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Geek Gossip
#Microsoft - Microsoft came under fire last week - a product manager - Ms. Kamath from Bengaluru wrote an official blog about how to use Azure services to train your own LLM. The problem? The corpus they asked the readers use to train the LLM turned out to be Harry Potter books - that are not yet in the public domain (you could argue they were pirated copies)!
#ContentModeration - Some really disturbing stuff. Worth the read. Not all jobs in the tech sector are rosy. Content moderation. The ones that classify images, videos and text that have been flagged by automated systems either to train AI or to catch malicious content. These are not automated (they mostly verify if the automated systems got it right or a false positive or simply training models). Absolute horror. These workers from India have a tale to tell.
#Kiro - AWS’s vibe coding tool was in the news this weekend - Why? Because an AWS engineer used Kiro, AWS’s “agentic code“, to vibe code their software - and it seemed to have passed code review too (unclear if automated or manual) - but that vibe coded software ended up bringing down an AWS service for over 13 hours!
#YannLeCun - For those unaware, Dr. Yann Le Cun, a professor at NYU, a renowned researcher in AI, Machine Learning and Robotics, travelled all the way to India and attended the AI Summit - and gave a keynote - simply to say - DONT WORK ON LLMs!
Latest Updates
Livspace Fires 1000 employees, Embracing AI-Driven Transformation
Livspace, the home decor and interior furnishing startup, has let go of at least 1,000 employees, representing about 12 percent of its total workforce. The decision has impacted staffers across functions like design, sales, operations, marketing and more. Bengaluru-based Livspace had around 7,000-8,000. employees prior to the cost reduction exercise.
India’s Sarvam Launches Indus AI Chat App
Sarvam, an Indian AI startup focused on building models for local languages and users, on Friday launched its Indus chat app for web and mobile users. The launch comes as India has become a key battleground for generative AI adoption.
Microsoft Xbox Has A New Indian Origin CEO
Microsoft gaming boss Phil Spencer has just announced he’s leaving the company after 12 years leading Xbox and nearly 40 at Microsoft in total. His replacement: Asha Sharma, formerly head of development for Microsoft’s AI enterprise teams. Before that, she was COO of Instacart for three years, and spent four at Meta in charge of the company’s messaging apps.
Microsoft, TCS, Reliance, Adani, Yotta And Others Commit Over $360 Billion To India At AI Impact Summit 2026
The 2026 India AI Impact Summit marked a defining moment for India. Reliance Industries unveiled plans to deploy $109.8 billion over the next seven years. Microsoft revealed it is on track to invest $50 billion across the Global South by 2030.
ZScaler And Airtel Together Launch AI Cyber Threat Research Center Ai & Cyber Threat Research Center
Zscaler and Bharti Airtel announce launch of AI & Cyber Threat Research Center - India. The center is designed "In India, For India," with the goal of strengthening the nation's cyber defenses and building a future-ready talent pipeline. Zscaler will deploy a specialized threat research team focused on India.
Meta Shifts Focus From VR To Mobile On Worlds Platform
In 2026, Meta is separating Quest VR from Horizon Worlds to sharpen its focus. Quest remains the VR leader, emphasizing third-party developers and new monetization tools after a strong 2025. Meanwhile, Horizon Worlds is pivoting almost exclusively to mobile, leveraging Meta’s social reach. With new engines and $150M in dev investments, Meta aims for sustainable, platform-specific growth.
Changelog
Dev[dot]to - Dev[dot]to, the popular blogging platform has been bought by MLH - Major League Hacking.
Razorpay - Agentic Payments integration with Claude, enabling seamless AI-powered transactions for everyday essentials.
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Intro To PyTorch | Easy To Follow | Visual Introduction
PyTorch is an open-source library built upon the Torch Library. It was developed by Meta AI (previously Facebook AI) It is now part of the Linux Foundation.
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