Anthropic hires Google chip veteran Amir Salek as part of push into hardwareAI firm Anthropic has hired a Google chip founder for its new semiconductor team. This move signals Anthropic's ambition to develop its own...
23 Aug, 2026, 01.00 AM IST
In 2013, NASA beamed laser data from lunar orbit at 622 megabits per second, demonstrating faster space communications than radioIn 2013, NASA's Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration set a groundbreaking standard by achieving data transmission speeds of 622 megabits...
22 Aug, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
H1N1 cases are rising across Indian cities from Delhi to Bengaluru: Doctors say who is at higher risk and symptoms to watchH1N1 has emerged as the dominant flu strain across Indian cities this season, with Delhi alone logging 1,777 cases and 2,392 total Influenz...
22 Aug, 2026, 07.36 AM IST
Accel, 2 others sell nearly 5% stake in Amagi Media Labs for Rs 587 croreAccel, a leading global venture capital firm, along with two other parties, has divested nearly five percent stake in Amagi Media Labs. The...
21 Aug, 2026, 08.34 PM IST
The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026: Nominees for Startup of the Year and Midas TouchThe 12th edition of The Economic Times Startup Awards (ETSA) is approaching. Our esteemed jury will convene in Bengaluru next week to pick ...
21 Aug, 2026, 07.42 PM IST
Pine Labs to step up agentic commerce investments: CEO Amrish RauPine Labs has developed P3P, an autonomous payment protocol built on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), under which buyer and seller age...
21 Aug, 2026, 04.05 PM IST
Stanford ran water beneath mirror-like rooftop panels; they cooled it 3–5°C below the surrounding air by sending heat into spaceResearchers at Stanford have created innovative panels that cool water exclusively using sunlight and mirrors. These panels effectively ref...
21 Aug, 2026, 01.00 PM IST
Kronox Lab Sciences shares rally 32% in 2 days as Indo Borax, Zenrock Chemicals eye stake acquisitionShares of Kronox Lab Sciences surged after Indo Borax and Zenrock Chemicals announced plans to acquire a 64.26% stake in the company and la...
21 Aug, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
Lawyers square off in fight over voice data used to train AIRoss Kimbarovsky of Loevy & Loevy is representing the plaintiffs - a group of journalists, podcasters and audiobook narrators - in the prop...
21 Aug, 2026, 08.56 AM IST
OpenAI introduces new safety tool to protect user privacyUnder ZDR, OpenAI does not save a customer's prompts or the AI's responses once a task is finished. No OpenAI employee can view the content...
20 Aug, 2026, 08.01 PM IST
India startup aims to compete with OpenAI in crowded voice arenaMurf AI has launched Falcon 2, a text-to-speech model designed to deliver human-like voices at lower costs and faster speeds. Priced at $0....
19 Aug, 2026, 10.11 PM IST
Talent, data hurdles primary barriers for India's AI ecosystem: ReportAccording to the report, which surveyed 308 stakeholders, including startups, business users, and consumers, 47.2% of respondents identifie...
19 Aug, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
India an innovation powerhouse; can showcase AI-led autonomous enterprise vision: SAP APAC PresidentSiow - who was named President for SAP Asia Pacific region last month - told PTI in an interview that the company views India through a bro...
19 Aug, 2026, 02.33 PM IST
L&T Finance eyes Bengal expansion with 26 new gold-loan locationsL&T Finance plans to add twenty-six new locations by March twenty twenty-seven. This expansion aims to deepen its presence in West Bengal's...
18 Aug, 2026, 08.42 PM IST
How Trump and his family are profiteering from Chinese AI which his administration labels as dangerous for the USAmid increasing scrutiny, the Trump family's business dealings with Chinese AI companies come into the spotlight. The partnership between W...
18 Aug, 2026, 12.16 PM IST
Ahead of Market: 10 things that will decide stock market action on TuesdayIndian equities extended losses, with Sensex falling 281 points and Nifty declining for a fifth session. Analysts flagged crude prices, Str...
17 Aug, 2026, 09.32 PM IST
ET Startup Awards 2026: Nominees for Top InnovatorThe award will recognise innovations that launch a business or give it a big boost. It should be an original idea that is core to the busin...
17 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST