Havas CX India has appointed Amandeep Singh Kochar as EVP Experience Strategy and Martech Head, reinforcing its focus on customer experience, data and technology-led transformation.
Meta’s new AI lab has delivered its first internal models, signalling progress in the company’s push to strengthen AI research, product integration and infrastructure capabilities.
NeuGenM.ai has appointed Beerajaah S Swain as Chief Digital Marketing Officer to strengthen its digital marketing, brand strategy and growth initiatives.
Telangana launches AIKAM at Davos to drive AI innovation, attract global partnerships, and strengthen the state’s position in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
Apple is exploring an AI-powered wearable pin with cameras and microphones as part of its expanding hardware strategy, aiming to compete in the fast-evolving AI device market. (under 200 chars)
Netskope research finds AI adoption is increasing pressure on enterprise IT infrastructure, with legacy systems struggling to meet performance, resilience, and security demands.
OpenAI introduces age prediction on ChatGPT to enhance teen safety, applying additional safeguards for users likely under 18 while allowing verification for adults.
Adobe introduces new AI video editing features and pledges $10 million in funding to support creators and filmmakers ahead of the Sundance Film Festival.
AI is transforming email marketing in India as brands use personalization and automation to improve relevance, timing, and engagement, turning the inbox into a high-performing customer touchpoint.
DigitalOcean has appointed Vinay Kumar as chief product and technology officer as it sharpens focus on cloud simplicity, AI readiness, and developer-first growth.
India has committed $3 million to develop indigenous silicon ingots, aiming to secure its AI chip supply chain and reduce reliance on imports.
Nvidia invests $150 million in AI inference startup Baseten, highlighting the growing focus on scalable infrastructure for deploying AI models in real-world enterprise applications.
San Francisco-based AI startup Emergent has raised $70 million in Series B funding to scale its team and strengthen its enterprise-focused AI platform.
AI is redefining how brands build trust through personalization. As algorithms shape experiences, transparency, explainability, and responsible data use are becoming essential to consumer trust.
Tamil Nadu is partnering with industry and academia to expand AI and deep tech innovation beyond major cities, aiming to build a more distributed and inclusive technology ecosystem.
OpenAI has brought back senior researchers from a former team, signalling strategic recalibration as leadership changes influence its long-term AI direction.
A growing number of US AI startups raised over $100 million in 2025, highlighting sustained investor confidence despite market caution and tighter capital flows.
A former OpenAI policy head has launched an independent AI watchdog aimed at reducing industry self-regulation and strengthening public oversight of AI systems.
SAP and Fresenius are collaborating to develop a sovereign AI backbone aimed at strengthening data security and digital resilience across European healthcare systems.
Shunya Labs has unveiled an AI model designed to better understand India’s code-mixed speech, aiming to improve voice-based applications across diverse languages.
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AI presentation startup Gamma has raised $68 million in Series B funding, pushing its valuation to $2.1 billion amid rising demand for AI-powered content tools.
Google’s AI Futures Fund has invested in Emergent to support the startup’s agentic no-code app building platform aimed at accelerating AI-driven software creation.
Legal technology startup Nyayanidhi has raised $2 million in seed funding to expand its AI platform aimed at improving access and efficiency in India’s legal ecosystem.
OpenAI is set to test advertising on ChatGPT’s Free and Go tiers in the US, signalling a shift toward monetisation as usage and costs rise.
AI video startup Higgsfield has crossed $200 million in annual recurring revenue, marking one of the fastest growth trajectories in generative video technology.
OpenAI has launched a ChatGPT translation feature for over 50 languages, positioning it as a direct alternative to traditional translation tools.
AI journalism startup Symbolic AI has entered a technology partnership with News Corp, highlighting how publishers are experimenting with AI driven newsroom tools.
Wikipedia has begun signing paid content deals with AI companies, aiming to fund its operations while shaping how its knowledge is used in AI systems.
OpenAI has entered a multi-billion dollar partnership with Cerebras to expand real-time AI compute, strengthening infrastructure for advanced AI workloads.
OpenAI has invested in Merge Labs, signalling interest in brain computer interfaces as part of its long-term artificial intelligence research strategy.
Anthropic has appointed Irina Ghose as India Managing Director as it prepares to open its Bengaluru office and expand its presence in the Indian AI ecosystem.
Google has launched TranslateGemma, a new AI translation model, signalling intensified competition in machine driven language translation.
OpenAI conducted a Bengaluru workshop to help nonprofit organisations adopt and scale artificial intelligence for social impact initiatives.
Google has launched a Market Access Programme aimed at helping Indian AI startups scale globally through mentorship, partnerships, and enterprise exposure.
BharathCloud has partnered with JLL to develop AI-ready sovereign cloud infrastructure across India, targeting enterprises and public sector workloads.
