AMD's OpenAI, Meta chip deals trigger $1 billion quarterly chargeAMD in February agreed to sell up to $60 billion worth of AI chips to Meta over five years, giving the Facebook owner warrants that could l...
04 Nov, 2026, 01.57 PM IST
L&T Finance Pitch Point 2.0: Where an AI startup’s big idea meets enterprise scalePitch Point, L&T Finance’s contest for AI startups, is back for a second edition. Last year’s winners, Arrowhead AI and SpoofSense, talk ab...
04 Nov, 2026, 01.45 PM IST
Sarvam AI releases Prism, a fast decision model for enterprises: Here’s how it worksSarvam AI has unveiled Prism, a sophisticated decision-making model aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and precision for businesses....
04 Nov, 2026, 12.11 PM IST
AMD's OpenAI, Meta chip deals trigger $1 billion quarterly chargeAMD in February agreed to sell up to $60 billion worth of AI chips to Meta over five years, giving the Facebook owner warrants that could l...
04 Nov, 2026, 08.02 AM IST
Chip startup Agrani Labs looks to raise $108 million from Peak XV, Google, SamsungPeak XV Partners is leading the round and is expected to contribute more than half of the total funding. Google, HCL Tech, Samsung Ventures...
03 Nov, 2026, 08.57 PM IST
OpenAI taps former US army secretary Dan Driscoll for national security roleOpenAI has recently appointed Dan Driscoll, a former US Secretary of the Army, to a vital role. He will focus on national security moderniz...
03 Nov, 2026, 06.08 AM IST
OpenAI cuts funding target by $10 billion: FTAI startup OpenAI has slashed the target for its latest funding round by $10 billion and is now seeking to raise $20 billion at a $1.25 tri...
31 Oct, 2026, 08.05 AM IST
IIT and IIM graduates shun startups as AI jobs gain appeal amid rising startup activity in IndiaOnly 79 IIT alumni and 20 IIM alumni launched new tech startups between January and August this year, compared to 307 IIT graduates and 71 ...
31 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Get $20 an hour to walk robot dogs, no work experience needed: San Francisco startup has an unusual job offer, but there is a catchA San Francisco startup is offering $20 an hour to people willing to walk robot dogs through city streets. The job requires no previous exp...
30 Oct, 2026, 11.45 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Even Healthcare, Different lead October funding to $694 million, down 51% on-yearEven Healthcare led deal activity during the month with $50 million, followed by Different at $48 million, Boldfit at $41.5 million, Baba C...
30 Oct, 2026, 11.09 PM IST
Freshworks acquires AI startup Robusta to strengthen IT operations platformThe acquisition will bring Robusta’s AI-based incident investigation technology to Freshservice, Freshworks’ IT service management platform...
28 Oct, 2026, 08.57 PM IST
Why big IT firms are buying stakes in AI startupsFrom HCLTech's $150 million investment in Indian AI startup Sarvam to Accenture's investment in Within, an enterprise AI company, IT firms ...
28 Oct, 2026, 07.52 PM IST
Exclusive | Cognizant in talks to invest in Indian AI startup Sarvam valuing it at $3.5-4 billion: sourcesCognizant’s potential investment in Sarvam comes as advances in agentic AI raise questions about the future of the IT services industry. AI...
28 Oct, 2026, 08.57 AM IST
Cognizant eyes Sarvam stake; Ather aims for higher market shareHappy Wednesday! Cognizant has held discussions to invest in homegrown AI startup Sarvam. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
28 Oct, 2026, 08.56 AM IST
Robinhood CEO's AI startup Harmonic expands into software, chip design verificationBacked by Nvidia's venture capital arm, Sequoia and Ribbit Capital, Harmonic raised $120 million in a funding round last November that valu...
27 Oct, 2026, 10.04 PM IST
Physical AI needs strict safety boundaries and interpretability: TorqueAGI founder Ashutosh SaxenaThe Palo Alto based physical AI startup counts Rackhouse Venture Capital and Trucks Venture Capital as early backers and has active collabo...
27 Oct, 2026, 10.34 AM IST
Luis Ceze, a professor, turned his lab's project into a startup. Nvidia bought it, made him Vice President, and he kept teachingNvidia acquired OctoAI, a software startup founded in 2019, reportedly for $165 million. Following the acquisition, OctoAI was dissolved as...
26 Oct, 2026, 11.48 AM IST