Bridging the skills gap: How rural youth can power India’s MSME growth storyIndia’s next MSME growth wave could come from the country’s vast rural talent pool—but only if skilling moves beyond certificates to genuin...
18 Aug, 2026, 11.14 AM IST
Beyond assembly: Why India may need to move from scale to finesse in manufacturingIndia’s manufacturing opportunity is shifting from scale and assembly to deeper capabilities, engineering and innovation.
18 Aug, 2026, 11.04 AM IST
Mobility will stay resilient despite geopolitical shocks: VFS Global CEOVFS Global is positioning itself for substantial growth in the realms of visa processing and citizen services. By harnessing the power of a...
17 Aug, 2026, 04.52 PM IST
Treat, not trick, data centre waterIndia faces a significant potable water shortfall while treating only a fraction of its sewage. Treated sewage, currently discharged into w...
14 Aug, 2026, 11.10 PM IST
China's Z.ai says new model nears Anthropic's Mythos 5 in cyber-defence testsAnthropic has made Mythos, a version of its Claude Fable 5 model with cybersecurity safeguards removed, available only to vetted organisati...
14 Aug, 2026, 06.25 PM IST
Microsoft retreats in China, but AI boom helps it keep a window openThe year was 2010 and Google was about to exit due to concerns over censorship and cyberattacks. That decision was lauded by democracy acti...
13 Aug, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
Anthropic to beat SpaceX? Investors bet on $2 trillion valuation in record IPOAnthropic is heading towards a potential record-breaking IPO, with investors reportedly expecting a valuation of more than $2 trillion as t...
13 Aug, 2026, 03.03 PM IST
India must make AI labels durable and verifiableIn a landmark move, California and India have implemented legislation aimed at enhancing transparency in AI-generated content. These laws r...
12 Aug, 2026, 10.42 PM IST
AI can transform banking, but data, privacy, governance remain key challenges: CEOsTop bank CEOs discussed AI's beneficial use in banking operations. They highlighted generative and agentic AI for customer service and inte...
11 Aug, 2026, 06.47 PM IST
Cement, bricks and AI: India's $650-billion real estate industry has a new formulaArtificial intelligence is transforming India's real estate sector beyond customer interactions. Developers now use AI for crucial decision...
11 Aug, 2026, 01.18 PM IST
Memphis AI data center fuels pollution fight in Black neighborhoodThe stench of rotten eggs and burning debris fills the air in Boxtown, a predominantly Black neighborhood in Memphis. Teenager Jasmine Bern...
11 Aug, 2026, 07.47 AM 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
Google’s search monopoly is becoming an AI monopolyGoogle's search crawler now feeds its artificial intelligence models, creating an unfair advantage. This strategy accelerates automated int...
10 Aug, 2026, 09.04 AM IST
AI’s volatile power demand is damaging its own data centersAI data centres’ volatile power demand is damaging batteries, turbines and other equipment, raising downtime costs, delaying projects and c...
10 Aug, 2026, 08.50 AM IST
Apple and OpenAI escalate legal battle over devicesThe case comes at a sensitive time for OpenAI, which is worth a reported $852 billion as it works towards a potential IPO. The lab is also ...
08 Aug, 2026, 10.28 AM IST
Trump says Congress wants to regulate AI industry "out of business"President Trump opposes stricter artificial intelligence industry regulations proposed by Congress. Lawmakers are considering federal guard...
07 Aug, 2026, 08.10 PM IST
India's data centre capacity rises over four-fold to 1,575 MW as AI demand accelerates: GovtSince 2020, India's data centre capacity has surged fourfold to around 1,575 MW. This impressive growth stems largely from rising needs in ...
05 Aug, 2026, 05.25 PM IST