ExxonMobil warns crude oil prices could hit $160/barrel as global inventories plummet amid Middle East conflict and IEA forecasts a significant supply deficit.
India’s RBI is reviving a decade-old plan to introduce polymer banknotes, with a pilot project expected soon. This aims to enhance currency durability and cost-efficiency amid rising cash demand.
YouTube Premium rolls out new features like On-the-go mode, Auto speed, and enhanced Ask Music for podcasts, streamlining discovery and listening for subscribers.
Anthropic unveils Claude Opus 4.8, enhancing AI performance, reliability, and introducing dynamic workflows. Discover faster, more accurate, and cost-effective AI solutions.
Anthropic secured $65 billion in Series H funding, valuing the AI company at $965 billion. Capital will fuel AI safety, compute expansion, and Claude model development.
Tencent Cloud unveiled WorkBuddy, Design Miora, and TokenHub at Tencent Cloud Day Hong Kong, bringing enterprise AI agents and tools to global markets for the first time.
India’s government, industry, and NASSCOM unite to revamp AI education, introducing application-oriented learning, faculty development, and shared infrastructure to equip future tech talent.
Tata Consultancy Services partners with French AI firm Mistral to deploy Mistral Forge, enabling custom, frontier-grade AI models for global enterprises and governments. This collaboration marks TCS as the first global systems integrator to leverage the platform for domain-specific AI solutions, targeting BFSI, manufacturing, healthcare, and public sectors.
Google’s Workspace icon redesign is rolling out across 14 apps, drawing memes on X and usability concerns from Reddit users.
SBI Life Insurance partners with Datamatics Global Services to deploy the Agentic AI-powered TruAI Underwriting platform, cutting processing time to 45 seconds with over 95% accuracy. This human-in-the-loop solution boosts efficiency and reduces operational costs for the Indian insurer.
