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Former GitHub CEO launches GitHub rival Entire with India data hosting
Entire is a new developer platform designed to help developers and AI coding agents improve software development processes. The platform features automated code reviews and continuous memory for AI agents, which streamline coding sessions. Entire also offers faster code repository hosting, with speeds significantly exceeding those of GitHub.
Lessons from Chinese AI Firms on Owning Customers’ Habits
As U.S. AI firms compete in an escalating race for superior models, bigger benchmarks, and more advanced features, Chinese companies are pursuing a fundamentally different strategy: embedding AI into users’ everyday habits. The authors argue that this “habit moat” approach may prove more durable than competing on raw capability alone. Whereas Western firms position AI as a destination consumers consciously visit, companies like Alibaba integrate AI into existing routines such as shopping, payments, food delivery, and travel booking, reducing friction until using AI becomes automatic behavior. Once AI capabilities become “good enough,” marginal technical improvements matter less than becoming the default path through recurring customer tasks. The authors outline four strategic imperatives for Western leaders: focus on behavioral cues rather than feature gaps, subsidize customer behavior instead of subscriptions, embed AI invisibly into existing workflows, and optimize for repeat usage rather than first-time adoption. The central warning is stark: AI may not replace employees first—it may instead capture the critical customer moments businesses currently own.
VCs step up wealthtech bets; Blinkit freezes new launches
Investors are pouring fresh capital into wealthtech startups as demand for financial products grows. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
Enterprise AI Adoption Enters a New Phase as Companies Shift Focus From Access to ROI
For the past two years, enterprises have encouraged employees to adopt AI tools at scale. Now, some of the biggest corporate users of AI are introducing limits, usage controls, and cost-management frameworks, signalling a shift from widespread experimentation to measurable business value.
Claude AI down today for users: List of alternate AI apps you can use for best coding experience
Claude alternatives for coding: Claude AI experienced a significant outage on June 2, 2026, impacting multiple Anthropic services including its AI, console, API, and code offerings. While engineers worked to resolve the issue, users sought alternative AI coding tools. The article lists several options like Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Windsurf, highlighting their strengths for various coding needs.
ChatGPT and Codex Not Working Today: Here are top alternate AI tools you can use to complete your tasks
ChatGPT, Codex Down Today: OpenAI users in India are experiencing disruptions accessing ChatGPT and its coding features. As the company investigates, several powerful alternatives like Google Gemini and Claude by Anthropic are available for everyday tasks and coding needs, ensuring productivity continues.
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India's GCC model shifts from cost to capability as AI, talent strains bite
India's dominance in global capability centres is evolving. These hubs are now integrated, managing complex functions beyond support. Rising costs and talent shortages present challenges. Artificial intelligence is poised to reshape operations, demanding adaptation. India's future edge depends on its ability to adjust to these changes and global competition.
Why is Anthropic racing to contain the Claude Code leak—is it exposing trade secrets, empowering hackers, and letting rivals clone its AI agent faster than ever?
The Anthropic Claude Code leak has exposed more than 8,000 copies of source code to developers worldwide. This accidental release reveals proprietary AI instructions that power Claude Code, giving competitors a roadmap to replicate its features. While no user data or model weights were compromised, the leak exposes critical AI security risks and intellectual property vulnerabilities. Experts warn this could accelerate cloning of AI coding tools and intensify competition in the artificial intelligence market. For developers, startups, and enterprise users, this incident highlights the fragility of AI systems and the urgent need for stricter AI code protection and cybersecurity protocols. Anthropic’s reputation and innovation lead are now at stake.
Anthropic launches Code Review for bug detection
Anthropic Code Review Tool: Anthropic has launched Code Review in Claude Code, an AI tool that checks code for bugs before changes merge. It focuses on logic errors, scales with PR size, and provides summary and in-line comments. Large PRs show more issues, and reviews cost $15–25, with admin controls available.
Pocket FM to accelerate AI-native content creation with OpenAI collaboration
In a groundbreaking alliance, Pocket FM teams up with OpenAI to revolutionise the content landscape. This partnership will enhance the creative toolkit for more than 300,000 creators, enabling them to craft mesmerizing stories for a global audience.
OpenAI is developing alternative to Microsoft's GitHub: The Information
OpenAI is developing a new code-hosting platform to rival GitHub after service disruptions. The early-stage project could be sold to customers, marking competition with Microsoft. A recent funding round valued OpenAI at $840 billion, showing strong AI investment interest.
Reddit takes legal action against Australia’s social media ban for users under 16; US-based firm claims barring U-16 teens would impede political discourse in the country
Reddit has filed a lawsuit against Australia's new rule banning under-16s from social media. The company argues the law infringes on political participation and free speech for young Australians. The ban, effective December 10, requires platforms to block underage users or face hefty fines. Reddit seeks to overturn the policy, protecting digital access for teens nationwide.
