Uber, Rapido held talks to combine India ops; deal collapsed over control: sourcesUber and Rapido discussed merging their India ride-hailing operations in May, sources told us. Talks collapsed after disagreements over the...
14 Aug, 2026, 09.53 AM IST
Inside the Google executive moves that led to its big AI reshuffleOn August 5, the Mountain View, California, tech giant announced a sweeping leadership overhaul of its Google DeepMind AI division in which...
12 Aug, 2026, 11.19 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: Meta's stop-start strategy for its open source AI modelsGlimmer, a 30-billion-parameter model, is much smaller than leading AI models from rivals and is designed for agentic tasks. It can run on ...
10 Aug, 2026, 09.09 PM IST
ChatGPT owner OpenAI is launching a doughnut-shaped speaker, similar to Amazon's Alexa and Google's Nest, that will work on your command: What is it?OpenAI plans a unique doughnut-shaped smart speaker for a 2027 release. This AI-first device will feature moving parts and advanced humanli...
07 Aug, 2026, 12.45 PM IST
Trump's tech ties blamed for AI inaction by MAGA Republicans and DemocratsConcerns are rising over President Trump's administration's limited AI response. This follows recent AI agent security breaches by OpenAI a...
06 Aug, 2026, 03.48 PM IST
Trump admin to review 'closed' AI models before release: reportsThe Trump administration on Tuesday met with tech leaders to finalize a security review process for advanced AI models before their release...
05 Aug, 2026, 09.48 AM IST
Apple seeks preliminary injunction against OpenAI in trade secrets caseApple has requested a judge to prevent former employees and OpenAI from using confidential information. The tech giant is suing OpenAI and ...
04 Aug, 2026, 01.34 PM IST
Moonshot AI closes $3.5 billion funding round to hit $35 billion valuationThe Beijing-based startup managed to secure far more than the $1 billion to $2 billion it initially targeted, people familiar with the matt...
29 Jul, 2026, 05.00 PM IST
Cheaper, open and intelligent: Chinese AI models gain ground, as they make inroads in the USChinese artificial intelligence models are increasingly adopted by American users and businesses. These advanced systems offer competitive ...
26 Jul, 2026, 10.03 AM IST
The second Chinese AI shock rattles US as China narrows the raceChina's Kimi K3 AI model has emerged, significantly narrowing the technological gap with American frontier systems. This development has pr...
24 Jul, 2026, 09.33 PM IST
Anthropic mulls mandatory employee stock trading plans after IPO, The Information reportsAnthropic may require employees to sell stock via preset trading plans after its public debut. These plans aim to prevent insider trading c...
23 Jul, 2026, 07.58 PM IST
Elon Musk proposes peer review for frontier AI models in Economist interviewElon Musk urged top AI firms to conduct peer reviews of advanced models. Leading companies should meet regularly to discuss safety and secu...
23 Jul, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
Amazon's Bezos pushes Prime Video redesign focused on AIJeff Bezos is pushing Prime Video's overhaul to highlight Amazon's AI. The project, known as Lighthouse, aims to showcase AI for millions o...
23 Jul, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
Eternal’s robust Q1; Meta faces content-blocking allegationsEternal reported a jump in its net profit on the back of Blinkit's improving operating performance. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning...
23 Jul, 2026, 07.54 AM IST
Chinese AI model takes US tech industry by surprise with abilities rivalling Claude, ChatGPTThe newest Kimi K3 model from Beijing-based startup Moonshot, run by a Pink Floyd-loving entrepreneur who earned his doctorate in Pittsburg...
18 Jul, 2026, 08.22 AM IST
OpenAI fails to trademark name in EUOpenAI, the owner the ChatGPT chatbot, lost Wednesday its appeal against the EU's refusal to register its name as a trademark. OpenAI had p...
15 Jul, 2026, 11.10 PM IST
Apple files lawsuit accusing ChatGPT maker OpenAI of stealing trade secretsApple has accused OpenAI of stealing its trade secrets for new hardware. Two former Apple employees now working for OpenAI are named defend...
11 Jul, 2026, 08.04 AM IST