Industry leaders outlined India's roadmap for AI-ready data centres, highlighting investments in power, cooling and sustainable infrastructure to support AI growth.
Mark Cuban has cautioned companies against replacing employees with AI agents, urging businesses to focus on augmentation over workforce reduction.
Eternal has spun off its AI platform Nugget into a dedicated subsidiary, strengthening its push into enterprise AI and customer support software.
iCubesWire has launched iQ, a conversational AI platform that helps brands discover creators, analyse campaign performance and simplify creator marketing intelligence.
AI cybersecurity startup Glow has emerged from stealth with $180 million in funding at a $1.2 billion valuation to build endpoint security for the AI era.
KPN has partnered with McKinsey and QuantumBlack to deploy agentic AI for customer service, aiming to automate up to 20% of customer interactions by 2027.
An 18-year-old UP teen has been arrested for allegedly creating AI-assisted fake banking apps used in a cyber fraud network linked to losses exceeding ₹64 crore.
Procol has appointed Shaivya Gupta as CMO to lead global marketing as the AI procurement platform expands its agentic AI business across international markets.
Meta is testing StoryKit, an AI app that helps parents create personalised children's stories with illustrations, narration, music and printable storybooks.
Google has launched Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite, introducing faster, more efficient AI models designed for developers, enterprise applications and AI agents.
Microagi has partnered with Google Cloud to accelerate embodied AI development, using Google's AI infrastructure and NVIDIA Blackwell systems to scale enterprise robotics.
FireAI has secured ₹2.5 crore from SucSEED Indovation Fund to expand enterprise sales, accelerate AI R&D and strengthen its causal decision intelligence platform.
Chris Fall has resigned as head of the US AI safety agency after three months, with NIST Director Arvind Raman taking over on an interim basis.
Bristol Myers Squibb is deploying NVIDIA's latest AI computing platform to accelerate drug discovery, clinical research and AI-driven pharmaceutical innovation.
EleveIIM has launched a new Mohali campus offering AI, digital marketing and future skills programmes with an industry-focused curriculum and placement support.
UNESCO and LG AI Research have launched a free global AI ethics course on Coursera to help professionals apply responsible AI principles in practice.
Varanasi will deploy AI-powered crowd management and mobility solutions across Kashi to improve pedestrian safety, accessibility and visitor movement.
OpenAI has appointed Uday Ruddarraju as CTO of Compute as it expands AI infrastructure, data centres and large-scale systems for future frontier models.
Scan4Health has appointed Abhay Singh Kumpawat as Chief Product & AI Officer to accelerate its AI-first diagnostics platform strategy in India.
Alphabet's upcoming earnings will be closely watched for updates on AI spending, Google Cloud growth, Search performance and the returns from its AI investments.
Meta is reportedly in talks to lease AI computing power to Anthropic in a potential $10 billion agreement, signalling its growing ambitions in AI infrastructure.
Vertu is positioning its $6,880 AI-powered luxury foldable as an executive productivity device, combining premium hardware with an AI assistant.
Alibaba has unveiled a preview of its flagship Qwen3.8 AI model, positioning it among the world's most advanced large language models.
Netflix says generative AI was used in around 300 titles this year, with the company maintaining that AI supports creators rather than replacing them.
1Password and Anthropic have launched a secure credential access solution that lets Claude AI agents use approved enterprise credentials without exposing sensitive secrets.
Roblox has launched Build, an AI powered mobile feature that lets users create playable games from text prompts without coding.
L2T has adopted a .ai domain to reflect its AI-powered dealership marketing platform, expanding capabilities across customer data, automation, generative AI and AI search.
HKT has launched a 3.2Tbps AI data centre interconnect network to enable low-latency connectivity and support next-generation AI workloads across Hong Kong.
China has called for greater global AI cooperation while opposing security-driven technology restrictions at the 2026 World AI Conference in Shanghai.
Google has expanded AI Mode with Canva, Instacart and YouTube Music integrations, enabling users to create designs, playlists and grocery carts directly from Search.
