AI search startup Perplexity partners with telecom giant Bharti Airtel to offer free $200 Pro subscriptions to 360 million users in India, where downloads have surged 600% year-over-year as the company aggressively expands into its largest market by user count.
Satellite internet providers Starlink, OneWeb, and Kuiper launch thousands of satellites into low Earth orbit, fueling a global race backed by billions in investment while navigating challenges like space debris and satellite replenishment.
Themis AI, an MIT spinout co-founded by Professor Daniela Rus, has developed Capsa, a platform that can work with any machine learning model to detect and correct unreliable outputs in seconds by quantifying model uncertainty and addressing knowledge gaps.
Deutsche Telekom unveils 'AI Phone' with Perplexity AI co-pilot and launches 'Magenta AI' platform, integrating AI services from Google Cloud AI, ElevenLabs, and Picsart, bringing AI experiences to customers through the MeinMagenta app.
After over a decade of neglect, Microsoft is finally retiring the once-popular Skype messaging service on May 5, 2025, urging users to migrate to its Teams platform instead, as Skype struggles to keep up with rivals like Telegram, WhatsApp, and Discord.