Detailed examination of the Google-Reliance Jio partnership providing 18 months of free Google AI Pro (Gemini 2.5 Pro, video generation, NotebookLM, 2TB storage) to 400+ million Jio subscribers, enterprise TPU access, and competitive positioning in India’s $27.7B AI market.
Highlights: OpenAI Agent Mode, Gemini–Jio deal, Azure outage, Nvidia $5T + Vera Rubin, Shenzhou‑21 and Starlink #100, Google Quantum Echoes + IonQ 99.99% fidelity, India record IPOs, 5G and robotics updates, crypto slips, Meta bond sale, Apple record.
Top stories: OpenAI for-profit restructure with Microsoft 27% stake and IPO path; NVIDIA NVQLink quantum-GPU integration; Google-Reliance Jio free AI Pro for millions in India (₹35,100 value); Azure 8-hour global outage; SpaceX 100th Starlink mission; EnduroSat $104M raise; Aisuru botnet proxy shift; PointAI ₹47cr, Redacto ₹12cr funding; Archy $20M; TEE.Fail security flaw.
Top stories: Adobe–Google Cloud AI partnership; NVIDIA Solstice (100K Blackwell GPUs) and NVQLink; AI bubble debate vs demand; India AI services outlook and Mem0 funding; WSUS critical CVE and massive password leak; Skyworks–Qorvo deal; JAXA HTV‑X1 launch; Telefónica 5G SA expansion; IBM quantum EC on AMD; EV sales slump.
Top stories: Qualcomm AI200/AI250 data center chips; OpenAI funding milestone from SoftBank; Anthropic Claude for Excel with LSEG data; Google Gemini feature drop (Canvas, Veo 3.1, 2.5 Flash); Meta layoffs/reorg; DOE–AMD supercomputer pact; Saudi AI build‑out; Amazon Blue Jay and AR glasses; LinkedIn AI data scraping expansion; UN cybercrime treaty; TechCrunch Disrupt kicks off.