’s top IT firms with $4.8 billion in new business, driven by AI-led growth, record generative AI deals, and diversified digital investments.
A 29-year old man has been arrested on suspicion of having started the Pacific Palisades fire in Los Angeles that killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,000 homes in January
Astronomers warn that Starlink satellites are deorbiting at an increasing rate, raising concerns about atmospheric pollution and the growing environmental impact of satellite reentry debris.
Elon Musk will settle a $128 million lawsuit with former Twitter executives, including Parag Agarwal, over unpaid severance following his 2022 takeover of the company.
Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the first soccer player to reach billionaire status with an estimated net worth of $1.4 billion, driven by record earnings, endorsements, and investments.
OpenAI’s new study reveals AI now matches or surpasses human performance in nearly half of real-world job tasks, raising fresh concerns about automation and employment.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei visits India to open a Bengaluru office and explore a partnership with Reliance, aiming to expand Claude AI and drive social impact.
SoftBank acquires ABB’s $5.375 billion robotics unit to advance its “Physical AI” vision, merging robotics and artificial intelligence as part of its global AI expansion strategy.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai congratulated physicists Michel Devoret, John Martinis, and John Clarke for winning the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for groundbreaking work in quantum physics.
The 12th edition of the World Tamils Economic Conference, held at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in Maryland, near Washington, D.C., U.S., began on October 3 and concluded successfully on October 5
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to halt orders requiring Google to open Android to rival app stores and allow alternative payment options amid Epic Games lawsuit.
OpenAI announced major partnerships with Spotify, Zillow, and Mattel while unveiling new tools to expand ChatGPT into a powerful enterprise-focused platform.
OpenAI partners with AMD in a landmark deal to deploy six gigawatts of AI chips, marking a major expansion in global AI compute capacity.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected SAP’s appeal, allowing Teradata to proceed with its antitrust lawsuit accusing the software giant of unlawfully tying its products.