Microsoft launches firm to help companies adopt AI with $2.5 billionMicrosoft has launched a new venture, Microsoft Frontier Company, backed by $2.5 billion, to guide businesses in selecting and integrating ...
02 Jul, 2026, 06.36 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
Sam Altman wants to give a 5% OpenAI stake to the US government: ReportOpenAI is reportedly exploring a 5% equity stake for the U.S. government, a move aimed at easing political concerns and fostering ties with...
02 Jul, 2026, 11.10 AM IST
SoftBank renews talks for $10 billion loan against OpenAI stake, adds concessionsTo make lenders more comfortable, the Japanese technology investor is offering to guarantee repayment of the loan, giving banks recourse to...
02 Jul, 2026, 07.47 AM IST
California man with bipolar disorder says ChatGPT fueled delusions, led to self-harm in new lawsuitMichael Lines, 34, said in the complaint filed in state court in San Francisco that conversations he had with ChatGPT last year escalated a...
01 Jul, 2026, 11.13 PM IST
WhatsApp usernames face heat; Byju’s inventory in limboIndia is weighing legal guardrails for WhatsApp usernames amid fresh fraud fears. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
01 Jul, 2026, 08.01 PM IST
Time to take selective risks? 5 small-caps from different sectors with upside potential of up to 35%There are more than 3,000 small-caps stocks listed on the stock exchanges. Only a handful are actually worth looking at; and even fewer wor...
01 Jul, 2026, 05.04 PM IST
SoftBank completes second $10 billion tranche of its $30 billion OpenAI investmentSoftBank has injected another $10 billion into OpenAI, part of a larger $30 billion commitment. This significant investment, funded by a br...
01 Jul, 2026, 03.09 PM IST
'AI FOMO': Why this Google techie left the tech giant even after getting Rs 9.5 crore salaryA former Google account executive, Yousuf Imran, quit his high-paying job after earning nearly $1 million, citing fears of layoffs and the ...
30 Jun, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
ET Graphics: AI agents stealing IT’s lunchAI’s looming threat on the IT services sector has battered India’s blue chip technology stocks. Whether its a new frontier model launch, or...
30 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Cheaper AI is better: Soaring bills are reshaping how businesses choose modelsTop executives such as Microsoft's Satya Nadella, Palo Alto Networks' Nikesh Arora and Coinbase Global's Brian Armstrong have said smaller,...
29 Jun, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
Elon Musk says Grok 4.5 is now in private beta, claims performance near or above Anthropic's OpusMusk said reinforcement learning is continuing to improve the model and that "Grok Build," xAI's coding-agent harness, is being refined dai...
28 Jun, 2026, 06.24 PM IST
OpenAI weighs IPO in 2027 after expected Anthropic public debutAI giant OpenAI is reportedly eyeing a 2027 initial public offering, potentially after rival Anthropic. Both companies have confidentially ...
26 Jun, 2026, 09.58 PM IST
US stocks fall as report of OpenAI IPO delay causes jittersWall Street stocks fell on Friday, capping a roller-coaster week for tech stocks as traders fretted that valuations may be entering bubble ...
26 Jun, 2026, 07.38 PM IST
OpenAI spices things up with Jalapeno chips: Why the Sam Altman-led AI startup is building its own processorsOpenAI said it designed the chip from scratch in nine months. Broadcom handled silicon implementation, networking, and connectivity, while ...
26 Jun, 2026, 01.10 PM IST
Japan's Nikkei ends 4% lower as SoftBank tanks on OpenAI IPO delay reportJapan's Nikkei index experienced a significant drop of 4% on Friday, largely due to a sharp decline in tech investor SoftBank Group, which ...
26 Jun, 2026, 12.51 PM IST