China used foreign tech to rise, but now it's slamming the doorChina, once a keen learner of Western technology, is now shifting gears to protect its own innovations. New outbound investment rules, effe...
01 Jul, 2026, 09.43 PM IST
WhatsApp usernames face heat; Byju’s inventory in limboIndia is weighing legal guardrails for WhatsApp usernames amid fresh fraud fears. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
01 Jul, 2026, 08.01 PM IST
China imposes 'national security' rules on overseas investmentsChina is intensifying its scrutiny of investments overseas with broad "national security" regulations taking effect from Wednesday, at a ti...
01 Jul, 2026, 11.45 AM IST
Microsoft to cut under 2.5% of workforce in latest layoffs: reportU.S. companies have continued to trim headcount in recent months, with a fresh wave of layoffs across the technology, media and finance s...
01 Jul, 2026, 07.41 AM IST
World's three largest memory chipmakers sued in US over DRAM supply shift to AI memoryA class-action lawsuit has been filed in the US against Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron, accusing them of restricting traditional DRAM supply...
30 Jun, 2026, 02.54 PM IST
Anthropic's export restrictions are fueling Asia's AI boomThe US move has allowed Asian firms to establish themselves in a market dominated by a handful of US companies.
30 Jun, 2026, 01.57 PM IST
No chips, no glory for India's AI companies racing to lock in GPUsRamprakash Ramamoorthy, director of AI research, Zoho, which is running its own data centre, said the compute cost has gone up significantl...
30 Jun, 2026, 07.36 AM IST
ET Graphics: AI agents stealing IT’s lunchAI’s looming threat on the IT services sector has battered India’s blue chip technology stocks. Whether its a new frontier model launch, or...
30 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Alternatives to OpenAI, Anthropic: With US prime AI off the table, India opts for fine ChinaChinese open-source models, already popular among startups due to lower costs, may now make their way to large enterprises looking to avoid...
29 Jun, 2026, 09.41 PM IST
OpenAI weighs IPO in 2027 after expected Anthropic public debutAI giant OpenAI is reportedly eyeing a 2027 initial public offering, potentially after rival Anthropic. Both companies have confidentially ...
26 Jun, 2026, 09.58 PM IST
Apple just raised Mac and iPad prices in India: MacBook Pro now starts at Rs 2.39 lakh, see all the new prices hereApple's revised pricing for India is now in effect, making Macs and iPads more expensive across the lineup. The company says rising RAM and...
25 Jun, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
Kunal Shah’s WhatsApp win; India bourses insulated from AI boomIn bagging the top job at WhatsApp, Cred’s Kunal Shah has done what no Indian entrepreneur could do. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
23 Jun, 2026, 07.58 PM IST
Meta's Cred deal showcases new playbook: take stake, hire the founderMeta is strategically acquiring minority stakes in tech firms and integrating their founders into senior roles, a pattern evident with Cred...
23 Jun, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
Coke, Pepsi, Red Bull to add QR codes linking to ingredient information in USMajor beverage companies are now placing QR codes on their products across the US, offering consumers direct access to detailed ingredient ...
23 Jun, 2026, 01.13 PM IST
Manus original investors plan to buy back AI firm from Meta for $2 billion: The InformationChinese investors are set to repurchase AI firm Manus from Meta. The deal is valued at two billion dollars. This move follows a directive f...
18 Jun, 2026, 06.43 PM IST
Meta head of product for 'AI for work' transformation is leaving companyA key Meta executive overseeing AI tool improvements is departing. Emily Dalton Smith was leading efforts to centralise internal AI tools i...
18 Jun, 2026, 09.09 AM IST
Meta head of product for 'AI for work' transformation is leaving companyMeta is hitting a new chapter as Emily Dalton Smith, a key executive with a longstanding history at the company since 2015, exits. Her lead...
18 Jun, 2026, 07.36 AM IST