Voice AI company ElevenLabs crossed $330 million in annual recurring revenue last year, reflecting rapid enterprise adoption of synthetic voice technology.
Anthropic has launched Claude for Healthcare, signalling deeper adoption of generative AI in clinical workflows and medical decision support.
Voice AI company Deepgram has raised $130 million to expand its enterprise offerings, with a growing focus on serving quick service restaurant chains.
Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang joins Forbes 40 Under 40 following Meta’s reported $14 billion AI investment as Big Tech accelerates talent-led growth.
AI-powered martech is reshaping the CMO’s role, from personalization and automation to data-driven growth. Here’s how marketing leaders are adapting.
PointGuard AI has appointed Dev Mehta as Director of Marketing to strengthen brand strategy and go to market efforts in AI security.
Algorithms now drive creator visibility in India more than followers. Here’s how Reels, YouTube, and AI are reshaping reach, fame, and monetisation.
Alphabet has crossed a $4 trillion market valuation as Apple deepens its use of Google’s Gemini AI for next-generation intelligence features.
Tamil Nadu has partnered with Sarvam AI to develop a ₹10,000 crore Sovereign AI Park aimed at building domestic AI infrastructure and capability.
The IndiaAI Mission has unveiled 62 AI data labs across Uttar Pradesh to support talent development, research, and adoption of artificial intelligence.
Nvidia and Eli Lilly have announced a $1 billion investment to set up a joint AI research lab focused on accelerating drug discovery.
Indonesia and Malaysia have restricted access to xAI’s Grok chatbot, citing concerns around content moderation, governance, and compliance with local regulations.
Tata Consultancy Services reported a decline in overall headcount in Q3, even as its AI-skilled workforce crossed 217,000 employees.
Google has introduced a Universal Commerce Protocol to support AI-powered agentic shopping tools across discovery, decision-making, and transactions.
Beyond ChatGPT, these 10 AI writing tools are reshaping SEO, marketing copy, and content workflows for modern teams in 2026.
Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu says rising AI adoption could reduce demand for junior engineers, urging deeper skill development and long-term workforce adaptation.
AI research firm DeepSeek has proposed a new mathematical framework to improve the stability and scalability of large language models.
Researchers have developed self-healing AI systems that can identify and repair internal failures, reducing errors linked to digital aphasia in neural networks.
Influencer marketing veteran Ted Murphy has launched COEY, an AI-first media technology company focused on automating large-scale content creation.
As consumers avoid interruption, brands are shifting from push to pull marketing. Here’s how customer-first strategies are powering modern brand growth.
Chinese AI company Z.ai has become the world’s first publicly listed large language model developer following its Hong Kong stock market debut.
Liberty Shoes has appointed Priyanka Vishnoi as Head of Marketing, strengthening its leadership as the footwear brand sharpens focus on brand building and growth.
From AI agents to unified data and responsible AI, these five martech shifts will redefine how marketing strategies are built and executed in 2026.
OpenAI is asking contractors to upload real work samples from past and current jobs to help train and evaluate advanced AI models.
Perplexity launches an enterprise AI platform designed for public safety and law enforcement, focusing on secure, source-backed intelligence.
PayPal and Microsoft launch Copilot Checkout, combining AI-assisted shopping with integrated payments to streamline online purchases.
India expands its high-performance computing capabilities with the launch of the Param Shakti supercomputer at IIT Madras under the National Supercomputing Mission.
OpenAI is developing new audio models and exploring experimental hardware as it moves toward a voice-first approach to AI interaction.
PM Narendra Modi engages with Indian AI startups ahead of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, signalling India’s ambition to build globally relevant AI solutions.
Oracle founder Larry Ellison says unreliable training data remains the biggest challenge facing AI models from major technology companies.
Elon Musk says a conversation with Google co-founder Larry Page influenced his decision to help start OpenAI over concerns about AI safety.
India is exploring plans to manufacture a compact AI supercomputer using Nvidia technology, aligning with its push into advanced computing and AI infrastructure.
Gmail introduces Gemini-powered AI features for email summaries, writing assistance, and inbox prioritisation, marking a shift toward smarter productivity tools.
OpenAI plans to evolve ChatGPT into a personal AI superassistant by 2026, focusing on proactive, personalised, and integrated user experiences.
Arm launches a dedicated physical AI unit to support growth in robotics and autonomous systems, expanding its role in real-world AI applications.
Enterprises are shifting toward agentic and orchestrated AI systems in 2026 as Agentic and orchestrated AI systems are set to shape enterprise intelligence in 2026.
From TV commercials to app alerts, push marketing drives reach and conversions. Here’s how push strategies work and why they still deliver strong ROI.
CMOs are shifting budgets from flashy AI to invisible tools like decision engines, orchestration, and predictive models that quietly deliver real marketing ROI.
