India’s Andhra Pradesh Govt, Nvidia Join Hands to Launch AI University in Amaravati

Andhra Pradesh has teamed up with Nvidia to launch an AI university in Amaravati, aiming to train 10,000 engineering students and support 500 AI startups over two years. The MoU, signed by IT Minister Nara Lokesh, includes AI curriculum development, faculty training, computing infrastructure, and startup aid via Nvidia Inception. This move aligns with India’s broader AI education push—like IIT Madras offering free AI courses on SWAYAM and Symbiosis launching AI-focused degrees from July 2025.

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Kruti: A Multilingual AI Assistant from Krutrim Set for Launch

Bhavish Aggarwal’s AI venture, Krutrim, is gearing up to introduce “Kruti,” an intelligent assistant built to respond and operate in native Indian languages. Dubbed India’s first agentic AI, Kruti promises proactive and adaptive voice-based interaction. This move aligns with Krutrim’s full-stack AI ambitions, which include custom AI chips by 2026, a growing cloud platform with 25,000+ developers, and 50+ AI services. Despite no revenue in FY24, the firm heavily invested ₹134.86 crore in R&D to build long-term value.

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Apple WWDC 2025 Kicks Off Monday with Big AI, OS, and Developer Updates

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference 2025 (WWDC 2025) starts Monday at 10 a.m. PT. Expect fresh updates across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS—plus a possible design overhaul for better cross-device consistency. A new gaming app, AirPods features, and an AI-powered coding tool in Xcode (possibly with Anthropic) are also rumored.

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Axiom Space’s Fourth Mission Marks Milestone for India, Poland & Hungary

Axiom Space will launch its fourth ISS mission, Ax-4, on June 10, marking the company’s first break-even flight and a symbolic return to human spaceflight for India, Poland, and Hungary — each sending an astronaut. CEO Tejpaul Bhatia views the mission as both a celebratory milestone and progress toward Axiom’s vision of creating a private space station. Despite recent uncertainty from a Trump–Musk clash, Bhatia stressed that the future of space now lies with entrepreneurs, not governments.

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Apple Faces Pressure to WOW at WWDC 2025

Apple’s bold AI promises from last year’s WWDC have yet to fully land. Delays in launching personalized Siri and tools like Swift Assist have left both users and developers underwhelmed. With rising pressure from rivals and new App Store fee rulings, Apple must now prove it can deliver real, useful AI—fast—or risk falling behind.

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Meta in Talks to Invest Over $10B in Scale AI: Biggest Private AI Bet Yet

Meta is reportedly eyeing a massive $10B+ investment in Scale AI—making it one of the largest private tech deals ever. Scale, which powers Microsoft and OpenAI with clean training data, could soon hit a $25B valuation. The deal reflects Meta’s growing AI ambition, especially in defense, as it partners with Scale on military AI tools like “Defense Llama.”

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Superblocks CEO: How AI System Prompts Can Reveal Billion-Dollar Startup Ideas

Brad Menezes, CEO of Superblocks, believes studying system prompts—those long, specific instructions used by AI startups—can inspire the next unicorn. As part of a new product launch, he shared 19 such prompts, showing how role, context, and tool instructions shape AI behavior. His insight? The real magic is in the infrastructure built around the prompt.

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Omada Health Pops 21% in Nasdaq Debut, Hits $1B+ Valuation

Omada Health Soars 21% on Nasdaq Debut, Opening at $23 Following $19 IPO Pricing. The virtual chronic care startup raised $150M by selling 7.9M shares, now trading under “OMDA.” With revenue up 57% YoY, Omada joins a small wave of healthtech IPOs, following Hinge Health. Backed by a16z and Fidelity, the company is now valued over $1B.

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Anthropic Names National Security Expert to Its Governing Trust

Just after unveiling new AI models for U.S. defense use, Anthropic named Richard Fontaine—ex-adviser to Sen. McCain—to its long-term benefit trust. The trust helps steer the company’s ethical path, prioritizing safety over profits. CEO Dario Amodei says Fontaine’s security expertise comes at a key moment as AI and defense increasingly overlap. Anthropic, like OpenAI and Google, is eyeing deeper national security ties.

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KiranaPro Co-Founder Unable to Dismiss External Hack After Data Wipe

Grocery delivery startup KiranaPro lost app code and customer data after its GitHub and AWS accounts were mysteriously wiped. The Bengaluru-based firm blames a fired employee—but admits his access was never revoked. CEO Deepak Ravindran says there’s no proof of external hacking yet, and a proper forensic probe hasn’t been done. The company restored some data from backups but hasn’t paid all staff despite recently raising ₹10 crore in funding.

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