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India’s adoption of AI agents mirrors the mobile revolution, said a Google DeepMind executive on Tuesday. Seshu Ajjarapu said, "We are super excited about the agentic era in India, where we are deploying multiple agents." The country now plays a key role in building new use cases for these digital assistants.
OpenAI researcher Miles Wang is in talks to launch an AI drug discovery startup valued at $2 billion. He plans to raise $200 million to build models for finding new medicines. Several other OpenAI researchers may join him. This move shows how many investors now bet on AI for science.
Indian firms Sarvam AI and BharatGen rolled out foundation models at prices much lower than global rivals like OpenAI. BharatGen’s Param-2 costs ₹5 per million output tokens, while Sarvam charges ₹10. Experts cautioned that these firms remain far behind global rivals and may not trigger a worldwide price disruption.
The Bevel app now integrates with Google Health. This update brings the Apple Watch tool closer to Fitbit, which many see as a direct Whoop competitor. Whoop actually sued Fitbit over these features. The app got popular for its unique tracking style, and this move showed how intense the rivalry grew.
OpenAI is developing a screenless smart speaker that can move, according to a Bloomberg report on Tuesday. The device acts as a humanlike AI companion for the home. It uses mechanical parts to learn about owners. Many former Apple engineers helped build it, despite ongoing legal battles between the companies.