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Nvidia has emerged as the biggest gainer from the AI boom in the last couple of years.

Google said that several inaccurate claims surfaced recently that incorrectly stated that we issued a broad warning to all Gmail users about a major Gmail security issue.

Reliance had entered the quick commerce market by leading a USD 240 million funding round in Dunzo in January 2022. It acquired a 26 percent stake, positioning itself alongside other major backers such as Google, which held a 19.3 percent stake.

Groups dropped include the African American Community Service Agency

Central to the update was the introduction of Google's latest AI advancements for India, including localised deployment of its high-performance Gemini 2.5 Flash model, a set of new agentic AI tools in Firebase Studio, and partnerships aimed at nurturing local AI talent and solutions.

This is the largest acquisition by Google in its history. Earlier in 2022, it acquired another cybersecurity firm – Mandiant – for USD 5.4 billion and merged it with Google Cloud.

Through this partnership, Glance will tap into Google Cloud's AI solutions, including Gemini's intelligence capabilities and Imagen's advanced image generation technology via Vertex AI.

The following Indian startups have announced their latest investment rounds.

Highlighting 2024 key funding deals, innovative startups across industries secured substantial investments, driving growth, fostering innovation, and unlocking new opportunities for market expansion and development.

Reliance, which held a 25.8% stake since its January 2022 investment, is no longer pursuing further funding discussions or distress sale negotiations.

Traditional enterprise vendors like IBM (489 vulnerabilities), Oracle (370), and Cisco (354) reported relatively lower numbers

In her new position, Lobana will lead Google India's sales and operations, focusing on advancing the company's strategy in the region, with a strong emphasis on leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to drive innovation and economic growth.

Analysts predict Gemini 2.0 could drive Google's revenue growth by 15–20 percent annually over the next five years

Google will now focus on demonstrating the first "useful, beyond-classical" computation on today's quantum chips relevant to a real-world application

The Series B round saw participation from new investors M&G Catalyst and Glade Brook Capital Partners, who joined existing backers, including Google, Radical Ventures, Lightspeed, and others.

The collaboration will leverage AI and ML in healthcare, sustainability, and education, focusing on skill development, societal challenges, and supporting startups to foster innovation, entrepreneurship, and citizen empowerment.

The Pant Project offers custom-fit pants with personalised styles, leveraging D2C, social media engagement, and data analytics. Plans include expanding to denims, athleisure, and omnichannel experiences with INR 100 crore revenue goals.

Before joining Google, Shah spent over nine years at Apple, most recently as head of consumer sales. His career also includes roles at Accenture and Infosys, where he specialised in supply chain management and forecasting.

The solution is powered by Google AI, modeling a wide range of data inputs. It will enable valuable air quality data for Government agencies responsible for air quality monitoring and urban planning. Google Maps users across India can also access the feature.

This aims to build upon the investment worth over USD 200 million made in the last five years to organizations using AI to accelerate their scientific work

The upgrades include Gemini extensions, simple on-screen prompt and lock screen