India's IT ministry is considering a risk-based AI law that would impose lighter rules on low-risk tools like chatbots and stricter oversight on high-risk AI in banking, healthcare, and critical infra…
A 62-year-old man in India suffered from severe headaches for 25 years, with no doctor able to diagnose the cause. His nephew uploaded his medical records into Claude, an AI assistant, which asked if …
Yousuf Imran, a Google Cloud account executive earning $986,000 in 2025, quit in April 2026 to found Mangosteen Studio, an AI product lab, citing fear of layoffs and FOMO about the AI boom. He noted t…
Karnataka's plan to build India's first AI-focused smart township in Bidadi faces a land acquisition hurdle as farmers oppose the 499-acre initial phase. The state government issued a final notificati…
India's micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), contributing nearly a third of India's GDP and over 250 million jobs, lag in AI adoption due to limited IT capacity and digital infrastructure. An…
A rapid sell-off in AI chip stocks this week exposed a roughly $270 billion speculation machine made up of leveraged positions, newly launched funds, and concentrated retail exposure, according to Blo…
The Nasscom US CEO Forum, chaired by Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S, convened in New York on June 26, 2026, to discuss Indian tech services' role in AI adoption. Nasscom reported that the industry generat…
Researchers at the College of the Holy Cross trained six pigeons to detect lung nodules in CT scans, with the birds generalizing to unseen scans and identifying other abnormalities like emphysema. The…
Indian factory workers are being filmed by head-mounted cameras to generate training data for robotics systems that may automate their jobs, with footage collected for as little as $1 per hour and wit…
HFCL Ltd. shares surged nearly 200% in six months as investors bet on India's data-centre expansion and AI-related capital expenditure. The company reported FY26 consolidated revenue of Rs 4,949 crore…
Organizations are shifting focus from AI tool access to AI maturity, integrating AI into engineering processes, governance, and talent strategies. The most mature teams develop a 'reflexive AI mindset…
Gartner, presenting at its Data & Analytics Summit, forecasted that by 2030 more than 10% of enterprises will be AI-first, outperforming peers through faster adoption of AI agents, semantics, and conv…
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) expanded a multi-year partnership with U.S. software provider Kaleris to deploy an AI-augmented terminal operating system across 15 container terminals at…
Sterlite Technologies Ltd. surged 500% from its 2026 low after securing a $1 billion-plus contract to supply optical connectivity products to a US hyperscaler for AI data-center build-outs, highlighti…
Sarvam raised $234 million at a $1.5 billion valuation in a Series B extension led by HCLTech, which contributed $150 million as the lead strategic investor. The Bengaluru-based AI startup, which has …
Adani Group and Jabil Inc. announced a strategic alliance to build a vertically integrated AI and data centre infrastructure manufacturing platform in India, targeting a global market opportunity of m…
India's Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation plans to embed artificial intelligence across official data systems, treat data as an asset, and launch an Index of Service Production by Ju…
On June 12, 2026, the U.S. government issued an export-control directive barring foreign nationals from accessing Anthropic's most advanced AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, citing a narrow method to b…
LTM announced on June 12, 2026 the launch of AI 1000, a Centre of Excellence-anchored workforce training programme designed to develop over 1,000 AI-certified engineers, including Forward Deployed Eng…
Ninety-three percent of Indian organizations expect positive returns on artificial intelligence investments within three years, with reported average ROI reaching 15% in 2025 and projected to rise to …