Microsoft abandons personal AI chatbot race with Copilot rebootThe result of a six-month engineering effort, the latest iteration of the assistant has absorbed the separate version for home use, adoptin...
25 Sep, 2026, 10.09 PM IST
Microsoft revamps Copilot with code generation, agentic AI toolsMicrosoft is racing to expand Copilot beyond its chat-based roots to boost adoption as itcompetes with AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Clau...
25 Sep, 2026, 05.40 PM IST
At 3, he delivers milk before school to help his mother. How this Sikkim kid became The Little Milkman after teacher shared his journey onlineIn the quaint region of Sikkim, a 3-year-old boy stands out as a remarkable helper, delivering milk to villagers every morning to support h...
25 Sep, 2026, 01.35 PM IST
IRDAI proposal hits insurance stocks; FSSAI vs ecomm giantsThe insurance regulator has proposed new limits on commissions as part of a wider overhaul. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
24 Sep, 2026, 08.08 PM IST
Meta's Charm gadget carries CEO Mark Zuckerberg's big AI ambitionsThe device, called Muse Charm, highlights a broader shift at the social media giant that has long sought to escape Apple and Google's opera...
24 Sep, 2026, 10.35 AM IST
Meta bets big on wearable AI, Muse as Mark Zuckerberg pushes back against AI doomZuckerberg has distanced himself and Meta from recent calls by rival companies for a coordinated slowdown in the development of advanced ar...
24 Sep, 2026, 08.04 AM IST
OpenAI says SEC disclosures undermine xAI's antitrust lawsuitChatGPT maker OpenAI asked a Texas federal judge to throw out an antitrust lawsuit brought by Elon Musk's AI startup xAI before trial, argu...
24 Sep, 2026, 07.54 AM IST
ETtech Explainer: Decoding EU’s move to dismantle addictive technology for childrenThe proposed KIDS Act would set different access rules by age, bring AI companions and conversational chatbots under the bloc’s child-safet...
24 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Banks warn AI shopping bots raise scam, fraud and data-privacy risksTechnology companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta are increasingly promoting AI chatbots as shopping tools, envisioning a f...
23 Sep, 2026, 08.09 AM IST
Ex-Google safety chief warns AI could harm children more than social media didThe founder of the trust and safety team at Alphabet's Google this week called for a slowdown in AI development, warning that the tech indu...
22 Sep, 2026, 11.04 PM IST
Anthropic, OpenAI call for Australia to relax ban on training of AI modelsAustralia has said it will implement a broad set of rules on AI and data centres to take effect from next year, but has already ruled out a...
22 Sep, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
What’s behind Disney’s appointment of its first company-wise CTO Karandeep Anand?Anand comes from Character.AI, generative AI startup Disney accused of copyright infringement in September 2025.
21 Sep, 2026, 01.33 PM IST
AI-generated false intelligence nearly triggered US-China military confrontation: ReportsCiting four sources familiar with the incident, CNN reported that the US military moved towards an operation against the ship. Two of the s...
19 Sep, 2026, 09.36 AM IST
AI goes rogue? How a faulty intelligence report created with a chatbot almost led to a US-China warUS forces prepared to intercept a Chinese vessel based on flawed intelligence. An AI chatbot reportedly misidentified cargo, suggesting nuc...
19 Sep, 2026, 07.14 AM IST
Disney names Character.AI's Karandeep Anand its first tech chiefWalt Disney on Friday named outsider Karandeep Anand its first chief technology officer, as AI and sweeping industry consolidation disrupt ...
18 Sep, 2026, 10.55 PM IST
TikTok founder Zhang Yiming overtakes Gautam Adani as Asia’s richestByteDance founder Zhang Yiming now leads Asia's wealthiest individuals. His fortune has surpassed Gautam Adani's due to the booming artific...
16 Sep, 2026, 01.07 PM IST
EU chief to unveil social media, gaming curbs for under-15sEU chief Ursula von der Leyen will on Wednesday unveil long-awaited plans to protect children from online harm by curbing access to social ...
16 Sep, 2026, 09.26 AM IST