Google's Jeff Dean launches AI startup Discovery Loop

Announcing the venture on X, Dean wrote, "We are founding Discovery Loop... a Public Benefit Corporation whose mission is to automate machine learning, science, and engineering to accelerate discoveries and progress." He added that the four founders have worked together for between 14 and 30 years, helping build Google's AI models, products and computing infrastructure.

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Experimental AI systems have been going on hacking sprees

The incidents show testing advanced AI models is no longer a controlled exercise. And the companies behind them need to do more to keep AI's most dangerous capabilities safely contained.

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OpenAI, Anthropic AI agents implicated in new security breaches

The institute ​said agents powered by Anthropic's Mythos 5 and OpenAI's GPT-5.6-Sol engaged in unauthorized actions during security evaluations the government organization conducted to assess the models' capabilities.

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Nvidia bets on Sarvam AI; Sidbi eases fund rules for VCs

Happy Wednesday! Sarvam’s Pratyush Kumar has confirmed adding Nvidia to the AI startup’s captable. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

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OpenAI pays $3.2 million in US probe over hiring foreign workers

The Justice Department in a release said that OpenAI and Statsig, which makes product development software, recruited foreign workers ‌for some ⁠open ⁠positions and took various steps to discourage US workers from applying. That included requiring them to ​mail paper applications instead of submitting electronic ones, advertising jobs on the radio late at night, ​and not posting the openings on an external website, the Justice Department said.

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Quick commerce race cuts product launch cycles to weeks

Companies are shrinking product innovation cycles to three months or less. Quick commerce platforms now drive seventy-five percent of total digital sales. This rapid growth allows for faster testing and market entry strategies. Consumers now trigger purchases based on immediate needs and occasions. Product launches are happening within two weeks depending on market trends.

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Nazara CEO Nitish Mittersain steps down; Raymond Albaladejo Stauffer takes over

Mittersain will now focus his efforts as MD on shaping the company's long-term strategy, portfolio direction, strategic partnerships, and key stakeholder engagement.

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Cognizant’s Surya Gummadi: AI Will Rewrite the IT Services Playbook

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AI-assisted staging draws boos at the Richard Wagner festival in Germany

Curator Marcus Lobbes and his team were greeted with boos and whistles as they took to the stage at the end of Saturday evening's performance of "Gotterdammerung," German news agency dpa reported. However, there was warm applause for the singers and musicians, and particularly for conductor Christian Thielemann.

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Fintechs chase new revenue streams; Flipkart’s food delivery plans

Happy Monday! As core growth cools, India's listed fintechs are diversifying fast and launching new products. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

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India's data centre capacity may reach 3-3.6 GW by 2030, hyperscalers to drive growth: Axis Capital

The report noted that publicly announced capacity targets of 6-8 GW by 2030 appear aggressive. A more realistic estimate is 3.4-3.6 GW of planned capacity by mid-2030, while actual operational capacity could be closer to 2.8 GW. This reflects challenges around execution, power availability, equipment supply and construction timelines.

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