Google Cloud’s big India AI bet; Swiggy crosses key ownership thresholdGoogle Cloud is supercharging its India bet with a local AI play and a potential manufacturing push. This and more in today’s ETtech Mornin...
08 Jul, 2026, 07.43 AM IST
In a big sovereignty push, Google Cloud to host its latest AI models in India: Global chief Thomas KurianGoogle Cloud, which has an annual revenue run rate nearing $80 billion, is establishing a specialised hub of “forward deployed engineers” i...
08 Jul, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Ukraine to pick AI models operated without provider control, official saysUkraine will favor AI systems run on its own servers for government services. This approach seeks to avoid dependence on remote systems tha...
07 Jul, 2026, 09.39 PM IST
Nigeria to investigate tech firms over news content useNigeria's President Bola Tinubu has ordered a probe into major technology companies. The competition regulator will investigate alleged ant...
07 Jul, 2026, 04.22 PM IST
Warren Buffett's successor puts record $400 billion cash pile to work. What's he buying?Greg Abel has started deploying Berkshire Hathaway's record cash pile after taking over as CEO from Warren Buffett. With nearly $400 billio...
07 Jul, 2026, 12.46 PM IST
Global Market: UK regulator urged to consider rules for AI chatbots in financial adviceA UK regulatory review has recommended that the Financial Conduct Authority consider bringing AI models such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini ...
07 Jul, 2026, 10.24 AM IST
View: Meta's cloud play will spice up Ambani-Adani rivalryMeta Platforms is leasing its excess AI compute capacity to enterprise clients. This move will reshape the rivalry between Indian tycoons M...
07 Jul, 2026, 08.14 AM IST
Anthropic in talks with Samsung to develop custom AI chipAI giant Anthropic is reportedly exploring the creation of its own custom AI chips, holding talks with Samsung for a potential partnership....
03 Jul, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
Microsoft launches firm to help companies adopt AI with $2.5 billionMicrosoft has launched a new venture, Microsoft Frontier Company, backed by $2.5 billion, to guide businesses in selecting and integrating ...
02 Jul, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
A coastal city in the south is quietly powering India's AI futureVisakhapatnam is emerging as India's next AI infrastructure hub, attracting massive investments from tech giants like Google and Reliance. ...
02 Jul, 2026, 04.31 PM IST
US in talks with AI companies for voluntary model standardsThe U.S. government is in advanced talks with AI companies to create voluntary standards for the release of new models, with an announcemen...
02 Jul, 2026, 08.13 AM IST
Portugal launches first open-source AI model, joining Europe's sovereignty pushPortugal has unveiled its inaugural open-source artificial intelligence model, named Amalia, a significant step towards European AI soverei...
01 Jul, 2026, 09.30 PM IST
Meta stock: Why are Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp shares are rising today at U. S Stock Market?Meta has poured hundreds of billions of dollars into data centers and AI chips.
01 Jul, 2026, 08.38 PM IST
Google launches Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash to make AI image and video creation faster and more affordableGoogle has introduced Nano Banana 2 Lite, its fastest and most cost-efficient AI image generation model, alongside Gemini Omni Flash, a new...
01 Jul, 2026, 03.53 PM IST
China's Meituan says new AI model trained on domestic chipsChinese tech giant Meituan has unveiled LongCat-2.0, a new AI model comparable to Google's Gemini 3.1 pro. This marks a significant achieve...
30 Jun, 2026, 12.44 PM IST
Google limits Meta's use of its Gemini AI models: ReportGoogle, owned by Alphabet, told Meta around March it could not meet the full Gemini capacity the company had sought to purchase, the news...
28 Jun, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
Google poised to lose two more senior AI staffers to AnthropicTheir moves rattled investors and cast new doubt on Google’s ability to compete in the fierce race to build better models.Shares of Alphabe...
25 Jun, 2026, 08.24 AM IST