Matt Deitke rejected Meta’s $125 million AI offer, but Mark Zuckerberg personally stepped in with a staggering $250 million package to bring the 24-year-old researcher to Meta’s Superintelligence LabAI prodigy Matt Deitke, 24, reportedly rejected Meta’s $125 million offer before CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally stepped in. Meta then raise...
27 Aug, 2026, 10.22 PM IST
Karnataka to run voice AI pilots with ElevenLabs across skilling, healthcare, citizen servicesThe move comes as the state looks to identify high-impact AI applications that can improve the delivery of government and public services, ...
27 Aug, 2026, 08.42 PM IST
The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026: And the big winners are…Happy Thursday! Top entrepreneurs and business leaders came together in Bengaluru on August 25 to pick the winners of The Economic Times St...
27 Aug, 2026, 08.19 AM IST
SoftBank in talks to buy stake in OpenAI-backed 1X at $6 billion valuationOpenAI and 1X last year discussed the possibility of the ChatGPT-maker acquiring 1X, the report added.
27 Aug, 2026, 07.59 AM IST
ET Startup Awards 2026 | Best on Campus: Armatrix slithers to success with snake-like robotic armsArmatrix has won the Best on Campus award at the ET Startup Awards 2026 for its snake-like robotic arms designed to work in narrow, hazardo...
27 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
TILT launches Rs 250 crore impact-first venture fund to back India’s 'Next Billion'TILT is targeting India’s ‘Next Billion’- underserved, lower-income Indians who are gaining greater access to markets, technology and finan...
27 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
AI Onam: Kerala’s Maveli takes a robo avatar this yearUnitree G1 Edu, an AI-powered humanoid robot developed by Chinese firm Unitree Robotics, dressed as Mahabali, or Maveli, greets visitors at...
26 Aug, 2026, 05.31 PM IST
AI adoption surges in Asia as companies set up new hubs in Singapore, IndiaAI and generative AI investment in Asia is projected to reach $175 billion by 2028. Many employees across Asia-Pacific already use AI at wo...
26 Aug, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
AI security market to hit $4.8 billion in 2027, grow 68.7%: ReportThe AI security market is projected to reach nearly $4.8 billion by 2027. This sector is set for rapid growth as enterprises increase inves...
26 Aug, 2026, 12.16 PM IST
ET WLF 2026: AI growth needs governance, financial discipline to stay sustainableIndustry executives highlight AI governance and financial sustainability challenges. Many AI uses currently lack revenue or profit pools, r...
25 Aug, 2026, 11.58 PM IST
ET WLF 2026: AI driving shift in value creationArtificial intelligence is making software development faster and cheaper. Value creation is expected to shift towards computing infrastruc...
25 Aug, 2026, 11.40 PM IST
ET WLF 2026: Indian AI talent could use Dubai as global launchpad, says Mohammad Ali Rashed LootahDubai seeks to become a hub for Indian AI talent to access wider markets. An AI corridor between Dubai and Bengaluru is being developed. Th...
25 Aug, 2026, 02.28 PM IST
ET World Leaders Forum: Software prowess puts India in a pole position for AI, says Nigel Vaz, CEO, Publicis SapientIndia’s near-term AI advantage lies in using AI to transform businesses rather than competing immediately with the US and China on computin...
24 Aug, 2026, 11.55 PM IST
German-chipmaker Infineon to acquire C2i Semiconductor startupGerman semiconductor major Infineon Technologies will acquire Bengaluru-based power-management startup C2i Semiconductors to strengthen its...
24 Aug, 2026, 09.04 PM IST
VCs becoming marginal in AI cycle, enterprises should invest in the sector: Peak XV’s Shailendra Singh“Every large enterprise should be investing in AI,” Singh said at The Economic Times World Leaders Forum in New Delhi. Pointing to HCLTech’...
23 Aug, 2026, 04.45 PM IST
One of a Kind Awards: Honouring AI that solves problems beyond the hypeAt the One of a Kind Awards - for early stage startups, presented by The Economic Times and Cashfree Payments, the AI Innovator Award recog...
21 Aug, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
Chip designer Velaura AI valued at more than $1 billion in funding roundThe funding round was led by Seligman Ventures, with participation from new investor Capricorn Investment Group. Existing investors Samsu...
19 Aug, 2026, 12.31 PM IST