Cognizant Deploys Claude AI for 25,000 Employees; Qualcomm Cuts Jobs

Daily Morning NewsletterCognizant Deploys Claude AI for 25,000 Employees; Qualcomm Cuts Jobs

Daily Morning Newsletter Thu, Nov 12, 2026 Top Stories Qualcomm begins India layoffs, 1,000 jobs at risk Qualcomm has started laying off employees in India as part of a global workforce restructuring. This exercise could affect around 1,000 jobs across... Read Story → Plurai raises $13 million for AI agent simulation platform Plurai, a startup, has secured $13 million in seed funding to enhance AI agent reliability. The company uses simulation techniques and synthetic da... Read Story → Google unveils Gemini Robotics 2.5 with 96% success rate in tasks Google has launched Gemini Robotics 2.5, an AI model designed to enhance robot dexterity and task handling. The model has achieved a 96% success ra... Read Story → IBM, Microsoft launch agentic AI platform for enterprise processes IBM and Microsoft have introduced Imagine Enterprise, an agentic AI platform. It aims to help enterprises build, deploy, and govern AI agents acros... Read Story → Cognizant commits 25,000 staff to Claude AI deployment Cognizant has committed over 25,000 professionals to deploy Anthropic's Claude for enterprise clients. The IT services company also introduced a ma... Read Story → Chrome releases Modern Web Guidance 1.0 for AI coding agents Chrome has released Modern Web Guidance version 1.0, embedding web platform expertise and browser compatibility data into AI coding agents. This ai... Read Story → Anthropic expands Claude with workplace productivity tools Anthropic has expanded its Claude platform with new tools for spreadsheets, digital whiteboards, and data dashboards. This move broadens its capabi... Read Story → Databricks launches always-on Genie AI agent for enterprise tasks Databricks has introduced the second generation of Genie, an always-on autonomous AI agent designed for enterprise operations. This agent takes own... Read Story → Adobe unveils AI agents, tools, deepens Google and Microsoft partnerships Adobe introduced new AI agents and tools across its creative suite at Adobe Max 2026. These updates aim to offer greater flexibility to creative pr... Read Story → Google releases A2UI 1.0 protocol for generative UI agents Google has launched A2UI 1.0, an open protocol designed for generative user interfaces. This protocol enables AI agents to respond with rich, inter... Read Story → SpaceXSI's Grok Build AI agent exposed sensitive data Security researchers found Grok Build, an AI coding agent by SpaceXSI, was leaking confidential data. Thousands of applications built on the platfo... Read Story → Indian organisations see AI returns but risk readiness declines: Kyndryl Sixty per cent of Indian organisations investing in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are seeing positive returns, according t... Read Story → TSMC to invest up to $1 billion in AI companies Anthropic and OpenAI Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has approved investments of up to $1 billion in two major Artificial Intelligence companies. Thes... Read Story → Sarvam appoints former Google Cloud India MD Sashikumar Sreedharan as President AI startup Sarvam has appointed Sashikumar Sreedharan, former Google Cloud India Managing Director, as its President and Chief Business Officer. He... Read Story → OpenAI launches business profiles on ChatGPT with AI agents OpenAI has introduced new business-focused features in ChatGPT, including Business Hub for profile management and Business Agents for direct user i... Read Story → What's happening at TechGig IndiaAI Challenge Find your AI readiness score, discover your strengths and skill gaps, and understand where you fit in India’s evolving AI ecosystem. The IndiaAI Ch... 📅 26 Aug - 31 Dec 2026 📍 ONLINE Register Now DevNext 2026 DevNext is where India's most ambitious AI-native tech builders converge for a day of depth, debate and high-signal networking — across keynote ses... 📅 Sat, 21 Nov 2026 📍 THE PARK Register Now Explore Partnership Opportunities with Us Events Advertorial Video Digital Branding Speakers Opportunity Customised Campaign Reports & Surveys Get In Touch   Download the TechGig App  App Store ▶ Google Play Follow Us Have feedback? Write to us at newsletter@techgig.com You are receiving this email because you signed up at techgig.com  |  Unsubscribe  |  Report this email

