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Keshav Reddy's Equal AI raises $30 million in round led by Prosus, Tomales Bay CapitalThe round also saw participation from Think Investments, Valiant Fund, PhonePe founder Sameer Nigam, and Zubin Bharti Mittal, among others....
Visa plugs its payment network into ChatGPT letting AI agents shop, pay for usersIt is not OpenAI's first attempt at e-commerce. The company late last year announced Instant Checkout, which allowed ChatGPT to scour the i...
Weis Markets rolls out Instacart's AI-powered caper carts to reinvent in-store shoppingWeis Markets has partnered with Instacart to launch AI-powered Caper Carts, bringing smart shopping cart technology to select grocery store...
Ration Card Upgrade: Govt to launch “Sarthak PDS”; what it is, how it works, and how it is beneficialThe central government has launched "Sarthak PDS," a Rs. 25,530 crore initiative to enhance transparency in the public distribution system ...
Robinhood opens platform to AI agents for trading, credit card purchasesRobinhood is introducing AI agents for its customers. These agents will autonomously trade stocks and make purchases using a virtual credit...
Sarthak PDS: Cabinet clears Rs 25,000-crore overhaul of public distribution systemThe Union Cabinet has approved the Rs 25,000-crore Sarthak Public Distribution System scheme. This initiative aims to modernize India's foo...
End of left & right swipes! Bumble CEO reveals why the dating app is giving up the ‘shopping-style’ swipe featureBumble removes swipe feature: After years of endless left-right swiping, Bumble says it is finally ready to move on from the feature that d...
Alibaba to exceed planned AI spending and says margin is secondaryAlibaba plans to spend more than its projected 380 billion yuan on Artificial Intelligence over three years. The company reported quarterly...
Gemini Intelligence, Googlebook and Android 17 take center stage at Google’s Android show 2026Google is repositioning Android as a broad intelligence system, moving beyond smartphones to integrate AI deeply into devices. Announcement...
Meta plans advanced 'agentic' AI assistant for users: ReportMeta is developing a personalised AI assistant for its users. This advanced digital assistant will use its new Muse Spark AI model. The com...
Walmart self checkout: Why are Costco, Target removing self checkout?Self checkout means Customers could avoid long lines by scanning and bagging their own items, workers could be freed of doing those monoton...
Gurgaon techie with Rs 13 LPA salary asks side hustle advice from AI amid layoff fears. ChatGPT suggests 3 options and 30-day planA Gurugram-based software engineer earning Rs 13 LPA, worried about possible layoffs amid rising AI adoption, sought advice from ChatGPT on...
Walmart breaks its no-frills mold with in-store beauty experts and personalised adviceWalmart is bringing beauty experts to its stores. These trained staff will offer personalized makeup and skincare advice. This move aims to...
Walmart’s beauty push gets personal with in-store consultationsWalmart is bringing trained beauty experts to its stores. These specialists will offer personalized makeup and skincare advice. This initia...
AI firms flex lobbying muscle on both side of AtlanticAI companies are spending heavily to shape new regulations in Europe and the United States. They are also engaging the public, promoting AI...
Yelp introduces an AI chatbot to help users sift local recommendationsYelp is launching an AI chatbot to help users sift through millions of reviews. This new tool aims to provide personalized recommendations ...
Trump wants to stop states from regulating AI. This Utah Republican isn't listeningStates are grappling with artificial intelligence regulation as the federal government resists. Lawmakers are proposing new rules for AI, f...
ETtech Explainer: How Meta's Muse Spark fares against Anthropic's Opus, OpenAI's GPT, Google's Gemini modelsMuse Spark is the first model from the Meta Superintelligence Labs. It is a natively multimodal, reasoning-focussed AI model, designed to p...
Perplexity’s revenue has shot up 50% in one month, amid shift in focus to AI agents: FTPerplexity’s revenue jumped 50% in a month, crossing $450 million ARR, as it pivots towards AI agents. Growth is driven by new tools, usage...
As AI reshapes shopping, US retailers try to change how they're seen onlineMost of this holiday season's projected $253 billion in U.S. online sales will happen through website visits or standard online searches th...