AI news and funding updates from the last 24 hours(29th April 2025):

OpenAI

OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT search enhancements, in-chat shopping, WhatsApp integration & richer citations

OpenAI patches under-18 erotica bug in ChatGPT

Alibaba

Alibaba unveils Qwen3 open-weight AI models (0.6B–235B parameters)

UPS

UPS in talks with Figure AI to integrate humanoid robots into logistics

Hugging Face

Hugging Face launches SO-101 open-source robot arm ($100–$500)

Capgemini

Capgemini Q1 FY25 revenues €5.5 B, bookings €5.8 B; generative AI >6% of bookings

Cisco

Cisco debuts AI-driven security upgrades at RSA Conference 2025

Anthropic

Anthropic data shows 79% of Claude Code use is direct coding automation

Hexaware Technologies

Hexaware Q1 CY25 revenue $371.5 M (+12.4% YoY); EBITDA +20.8%

Windsurf

Windsurf free plan upgraded with 25 premium prompt credits & unlimited agentic use

Starlink

Starlink offers free hardware kit with 12-month plan in select European markets

CtrlS Datacenters

CtrlS commits ₹500 Cr for greenfield data center in Bhopal’s Badwai IT Park

Infosys

Infosys launches “Topaz for SAP S/4HANA Cloud” AI-driven migration suite

Meta

Meta debuts standalone Meta AI app powered by Llama 4

Meta hosts first LlamaCon AI developer conference

Huawei

Huawei develops Ascend 910D AI chip to rival Nvidia H100

Yelp

Yelp rolls out AI voice agents for business call handling

Grouphug

Grouphug app generates memes from WhatsApp group chats; raises €1.5 M pre-seed

Dex

Dex secures $3.1 M pre-seed for AI-powered recruitment agent

Google

Google Labs launches Gemini-powered “Tiny Lesson,” “Slang Hang” & “Word Cam” language tools

Google expands NotebookLM Audio Overviews to 76 languages

Other News

NFR pilots drone-based cleaning at Kamakhya Station

MP Tech Growth Conclave secures ₹20,000 Cr in commitments; 75,000 jobs projected

Tamil Nadu to roll out 100 Mbps plan at ₹200/month via TANFINET

Deloitte: Indian firms embrace smaller multimodal AI; warns of Year to Quantum threat

Stealth startup P-1 AI raises $23 M for “Archie” engineering automation agent