OpenAI, Reliance partner to add AI search to JioHotstar

OpenAI has announced a partnership with Reliance to integrate AI-powered conversational search into the Indian conglomerate’s streaming service, JioHotstar. This new feature, powered by OpenAI’s API, will allow users to search for movies, shows, and live sports using text and…

Reload wants to give your AI agents a shared memory

There came a point when Newton Asare realized AI agents weren’t just tools anymore. He described them as operating more like teammates. This realization crystallized when Asare and his co-founder, Kiran Das, both serial founders, noticed they were using AI…

For open-source programs, AI coding tools are a mixed blessing

A world that runs on increasingly powerful AI coding tools is one where software creation is cheap, or so the thinking goes. This would leave little room for traditional software companies. As one analyst report put it, vibe coding will…

This VC’s best advice for building a founding team

One of the most consequential decisions early-stage founders have to make is who they will bring on as their founding team. The first five to ten employees will have a massive impact on the company culture, and the precedents set…

Freeform raises $67M Series B to scale up laser AI manufacturing

Tech investors remain captivated by the dream of creating physical products with the speed and simplicity of coding software. Executives at Freeform, a startup building a novel 3D printing system for metal parts, recently confirmed the company raised a $67…

Reliance unveils $110B AI investment plan as India ramps up tech ambitions

Mukesh Ambani, the billionaire chairperson of Indian conglomerate Reliance, unveiled the group’s ambitious plan on Thursday. The plan commits ₹10 trillion, approximately $110 billion, to build AI computing infrastructure in India over the next seven years. Speaking at the India…