Cognizant has partnered with OpenAI to integrate its Codex into day-to-day software development, rolling out the coding tool across its global engineering teams. Codex functions as an AI assistant for programmers, capable of generating code, fixing bugs, reviewing software, and creating documentation. Cognizant is among a select group of partners chosen by OpenAI to scale the impact of Codex.

Chinese firm X Square Robot developed robots that can do household chores. Partnering with a household service platform, the startup piloted it in Shenzhen with a dual team comprising a professional human and a robot. While consumer feedback has been mainly that the machine ​is slow and clumsy, CEO Qian Wang said, "Hardware ​is largely there...But brain ⁠hasn't caught up."

US President Donald Trump said that a deal with Anthropic for the use of its AI models in the Defence Department is "possible". Trump said his administration had "some very good talks" during their recent meeting, adding, "I think they're shaping up." This comes after the Trump administration in February blacklisted the AI company following fued over its usage restrictions.

Brands are aiming for visibility on AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Gemini as Google ranking is no longer enough, Moneycontrol reported. "Conversion rates are up, and retention is stronger [in AI search]," Mobavenue Co-founder Kunal Kothari said. Pepper Co-founder Rishabh Shekhar said that this understanding is driving investment in Answer Engine Optimisation and Generative Engine Optimisation.

Bengaluru-based QNu Labs is eyeing to deploy a secure quantum communication network for encrypted communication for India's army and navy, CEO Sunil Gupta said. This comes after the deeptech startup helped India achieve a landmark 1,000 km secure quantum communication network. Any attempt to intercept data causes the information to collapse, alerting both ends of the network, Gupta added.

Shares of Apple dropped by nearly 3% to $265.81 during trading on Tuesday. This comes after the announcement that Tim Cook will step down as CEO effective September 1, with Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, John Ternus, to take over. Cook, who has been CEO since 2011, will transition into a new role as Executive Chairman of the board.

US President Donald Trump said he'd be disappointed if Kevin Warsh, his nominee for Federal Reserve chair, didn't cut interest rates immediately after taking office. "I've been in favour of interest rate rises to stop inflation. I think it...is effective. But...we should've the lowest interest rate in the world," he added. Current Fed Chair Jerome Powell's term ends in May.

Astera Labs (ALAB) surged 8% Tuesday, extending a 60% monthly rally. RBC Capital raised its price target to $250, citing 43% upside potential. The analyst is bullish on AWS suppliers like Astera due to Amazon's massive deal with Anthropic. UBS also expressed optimism for the company's future growth.

US President Donald Trump said he would "remember" companies that choose not to seek refunds for tariffs his administration imposed. "If they don't do that, they've got to know me very well," he said. The US government has opened a portal to refund over $166 billion after a Supreme Court ruling deemed most of Trump's reciprocal tariffs illegal.

Vibe coding startup Lovable has denied claims of a data breach after reports said user chats and project source code were publicly accessible. The company said code visibility in public projects was intentional, but acknowledged chat access was briefly re-enabled due to a bug. It added that the issue has since been fixed, and chats are no longer publicly accessible.