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Sarvam AI Launches Indus Chat App as Indian Startup Takes on ChatGPT and Gemini

Bengaluru-based Sarvam AI has launched its Indus chat app, powered by a 105-billion-parameter model built specifically for India's 22 official languages. The startup trained its AI models for Indian market with just 40 researchers and 4,000 GPUs over six months, positioning itself as a frugal alternative to global rivals like ChatGPT and Gemini while advancing India's sovereign AI ambitions.

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Sarvam AI Launches Indus Chat App as Indian Startup Takes on ChatGPT and Gemini

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Google reveals Glimmer design system for Android XR AI glasses ahead of 2026 launch

Google has detailed its Glimmer design language for Android XR AI glasses, introducing a physics-aware UI philosophy built specifically for transparent displays. The system prioritizes voice-first interaction, eye-tracking, and glanceable transient UI elements that appear only when needed, marking a departure from traditional Material Design principles.

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Google reveals Glimmer design system for Android XR AI glasses ahead of 2026 launch

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Mihup and Qualcomm Partner to Deliver On-Device Voice AI for BFSI Sector

Indian Voice AI company Mihup has partnered with Qualcomm Technologies to develop multilingual, on-device Voice AI solutions for the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance sector. The collaboration promises an 80% cost reduction while delivering low-latency, secure customer interactions that run directly on devices, addressing critical challenges in cloud-only deployments around data privacy and bandwidth constraints.

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Mihup and Qualcomm Partner to Deliver On-Device Voice AI for BFSI Sector

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Sarvam AI unveils Made-in-India smart glasses, partners with HMD and Bosch for AI expansion

Indian AI startup Sarvam AI showcased its first hardware product, Sarvam Kaze smart glasses, at the India AI Impact Summit 2026. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tested the device, which is designed and built entirely in India. The company announced partnerships with HMD to bring AI to Nokia feature phones, with Bosch for in-car AI assistants, and with Qualcomm for chipset optimization.

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Sarvam AI unveils Made-in-India smart glasses, partners with HMD and Bosch for AI expansion

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Gnani.ai unveils Inya VoiceOS, India's first 5-billion-parameter voice-to-voice AI model

Indian AI startup Gnani.ai launched Inya VoiceOS at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, marking a significant milestone as India's first voice-to-voice AI system. The 5-billion-parameter model processes speech directly without converting to text, trained on 14 million hours of multilingual Indian speech data. Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally unveiled the system, which supports over 15 Indian languages and handles code-mixed conversations.

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Gnani.ai unveils Inya VoiceOS, India's first 5-billion-parameter voice-to-voice AI model

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SpaceX enters $100 million Pentagon contest to develop voice-controlled drone swarms

Elon Musk's SpaceX and xAI are competing in a secretive Pentagon contest to develop voice-controlled, autonomous drone swarming technology. The $100 million competition marks a controversial shift for Musk, who previously advocated against autonomous weapons. The six-month challenge aims to create software that translates voice commands into coordinated drone actions for offensive military operations.

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SpaceX enters $100 million Pentagon contest to develop voice-controlled drone swarms

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Apple's iOS 27 targets battery life boost through major code cleanup and performance overhaul

Apple is preparing iOS 27 with extensive code cleanup aimed at improving battery life and system performance. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports the company will remove legacy code, rewrite features, and implement interface tweaks to address the performance degradation seen in iOS 26. This marks Apple's first major performance-focused update since iOS 12 in 2018.

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Apple's iOS 27 targets battery life boost through major code cleanup and performance overhaul

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David Greene Sues Google Over NotebookLM AI Voice, Claims Unauthorized Replication

Former NPR host David Greene has filed a lawsuit against Google, alleging the tech giant used his voice without permission to create the male podcast voice in its NotebookLM AI tool. Greene hired forensic experts who found 53-60% confidence his voice was used for training. Google denies the claims, stating it hired a paid professional voice actor.

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David Greene Sues Google Over NotebookLM AI Voice, Claims Unauthorized Replication

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Airbnb tests AI search with natural language queries to transform trip booking experience

Airbnb is testing an AI-powered search tool that lets users describe rental needs conversationally. CEO Brian Chesky announced plans for an AI-native experience to help guests book trips and hosts manage listings. The company's AI customer support bot already handles a third of tickets without human intervention.

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Airbnb tests AI search with natural language queries to transform trip booking experience

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Albanian actor sues government for using her face as AI minister without consent

Albanian actor Anila Bisha is taking legal action against her government for using her face and voice to create Diella, an AI-powered virtual minister tasked with overseeing government contracts. Bisha claims she never gave consent for her likeness to be used as a cabinet member, leading to online harassment and unwanted attention. The case highlights growing concerns about the ethical use of AI and personal data rights.

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Albanian actor sues government for using her face as AI minister without consent

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DuckDuckGo Launches Private AI Voice Chat on Duck.ai With Encrypted Audio Streaming

DuckDuckGo has rolled out AI voice chat capabilities for Duck.ai, its private AI chatbot platform. The feature enables real-time voice conversations with large language models while maintaining strict privacy protections. Audio streams are encrypted and not stored by DuckDuckGo or OpenAI, addressing growing concerns about data collection in AI applications.

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DuckDuckGo Launches Private AI Voice Chat on Duck.ai With Encrypted Audio Streaming

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AI scams escalate as criminal networks use cheap tools to evade crackdown and dupe more victims

Criminal scam centers across Southeast Asia are deploying inexpensive AI tools to target victims at unprecedented speed, even as governments intensify crackdowns. Interpol officials report that scammers now use large language models, voice cloning, and deepfake technology to create sophisticated cons that are nearly impossible to detect. The global scam economy is estimated to steal $64 billion annually.

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AI scams escalate as criminal networks use cheap tools to evade crackdown and dupe more victims

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Bhashini migrates to Yotta's sovereign AI cloud, gains 40% performance boost and 30% cost cut

India's AI-powered multilingual translation platform Bhashini has completed its migration from a global hyperscaler to Yotta Data Services' domestic sovereign AI cloud. The transition delivered nearly 40% performance improvement and up to 30% cost reduction while ensuring critical AI workloads and data remain within India's jurisdiction.

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Bhashini migrates to Yotta's sovereign AI cloud, gains 40% performance boost and 30% cost cut

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Indian AI models beat global giants in speech recognition as Voice of India benchmark exposes gaps

A new national benchmark reveals that leading global AI systems from OpenAI and Microsoft struggle to understand how Indians actually speak. Sarvam AI, a Bengaluru-based startup, consistently ranks first across 15 Indian languages, achieving 93%+ accuracy while OpenAI's models trail by over 50 percentage points in the comprehensive evaluation.

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Indian AI models beat global giants in speech recognition as Voice of India benchmark exposes gaps

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Apple Opens CarPlay to Third-Party AI Chatbots Including ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude

Apple is preparing to allow voice-controlled AI chatbots from companies like OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic to integrate into CarPlay within the coming months. This marks a strategic shift for the company, which has only allowed Siri as the voice assistant option in its vehicle infotainment interface. While users will gain hands-free access to alternative AI assistants, Siri will remain the default option accessible via the Siri button and wake word.

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Apple Opens CarPlay to Third-Party AI Chatbots Including ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude

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