Coimbatore-based AI startup Aivar raises $4.6 million to expand its enterprise AI operations into the US and Middle East.
AI agent startup Artisan has returned to LinkedIn after a temporary ban, highlighting growing platform scrutiny of autonomous AI tools.
Infosys expands its partnership with AWS to help enterprises scale generative AI adoption with secure, governed cloud-based solutions.
From AI-driven search to video commerce and privacy-first personalisation, here are the top 10 digital marketing trends shaping strategy and growth in 2026.
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Kenvue appoints Madhav Nayak as Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Asia Pacific, strengthening its regional marketing leadership.
Meta’s reported AI partnership with Manus AI faces Chinese regulatory scrutiny over potential technology export control concerns.
As AI agents enter marketing workflows, agentic metadata is emerging as a critical layer for transparency, governance, and scalable AI-powered martech stacks.
ISRO chief S Somanath proposes Mysuru as a national deep tech hub for artificial intelligence and quantum computing, highlighting India’s long-term technology vision.
Nvidia unveils its Rubin architecture at CES, outlining the next phase of AI computing beyond Blackwell as demand for advanced AI infrastructure grows.
Brands are shifting from influencers to real customers and employees to build trust. Here’s why real people marketing is gaining momentum in India and globally.
AI experts warn that safety and governance measures are falling behind rapid AI advancements, narrowing the window to manage long-term risks responsibly.
India has directed X to rein in Grok after AI-generated obscene content triggered regulatory scrutiny, highlighting growing concerns over AI governance.
AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini are reshaping search advertising as brands adapt to changing user behaviour and conversational discovery.
Samsung expands its AI push by bringing Gemini features to nearly 800 million devices, strengthening its AI-led ecosystem across consumer technology.
Amazon MGM Studios elevates Sonal Kabi as Director and Head of Marketing for Prime Video across APAC and ANZ, strengthening regional leadership.
Eros Innovation launches Gujarat Cares 2025, an ethical AI-driven preventive healthcare initiative powered by Eros GenAI with Tata Memorial Centre.
Predis.ai has launched an AI-powered tool for branded social media post creation and scheduling, aiming to streamline content workflows for marketers and agencies.
OpenAI is reportedly developing a new voice model as it prepares for an AI hardware launch, signalling a stronger push into multimodal and voice-based AI systems.
What a perfect martech stack looks like for large enterprises—key layers, tools, and principles CMOs need to turn complexity into growth.
Brand websites are no longer the first stop for discovery. Platforms, marketplaces, and social feeds now shape how consumers find and trust brands.
Meta expands its Superintelligence Labs globally with new AI hiring in Singapore, reinforcing its long-term focus on advanced artificial intelligence research.
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas signals interest in AI devices, pointing to a shift in how AI-driven search and information discovery may evolve.
India’s media and advertising sector has seen over 1,000 job cuts as artificial intelligence reshapes workflows, roles and business priorities.
Italian regulators have ordered Meta to suspend its WhatsApp AI chatbot, citing concerns over data processing, transparency and user consent under EU law.
As AI wearables move beyond screens, startups are rethinking product design, user trust and business models in an emerging post smartphone era.
Comment-to-convert is reshaping social commerce as brands turn Instagram and YouTube comments into high-intent sales funnels with automated DMs.
DeepSeek AI is signalling a shift toward efficiency focused research, aiming to improve AI performance while reducing compute and resource intensity.
Scott Brinker’s 2020 martech predictions—from no-code creators to AI-led ops—are shaping how marketing teams operate in 2026.
Artificial intelligence adoption across European banks could place nearly 200,000 roles at risk by 2030 as institutions accelerate automation and digital transformation.
India has approved 22 new electronics manufacturing projects worth ₹41,863 crore, strengthening domestic production and supply chain resilience.
OpenAI is placing a renewed strategic focus on audio based AI, reflecting a broader industry push to reduce reliance on screens and enable more natural interaction.
AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio cautions against granting rights to artificial intelligence, citing early signs of self preserving behaviour and governance risks.
Lyricist Javed Akhtar flags concerns over AI generated deepfake content, highlighting rising risks of digital impersonation and misuse of public figures.
OpenAI’s reported $15 million employee payouts signal a sharp escalation in the global race to attract and retain top artificial intelligence talent.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is taking a more hands on approach to AI development, streamlining decision making to speed up innovation and deployment.
Instagram CEO says rapid advances in AI have weakened digital trust, urging users and platforms to reassess how authenticity is verified online.
Alibaba introduces a new AI model designed to generate photo realistic human visuals, addressing long standing challenges around realism and digital trust.
AI tools are reshaping brand perception by answering consumer questions—sometimes incorrectly. How AI misinformation is creating a new, silent brand crisis.
