Wednesday, 11 March 2026
Welcome to today's roundup of the most interesting developments in AI and technology.
Top Stories
Google brings Gemini in Chrome to India
As part of the rollout, Gemini will support languages including Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu, and Tamil.
Read moreAI-powered apps struggle with long-term retention, new report shows
AI can drive stronger early monetization for apps, but sustaining value remains the challenge, RevenueCat's latest report finds.
Read moreChatGPT can now create interactive visuals to help you understand math and science concepts
Instead of just reading an explanation or looking at a static diagram, users can now engage directly with interactive visuals.
Read moreABB: Physical AI simulation boosts ROI for factory automation
A new ABB and NVIDIA partnership shows physical AI simulation is driving real ROI in factory automation and solving production hurdles. Manufacturers have often found it difficult to make intelligent robotics work reliably outside testing environments. The core issue is the gap between digital train
Read moreThinking Machines Lab inks massive compute deal with Nvidia
The multi-year deal involves at least a gigawatt of compute power and also includes a strategic investment from Nvidia.
Read moreMeta acquired Moltbook, the AI agent social network that went viral because of fake posts
Meta says that Moltbook's approach to "connecting agents through an always-on-directory" is novel.
Read moreAmazon launches its healthcare AI assistant on its website and app
Health AI can answer questions, explain health records, manage prescription renewals, book appointments, and more.
Read moreAgentMail raises $6M to build an email service for AI agents
AgentMail provides an API platform that lets you give AI agents their own email inboxes, with support for two-way conversations, parsing, threading, labeling, searching, and replying.
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Zoom introduces an AI-powered office suite, says AI avatars for meetings arrive this month
Zoom is also introducing real-time deepfake detection tech for meetings.
Read moreAgentic AI in finance speeds up operational automation
In finance, achieving operational automation by integrating agentic AI requires a data-centric foundation to drive real value. Financial infrastructure provider SEI has engaged IBM to modernise its internal operations via AI and automation. The joint initiative focuses on process redesign and target
Read moreSandbar secures $23M Series A for its AI note-taking ring
Sandbar aims to ship the Stream, which can be used to take notes, chat with an AI assistant, and for media playback, this summer.
Read moreMastercard brings agentic payments to life in Singapore with DBS and UOB
Mastercard has completed its first live, authenticated agent-based payment transaction in Singapore, a milestone that advances autonomous AI commerce from proof of concept to everyday use. Announced on March 4, 2026, the transaction was carried out in partnership with DBS and UOB, two of Southeast A
Read moreOpenAI acquires Promptfoo to secure its AI agents
This deal underscores how frontier labs are scrambling to prove their technology can be used safely in critical business operations.
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Google gives in to users' complaints over AI-powered 'Ask Photos' search feature
The option appears on the Google Photos Search screen and lets users pick which experience they want.
Read moreAdobe is debuting an AI assistant for Photoshop
Adobe is also adding new AI-powered image-editing features to Firefly.
Read moreGoogle rolls out new Gemini capabilities to Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive
The idea behind the new features is to make the apps more personal and capable to help users get things done faster, right within the platforms themselves.
Read moreYann LeCun's AMI Labs raises $1.03B to build world models
“My prediction is that ‘world models’ will be the next buzzword,” AMI Labs CEO Alexandre LeBrun told TechCrunch. “In six months, every company will call itself a world model to raise funding.”
Read moreAnthropic launches code review tool to check flood of AI-generated code
Anthropic launched Code Review in Claude Code, a multi-agent system that automatically analyzes AI-generated code, flags logic errors, and helps enterprise developers manage the growing volume of code produced with AI.
Read moreQualcomm's partnership with Neura Robotics is just the beginning
Neura Robotics is going to build new robots on top of Qualcomm's new IQ10 processors that were released at CES.
Read moreUK sovereign AI fund to build up domestic computing infrastructure
The UK sovereign AI fund intends to secure advantages by providing a domestic alternative to external computing infrastructure. Backed by a £500 million budget from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, the unit formally launches on April 16th at 6pm GMT. James Wise, Partner at Bald
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Legora reaches $5.55 billion valuation as AI legal tech boom endures
Legora, an AI platform for lawyers, is now valued at $5.55 billion following a $550 million Series D led by Accel to fuel its growth in the U.S.
Read moreYouTube expands AI deepfake detection to politicians, government officials, and journalists
YouTube's AI deepfake detection tool is becoming available to politicians, journalists, and officials, letting them flag unauthorized likenesses for removal.
Read moreOpenAI and Google employees rush to Anthropic's defense in DOD lawsuit
More than 30 OpenAI and Google DeepMind employees signed onto a statement supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Defense Department after the agency labeled the AI firm a supply-chain risk, according to court filings.
Read moreAnthropic sues Defense Department over supply-chain risk designation
Anthropic filed suit against the Department of Defense on Monday after the agency labeled it a supply-chain risk. The complaint calls the DOD's actions "unprecedented and unlawful."
Read moreAI insurance underwriting is past the pitch deck—Gradient AI just got the capital to prove it
AI insurance underwriting has been called the next frontier of insurtech for years. The difference now is that the money backing it has moved from venture bets into institutional conviction. On March 3, Boston-based Gradient AI securedgrowth capital financing from CIBC Innovation Banking, a lender w
Read moreCity Union Bank launches AI centre to support banking operations
Banks have spent years buying analytics tools and automation software. Now some are taking a different step: building internal spaces where AI can be tested directly on real banking problems. One example emerged in India this month. City Union Bank recently entered a four-party agreement to create a
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