Microsoft warns that China-linked hackers used agentic AI to target global firms, with over 151,000 failed logins and some cloud breaches occurring within three hours.
Jack Dorsey's Block unveils Dessa, a speech-to-speech AI model trained on human conversations that can listen, interrupt and respond to emotions in real time.
Barclays plans to cut 5,000 jobs in 2026, around 5% of its global workforce, as the bank expands AI adoption and technology-driven operational efficiency.
Meta AI chief Alexandr Wang credits Daniel Gross for helping Apple and Meta collaborate to run the 816-billion-parameter Muse Spark Open model on Mac Studio.
Persistent Systems opens its third Hyderabad facility to expand AI, cloud and digital modernisation services for banking, financial services and insurance clients.
Empower India announces plans to expand into AI and robotics integration, targeting opportunities in India's projected $43.5 billion AI market by 2030.
Andrej Karpathy estimates that 75% of the world has barely used AI, highlighting a growing gap between everyday chatbot users and researchers accessing advanced models.
Aleph appoints Max Ku as Business Head for Pinterest in Singapore and export markets, bringing over 30 years of experience across digital media and advertising.
Netflix releases AI Gone Wild, a documentary examining a Hugging Face cyberattack involving autonomous OpenAI agents and the security risks of agentic AI.
Elon Musk questions Starlink's India launch delays amid a dispute with Mukesh Ambani, as the government clarifies security requirements and pricing remains unannounced.
Global AI chip sell-off hits Indian infrastructure stocks, with Hitachi Energy, GE Vernova, Sterlite Tech and HFCL declining amid concerns over Chinese semiconductor competition.
IIT Kharagpur launches a free AI tutor with a Scan & Ask feature and an online GATE-JAM preparation platform to improve access to personalised learning across India.
Meta launches Muse Wonder and Wonder Full AI models with enhanced memory, coding and agentic capabilities, reporting competitive performance against OpenAI and Anthropic.
L&T Technology Services launches an AI manufacturing lab in Bengaluru featuring NVIDIA technology, digital twins, industrial robotics and autonomous factory systems.
Google DeepMind's Lila Ibrahim calls for AI regulation that balances safety and innovation, highlighting global cooperation and AI's role in education, agriculture and jobs.
Deepinder Goyal's Temple wearable may cost ₹72,000 and launch in 2026. The head-worn device uses BrainFlow technology to monitor blood-flow-related signals.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella calls for an AI emergency brake, urging companies to strengthen human oversight, security controls and accountability for advanced AI models.
Sarvam AI appoints former Google Cloud India MD Sashikumar Sreedharan as President and Chief Business Officer to lead enterprise expansion and sovereign AI adoption.
HCL Group elevates Nikhil Soni to Head of Brand and Marketing, expanding his responsibilities across brand strategy, sports, culture, learning and environment.
Donald Trump pushes to rename artificial intelligence as super intelligence, warning against the old term as US federal agencies adopt the new designation.
NMC introduces new healthcare advertising guidelines restricting misleading medical claims, AI-generated promotions, fake reviews and celebrity endorsements.
QuilrAI appoints former Hitachi Systems India CEO Anuj Gupta as Managing Director for Asia-Pacific and Japan to lead regional expansion and enterprise AI security initiatives.
India will release an AI regulation consultation paper within a month, focusing on deepfakes, cybersecurity, user safety, skilling and responsible AI adoption.
Google Cloud appoints Amit Kumar as interim India head following Sashikumar Sreedharan's exit, amid expanding cloud and AI operations in the country.
Fintech Premier League Season 2 begins across Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, bringing together 38 teams, 34 organisations and over 570 players for 82 cricket matches.
Skan AI has appointed Jennifer Hewlette as its first Chief Marketing Officer to lead marketing as the company expands its enterprise and agentic AI business.
Ghost has raised $11 million and launched Core, a $3,499 screenless personal computer designed to run AI agents and keep user data locally.
Boston Dynamics has named former Amazon AI leader Rohit Prasad as CEO to lead its Physical AI strategy and expand AI-powered robots across industries.
India has entered the global top 10 for AI readiness, with the World Bank citing its technical talent, digital infrastructure and rising private AI investment.