Mukesh Ambani unveils a draft AI manifesto outlining Reliance Industries’ plans to deploy artificial intelligence across businesses to drive productivity and scale.
Elon Musk is expanding xAI with a new facility to increase supercomputer capacity as competition intensifies in large scale artificial intelligence development.
HDFC Bank appoints Srajan Tiwari as Senior Vice President to strengthen investment analytics and data driven decision making capabilities.
India’s data centre expansion is expected to drive nearly threefold growth in the cooling market as digital demand and AI workloads increase.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and designer Jony Ive are developing their first product together, focusing on addressing challenges faced by students and creators.
Gujarat approves a ₹300 crore Indian AI research organisation at GIFT City to support innovation, talent development and applied AI research.
Salesforce says its AI agent strategy is focused on productivity and growth, rejecting claims that staff are being replaced by artificial intelligence.
As brands chase virality across reels, memes, and creators, many are winning attention but losing brand recall, exposing a growing gap between reach and real impact.
SoftBank acquires control of DigitalBridge to expand ownership of data centres and digital infrastructure supporting large scale AI development.
As marketing teams adopt AI and SaaS tools at speed, CMOs are losing visibility over fragmented, invisible martech stacks, creating governance, data, and ROI challenges.
The Delhi government plans to deploy an AI enabled pollution control system with IIT Kanpur to improve monitoring, forecasting and data driven action.
Meta acquires AI startup Manus as it expands enterprise focused artificial intelligence offerings and strengthens its broader generative AI strategy.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman acknowledges growing concerns around AI agents as models display increasing autonomy and unexpected behaviour.
OpenAI is hiring a Head of Preparedness with a compensation package reaching $555,000 as it deepens focus on AI safety and risk management.
As consumer skepticism grows, brands are finding that real proof—screenshots, receipts, reviews, and DMs—builds more trust than polished ads, reshaping modern marketing strategies.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates an AI powered rural skill hub in Andhra Pradesh to support digital training, employment and inclusive growth.
Venture capital investors expect AI agents, selective IPOs and evolving funding models to shape technology markets and startup growth in 2026.
Google DeepMind co founder Shane Legg suggests a simple laptop based test to evaluate which jobs artificial intelligence could eventually replace.
Indian brands are increasingly driving discovery and conversion through WhatsApp and Instagram DMs, creating “shadow funnels” that operate outside traditional websites and analytics.
HDFC Bank appoints Shivraj Alure as Vice President, strengthening leadership across strategy, digital initiatives and customer focused banking operations.
A new middle layer of AI prompt engineers, automation orchestrators, and data translators is quietly reshaping Indian marketing teams as brands scale generative AI across campaigns and workflows.
India’s startup funding reached around $11 billion in 2025 as investors prioritised sustainable growth, capital discipline and stronger fundamentals.
ServiceNow intensifies its acquisition strategy with a multi billion dollar cybersecurity deal as it expands AI driven enterprise capabilities.
MindMap AI has launched a chat-driven mind mapping feature that converts complex content into structured visual maps, supporting faster understanding and collaboration.
An experimental AI-run vending machine linked to Anthropic shut down after unexpected purchases, underscoring challenges in autonomous AI decision-making.
Mangaluru is planning a 1 GW data centre cluster to support AI workloads, positioning the coastal city as an emerging hub in India’s digital infrastructure landscape.
CloudSEK has appointed Tanuja Padwal as associate vice president of marketing to strengthen global brand strategy and support its next phase of growth.
Infosys has raised the fresher compensation benchmark by offering packages up to ₹21 lakh for top artificial intelligence talent, reflecting rising demand for advanced AI skills.
As brands adopt generative AI at scale, many are losing distinct voice and tone, creating a growing risk of sameness and diluted brand identity across digital channels.
A key Google AI leadership decision intensified competition in generative AI, prompting OpenAI to issue a company-wide code red as the race accelerated.
Netcore has appointed Jayesh Bhatt as chief information security officer to strengthen its global cybersecurity strategy and build stronger trust frameworks.
OpenAI has highlighted prompt injection as a growing security risk as AI-powered browsers and autonomous tools gain wider access to the open web.
Cautio has acquired two-wheeler safety startup Bytes to expand its AI-driven road safety platform and deepen focus on accident prevention and rider safety.
Waymo has started testing Google’s Gemini AI as an in-car assistant in its robotaxis, exploring conversational support and contextual assistance for passengers.
As AI accelerates content creation, brands are moving from static PDF brand books to AI-powered guardrails that enforce identity, tone and design in real time across platforms.
Amazon has expanded Alexa’s capabilities by integrating it more deeply with services such as Angi, Expedia, Square and Yelp to support task completion and discovery.
Coforge has launched EvolveOps AI, an agentic AI-powered IT operations platform designed to automate workflows, improve system reliability and reduce operational complexity.
