Rural India powers global AI modelsTending crops by day and then logging on for a night shift of data labelling, 27-year-old Chandmani Kerketta is part of a rising rural Indi...
03 Feb, 2026, 08.52 AM IST
'Felt surreal': Indian-origin Mercor cofounder, two others become youngest self-made billionairesAI startup Mercor achieved a $10 billion valuation, with its 22-year-old co-founders becoming the world's youngest self-made billionaires. ...
02 Dec, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Mass layoffs at Elon Musk’s xAI: 500 data workers axed as Grok chatbot faces big changesElon Musk's AI startup xAI has laid off about 500 employees from its data annotation team, which is the company's largest division responsi...
13 Sep, 2025, 08.02 PM IST
Elon Musk's xAI fires 500 data annotators amid plans to expand specialist AI tutor teamElon Musk's xAI has reduced its workforce. The company has laid off at least 500 workers from its data annotation team. This team helps dev...
13 Sep, 2025, 11.29 AM IST
X decries India’s censorship; Indian electronic cos ditch ChinaElon Musk’s X said India blocked over 2,300 accounts, including the official handles of the global news agency Reuters. This and more in to...
08 Jul, 2025, 07.41 PM IST
Smarter AI needs smarter humansAs AI grows more advanced, the need for complex, high-quality training data has surged, making data annotation a critical industry. India i...
08 Jul, 2025, 11.40 AM IST
AI triggers boom in flexi-work options for technology professionalsSkilled tech professionals, particularly in AI, are increasingly choosing freelance work, commanding high hourly rates on platforms like Up...
09 Dec, 2024, 02.11 PM IST
Telangana doubles down on AI focus with its Global AI SummitAt the heart of Telangana's AI strategy is the establishment of the AI City, a 200-acre hub near Hyderabad, dedicated to AI research, devel...
05 Sep, 2024, 11.30 PM IST
Govts, tech firms vow to cooperate against AI risks at Seoul summitMore than a dozen countries and some of the world's biggest tech firms pledged on Wednesday to cooperate against the potential dangers of a...
23 May, 2024, 05.54 PM IST
States & online gaming regulations; banks tap startups to foil fraudsHappy Monday! In the absence of central government’s self-regulatory mechanisms, states are framing laws for online real money gaming. This...
06 May, 2024, 07.19 AM IST
Gig workers in demand across eight out of 10 companies: Nasscom-Indeed surveyAccording to a survey by Nasscom and Indeed India, eight out of 10 organizations are exploring or open to gig models. Startups and the busi...
22 Jan, 2024, 03.52 PM IST
Tech Mahindra announces global crowdsourcing platformThe platform aims to create flexible work opportunities for the gig workforce while equipping businesses with reliable data from trained an...
13 Dec, 2023, 03.42 PM IST
Gig workers, call centre scams, ghost work: the dark side of India's tech sectorIndian police have raided hundreds of such centres in Ahmedabad, Delhi, Gurugram, Mumbai and Kolkata in recent years, and said they have ch...
22 Mar, 2023, 11.51 AM IST
Health-tech startup Redbrick AI raises $4.6 million funding from Sequoia India, SurgeThe startup, which provides AI solutions for medical imagery, also attracted investments from Y Combinator and angel investors.
23 Nov, 2022, 05.05 PM IST
Voice start-up Skit to hire 1,000 persons for diverse roles and dynamic skillsets in a yearIn the US and Southeast Asian markets, the company will focus on bolstering sales and marketing roles, along with filling niche requirement...
16 Nov, 2021, 10.23 PM IST
Voice AI company Skit looks to hire 1000 people across US, Southeast Asia, IndiaThe company is gearing up to meet the growing demand for executing projects as it develops its team to cater to global enterprise customers...
16 Nov, 2021, 11.34 AM IST
Eight Indian Angels back Dataloop in $11 million Series A fundingWith Dataloop, organizations operating in a range of verticals – including retail, agriculture, and autonomous vehicles – can successfully ...
10 Dec, 2020, 01.28 AM IST