IBM's H-1B Move, Google Gemini 4 & AI Agent Breakthroughs

Daily Morning NewsletterIBM's H-1B Move, Google Gemini 4 & AI Agent Breakthroughs

Daily Morning Newsletter Wed, Nov 11, 2026 Top Stories IBM ends H-1B, green card sponsorship for most US consulting roles IBM has discontinued H-1B visa and green card sponsorship for most roles within its US consulting business. This decision affects immigrant employe... Read Story → IBM Consulting ends immigration sponsorship for most roles IBM Consulting has ended immigration sponsorship for the majority of its roles. An IBM spokesperson confirmed the company will discontinue visa and... Read Story → Five Python scripts simplify beginner automation tasks Five practical Python scripts can automate repetitive tasks, organise files, and process images for beginners. These scripts simplify daily workflo... Read Story → Google's Gemini 4 Carbon now widely available for AI coding, cybersecurity Google has made its Gemini 4 Carbon AI model widely available after an initial limited release to cybersecurity firms. The company said the model o... Read Story → Inside Ericsson Silicon: Explore the Innovation, Skills and Careers Behind Future Networks Explore Ericsson Silicon, FPGA, ASIC, SoC, AI-driven engineering and future network careers. Learn from Ericsson R&D leaders in this exclusive ... Read Story → OpenAI deploys Control Room to halt rogue AI models in 35 seconds OpenAI has implemented a system called 'Control Room' to manage and stop misbehaving AI models. This centralised mechanism can halt model output wi... Read Story → Anthropic launches Claude Fable 5.2, Mythos 5.2 AI models Anthropic released its advanced AI models, Claude Fable 5.2 and Claude Mythos 5.2, on November 09. The company claims these models generate output ... Read Story → Google expands TPU portfolio with new 8tx and 8i Max systems Google has launched two new Tensor Processing Units, TPU 8tx and TPU 8i Max, aimed at enhancing enterprise AI capabilities. The updates also includ... Read Story → OpenAI deploys Control Room to halt AI output within 35 seconds OpenAI has deployed Control Room, a centralised system to monitor its AI research workloads. This system can halt AI model output within 35 seconds... Read Story → AMD launches Epyc 6 CPUs for AI agent workloads Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) has introduced its Epyc 6 series of central processing units (CPUs) for servers. These new processors are designe... Read Story → Six planning patterns for AI agents aid goal decomposition, debugging AI agents use six planning patterns to decompose goals into manageable steps, making applications easier to debug. Developers should select pattern... Read Story → Pinterest, Intel scale gProfiler for internet-scale performance visibility Pinterest partnered with Intel to extend gProfiler, an open-source continuous profiler. This collaboration provides production performance visibili... Read Story → Copilot in Visual Studio upgrades to Microsoft SDK Copilot Chat in Visual Studio now operates on the Microsoft Copilot SDK, starting with Visual Studio 2026 version 18.12. This upgrade enhances its ... Read Story → Fireworks AI reports new breach after cloud provider hack AI infrastructure startup Fireworks AI disclosed a new security breach where attackers accessed its development machines. This occurred after a thi... Read Story → Australia to mandate AI safeguards, new regulator planned Australia will introduce mandatory safeguards for artificial intelligence companies, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced. This includes estab... Read Story → What's happening at TechGig DevNext 2026 DevNext is where India's most ambitious AI-native tech builders converge for a day of depth, debate and high-signal networking — across keynote ses... 📅 Sat, 21 Nov 2026 📍 THE PARK Register Now Ericsson Ericsson is building the digital infrastructure the world relies on, from the 5G towers that keep billions connected to the AI and silicon powering... 📅 23 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 Register Now Explore Partnership Opportunities with Us Events Advertorial Video Digital Branding Speakers Opportunity Customised Campaign Reports & Surveys Get In Touch   Download the TechGig App  App Store ▶ Google Play Follow Us Have feedback? Write to us at newsletter@techgig.com You are receiving this email because you signed up at techgig.com  |  Unsubscribe  |  Report this email