India must ensure AI benefits reach every citizen, prevent digital divide from widening: ScindiaUnion Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia stressed the critical need for responsible AI growth to ensure equitable access for everyone. He highli...
09 Oct, 2026, 02.52 PM IST
What is early voting telling us about the 2026 US midterms and what is it not?More than 700,000 Americans have cast early votes across at least 30 states for the upcoming midterm elections. In states like Iowa and Pen...
07 Oct, 2026, 06.59 PM IST
ElevenLabs hears a global tune in Indian voice AI deploymentsElevenLabs, recently valued at $22 billion, is expanding its research, engineering, and deployment teams in the country, which is now its s...
07 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Karnataka govt partners with ElevenLabs to explore voice AI for citizen servicesThe partnership will focus on developing a voice AI safety framework, exploring applications for government services and using AI-powered v...
06 Oct, 2026, 08.50 PM IST
ElevenLabs deepens India push, targets all 22 Indian languages on its voice AI platform: cofounder Mati StaniszewskiThe company currently supports 14 Indian languages on its latest text-to-speech (TTS) model, Eleven V4, which was launched last week, Mati ...
06 Oct, 2026, 07.53 PM IST
US urges Russia to share details on suspected fatal pneumonic plague caseThe US State Department is investigating reports of a suspected fatal case of pneumonic plague in Russia. Authorities in Washington are urg...
05 Oct, 2026, 01.52 PM IST
India needs its own AI safety framework, not a copy of US pact: Industry expertsIndia should build its own artificial intelligence (AI) safety framework suited to its languages, scale, and application-led AI ecosystem r...
04 Oct, 2026, 07.21 PM IST
India needs its own AI safety framework, not a copy of US pact: Industry expertsIndustry experts say India should develop an AI safety framework tailored to its own languages, scale and application-driven ecosystem rath...
04 Oct, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
DigiLocker seeks private partners, Slurrp Farm's fundraise plansDigiLocker is set to bring more institutions onto its platform with the help of private AI integrators. This and more in today’s ETtech Top...
02 Oct, 2026, 07.38 PM IST
ElevenLabs' valuation doubles to $22 billion on surging AI voice-agent demandElevenLabs has successfully finalised a notable employee tender offer, achieving a staggering valuation of $22 billion this week. This impr...
30 Sep, 2026, 11.33 PM IST
ElevenLabs' valuation doubles to $22 billion on surging AI voice-agent demandElevenLabs said on Wednesday it had completed a $300 million employee tender offer valuing the AI voice generation startup at $22 billion, ...
30 Sep, 2026, 10.05 PM IST
In 2017–18, 2,500 volunteers counted tiny pores on ginkgo leaves to study the ancient atmosphere; 24,000 classifications helped process the imagesGinkgo trees, which have existed for millions of years, provide valuable information on historical carbon dioxide levels. Researchers emplo...
26 Sep, 2026, 06.50 PM IST
Jammu & Kashmir working on establishing Artificial Intelligence centre of excellenceThe Jammu and Kashir government plans to establish an Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence. The government said it is promoting AI ...
24 Sep, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
Spanish PM Sanchez says AI industry cannot be self-regulatedGovernments worldwide are racing to set rules for AI as concerns grow over privacy, discrimination, job losses, misinformation and the conc...
21 Sep, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
In 1851, Brooklyn released 100 house sparrows from England; 175 years later, the birds are found across nearly all of North AmericaHouse Sparrows, introduced to North America during the mid-1800s, have rapidly become a prevalent part of the continent's avian scene. Thei...
17 Sep, 2026, 11.31 PM IST
In 1985, Broward County sank a DC-4 off Fort Lauderdale in 71 feet of water; the wreck later became a monitored artificial reefIn Florida, officials purposefully submerge items like airplanes to establish artificial reefs. These underwater structures not only form n...
16 Sep, 2026, 02.50 PM IST
Paytm, MobiKwik, Pine Labs shares rally up to 6% after govt announces UPI fees above Rs 2,000. Why brokerages are bullishPaytm, MobiKwik and Pine Labs are likely to remain in focus after the government announced MDR on select UPI transactions above Rs 2,000. F...
16 Sep, 2026, 09.27 AM IST