Hyderabad startup SuperClaims is using AI to automate health insurance claims, helping insurers reduce processing time, improve accuracy and lower operational costs.
Publicis has raised its 2026 growth outlook after strong Q2 results, driven by AI-powered marketing demand, new client wins and continued momentum in India.
SwitchOn has raised $8 million in a pre-Series B round to expand its Physical AI platform, strengthen R&D and scale AI-powered manufacturing quality inspection globally.
Cognizant will hire 1,500 US graduates by the end of 2026 as it expands its AI talent pipeline and strengthens capabilities across digital engineering and emerging technologies.
Leaked data from a Suno security breach suggests the AI music platform scraped content from YouTube Music and other services, adding to ongoing copyright scrutiny.
magicpin has expanded its AI merchant assistant Vera to six international markets as it accelerates global adoption of AI-powered retail and restaurant technology.
TCS and Google Cloud have launched a Gemini Experience Center in Kolkata to help consumer businesses co-create and deploy agentic AI solutions across retail and related sectors.
Mira Murati's Thinking Machines has launched Inkling, an open weight multimodal AI model designed for enterprise customisation and developer flexibility.
Google has launched its free AI Foundations curriculum in India to help students and professionals build practical AI skills and promote responsible AI learning.
A new Kana survey finds 70% of enterprises already use AI marketing agents, while governance, ownership and data readiness remain key challenges.
TCS has launched a NVIDIA powered Autonomous Engineering Lab to accelerate AI driven vehicle development, digital twins and software defined mobility.
Spotify has launched its AI assistant, allowing Premium users to discover music, podcasts and audiobooks through natural language conversations.
Nokia has launched the telecom industry's first commercial AI-RAN platform, combining AI native software and NVIDIA technology to modernise mobile networks.
OpenAI is reportedly developing a portable screenless AI companion with ChatGPT, cameras and sensors as it expands into consumer hardware.
Innocean India has launched an AI Studio to help brands create localised, multilingual marketing campaigns using generative AI and automation.
The collaboration will combine PwC India’s consulting and transformation capabilities with Questt AI’s Intelligence Warehouse platform to create a governed layer of organisational knowledge.
Indian AI coding startup Emergent has become a unicorn after raising $130 million in a Series C round, reaching a valuation of $1.5 billion.
Dropbox has expanded integrations with ChatGPT and Claude, enabling users to securely access, manage and collaborate on files across AI assistants.
AI video platform PixVerse has raised $439 million in a Series A extension to expand global operations and strengthen its generative AI video technology.
JioHotstar has partnered with VDO.AI to introduce AI powered real time contextual advertising across Connected TV and OTT streaming platforms.
Mistral has launched Robostral Navigate, an AI model that enables robots to navigate using a single RGB camera and natural language instructions.
HCLTech has approved a ₹3,500 crore investment to build AI ready data centres and strengthen enterprise AI infrastructure and high performance computing capabilities.
IBM has elevated Tuhina Pandey as Vice President of Marketing for Asia Pacific, expanding her leadership across one of the company's key growth regions.
Siemens has launched an AI ready SINUMERIK ONE CNC platform with enhanced cybersecurity and EU Cyber Resilience Act compliance for smart manufacturing.
BITS Pilani backed AI edtech startup SortMyPrep has raised $350,000 to expand its personalised learning platform and AI powered test preparation tools.
Kandou AI has opened its India chip design headquarters in Hyderabad to expand AI semiconductor engineering and high speed interconnect innovation.
Mercedes-Benz India has promoted Nandita Godbole to Head of Marketing, strengthening its leadership as it expands digital and customer focused marketing initiatives.
TVH has expanded its India Global Capability Centre to strengthen AI, digital engineering, cloud technologies and enterprise innovation.
Kraken is relaunching its app with AI powered agentic trading, offering personalised portfolio guidance, market insights and investment recommendations.
