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LinkedIn has seen an 80% increase in profile verification adoption in India over the past year, marking a significant shift in user engagement and trust in the platform. This surge is part of LinkedIn's broader strategy to enhance user credibility and combat misinformation.

C-DAC has successfully demonstrated a mobile quantum communication system utilizing drones, featuring a B92 Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) system over a 50-meter Free-Space Optical link with GPS-based precision time synchronization. This innovation marks a significant advancement in secure communication technologies.

Accenture reported $21 billion in bookings for Q1, driven by strong deal wins and a surge in AI-related contracts, which have contributed to steady revenue growth and allowed the company to maintain its full-year outlook.

Mythic has secured $125 million in funding to develop AI chips that are claimed to be 100 times more energy-efficient than current NVIDIA GPUs. The company aims to deploy these chips across various sectors, including data centers, automotive systems, robotics, and defense, marking a significant step in the competitive AI hardware landscape.

India's data centre expansion is shifting towards decentralisation, aiming to enhance digital infrastructure beyond metropolitan areas. This move is crucial as it addresses the limitations of compute capabilities in non-metro regions, which could hinder the next wave of digital adoption.

OpenAI has opened app submissions for integration with ChatGPT, marking a significant step in expanding the platform's capabilities. The first batch of approved applications is set to roll out gradually over the next year, enhancing user interaction with the AI.

Accenture and Palantir have expanded their partnership by launching a dedicated business group that combines their forward-deployed engineers and a team of 2,000 specialists to enhance AI-led delivery. This initiative aims to accelerate the integration of artificial intelligence into various business operations.

AI-led materials discovery startup Novyte Materials has secured ₹4.15 crore in funding, led by Theia Ventures, to enhance its platform development and initiate early pilot projects in manufacturing, aerospace, and specialty chemicals.