Govt plans WhatsApp bot for PM Surya Ghar scheme to help households estimate subsidies, costs and savingsA new WhatsApp bot is coming to simplify rooftop solar adoption. Households can easily check subsidies and installation costs for the PM Su...
04 Jun, 2026, 12.36 AM IST
Meta enters enterprise AI race with new business agentMeta Platforms has unveiled a cutting-edge AI assistant crafted to streamline daily operations for businesses. This innovative tool is capa...
03 Jun, 2026, 09.46 PM IST
AI agents becoming day traders, but gains prove elusiveIn a groundbreaking shift, retail investors are now harnessing artificial intelligence to facilitate their trading endeavors. Many see this...
02 May, 2026, 09.34 AM IST
WhatsApp to end support for Microsoft’s AI chatbot Copilot on January 15Microsoft will remove Copilot from WhatsApp on January 15 because of new platform rules banning general-purpose AI chatbots. Users must swi...
26 Nov, 2025, 01.05 PM IST
Use Google’s Nano Banana AI photo editor on WhatsApp: 5 easy steps to generate your high-quality imagesAI startup Perplexity, led by Aravind Srinivas, has integrated Google’s Nano Banana AI photo editor into WhatsApp, allowing users to create...
20 Sep, 2025, 09.57 PM IST
LIC launches online facility for policy premium payment through WhatsApp BotLIC introduced a WhatsApp bot service on May 9, 2025, enabling policyholders to pay premiums online. Customers registered on the LIC portal...
10 May, 2025, 05.17 PM IST
WhatsApp becomes the preferred platform for digital loan recoveryIndustry insiders said that with WhatsApp becoming the popular mode of communication, debt collection startups like Credgenics, Spocto and ...
27 Feb, 2025, 03.50 PM IST
CASHe partners with Jio Haptik to launch automated instant credit disbursals on WhatsAppHaptik’s advanced Conversational Commerce capabilities and CASHe’s AI-powered bot that matches the user’s inputs and automatically facilita...
29 Nov, 2022, 05.33 PM IST
BMC launches WhatsApp helpline to digitise citizen engagement in MumbaiThe MyBMC Assist chatbot is built on the WhatsApp Business platform. WhatsApp said the chatbot serves multiple use-cases that cater to citi...
14 Jan, 2022, 06.53 PM IST
How to order groceries, vegetables and daily essentials on JioMart via WhatsAppYou can select the items from the menu within the app.
15 Dec, 2021, 07.17 PM IST
Upstox allows IPO application and demat account opening through WhatsAppWith this integration, Upstox aims to achieve a five-fold growth in IPO applications.
01 Dec, 2021, 02.17 PM IST
Need a loan? Just say 'Hi' on Whatsapp and get Rs 10 lakh instantly. Here's how to applyAccording to IIFL Finance, users can get a loan of up to Rs 10 lakh in few minutes by just saying hi on the messaging app.
12 Oct, 2021, 01.32 PM IST
International Fact-Checking Network launches a WhatsApp bot to fight Covid-19 misinformationThe IFCN's bot provides users with a global directory of fact-checking organizations. The system is capable of identifying the user's count...
04 May, 2020, 07.49 PM IST
Birla Estates launches interactive AI powered ChatBot LIDEA on WhatsAppBirla Estates recently launched an interactive AI Powered ChatBot solution LIDEA for its customers on WhatsApp. The solution is aimed at pr...
24 Feb, 2020, 01.35 PM IST
Vahan.ai to scale up with funds from Khosla Ventures, othersFounder Madhav Krishna said Vahan has 1.4 million users, and claimed it had helped 25,000 of them find blue-collared jobs.
07 Oct, 2019, 11.10 AM IST
Gupshup launches SME dashboard on WhatsAppSMEs can use the platform for a range of tasks, including creating a simple bot to respond to frequent questions and an auto template manag...
26 Aug, 2019, 06.53 PM IST
For some startups, apps are making way for chat-botsChat-bots are computer programmes that use AI to ‘converse’ with people using text messages – they answer queries, track consumer preferenc...
30 Apr, 2016, 04.35 AM IST