Who is Uday Ruddarraju? Indian-origin techie who left Elon Musk’s xAI to power OpenAI’s next big pushUday Ruddarraju (Google Trends): Uday Ruddarraju now leads OpenAI's compute infrastructure as Chief Technology Officer. He previously worke...
20 Jul, 2026, 12.31 PM IST
Apple sues OpenAI, two former employees for trade secrets theftApple has sued OpenAI and two former employees alleging trade secret theft. The lawsuit claims confidential information was used to acceler...
11 Jul, 2026, 06.08 AM IST
China's DeepSeek developing its own AI chipThe chip is designed for inference - the stage of AI computing in which a trained model generates responses for users - rather than for tra...
07 Jul, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
WhatsApp usernames face heat; Byju’s inventory in limboIndia is weighing legal guardrails for WhatsApp usernames amid fresh fraud fears. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
01 Jul, 2026, 08.01 PM IST
Talent twist: Silicon Valley's India story takes an unexpected turnThe prospective appointment of Kunal Shah to a leadership position at WhatsApp exemplifies an emerging pattern: Indian founders are increas...
24 Jun, 2026, 01.47 PM IST
Fable 5 shock puts sovereign AI back on India’s agendaUS export controls on advanced AI models have spurred India's call for sovereign AI development. Industry leaders warn against reliance on ...
15 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
OpenAI wants you to have a personal robot; starts hiring for robotics divisionThe robotics division grew out of OpenAI's world simulation research program, led by Aditya Ramesh, the researcher also known for his work ...
01 Jun, 2026, 10.48 AM IST
OpenAI Set to Launch Its First Consumer DeviceOpenAI is said to be getting ready to release its initial consumer hardware product in 2026, with AI-enabled earbuds anticipated to be the ...
27 Jan, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
OpenAI plans late-2026 launch of first AI hardware device, designed with Jony Ive: Will it survive where others struggledOpenAI is set to launch its first consumer hardware device in late 2026, a significant move into AI hardware. Collaborating with former App...
20 Jan, 2026, 01.12 PM IST
ChatGPT at 3: Tested by a tougher AI landscapeChatGPT, three years old, has reshaped the AI landscape and spurred intense competition. While OpenAI pursues AGI and hardware, rivals like...
01 Dec, 2025, 08.53 PM IST
The OpenAI makeover: What it means for the ChatGPT parent & partner MicrosoftOpenAI has officially transitioned to a for-profit entity, now known as OpenAI Group PBC, a public benefit corporation. This significant sh...
29 Oct, 2025, 03.24 PM IST
How deals with OpenAI have led to share surges for its partnersOpenAI is making massive deals worth over a trillion dollars. These agreements secure computing power for its AI goals and hardware plans. ...
16 Oct, 2025, 08.36 AM IST
AI will never be a winner-takes-all market due to well-funded rivals: Sam AltmanOpenAI CEO Sam Altman sees a competitive AI market. The company is making huge infrastructure deals to meet rising demand. These agreements...
09 Oct, 2025, 02.56 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: OpenAI deals with AMD, Nvidia spark bubble concernsAs per a Financial Times report, the combined value of these deals now stands at $1 trillion, compared to OpenAI’s valuation of $500 billio...
07 Oct, 2025, 07.02 PM IST
Who is OpenAI's Indian-origin applications CTO Vijaye Raji?Raji is an Indian-origin engineer with over 20 years in multiple roles across all major tech companies. He started his journey as a princip...
03 Sep, 2025, 01.31 PM IST
OpenAI pulls details of Jony Ive partnership amid trademark disputeOpenAI has quietly removed all references to its $6.5 billion acquisition of Jony Ive’s AI hardware startup, IO Products, due to an ongoing...
23 Jun, 2025, 03.54 PM IST
Sam Altman's partnership with Jony Ive furthers OpenAI's hardware ambitionsIve and the his creative collective Loveform started collaborating with OpenAI and Sam Altman two years ago, the ChatGPT maker said in a st...
22 May, 2025, 11.41 AM IST