Theobroma has appointed Anand Tomar as Chief Technology Officer, bringing two decades of experience across food, retail, manufacturing and technology transformation.
McDonald’s faces a proposed US class action alleging its AI pricing system coordinated menu prices across franchises. The company denies AI sets prices.
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman says the AI data centre investment boom is supporting the US economy and helping keep it out of recession.
Savita Oil Technologies has appointed Pramod Vasudevan as President of its Lubricants Division, bringing over three decades of automotive and mobility experience.
Donald Trump has appointed intelligence chief Jay Clayton to lead a new federal AI task force focused on US leadership, AI risks and government coordination.
AutoNation has appointed Ravi Simhambhatla as EVP and Chief Technology and AI Officer to lead its technology, digital and artificial intelligence strategy.
A false AI-assisted intelligence report nearly led US forces to intercept a Chinese ship after its cargo was incorrectly linked to a nuclear weapons programme.
Ray-Ban has named Ranveer Singh its first India brand ambassador as the eyewear brand expands its presence alongside Meta-powered AI smart glasses.
Google DeepMind has named longtime researcher Koray Kavukcuoglu Chief AI Architect, expanding his role as Google scales Gemini and other AI systems.
Meta has appointed Dhruv Vohra as Managing Director of its Global Business Group for Southeast Asia, overseeing commercial strategy across six markets.
Virginia Sharma has joined Salesforce as CMO of Missionforce, where she will lead global public sector marketing across product and field marketing.
Customer loyalty is moving beyond points and discounts as brands focus on consistent experiences, personalisation, product quality, AI and easier customer journeys.
Reva.AI has appointed Promit Sanyal as Head of Marketing to strengthen its brand and product positioning as it expands its focus on enterprise AI security.
Delhi will deploy a ₹1,789.52 crore AI-powered traffic management system across 42 corridors, using adaptive signals, real-time data and automated enforcement.
Trump has ordered US federal agencies to use “Super Intelligence” and “SI” instead of “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” in official communications.
Infosys and ABN AMRO have extended their partnership to scale responsible AI, modernise IT systems and simplify operations across the Dutch bank.
Adobe has become the NHL’s Official Creative, Marketing and AI Partner, bringing GenStudio, Experience Platform and AI tools to fan engagement.
Sunder Balasubramanian has stepped down as Myntra CMO after nearly four years, during which the platform expanded its Gen Z and creator-led marketing strategy.
AMD will acquire Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for about $8.2 billion, adding spatial intelligence and AI model research to its expanding AI portfolio.
Karnataka is expanding AI in agriculture with farm-to-consumer crop tracking, personalised farmer advisories and 27 shortlisted agritech innovations.
Rizwan Shaikh joins Climaty AI as Head of Strategy and Growth, Performance Media, bringing two decades of experience across WPP, Publicis and Dentsu.
BCG finds LLM search reaches 22% of purchase journeys in India and influences final brand choice among 65% of consumers who use it.
IDC Technologies has elevated Vishal Mishra to Head of Growth and Chief AI Officer, expanding his remit across AI strategy, partnerships, markets and client growth.
LTTS and Cognite have launched an Industrial AI partnership and dedicated Centre of Excellence to scale AI solutions across manufacturing and asset-intensive industries.
DS Group, WPP Media and MICA have launched D’Code 2.0, an industry-academia initiative focused on AI-led marketing and real-world business challenges.
SDNB Vaishnav College for Women has launched Tamil Nadu's first Agentic AI Campus, integrating Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise into learning and campus operations.
Chloe Tambe has joined Extreme Networks as Director of Marketing, AI Transformation, bringing experience across ServiceNow, Dell Technologies and VMware.
Alibaba Cloud will add new cloud regions and expand data centre capacity across Europe, the Middle East and Asia as enterprise AI demand grows.
Sandoz has appointed Priyaranjan Jha as Global Head of Global Capability Centres and Country President for India, strengthening its GCC and India leadership.
S Jaishankar’s UNGA meetings covered AI, space, energy and UN reform, including technology cooperation between India, France and the UAE.
Mavenir and Neysa have partnered to combine AI orchestration, agents and token metering with GPU cloud infrastructure for enterprises, telecom operators and neoclouds.