Goldman Sachs has identified China's leading AI models, highlighting Alibaba Qwen, DeepSeek and GLM as competition with US AI developers intensifies.
Nurix AI has acquired Verloop to expand its enterprise AI platform, combining voice and chat capabilities to strengthen customer engagement solutions.
Jharkhand has unveiled its Draft AI Policy 2026, outlining plans to strengthen AI driven governance, digital infrastructure, startups, skills and technology investment.
Arduino has launched an Edge AI Invention Lab at IIT Delhi to strengthen practical AI education, embedded AI research and hands on innovation using edge computing.
JioStar is expanding AI on JioHotstar with conversational search, personalised content discovery and in app shopping to enhance viewer engagement.
Tech Mahindra has elevated Puru Chipalkatti to Senior Vice President and Business Group Head as the company strengthens its global leadership team.
EY India has launched an AI powered Cyber Performance Management platform that helps enterprises quantify cyber risk, improve security operations and strengthen cyber resilience.
Accenture and Google Cloud have launched an agentic AI platform to help mid-market companies accelerate enterprise AI adoption and move projects from pilot to production.
Meta is expanding its AI coding efforts, intensifying competition with OpenAI and Anthropic as demand for AI-powered software development tools continues to grow.
Google has launched Gemini-powered marketing tools in India, enabling businesses to create AI-generated ad creatives, product images and campaign assets.
Qure.ai has appointed Malika Shrivastava as Chief Marketing Officer to lead its global marketing strategy as the healthcare AI company expands internationally.
Google leads AI-driven discovery while ChatGPT remains the largest standalone AI referral source, highlighting the growing importance of AI-first search strategies.
Infosys is repositioning itself as a brand-led AI company, expanding enterprise AI services, strategic partnerships and its AI First Value Framework.
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Work, an enterprise AI platform designed to help professionals automate tasks, collaborate securely and improve workplace productivity.
Fifty has launched AudienceAI Assistant, an AI-powered platform that enables brands to interact with simulated audiences to test messaging, media strategies and campaign ideas.
SpaceXAI has launched Grok 4.5, its latest AI model focused on coding, enterprise productivity and lower inference costs as competition among AI developers intensifies.
Japanese scientists have developed an AI designed self-healing hydrogel with exceptional underwater adhesion, opening new possibilities for medicine, robotics and advanced materials.
Meta has launched Muse Image, its first in-house AI image generation model, bringing advanced image creation and editing capabilities across Meta AI, Instagram and WhatsApp.
Aurora Mobile showcased its AI-first EngageLab platform at MarTech Summit Hong Kong, featuring omnichannel marketing, AI customer service and frictionless authentication.
Reddit is deploying AI powered moderation tools to identify and reduce AI generated marketing spam while protecting authentic user conversations.
China has issued a security advisory on Anthropic's Claude Code, citing alleged data transmission risks and raising fresh questions around enterprise AI security.
HirePlusPlus has partnered with Suvan Ventures to expand its AI-powered enterprise hiring platform, focusing on fraud detection, autonomous recruitment and trusted AI-led hiring.
HFCL has launched OptiQ AI, a dedicated optical connectivity business targeting AI, cloud and hyperscale data centres as demand for AI infrastructure continues to grow.
Google has selected 20 Indian AI startups for its 2026 accelerator programme, offering mentorship, Gemini AI access and Google Cloud support to help them scale globally.
Wimbledon and IBM have launched new AI powered features, including Match Chat and predictive analytics, to enhance digital fan engagement.
Gujarat is set to unveil its first data centre policy, targeting AI, cloud and hyperscale investments with incentives, renewable energy norms and 2 GW capacity goals.
HAUT.AI has launched an AI powered platform that delivers personalised skincare recommendations and AI driven marketing insights for beauty brands.
Pravis has appointed Amit Duggal as Founding Chief Growth Officer to strengthen its AI, media and growth capabilities as demand for AI driven marketing grows.
Reliance backed Strand Life Sciences has secured an Indian patent for an AI based technology that improves blood cancer detection through genomic data analysis.
