OpenAI denies firing researchers over AI safety warningsOpenAI has addressed the dismissal of three former safety researchers who voiced concerns over artificial intelligence safety. The company ...
10 Oct, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
AI surveillance startup Flock Safety to cut several hundred jobs amid backlashFlock Safety plans to let go of about 18% of its employees, people with direct knowledge of the plans said on Thursday, as the maker of AI-...
09 Oct, 2026, 08.10 AM IST
E-commerce firms turn to AI to solve for Bharat during festive salesFrom spotting trends before they become popular and predicting what consumers are likely to buy to personalising recommendations – AI is do...
08 Oct, 2026, 03.09 PM IST
Startup employees report lowest wellbeing, study findsA recent study highlighted that nearly half of India's startup workforce is facing low levels of wellbeing. Among the surveyed groups, empl...
08 Oct, 2026, 01.15 PM IST
Four horsemen of economic trouble? RBI governor flags the risks spooking the worldThe RBI raised the repo rate 25 bps to 5.50%, its first hike in nearly four years, and shifted its stance to calibrated tightening. Governo...
07 Oct, 2026, 11.35 AM IST
ElevenLabs CEO on AI slowdown; Prosus dials up fintech betsHappy Wednesday! ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski weighs in on the AI slowdown debate. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
07 Oct, 2026, 07.42 AM IST
As AI threatens to overload the power grid and America faces an electricity crunch, here’s what tech giants are betting on to keep the power flowingU.S. electricity consumption grew by less than 0.5% annually. Now, AI data centers, factories, robotics and wider electrification are pushi...
07 Oct, 2026, 12.46 AM IST
A reckoning on social media addiction came late for many kids. Will AI safety be different?When Meta agreed to changes to its social media platforms and enhanced safeguards in an $18 billion settlement, it made progress by "gettin...
06 Oct, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
After Jr NTR, Janhvi Kapoor condemns 'Chuttamalle' AI-generated explicit video: ‘Consent, choice and respect' are basic to humanityJanhvi Kapoor has publicly addressed a manipulated AI video circulating online that misrepresents her image. The video was created using fo...
04 Oct, 2026, 10.25 PM IST
Spy chief Jay Clayton, the Trump loyalist tech bosses trust on AIThe 60-year-old lawyer, who will keep his post as director of national intelligence, is unlikely to question the central place of artificia...
04 Oct, 2026, 07.29 PM IST
India has decades of high growth ahead, AI for humanity vision: JaishankarExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted India's anticipated decades of growth during a recent Munich meeting. He emphasized the ...
04 Oct, 2026, 07.22 PM IST
Central Asia's biggest state holds month-long initiative to promote AI & digital techKazakhstan is hosting AI MONTH to emphasize the importance of artificial intelligence in digitalization. The AI & Digital Bridge 2026 forum...
03 Oct, 2026, 07.22 AM IST
A timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging FaceThe episodes have highlighted the vulnerabilities in AI security and raised questions over how the fast-growing technology can be developed...
01 Oct, 2026, 08.27 AM IST
Anthropic warns IPO investors AI could pose 'catastrophic' risks to humanity: ReportAnthropic has outlined significant risks associated with its advanced AI models in its IPO prospectus. It emphasizes the potential for AI t...
29 Sep, 2026, 12.12 PM IST
Trump said he would dine with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei amid mounting AI debateTrump told reporters after returning to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland that he was grabbing dinner at 10 pm with Dario Amodei. The meal com...
29 Sep, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
AI startup Black Forest Labs urges optimism from Europe despite safety fearsEurope needs to view artificial intelligence with more optimism -- despite growing warnings about its dangers -- or risk falling further be...
27 Sep, 2026, 04.41 PM IST
AI infrastructure investment seen surging to $769 billion in 2026 amid growing safety concernsThe estimate is based on nearly $384 billion invested in the first half of 2026 and assumes the current pace continues through the year. It...
25 Sep, 2026, 01.28 PM IST