VEGA has appointed Himanshu Shekhar as Head of Digital, D2C and Growth, with a focus on e-commerce, digital growth and AI-assisted marketing.
Sarvam has appointed Disha Sanghvi to lead brand and communications as the Indian AI company expands its products, enterprise presence and market visibility.
Novotel New Delhi City Centre has appointed Sheetal Nagpal as Marketing & Communications Manager to lead brand, digital, PR and marketing initiatives.
Sai Ganesh has joined AI app builder Emergent as Global Head of Brand and Marketing, bringing experience across Dunzo, Zomato and AB InBev.
Disney has appointed IIIT Hyderabad alumnus and former Character.AI CEO Karandeep Anand as its first company-wide Chief Technology Officer.
Varun Mundra has joined Dreamstreet as Head of Marketing & Growth after nearly four years at Motilal Oswal Financial Services.
Cyient Semiconductors has appointed Priyanka Chakraborty as Director of Marketing and Communications to strengthen its brand and strategic communications.
Three Indian-origin Hacktron AI researchers used Claude during an authorised OpenAI security test, reaching employee accounts and a private GitHub environment.
Kerala-based Dartle has raised $100,000 to expand in the US and strengthen AI capabilities across its SaaS platform for youth sports academies.
Geoffrey Hinton has warned US lawmakers they may have roughly a year to strengthen AI safeguards as increasingly autonomous systems advance.
Semicon 2.0 has attracted around ₹1 lakh crore in investment commitments as India expands its semiconductor ecosystem across design, manufacturing and materials.
L’Oréal has appointed Aman Gandhi as Head of Cybersecurity for its Global Tech Hub in India as the company expands its AI, data and digital capabilities.
Gates Foundation will invest at least $1 billion over two years to expand AI access across healthcare, education, agriculture and digital infrastructure.
Adidas employees challenge the company’s account of India technology layoffs, with internal chats raising questions over the scale of cuts, redeployment and leadership decisions.
Infosys has expanded its Indore Development Center with a 330,000-square-foot block focused on AI, cloud, cybersecurity and digital services.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for global cooperation and stronger safeguards as increasingly powerful AI systems raise new safety concerns.
Hang Ten Systems, founded by former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka, has raised another $53 million, taking total funding to $85 million as it scales enterprise AI services.
Around 350 employees reportedly affected at the Gurugram hub; a direct connection between the cuts and AI adoption remains unestablished.
JioStar and Google India are integrating AI-powered Google Search into Anupama and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai through a multi-platform campaign.
yuu and dentsu Hong Kong have launched yuu-moji, an AI-powered campaign that turns members' interests and everyday moments into personalised digital identities.
Orient Electric has appointed Sandhya Biswas as Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer, bringing nearly 20 years of consumer and brand experience.
Elon Musk says Grok 4.8 is being trained on an internally developed C/C++ stack written by humans, as the 2.5-trillion-parameter model prepares to enter RL.
Mahindra Manulife has appointed Ruchika Malhan Varma as CMCO to lead marketing, customer experience, digital growth, partnerships and AI enablement.
Baroda Global Shared Services has appointed Prakash Patel as CISO and Privacy Officer to strengthen cybersecurity, privacy and digital resilience.
ADF Foods has appointed Shraddha Waikar as CMO for Global Markets to lead marketing, brand and growth strategy across North America, EMEA and APAC.
Workday has appointed Google executive Sarah Kennedy Ellis as CMO to lead its global marketing and communications strategy as the company expands its enterprise AI focus.
China has proposed a BRICS AI Open Source Zone to support large language models, AI training and wider technology cooperation across member countries.
GMR Airports has appointed Anushree Bose as General Manager, Marketing, bringing her extensive consumer and brand marketing experience from Coca-Cola India.
Accenture has appointed former Workday CMO Emma Chalwin as Chief Marketing Officer to lead its global marketing and communications organisation from October 1.
Amazon Ads has partnered with OpenAI to let select US advertisers extend campaigns into ChatGPT through Amazon DSP as part of a new pilot.
Ghana has launched a five-day AI and robotics bootcamp for 100 students from 19 schools, offering hands-on training in coding and emerging technologies.