Microsoft has cut 4,800 jobs as it restructures operations while continuing significant investments in AI infrastructure, cloud services and business transformation.
Chennai is introducing an AI powered Intelligent Transport System to improve traffic management, road safety and real time urban mobility.
Nestlé has launched a new Global Capability Centre in Hyderabad through Nestlé Business Services to strengthen AI, analytics and digital business operations.
L'Oréal says AI has reduced beauty product development time by 75%, accelerating research, formulation and innovation across its global beauty portfolio.
Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed an AI model that detects hidden ECG signals linked to sudden cardiac death, improving early risk prediction.
Naukri has launched an AI powered recruitment platform featuring AI REX to automate talent sourcing and deliver smarter hiring for recruiters and job seekers.
Equiti has launched an AI powered FIFA campaign using generative AI to create football inspired digital content and strengthen fan engagement.
The Centre is building its first AI data centre through NIC in Delhi to strengthen digital governance, AI infrastructure and government technology services.
AI startup AskSila has onboarded Tarun Singhal as it expands its AI powered digital twin platform focused on enterprise knowledge sharing and the future of work.
The Centre has summoned Meta over reports of alleged CSAM advertisements on Instagram, seeking an explanation and directing the company to remove the content immediately.
Discovr AI has appointed Shashank Veer as Executive Vice President, South, to drive regional growth, customer partnerships and enterprise AI expansion.
HCLTech has signed a $1.14 billion AI led digital transformation partnership with a European Fortune Global 50 company to modernise enterprise operations.
Meta says its next AI model has reached GPT-5.5 level on internal benchmarks as it accelerates investments in frontier AI and enterprise capabilities.
Google's latest Workspace and Gemini commercial imagines AI helping draft the Declaration of Independence, sparking debate over creativity and historical storytelling.
Puducherry has begun plans to establish an AI Centre of Excellence focused on healthcare, research, skilling and AI adoption under the IndiaAI Mission.
Kore Digital will invest ₹5,000 crore to build a 1,560 MW AI data centre campus in Navi Mumbai, strengthening India's AI and cloud infrastructure.
VRIhomes has expanded its AI powered real estate marketing platform with new tools for home buyers, sellers and agents to improve engagement and property discovery.
Veeam has appointed Mika Yamamoto as Chief Marketing and Customer AI Officer to strengthen AI driven customer engagement and global marketing.
Jodie Foster says AI will influence Hollywood but believes human creativity and authentic storytelling must remain at the heart of filmmaking.
India's GCCs are becoming global AI hubs, with over 1,200 centres embedding AI and driving enterprise innovation, according to the Nasscom-Zinnov report.
Amazon and the Telangana government have partnered to introduce AI education and teacher training across government schools through the Amazon Future Engineer programme.
SAP is restricting hiring and internal travel while redirecting resources toward artificial intelligence as it strengthens its enterprise AI strategy.
Microsoft has launched the Frontier Company initiative with a planned $2.5 billion investment to accelerate enterprise AI engineering and intelligent business transformation.
Five Below is expanding digital marketing investments to improve customer engagement, strengthen omnichannel experiences and support long term retail growth.
Zoho will remove username based accounts from Arattai after WhatsApp paused its username rollout in India following government intervention.
Adobe has expanded its agentic AI ecosystem through new partnerships with WPP, Accenture, Omnicom and Stagwell to automate enterprise marketing workflows.
Klaviyo has launched beta access to AI Marketing Agents that automate campaign planning, customer engagement and marketing workflows for businesses.
Mark Zuckerberg says AI can improve hiring by helping companies better match candidates with roles while making recruitment more efficient.
Simplilearn has launched SkillUp, an AI first learning platform offering free courses and personalised learning paths for professionals, students and enterprises.
India and Japan have signed new agreements to deepen cooperation in AI, critical minerals, energy security and emerging technologies during their annual summit.
