In a surprise twist, OpenAI’s $3B deal to acquire AI coding startup Windsurf has collapsed — and Google swooped in smartly. Instead of buying the company, Google acqui-hired key Windsurf talent, including CEO Varun Mohan, for $2.4B. They also secured a non-exclusive license to Windsurf’s tech. The rest of Windsurf stays independent under a new interim CEO. This clever move gives Google DeepMind top AI coding brains without full acquisition hassles. Meanwhile, OpenAI is left empty-handed. The race for elite AI talent is heating up, and Google just played a masterstroke.
Do you also spend hours on the internet? Can you imagine your browser doing your work, answering questions, and preventing you from getting lost? OpenAI, which surprised the world by creating ChatGPT, is about to do something similar!
Recently, news broke that OpenAI is very soon going to present a new, AI-loaded web browser. This will be a new obstacle for Google Chrome, which is currently the world’s most popular browser. So let’s find out what this new browser can do and what impact it will have on our daily internet usage.
What’s Special About This New Browser?
This new AI browser won’t just be another browser; it will come with the power of AI. This means:
Chat Interface: You’ll be able to interact with the AI directly within the browser through a chat interface, just like you do with ChatGPT. This means you won’t need to click through websites repeatedly for information; the AI will give you direct answers. Imagine, if you want to know something, just ask, and the AI will answer!
AI Agent Integrations: OpenAI’s AI agents like “Operator” will be integrated into this browser. These agents will be able to perform tasks for you, such as filling out forms, booking flights or hotels, or finding specific information on a website for you. In short, your browser will become your personal assistant!
New Use of Data: A large part of Google Chrome’s success is based on user data, which is used for displaying advertisements. OpenAI’s new browser will also gain direct access to user data, which will help it improve its AI models and pave the way for new AI-driven products in the future.
A Challenge for Google Chrome
Currently, Google Chrome dominates the web browser market, with over 3 billion people worldwide using it. According to StatCounter, Chrome holds more than two-thirds of the global market share (approximately 68%), while Apple’s Safari lags far behind with a 16% share.
If even a small chunk of ChatGPT’s 500 million users switch to OpenAI’s browser, it could seriously eat into Google’s market share.
Chromium-Based, Yet Different!
OpenAI is building its browser on Chromium, the same open-source engine that powers Chrome, Edge, Brave, and Opera. So technically, it’ll look and feel familiar, but with AI capabilities baked right in. However, OpenAI has decided to build its own browser rather than just a “plug-in” so they can have more control over the data they collect.
What About Privacy?
Privacy could become a big issue with AI-powered browsers. Because these browsers will be able to directly access your web activity, which will help AI agents perform tasks for you. In such a situation, it remains to be seen how OpenAI protects users’ privacy and how it uses their data. This is a question that will only be answered over time.
What’s Next?
Other AI startups like Perplexity have also launched their AI browsers, such as “Comet.” This indicates that the future of AI-powered Browse is very near. OpenAI’s move could change the way we browse the web, making it smarter and more personalized. It will be interesting to see how Google faces this challenge and how it further integrates AI into its Chrome browser.
So, are you ready to try out this new AI-powered browser? It’s definitely going to change our internet experience!
Google has now officially launched its advanced AI video generation tool Veo 3in India. It was first teased at Google I/O 2025 a few weeks ago, and is now available in countries around the world where Gemini App works — meaning creators in India can now take advantage of it too.
What Is Veo 3 and Why Is It Special?
Veo 3 is a generative AI model that can create videos up to 8-seconds long using just text prompts. These videos are not just limited to visuals, but also include:
Background Music
Sound Effects
Synthetic dialogues (AI-generated speech)
And features like camera control
Now creators can create high-quality short videos in just minutes by writing some simple text – that too without any editing skills.
How to Get Access in India?
Veo 3 can be accessed in India through a Google AI Pro subscription. Through the Gemini App, users will be able to use this tool and generate a limited number of videos every month.
Google says that it will soon be included in more countries and plans.
