Frontier AI slowdown a distraction, compute is the real constraint: early Anthropic backer Menlo VenturesMenlo Ventures' Matt Murphy called the slowing down "a bit of a red herring", and said compute, not intelligence, is the real constraint, i...
05 Oct, 2026, 09.35 PM IST
Menlo Ventures on AI slowdown; Ola Electric CEO pledges stakeHappy Monday! Menlo Ventures, an early Anthropic backer, says the real AI constraint is compute, not a slowdown in frontier models. This an...
05 Oct, 2026, 07.36 AM IST
Anthropic considers releasing new AI model ahead of IPO, sources sayAnthropic is considering rolling out a new AI model to counter OpenAI's momentum since its launch of GPT-6 Astra, according to three source...
19 Sep, 2026, 07.23 AM IST
Paytm bets on workplace AI agents in pivot beyond paymentsIn an exciting new venture, Paytm is venturing beyond its established digital payments realm to launch Pi, an innovative service offering a...
09 Sep, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
India faces capital, talent gap in foundational AI race: Menlo Ventures’ Deedy DasIndia faces hurdles in building globally competitive foundational AI companies, with top research talent concentrated in San Francisco and ...
23 Aug, 2026, 08.15 PM IST
Ox Alpha stealth model appears on OpenRouter, sparks guessing game over its creatorOx Alpha, an unidentified AI model that recently appeared on OpenRouter as a “stealth model”, is drawing attention from developers because ...
23 Aug, 2026, 06.06 PM IST
Payments firm Stripe to buy marketplace OpenRouter in AI pushWhile the companies did not disclose the value of the deal, a source familiar with the matter, who requested anonymity to discuss confident...
20 Aug, 2026, 08.29 AM IST
Unveiling the high-powered ETSA 2026 jury; Zepto's profitability pushThe Economic Times Startup Awards (ETSA) is back for a 12th edition. Today, we announce the high-powered jury and nominations for two categ...
17 Aug, 2026, 08.08 PM IST
Stripe clinches over $7 billion deal to buy AI firm OpenRouterThe deal, just months after OpenRouter raised money at a reported $1.3 billion valuation, underscores the demand from businesses to find th...
17 Aug, 2026, 08.22 AM IST
Chinese AI drives price competition among US labsA new generation of cost-efficient, high-performance Chinese AI is putting pressure on Silicon Valley's leading labs to lower prices to gra...
10 Aug, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
Startups turn to lower-tier AI models to cut costs as frontier pricing risesThis is a departure from the early days, when companies trusted only the most powerful models regardless of cost. Now, founders are buildin...
09 Aug, 2026, 06.50 PM IST
US faces risk of 'massive capital destruction' as Chinese AI models challenge hyperscalers: JefferiesThe United States could face "massive capital destruction" from its artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom as Chinese open-source AI ...
28 Jul, 2026, 10.22 AM IST
Cheaper AI is better: Soaring bills are reshaping how businesses choose modelsTop executives such as Microsoft's Satya Nadella, Palo Alto Networks' Nikesh Arora and Coinbase Global's Brian Armstrong have said smaller,...
29 Jun, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
Chinese AI models surge in 2026: Is JPMorgan data signaling a global shift away from US AI dominance?Chinese AI models are no longer just regional competitors. They are rapidly becoming a global artificial intelligence force. New JPMorgan d...
28 May, 2026, 06.21 PM IST
China's open-source AI models challenge US dominance as Europe grapples with Iran fallout: ReportChina's artificial intelligence services are surging, with its models processing vast amounts of data. This growth highlights its expanding...
02 May, 2026, 11.31 AM IST
Mystery AI model suspected to be DeepSeek V4 is revealed to be from XiaomiThe release of DeepSeek's low-cost models DeepSeek-V3 and R1 triggered a global tech stock selloff last year, causing investors to question...
19 Mar, 2026, 11.01 AM IST
A mystery AI model has developers buzzing: Is this DeepSeek's latest blockbuster?The free model, called Hunter Alpha, surfaced on the AI gateway platform OpenRouter on March 11 without any developer attribution and was l...
18 Mar, 2026, 08.46 AM IST