Vishwadeep Khatri

A legal battle is unfolding as AI firm Anthropic challenges the Pentagon's decision to label it a national security risk. The Defense Department blacklisted Anthropic for refusing to allow its Claude AI for military surveillance or autonomous weapons. Anthropic argues the designation is an overreach and violates its rights. View the full article

India is now Wispr Flow’s second-largest market, said CEO Tanay Kothari, with users and paying subscribers growing as people spend when value is clear. Kothari said strong utility drives high conversions and more annual plans. The company is targeting early adopters and betting on focus, speed, and real product value to scale further. View the full article

This round of funding will value the foundational AI startup at about $1.2 billion, giving it unicorn status. This would be a tenfold rise from its last valuation of $110 million in 2023. To date, the company has raised $41.3 million across three rounds. Nvidia’s investment in Sarvam appears strategic, as the AI startup builds on its stack with support from Nemotron libraries and is part of its global Nemotron Coalition, allowing the chipmaker to ensure local models run on its full-stack platform. View the full article

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said AGI is already achieved, suggesting AI could create and grow a billion-dollar tech company. He argued AI will not remove jobs but change tasks and tools. Using radiology as an example, he said AI improves outcomes, increases demand, and more experts and engineers will still be needed. View the full article

Abhishek Anand, Deputy Director at the IMD centre, said AI-powered tools are enabling more precise data analysis, improving reliability in predicting weather pattern changes. View the full article

​​The country’s GenAI ecosystem now comprises over 890 startups, which have collectively raised around $1 billion over the past three years. View the full article

The India AI Impact Summit 2026 highlighted the urgent need for practical AI solutions in public infrastructure and private enterprise, moving beyond theoretical discussions. Nelpx GmbH, an innovation provider, showcased its expertise in integrating AI, cloud, and automation to deliver tangible value and measurable impact across various sectors, positioning itself as a key enabler for India's AI journey. View the full article

The Dreamer team — including one co-founder, Hugo Barra, who previously worked at Meta — is joining the Meta Superintelligence Labs group under Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang, according to an internal post Wang sent Monday morning that was reviewed by Bloomberg. The new hires will work on AI agents and associated projects at Meta View the full article

Even as AI startups continue to raise top dollar, some are scrambling to rebuild business models and keep pace with the disruption, investors told ET. View the full article

Amid shrinking market shares early stage VCs look to niche areas to stay relevant in the AI race. ET explores the field. View the full article

The rush to invest in AI startups has resulted in intense competition, with average funding size and valuation on the rise. Smaller venture funds face the challenge of getting squeezed out. In India, average investment at the seed level is at $3-5 million, with Series A upwards of 10 million, according to investors. That compares with non-AI startups’ average seed round of $2-4 million and Series A at $5-8 million. View the full article

Tips and tricks that will help propel you ahead in the AI race. View the full article

OpenAI will start showing ads to users of the free and Go versions of ChatGPT in the US in the coming weeks. The company has also integrated Criteo to support ad buying and improve targeting. View the full article

Artificial intelligence could lift euro zone productivity ​growth by more than 4 ​percentage points over the next decade, although a prolonged ​energy shock could slow progress, European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane said on Monday. View the full article

Peter Steinberger, OpenClaw’s creator, released the update. The platform allows users to deploy AI agents that can reason, respond, and execute tasks inside apps, such as Telegram and Discord, all while remaining fully self-hosted. View the full article

BlackRock's CEO ​Larry Fink warned on Monday the artificial intelligence boom risks widening the wealth gap unless more individuals share in market gains. The rapid rise of AI has sparked debate over whether its gains will be broadly shared across sectors or increase the divide between big tech firms and smaller companies that may struggle to compete. View the full article

America's electricity growth is a concern for artificial intelligence expansion. Google's President Ruth Porat stated this at a conference. She highlighted the massive power needs of AI data centers. The company is worried about the current pace of energy scaling. This could impact future AI development in the United States. View the full article

ChatGPT maker OpenAI is offering private equity firms a guaranteed 17.5% return. This move aims to form joint ventures and boost enterprise AI adoption. Rival Anthropic is also seeking similar partnerships. Some firms are hesitant due to economic concerns. OpenAI expects its venture to become profitable through implementation services and product revenue. View the full article

Voice-led conversational commerce allows users to search for products, place orders, and make payments using natural language. Per Sarvam AI, the new offering will first go live with the food delivery platform Swiggy, allowing users to order food by speaking to an AI assistant on the Indus App. View the full article

Madhya Pradesh will soon launch its AI Mission. This initiative aims to improve governance and make services more citizen-friendly. Artificial intelligence will be used to enhance efficiency and transparency. The mission will be implemented in phases, starting with infrastructure development in 2026-27. By 2028-29, AI will become a permanent part of governance. View the full article

Alibaba is stepping up its global push in agentic AI. Its international commerce division has launched Accio Work, an AI taskforce designed for small and medium-sized businesses. This move comes as China sees a surge in agentic AI trends. Accio Work offers plug-and-play solutions for complex business operations. View the full article

Rice, who has been with HSBC since 2006, was previously its COO for the corporate and institutional banking vertical. His appointment comes as the bank looks to streamline costs by incorporating GenAI across its verticals. The bank expects automation and process optimisation led by AI to help it increase the return on tangible equity to above 17% in 2026-28. View the full article

Altos Computing, an Acer group company, has launched its Make-in-India AI server portfolio. This move aims to bolster India's sovereign AI and data centre ecosystem. The company is committed to supporting India's ambition to become a global hub for AI innovation and digital infrastructure. Local manufacturing will address the growing demand for scalable AI infrastructure across various sectors. View the full article

OpenAI is offering private-equity firms a guaranteed minimum return of 17.5%, significantly higher than typical preferred instruments, sources told Reuters. It is also offering early access to its newest AI models as it seeks to enlist investors like TPG and Advent for its joint venture, ‌they said. View the full article

As middle-income Indians increasingly diversify beyond real estate and gold into financial assets, the investment thesis is evolving. New-age startups are leveraging AI to build products at lower cost and with greater efficiency. View the full article