Veo 3 is designed for creatives who want to bring their ideas and stories to life through video — whether they’re YouTube creators or indie filmmakers. Along with this, Google has also introduced a new AI feature called ‘Flow’, which combines tools like Veo 3 and Imagen to make the entire video creation process faster, smarter and easier.
Users in Flow:
Create your own characters and scenes
Create visual elements with the text to image feature
And the same elements can be used again and again in different shots
Google’s Preparation for Security and Trust
Google has clarified that all AI-generated videos will have a Visible Watermark , as well as a SynthID digital watermark — to prove that the video is created by AI.
Apart from this, Google is continuously doing red teaming, testing and policy monitoring to prevent wrong or harmful content.
Where can I learn From?
Google has also added a special feature called Flow TV, where users can watch AI videos created from around the world — and learn what prompts and techniques were used to create those videos.
Last Thing
The entry of Veo 3 is a big opportunity for a creative country like India. Now any creator, YouTuber, social media manager or filmmaker will not need a huge team or budget to make a video. Just type the text… and you will get an impactful video in a few minutes. Google Veo 3 has now been launched in India – and it is going to completely change the world of AI filmmaking in the coming time.
If you think that age is just a number, especially in the world of technology, then the story of Pranjali Awasthi will prove this to you. She is a coder (programmer) born in India and now living in America, who has done wonders at a very young age.
Big achievement at a young age
Pranjali began exploring the world of coding when she was only seven years old. Imagine, when we kids are busy playing sports, Pranjali was writing code! By the age of 13, she had also done internships in big research labs. And the amazing thing is that when she was just 16 years old, she started her own AI (Artificial Intelligence) company, named – Delv.AI.
Delv.AI: The journey to make research easier
In January 2022, Pranjali founded Delv.AI in Miami. Her simple target was that research should not be difficult for anyone. Delv.AI is actually an AI-based tool that helps researchers extract and summarize information from educational material, PDFs and many other places. Its specialty is that it can search in multiple documents simultaneously, connects to your cloud drive and can also save information in CSV format.
Delv.AI grabbed people’s attention at an amazing speed. It raised around $450,000 (roughly Rs. 3.89 crores) from investors like Backend Capital and Village Global. By October 2023, its valuation touched almost Rs. 100 crores! Researchers loved it because it did hours of their work in minutes, saving up to 75% of repetitive R&D work.
Pranjali was born in India. When she was 11 years old, her family moved to Florida, USA. There her father, who is himself a computer engineer, further encouraged her love for coding. In school, she took a keen interest in computer science and competitive maths and soon started doing an internship at the Neural Dynamics of Control Lab at Florida International University. There she worked on machine learning projects from a young age and also helped differentiate types of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) using EEG data.
Now giving a new look to AI with Dash
Now Pranjali is 18 and studying computer science at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the US. But she’s not going to stop here. She’s already started working on her next big thing: Dash . She calls it “ChatGPT with hands.”
In San Francisco, Pranjali is working full-time on Dash with her co-founders Dhruv Rungta and Harsha, both young developers she met at Georgia Tech. Dhruv has previously built an edtech startup, while Harsha built a dating app.
Unlike Delv.AI, Dash is an open-access AI assistant that not only chats but can actually take action – not just conversations, but automation! Recently, Dash (usedash.ai) received a tremendous response on Product Hunt and reached number one. On this occasion, Pranjali announced the launch of her official Discord server through LinkedIn and expressed her happiness over this new beginning.
Dash selected in Y Combinator
Pranjali shared in her LinkedIn post that Dash (YC S25) has been included in the world’s top startup accelerator Y Combinator. This is considered a very big achievement for any startup. The aim of Dash’s team is to create such an intelligent AI that can truly understand the user’s work style and make the work easier accordingly.
Whether it’s automatically sorting your email, scheduling meetings, or creating reports, Dash is making work easier – eliminating all the menial tasks that “knowledge workers” struggle with.
Why wait to make an impact?