Exotel has launched India's first fully agentic AI voice calling capability, enabling AI agents to independently manage customer calls and automate follow-up actions.
TikTok has launched Agentic Hub, a new AI marketplace that helps advertisers automate campaign creation, optimisation and reporting through AI powered advertising tools.
Anthropic has launched Claude Science, an AI workbench designed to help researchers accelerate scientific discovery through integrated AI tools and workflows.
SBI has launched AI-powered digital journeys, a new agentic AI assistant and enhanced YONO features to strengthen retail and business banking.
Google has launched Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash, introducing faster AI image generation and multimodal video creation tools for creators and enterprises.
AWS will invest $1 billion to deploy AI engineers directly within customer teams, aiming to speed enterprise AI implementation and improve production-ready deployments.
IIT ISM Dhanbad has partnered with AGI to develop AI powered technologies for mineral exploration, supporting faster mineral discovery and India's critical minerals strategy.
MongoDB aims to upskill two million Indian developers by 2030 while launching AI retrieval tools for enterprise generative AI applications.
Kapture CX has raised $10 million to expand globally and strengthen its AI-powered CRM platform for enterprise customer experience.
Manago AI, formerly SALESmanago, has launched a new brand identity and agentic AI capabilities to help enterprises automate and personalise marketing.
NeevCloud has launched Agentic Studio, a platform that enables enterprises to build, test and deploy AI agents securely in sandbox environments.
South Korea has unveiled a major AI chip investment plan led by Samsung and SK Hynix to strengthen semiconductor leadership.
Tech Mahindra has partnered with Perplexity to help enterprises improve sales productivity through AI-powered search and conversational intelligence.
Merck has opened a new Global Capability Centre in Bengaluru to support global healthcare, life sciences, technology and enterprise operations.
SAP has appointed Sankara Narayanan as Senior Vice President and Head of Product to strengthen AI-driven enterprise software innovation.
Danish martech startup Serpier has raised €1.4 million to expand its AI visibility platform for online retailers navigating AI-powered search.
Elon Musk has teased Grok 4.5, claiming xAI's upcoming model delivers performance comparable with the industry's leading AI systems.
OpenAI has hired Apple Vision Pro hardware executive Paul Meade as it expands its AI hardware team under Jony Ive.
Ford has rehired 350 quality engineers after AI-led manufacturing inspections exposed the continued need for human expertise.
Asian AI startups are launching new frontier models as US export restrictions on Anthropic create fresh opportunities for regional AI providers.
Kratikal Tech will open its ₹39.69 crore IPO on June 30, with proceeds planned for product development and overseas expansion.
Huawei and WBBA have introduced global Net5.5G certification standards and AI-ready network solutions to accelerate intelligent broadband infrastructure.
Gnani.ai has launched Prisma v2.5, a speech-to-text model trained on Indic speech data to improve voice AI accuracy for Indian enterprises.
Uber has appointed former Coinbase executive Philip Martin as Chief Information Security Officer to strengthen cybersecurity, platform security and global risk management.
Target has signed a ₹1,250 crore office lease in Bengaluru, expanding its India GCC and reinforcing the city's leadership in global capability centre growth.
Emergent and Raj Shamani have launched a ₹1 crore AI challenge to encourage Indian businesses, founders and creators to build practical AI-powered applications.
OpenAI has limited the rollout of GPT-5.6 after a White House request as the US develops a security review framework for advanced AI models.
Microsoft is embedding AI agents, local models and developer tools into Windows 11 as it pushes the OS toward an AI-native future.
OpenAI has appointed former Uber India President Prabhjeet Singh as Managing Director for India to drive business growth, partnerships and AI adoption.
General Intuition has raised $320 million at a $2.3 billion valuation to train AI agents using billions of gaming videos for real-world applications.
Adobe's latest report finds India leading Asia Pacific in AI adoption, with 60% of consumers interested in creating personal AI agents.
SiMa.ai and Mistral Solutions have partnered to develop an AI-powered drone platform that brings autonomous intelligence to edge deployments.
