From OpenAI to Sarvam, governments may want skin in the AI gameGovernments are exploring ownership stakes in leading AI firms like OpenAI and Sarvam AI, signaling a shift in viewing artificial intellige...
02 Jul, 2026, 07.59 PM IST
Microsoft launches firm to help companies adopt AI with $2.5 billionMicrosoft has launched a new venture, Microsoft Frontier Company, backed by $2.5 billion, to guide businesses in selecting and integrating ...
02 Jul, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
A new, inexpensive Chinese AI model is catching up with Anthropic, OpenAI on their home turfWestern startups are increasingly turning their attention to affordable and powerful AI models from China, particularly Z. ai's GLM-5.2, wh...
02 Jul, 2026, 01.41 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: OpenAI is halving inference cost and what this meansOpenAI has reportedly halved its AI inference costs through significant optimizations, a crucial development amid rising AI development exp...
02 Jul, 2026, 12.25 PM IST
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
Google launches Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash to make AI image and video creation faster and more affordableGoogle has introduced Nano Banana 2 Lite, its fastest and most cost-efficient AI image generation model, alongside Gemini Omni Flash, a new...
01 Jul, 2026, 03.53 PM IST
Smartwatch-maker Fire-Boltt to enter smartphone market with budget 4G, 5G phonesIndian smartwatch maker FireBoltt is set to launch its Boltt brand of 4G and 5G smartphones in August, targeting consumers priced out by re...
01 Jul, 2026, 01.54 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
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
China's Meituan says new AI model trained on domestic chipsChinese tech giant Meituan has unveiled LongCat-2.0, a new AI model comparable to Google's Gemini 3.1 pro. This marks a significant achieve...
30 Jun, 2026, 12.44 PM IST
Nvidia's AI chip sales in China stall, as local chipmakers like Huawei take the leadJensen Huang, the CEO of computer chip giant Nvidia, was mobbed by onlookers as he hit the streets for the "zhajiangmian" noodles while vis...
29 Jun, 2026, 10.15 AM IST
China begins to snap at America's heels in a tightening tech raceChina’s latest supercomputer ranking has renewed debate over global technology leadership, but current evidence shows the United States sti...
25 Jun, 2026, 08.42 PM IST
India’s development ladder after AI: What comes next?India’s future prosperity may increasingly depend on empowering its smaller economic units to become more productive using AI.
25 Jun, 2026, 10.08 AM IST
China's 360 says it has developed tools to match Anthropic's MythosChina's 360 Security Technology has launched 'Yitian Tulong,' a direct competitor to American AI vulnerability detection systems like Anthr...
24 Jun, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
China cybersecurity firm 360 Security Technology claims to have developed tools to match Anthropic's MythosAnthropic Mythos, previewed in April, is a system that detects software vulnerabilities, but cybersecurity experts have warned that it coul...
24 Jun, 2026, 06.38 PM IST
Premier says China's tech advancements an 'opportunity' for world, not threatChina's Premier Li Qiang has countered global concerns about the nation's technological surge, framing it as a worldwide opportunity, not a...
24 Jun, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
Singling out Huawei, China's premier defends tech rise, rejects subsidy claimsChina's Premier Li Qiang has pushed back against claims that state subsidies fuel the nation's tech advancements in areas like AI and EVs. ...
24 Jun, 2026, 11.06 AM IST