John Xavier

1 week ago | thehindu.com | John Xavier

A ‘head over heels’ relationship between a tech titan and an AI startup that began over six years ago is turning sour. Microsoft and OpenAI’s pact powered the startup’s artificial intelligence engine to build generative pre-trained models and de-aged the software maker for the AI era. Now — after cumulative investments swelling to $13 billion — the couple is battling between mutual reliance and burgeoning autonomy. This recalibration carries weighty implications for both firms.

1 week ago | thehindu.com | John Xavier

Alexandr Wang, a 28-year-old entrepreneur, has emerged as a key player in the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence. His company, Scale AI, has strategically positioned itself at the forefront of this transformation. Founded in 2016 as a data labelling company for autonomous vehicles, Scale AI quickly gained prominence. It secured partnerships with major tech giants such as OpenAI, Microsoft, Nvidia, and even the U.S. government.

2 weeks ago | thehindu.com | John Xavier

As Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is set to begin today, the tech giant faces unprecedented scrutiny over its artificial intelligence strategy. The company’s annual developer showcase, known simply as WWDC, has historically served as a platform for unveiling the next generation of iOS, macOS, and other operating systems. However, this year’s conference carries extra weight as industry analysts and critics demand answers about Apple’s struggling AI initiatives.

4 weeks ago | thehindu.com | John Xavier

Artificial intelligence is experiencing a period of meteoric acceleration. Scarcely a week passes without fresh demonstrations of its expanding capabilities, as giants like OpenAI, Meta, Google, Anthropic and Microsoft unveil deeper integrations of their AI models, each flaunting ever more advanced capabilities. These firms’ fortunes were built on data, both scraped from the internet and personal user details.

1 month ago | thehindu.com | John Xavier

Google’s annual I/O developer conference in 2025 was less a showcase of disparate product updates and more a systematic unveiling of an AI-centric future. The unspoken theme was that of a Matryoshka doll: at its core, a refined and potent artificial intelligence, with each successive layer representing a product or platform drawing life from this central intelligence. Google is not merely sprinkling AI across its offerings; it is fundamentally rearchitecting its vast ecosystem around it.