Alternative apps gain momentum in Australia after social media ban on teens begins - Check which apps are working and which are banned
Australia's new social media rules for teens are pushing young users to other apps. Platforms like Lemon8, Yope, and Coverstar are seeing a surge in downloads. This shift raises questions about the safety and privacy of these lesser-known digital spaces. Major tech companies express concern that these alternatives may lack adequate protections for younger users.
Meta's Zuckerberg pledges hundreds of billions for AI data centers in superintelligence push
The social media giant is among the large technology companies that have chased high-profile deals and doled out multi-million-dollar pay packages in recent months to fast-track work on machines that can outthink humans on most tasks.
Trouble between AI’s power couple: What’s brewing between Microsoft and OpenAI?
OpenAI needs Microsoft's approval to complete its transition into a public-benefit corporation. But sources told Reuters the companies have not been able to agree on details even after months of negotiations. Tensions have risen between the two sides after reports emerged that OpenAI is considering a "nuclear option", accusing Microsoft of anticompetitive behaviour.
How to use Meta’s Llama 4: A quick guide for developers and enterprises
Meta's Llama 4, an open-weight AI model, targets developers and startups with two variants—Scout and Maverick—offering transparency, flexible deployment, and alternatives to GPT-4 and Gemini. It supports multimodal tasks and fine-tuning via PyTorch. Available on GitHub, Azure, and Hugging Face, it promotes open innovation with licensing caveats.
Elon Musk shares report on Microsoft testing OpenAI alternatives
Tech giant Microsoft is developing its own AI models, which may be offered to developers, according to the report by The Information. Microsoft’s GitHub unit has already introduced models from Anthropic and Google as alternatives to OpenAI’s GPT-4o for coding assistance, following a broader trend within the company to expand its AI options.
ETtech Explainer: How OpenAI is moving the needle with new 'deep research' tool
OpenAI launched "deep research" in ChatGPT for complex online research and o3-mini, a cost-efficient reasoning model. These releases follow the emergence of DeepSeek R1, signaling a race for cheaper, efficient AI.
Why is Microsoft reducing its dependence on ChatGPT owner OpenAI? Is there a catch, here's all you need to know
Microsoft is reportedly reducing its reliance on OpenAI for AI models like 365 Copilot.
Microsoft works to add non-OpenAI models into 365 Copilot products, sources say
Microsoft is integrating internal and third-party AI models into its Microsoft 365 Copilot. This aims to reduce dependence on OpenAI and cut costs. The company is working to customize other open-weight models for better efficiency. Microsoft tracks these efforts closely, aiming for cost-efficiency and potentially passing savings to customers.
How AI can help you make computer game without knowing anything about coding
This shows how AI is dramatically lowering the barrier to software development, bridging the gap between creativity and technical skill. Among the range of apps and platforms dedicated to this purpose, others include Google's AlphaCode 2 and Replit's Ghostwriter.
Microsoft plans AI service with Databricks that could hurt OpenAI: report
Microsoft is planning to start selling a new version of Databricks software that helps customers make AI apps for their businesses, The Information reported on Thursday, citing people with direct knowledge of the plan.
View: Software development is democratising and it's a win-win for all
The focus has shifted from pure-play development to integration of LCNC elements, breaking free from conventional thinking while increasing productivity by around three times. Gartner forecasts that by 2025, 70% of new apps that enterprises build will use LCNC technologies.
Sulli deals app: SC agrees to hear plea seeking clubbing of FIRs
In July 2021, an FIR was registered by the Delhi Police and it was alleged that on a hosting platform 'Github', a program namely 'Sulli deal of the day' was created where pictures of several Muslim women were uploaded without their consent, purportedly for online auction.
Close to 3 million people in India acquire digital skills during COVID-19
From laid-off factory workers to retail associates and truck drivers, millions of people turned to online learning courses from GitHub, LinkedIn and Microsoft during the pandemic to help prepare for and secure in-demand roles, including customer service, project management and data analysis.
IBM to acquire software company Red Hat for $34 billion
IBM is hoping the deal will help it catch up with Amazon.com Inc, Alphabet Inc and Microsoft in the rapidly growing cloud business.
Paralyzed patients can control computers by just moving their eyes now
In a two-minute demo, Sweetland, a 32-year-old London-based developer, shows off the latest build of his software, OptiKey.
Indian techie who exposed Airtel's malicious code injection may defend notice received from Flash Networks legally
Flash Networks, which had created the code, sent a cease and desist notice to Thejesh earlier this month for publishing it.
Microsoft, IBM and Oracle look for alternate ways as government looks to adopt open source software
Proprietary software vendors such as Microsoft, IBM and Oracle are worried, and are looking at alternative ways of doing business.
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