India's AI boom cannot ignore its water crunchIndia's AI growth risks exacerbating severe water stress as data centers, crucial for AI infrastructure, consume vast amounts of water. Cit...
24 Jun, 2026, 11.32 PM IST
Marketing platform JustAI raises $17 million led by Base10AI marketing platform JustAI has secured over $17 million in Series A funding, led by Base10, with participation from Y Combinator and Peak...
24 Jun, 2026, 06.45 PM IST
India at risk of AI blackout? Why Bernstein wants India to have its own DeepSeekBernstein has warned that India risks an "AI blackout" if it remains dependent on foreign AI models, urging the country to develop its own ...
24 Jun, 2026, 12.15 PM IST
Zuckerberg bets on Kunal Shah for WhatsApp’s aggressive financial services, AI pushMeta's WhatsApp is set for a major financial services and AI push with Kunal Shah at the helm. This move aims to leverage AI agents and the...
24 Jun, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
EMA Partners India acquires digital RPO services provider Taggd in Rs 95 crore all-cash dealEMA Partners India has acquired Taggd, a digital RPO provider, for Rs 95 crore in an all-cash deal. This strategic move integrates executiv...
24 Jun, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
Kunal Shah’s WhatsApp win; India bourses insulated from AI boomIn bagging the top job at WhatsApp, Cred’s Kunal Shah has done what no Indian entrepreneur could do. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
23 Jun, 2026, 07.58 PM IST
AI startups fuel talent war as hiring surges across IndiaIndia's AI startups are experiencing a hiring surge, outpacing the broader tech sector as companies transition from AI experiments to large...
22 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
With AI, challenge is convincing people that learning still matters: Coursera CTOCoursera's CTO, Mustafa Furniturewala, emphasises that AI's true value in education lies in translating information into practical skills, ...
22 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Reliance Intelligence to make AI dramatically more affordable in India by 2030: Akash AmbaniReliance aims to revolutionize AI accessibility in India, mirroring its Jio data success. By decade's end, the company plans to make AI "dr...
19 Jun, 2026, 07.29 PM IST
GenAI can add $14-17 billion to India's real estate economy: ReportConsultancy firm EY-Parthenon and realtors' apex body CREDAI, in its report 'GenAI in Indian real estate - Scaling the next frontier of inn...
18 Jun, 2026, 07.40 PM IST
South Park Commons backed Maya Research wants to build a voice interface that speaks like a localMaya Research is developing conversational AI models designed to speak and respond like native speakers across languages and cultural conte...
17 Jun, 2026, 02.39 PM IST
Bid management firm ContraVault AI raises $3.1 million from Chiratae, Titan; eyes US expansionBid management firm ContraVault AI has secured $3.1 million in a funding round led by Chiratae Ventures. The startup will use the capital t...
16 Jun, 2026, 08.21 PM IST
China launches national AI pilot base for steel industryChina has launched a new AI application pilot base in Nanjing for its metallurgical sector. This initiative aims to accelerate the adoption...
15 Jun, 2026, 06.40 PM IST
Statistical system may get AI overhaul, data to be treated as asset: MoSPI SecyIndia is set to modernize its statistical system. Artificial intelligence will be integrated into official data. A national business regist...
15 Jun, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
Infosys-backed 4baseCare raises Rs 128 crore, plans to take its cancer testing platform globalPrecision oncology startup 4baseCare has raised Rs 128 crore. This funding will expand its genomics labs globally and scale its AI platform...
11 Jun, 2026, 07.29 AM IST
Ernest AI: Lighthouse launches AI for hotel revenue teamsLighthouse has launched Ernest, an AI designed to support hotel commercial teams by connecting frontier AI with hospitality data and system...
10 Jun, 2026, 05.17 PM IST
Eros Innovation has launched a Cultural AI PlatformEros Innovation has unveiled a groundbreaking Cultural AI Platform. This AI ecosystem understands, preserves, and expresses culture across ...
08 Jun, 2026, 02.12 PM IST