WhatsApp turns admin, puts fee on business chats powered by AI modelsBeginning October 1, AI conversations on WhatsApp powered by third-party models could cost businesses nearly twice as much as those handled...
03 Jul, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
India, Japan deepen AI cooperation across full tech stack; agree on safe, secure, human-centric AI ecosystemIndia and Japan have forged a significant partnership to build a "safe, secure, trustworthy, and inclusive" AI ecosystem. This collaboratio...
02 Jul, 2026, 09.46 PM IST
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
Udaan faces creditor heat; Bhavin Thurakia's fifth rodeoCreditors have dragged B2B ecommerce firm Udaan’s parent to Singapore court over a bond default. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
02 Jul, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
Palantir CEO Alex Karp called out AI tokenmaxxing, and the internet is not holding backKarp's comments were blunt enough on their own, but it was his read on enterprise psychology that resonated with social media. He said comp...
02 Jul, 2026, 07.40 PM IST
No longer magnificent? How Apple, Microsoft and other Mag 7 stocks are crumbling under AI pressureThe Magnificent Seven are underperforming as investors question whether massive AI spending will generate adequate returns. With $2.3 trill...
02 Jul, 2026, 05.53 PM IST
A coastal city in the south is quietly powering India's AI futureVisakhapatnam is emerging as India's next AI infrastructure hub, attracting massive investments from tech giants like Google and Reliance. ...
02 Jul, 2026, 04.31 PM IST
Canva not working? Here are free alternate tools for image, graphic and video editingCanva users facing technical glitches today have several powerful alternatives to keep their creative projects moving. From Adobe Express a...
02 Jul, 2026, 03.40 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
OpenAI offers 5% stake to Trump administration: reportThe proposed arrangement would involve other U.S. AI companies handing over a similar stake to the government, The Financial Times reporte...
02 Jul, 2026, 11.47 AM IST
Portugal launches first open-source AI model, joining Europe's sovereignty pushPortugal has unveiled its inaugural open-source artificial intelligence model, named Amalia, a significant step towards European AI soverei...
01 Jul, 2026, 09.30 PM IST
Cigna invests $100 million in new AI-powered specialty pharmacy programCigna's Evernorth has unveiled Pharmacy Forward, an AI-driven specialty pharmacy program backed by a $100 million investment. This initiati...
01 Jul, 2026, 07.44 PM IST
AI sovereignty hinges on domestic compute, governance capacity: UN AI panelThe report, published by the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI, which was established by the UN General Assembly last year a...
01 Jul, 2026, 05.12 PM IST
US announces PaxPass to streamline the movement of critical AI goods at Pax Silica summitThe 2nd Pax Silica Summit brought together over 30 nations, advocating for 'innovation sovereignty' and AI policies conducive to growth. Hi...
25 Jun, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
No IIT, No MIT: After facing financial crisis during COVID-19, a 19-year-old is now earning Rs 1 crore by selling coursesA 19-year-old self-taught AI prodigy, Ayush Singh, is now reportedly earning Rs 1 crore monthly through his venture on the Topmate platform...
24 Jun, 2026, 09.18 AM IST
Indonesia plans to embed AI in key programmes, including $15 billion free-meal drive, document showsIndonesia's progress on AI has been slow when compared with Singapore and Malaysia. They are pushing to establish themselves as developme...
22 Jun, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
AI, AI Sir! Indian execs back in the classroom for a fresh chapterOnline education companies such as Coursera, Eruditus, upGrad and Simplilearn are reporting a sharp rise in enrolments over the past year $...
21 Jun, 2026, 09.05 AM IST