Pranjali’s journey didn’t just start with Delv.AI. She has interned at the Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience and run workshops at hackathons. She also completed the Creative Destruction Lab’s apprentice program, where she gained in-depth knowledge about AI, agriculture, and more.
Her story is proof that you don’t have to wait to make an impact. As she says herself, Delv.AI was created to “get you relevant information instantly without going behind the paywall” – and now, with Dash, she aims to make AI even more useful. Young talents like Pranjali Avasthi are showing that with passion and the right opportunity, anyone can achieve great success, regardless of age!
Quantum Computing, which was once limited to research labs, has now entered real life as well. It has made its presence felt in sectors like healthcare, finance, cybersecurity, energy and logistics and in the coming time, it can change the face of entire industries. Let us know what quantum computing is and how it is becoming a game-changer for the entire world including India.
What is Quantum Computing?
In simple words, while normal computers work only on 0 and 1 (bits), quantum computers use “qubits”. These qubits can be in many states simultaneously (called superposition) and can also be connected to each other (called entanglement). This is the reason why quantum computers can perform certain tasks very quickly and accurately, which is beyond the capability of classical computers.
Where is Quantum Computing being used?
1. Healthcare and Drug Discovery
The most important use of quantum computing in the healthcare sector is in discovering new medicines and understanding small molecules. Our old computers fail to understand the process of large and complex molecules because many things have to be understood simultaneously. But with the help of quantum computers, these particles can be understood in their smallest form (at the atomic level) in a simple way.
Latest update: In 2024, Google Quantum AI scientists used quantum simulations to understand the workings of the enzymes (Cytochrome P450) that make medicines effective in our bodies. This will make it easier to develop personalized medicines.
2. Cybersecurity and cryptography
While quantum computers can break old encryption systems, they can also create ultra-secure systems like Quantum Key Distribution (QKD).
Latest update: In June 2025, DRDO and IIT Delhi successfully showcased quantum-secure communication across a 1 km distance. This can make quantum encryption a standard for data security in the future.
3. Optimization in logistics and supply chain
Quantum computers can solve tough problems like traffic, delivery, and warehouse management in minutes. Volkswagen and DHL have implemented quantum algorithms to improve route optimization. In the future, just 5-10% optimization can save crores of rupees in industries.
4. Financial Modelling and Risk Management
Understanding the mood of the financial market, making investment plans, and predicting risks can become easier with quantum computing.
Latest update: In 2024, JPMorgan Chase worked with Quantum startups to work on trading strategies and credit risk. This will make future investments more precise and less risky, as well as make it easier to track market fraud.
5. Energy and Materials Science
Quantum computing is proving to be a boon for batteries, superconductors, and clean energy technologies.
Latest update: In 2025 , scientists at QuEra Computing used quantum computers to understand battery design issues that could lead to batteries that are more energy efficient.
Top Quantum Updates of 2025
Google’s Willow Chip: In December 2024, Google launched a chip that controls error correction to a great extent.
Advantages in quantum simulation: A March 2025 study showed that low-energy states of quantum systems can be found efficiently. Whereas this task is extremely difficult and time-consuming for classical computers. This will directly benefit industries like pharma and material science, where such simulations are very important for making medicines and new materials.
Companies like SandboxAQ have introduced real-time quantum navigation systems like ‘AQNav,’ which solve problems like GPS jamming by using AI and quantum sensors.
But there are challenges too…
Quantum computers are currently very sensitive and need to be kept cool at zero degrees to operate.
There is a huge shortage of specialists. There are only less than 1000 quantum PhD holders in the whole world.
Scalability and efficiency will take more time.
Final Note: The Quantum Future Is Not Far Away!
Quantum computing is no longer just a fantasy but is showing its impact in the real world. From healthcare to finance and energy to logistics, this technology is going to change the game in every field. However, this journey is not over yet. Business and government will have to prepare for the Quantum Era. They will have to invest in research, create quantum-ready systems, and prepare people who can work in this field.