Jaipur Robotics has raised €4.3 million to expand its AI-powered waste plant technology, develop crane automation and establish an Indian entity by the end of 2026.
Deloitte is expanding its Egypt Innovation Hub across AI, engineering and cybersecurity, with another $80 million in investment planned over the next three years.
Tea Board India, ISRO's NRSC and NIT Rourkela have partnered on CHAAYANKAN, an AI-based project to monitor tea plantations using satellite and drone data.
WhatsApp is rolling out bill payments in India through Bharat Connect, giving users access to 22,722 billers across 30 categories within the app.
Boldfit has appointed former Lenskart CBO Oliver Kaye as COO to support its expansion across categories, channels and geographies.
Disney has appointed former Microsoft and Xbox executive Jennifer Creegan as Head of Marketing Technology and Operations to strengthen its global marketing capabilities.
Flipkart and Bengaluru Traffic Police's Gridlock Hackathon drew 33,600 registrations and over 1,100 AI prototypes aimed at tackling the city's traffic challenges.
L'Oréal has appointed Marc Dicko as SAPMENA Chief Digital and Marketing Officer to oversee digital, eCommerce and marketing across more than 35 markets.
Uber is cutting around 200-250 jobs in India as part of a global restructuring that will eliminate about 3,300 roles and simplify its organisational structure.
Chakravarthy, who currently leads Adobe’s Customer Experience Orchestration business, will take charge on December 1.
Netcore.ai has appointed former IBM and LinkedIn executive Tariq Ahmad as CRO, International, with a mandate to double its international revenue within three years.
Dell has expanded its India portfolio with new Pro AI PCs and Precision workstations designed for on-device AI and compute-intensive enterprise workloads.
Commerce has appointed Sri Subramanian as Head of Data and AI, where he will lead data strategy, AI, analytics and efforts to translate technology into business outcomes.
Godrej Living has appointed Rohan Salunkhe as Head of Technology & Digital Transformation to lead technology initiatives and strengthen its digital capabilities.
OneRail has launched OmniSTAR, an AI-powered delivery platform built with Nvidia technology to help retailers make faster, lower-cost last-mile delivery decisions.
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has warned that frontier AI could increase cyber risks and create new threats to global financial stability.
Sandhya Devanathan’s move from Meta to OpenAI follows weeks of regulatory scrutiny in India, raising questions about the timing and her new mandate excluding India.
Donald Trump shared an AI-generated video depicting an attack on Iran’s Kharg Island, although no actual US strike on the key oil hub had been confirmed.
Apple is reportedly planning AI-powered smart glasses for late 2027, combining Siri, cameras and Visual Intelligence without a built-in display.
IndiGo Ventures has invested in Sarvam AI's Series B as the companies expand their use of AI across customer service, employee productivity and airline operations.
TIME has unveiled its 2026 TIME100 AI list featuring Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Dario Amodei, Mira Murati and other figures shaping artificial intelligence.
Sandhya Devanathan joins OpenAI as VP for Southeast Asia and Australia after more than a decade at Meta, taking charge of growth, partnerships and operations.
Gujarat High Court quashes GST proceedings after a tax officer used non-existent and irrelevant AI-generated case laws, and mandates strict verification of AI-assisted legal research.
Vodafone Business and Tech Mahindra partner to help UK enterprises adopt AI, automation, private 5G, IoT, cloud and data technologies.
Ignosis AI appoints Sneha Jain as Head of Marketing to lead brand, positioning and go-to-market efforts as it expands its AI offerings for financial services.
Uber appoints former Coinbase AI leader Varsha Mahadevan as Director of Engineering for its GenAI Platform, strengthening its generative AI engineering leadership.
NSDC and Cultus Education, with AWS support, launch a nationwide programme to provide AI and cloud skills to 1.5 lakh learners, including job-ready training for 10,000.
Forcepoint appoints former Proofpoint executive Vincent Merlin as CMO to lead global marketing and accelerate adoption of its AI Data Security platform.
Globant appoints Fernando Matzkin as COO to accelerate its AI-native transformation, with Glob.AI and AI Pods central to its operating strategy.
Arm and UNICEF launch AI in Play, targeting 2.5 million children across 12 countries while supporting AI solutions, young innovators and AI literacy.
