All the world's a robot-staging ground for tech entrepreneurs building 'physical AI'Artificial intelligence is advancing beyond mere language comprehension. Researchers are now constructing 'world models' that allow AI syst...
24 Jun, 2026, 10.39 AM IST
Why Meta tapped Kunal Shah; Beauty’s new factory boomHappy Wednesday! Meta just handed WhatsApp’s steering wheel to Cred’s Kunal Shah, betting he can turn India’s favourite chat app into a pay...
24 Jun, 2026, 08.05 AM IST
Meta's WhatsUpside Down hire: How Kunal Shah broke the Valley playbookSilicon Valley's AI talent war saw tech giants acquire engineers. However, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg broke the mold by investing $900 million ...
23 Jun, 2026, 11.54 PM IST
WhatsApp's future may not be invented in US but in India, one transaction at a timeMeta’s $900 million investment in Cred and the reported appointment of founder Kunal Shah to a global role at WhatsApp marks a significant ...
23 Jun, 2026, 11.43 PM IST
Kunal Shah’s WhatsApp coronation is a masterclass in dealmakingShah is stepping down as Cred’s chief executive, with finance and strategy head Miten Sampat taking over on an interim basis. Shah becomes ...
23 Jun, 2026, 08.58 PM IST
Kunal Shah’s WhatsApp win; India bourses insulated from AI boomIn bagging the top job at WhatsApp, Cred’s Kunal Shah has done what no Indian entrepreneur could do. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
23 Jun, 2026, 07.58 PM IST
Meta's Cred deal showcases new playbook: take stake, hire the founderMeta is strategically acquiring minority stakes in tech firms and integrating their founders into senior roles, a pattern evident with Cred...
23 Jun, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
More than 10% AI solutions and machine learning engineer jobs in India waiting to be filled: Randstad Digital reportIndia faces a significant AI talent crunch, with one in ten AI solutions lead and machine learning engineer job postings unfilled. While In...
23 Jun, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
AI startup Baseten hits $13 billion valuation as Australia's Blackbird makes record betThe round was led by U.S.-based investors Sands Capital and Wellington Management, Baseten said late on Monday. Top Australian venture ca...
23 Jun, 2026, 09.12 AM IST
Talent shortage slows AI project progress beyond pilot stagesIndia faces a looming AI talent crisis, with projections indicating a shortage of over a million professionals by 2027. Companies are strug...
23 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Cred’s Kunal Shah is WhatsApp’s new CEOCred founder Kunal Shah will join WhatsApp as its global head after Meta announced a nearly $900 million investment in the fintech firm. Th...
22 Jun, 2026, 08.03 PM IST
AI to manage AI? Claude creator says prompt engineering is ending too, just like software engineering. Reveals what's nextThe AI landscape is shifting as experts predict the decline of prompt engineering. Instead, "loop engineering" is emerging, where AI agents...
22 Jun, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
ET AI Hackathon 2.0 enters phase 2, challenging builders to turn ideas into AI-powered solutionsET AI Hackathon 2.0 has entered Phase 2, where shortlisted participants will transform ideas into AI-powered prototypes by tackling real-wo...
22 Jun, 2026, 12.26 PM IST
AI startups fuel talent war as hiring surges across IndiaIndia's AI startups are experiencing a hiring surge, outpacing the broader tech sector as companies transition from AI experiments to large...
22 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Inside Cursor's journey to a $60 billion deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceXSpaceX has acquired AI coding assistant Cursor for $60 billion in an all-stock deal, significantly bolstering its AI ambitions. This move p...
17 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
India has wide AI talent gaps in deployment, governance, security: Quess reportIndia faces significant AI talent gaps in deployment, governance, and security roles, with GenAI deployment showing the widest deficit. Whi...
17 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Amid layoffs in job market, how this WFH woman used ChatGPT to increase her salary from Rs 10 LPA to Rs 80 LPARitu Maurya achieved a remarkable salary jump, increasing her annual income from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 80 lakh within a year. Instead of relying...
15 Jun, 2026, 12.33 PM IST