Lifting the floor for all: How Google’s Gemini Models are powering Wadhwani AI’s HealthVaani App for ASHA, Anganwadi workersThe first healthcare touchpoint for more than half of India’s population are the frontline workers such as ASHA and Anganwadi workers. Stre...
04 Oct, 2026, 01.05 PM IST
Amazon launches Alexa+ in India with generative AI, Hinglish and smarter voice controlsAmazon has launched its generative AI-powered Alexa+ assistant in India. This new version offers more conversational voice interactions and...
16 Sep, 2026, 03.15 PM IST
Blue Machines AI unveils speech-to-text model built for India's BFSI sectorBlue Machines AI has launched Aurora, a new speech-to-text model for Indian financial services. This model is designed for real-time multil...
07 Sep, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
Havells brings agentic AI voice control to 2.67 million mobile app usersHavells introduced an AI voice feature for its mobile app. This new system allows users to control connected appliances using natural speec...
04 Sep, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
IIT Madras' Bodhan AI launches four AI models for Indian languages in partnership with AI4BharatBodhan AI has launched four foundational AI models for Indian languages. These models cover speech recognition, generation, translation, an...
04 Sep, 2026, 01.17 PM IST
One of a Kind Awards: Honouring AI that solves problems beyond the hypeAt the One of a Kind Awards - for early stage startups, presented by The Economic Times and Cashfree Payments, the AI Innovator Award recog...
21 Aug, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
Wispr Flow raises $280 million at $2 billion valuation, Peak XV joins new roundSan Francisco-based voice AI startup Wispr Flow has raised $280 million at a $2 billion valuation, nearly tripling its valuation from its p...
17 Aug, 2026, 10.18 PM IST
Govt backs 20 indigenous AI foundation models; 237 projects get subsidised compute supportThe government has identified 20 indigenous foundation model proposals for support under the IndiaAI Mission and approved 237 projects for ...
06 Aug, 2026, 06.01 PM IST
Sarvam AI plans trillion-parameter model, sets sights on competing with ChatGPT, Gemini and ClaudeSarvam AI plans a trillion-parameter model to rival global AI leaders. The company's existing voice AI is cost-effective and performs well....
31 Jul, 2026, 01.05 PM IST
Centre to back 20 sovereign AI modelsThis includes 30 billion and 105 billion parameter models by Sarvam AI, a speech-to-speech model by Gnani.AI, BharatGen's multilingual foun...
23 Jul, 2026, 12.08 PM IST
Govt identifies 20 indigenous AI foundation model proposals under IndiaAI Mission: ParliamentIndia's government is supporting twenty indigenous sovereign AI model proposals. These include twelve large and eight small language models...
22 Jul, 2026, 06.16 PM IST
Eros Innovation launches Large Cultural Voice Models in Tamil NaduLCVM represents the voice-layer evolution of that platform engineered not merely to translate language, but to preserve emotion, cadence, i...
27 Feb, 2026, 06.43 PM IST
Nvidia effect! E2E Networks, Netweb Tech shares soar up to 20% after collaboration with chip giantShares of E2E Networks and Netweb Technologies saw significant gains today. Both companies announced collaborations with chip giant Nvidia....
18 Feb, 2026, 12.50 PM IST
How Bhashini’s Language AI Platform Is Transforming Digital Inclusion Across IndiaIndia’s digital ecosystem is expanding at record speed, but millions remain excluded due to language barriers, digital illiteracy and limit...
12 Dec, 2025, 07.45 PM IST
Welcome to a World Where No One Needs to Learn a New LanguageMachine translation powered by AI is no longer a nicety; it's fast becoming the pillar of international communication. A few months ago, a ...
09 Aug, 2025, 03.58 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: Meet AI ‘Saba’ trained on Arabic, Tamil, MalayalamIndian startups developing Indic AI models face competition from global players like Mistral AI, which launched a multilingual model traine...
19 Feb, 2025, 06.01 AM IST
Open-sourcing Massively Multilingual Speech to preserve language diversity: MetaThe social media giant said that equipping machines with the ability to recognize and produce speech can make information accessible to man...
23 May, 2023, 04.26 PM IST