TCS and Porsche have signed a five-year partnership to scale AI across manufacturing, engineering, operations and customer experience, alongside TCS’ proposed acquisition of MHP.
OpenAI Chief Economist Ronnie Chatterji highlights adaptability, analytical rigour, collaboration and independent thinking as key skills for AI economic research.
Aditya Birla Fashion is evaluating PointAI’s one-second AI virtual try-on and Fashion Advisor technology for potential use across its retail network.
IMBODY enters India with Power S, an AI-guided strength training system combining digital resistance, personalised workouts and connected fitness features.
Reliance Brands appoints Shivani Goel as Vice President, Marketing to lead brand strategy and growth for HUGO BOSS, Paul & Shark, ZEGNA and TUMI.
Sir Martin Sorrell joined senior CMOs, business and media leaders in New Delhi for an exchange4media gathering focused on AI, marketing and global business.
Tech Mahindra expands its ServiceNow partnership with a dedicated AI Innovation CoE to help enterprises move generative and agentic AI from pilots to production.
Amazon.in’s Best in Tech Survey finds AI features influence smartphone purchases for 82% of buyers, while performance, battery and camera remain key priorities.
Criteo highlights how AI, commerce intelligence and trusted data are reshaping digital commerce in India, with brands using AI to improve cross-channel engagement and measurable growth.
Adobe’s 2026 Creators’ Toolkit Report finds 96% of Indian creators using creative AI say it has accelerated their business or audience growth.
Galeries Lafayette India appoints Noopur Khandekar as Head of Brand Marketing, bringing her experience across Tilt, Spring Marketing Capital and MullenLowe Lintas.
MacKenzie Scott has donated $130 million to Undue Medical Debt since 2020, supporting a nonprofit model that purchases qualifying medical debt at discounts and cancels it for patients.
KNAV appoints Danveer Bhasin as Senior Vice President of Markets as the global accounting and advisory firm accelerates brand expansion and international growth.
Sonata Software appoints Hariprasad Rebala as Chief AI Officer to lead its AI strategy and strengthen enterprise AI transformation capabilities.
Ephicacy appoints Dr. Shekhar Thumake as Head of AI to lead enterprise AI strategy and develop agentic AI capabilities for clinical data operations.
ZEE Entertainment appoints former ACKO CMO Ashish Mishra as Chief Marketing Officer to lead its brand, consumer marketing and network-level strategic initiatives.
Benevolve is powering AI-driven talent intelligence for PhonePe, Myntra and MediBuddy, helping businesses map skills, manage performance and support workforce planning.
Hero MotoCorp appoints former EY-Parthenon partner Srihari Mulgund as Chief Strategy Officer, bringing over 24 years of automotive and mobility experience.
Singapore Tourism Board and Agoda deepen their digital collaboration as STB expands the use of data, AI and technology across tourism and destination marketing.
NxtGen launches SpeedCloud Global, taking its Indian-built cloud and AI services overseas as it targets international enterprise workloads.
Bengaluru engineer Gaurav Sen demonstrates an AI system that detects potholes, checks government contracts and prepares structured civic complaints.
Chengalpattu has launched Project Vaan Vizhi, a pilot using AI-enabled autonomous drones for real-time surveillance, incident detection and faster police response.
NIELIT launches Cyber Kushti 2026, a national AI and cybersecurity hackathon testing human judgement, with registrations open until September 10.
Mahindra has launched the AI-powered BLAZO i-TRK with automatic drive modes, predictive diagnostics and an uptime guarantee as it targets 5% heavy truck market share.
Delhi Police has deployed over 1,000 CCTV cameras linked to AI video analytics around the Red Fort as part of heightened Independence Day security.
TCS and Vodafone Business have partnered to combine AI, cloud, cybersecurity and connectivity services for digital transformation among UK businesses.
L&T is entering the AI factory market with a 10,000 NVIDIA B300 GPU deployment in Chennai for US-based AI cloud company Together AI.
Google Search briefly displayed false death information for Sam Altman and Dario Amodei after its automated systems picked up vandalised Wikipedia data.
Accel has raised $550 million for its ninth India fund, maintaining its early-stage strategy as AI, deeptech and advanced manufacturing gain investment focus.
