Nykaa has highlighted challenges in issuing financial guidance as shifting consumer trends and cost pressures impact forecasting, even as the beauty sector shows growth.
India’s Union Budget 2026 signals a decisive shift toward AI, digital infrastructure, and the creative economy, reshaping marketing, innovation, workforce skilling, and India’s global competitiveness.
AI chip startup Positron has raised $230 million in Series B funding to scale development of inference-focused chips and compete in the fast-growing AI hardware market.
Oracle’s market value has dropped sharply from its 2025 peak as investors reassess AI-driven growth expectations and become cautious about spending and returns.
Dell Technologies has partnered with NxtGen to build India’s largest AI factory, aimed at accelerating enterprise AI adoption and strengthening the country’s digital infrastructure.
Samsung Electro-Mechanics has reported record annual revenue, driven by rising demand for AI servers and electric vehicle components across global markets.
Intel shares slipped as the company warned of AI server chip supply constraints and a weaker financial outlook, highlighting the challenges of meeting surging demand for data-center hardware.
India could see up to $150 billion in AI infrastructure investments by 2026 as the government focuses on data centres, compute capacity and semiconductor manufacturing.
India has committed $3 million to develop indigenous silicon ingots, aiming to secure its AI chip supply chain and reduce reliance on imports.
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.
Airbnb has named Ahmad Al-Dahle as Chief Technology Officer, strengthening its technology leadership as the company scales AI and platform innovation.
PointGuard AI has appointed Dev Mehta as Director of Marketing to strengthen brand strategy and go to market efforts in AI security.
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.
India is exploring plans to manufacture a compact AI supercomputer using Nvidia technology, aligning with its push into advanced computing and AI infrastructure.
Arm launches a dedicated physical AI unit to support growth in robotics and autonomous systems, expanding its role in real-world AI applications.
GE Aerospace appoints Shilpa Gupta as CTO for India operations, strengthening technology leadership and engineering capabilities in the region.
Nvidia unveils its Rubin architecture at CES, outlining the next phase of AI computing beyond Blackwell as demand for advanced AI infrastructure grows.
India’s media and advertising sector has seen over 1,000 job cuts as artificial intelligence reshapes workflows, roles and business priorities.
India has approved 22 new electronics manufacturing projects worth ₹41,863 crore, strengthening domestic production and supply chain resilience.
Gujarat approves a ₹300 crore Indian AI research organisation at GIFT City to support innovation, talent development and applied AI research.
The Odisha government has partnered with OpenAI to train students and officials in artificial intelligence, focusing on skills development, governance and responsible AI adoption.
Starbucks names former Amazon technology leader Anand Varadarajan as its new CTO, reinforcing its focus on digital platforms, data and AI-driven transformation.
Apple enters preliminary discussions with Indian semiconductor firms to assemble and package iPhone components, marking a potential shift in its global supply chain strategy.
AI is reshaping the balance of power between CMOs and CTOs, forcing marketing and technology leaders to share ownership of data, budgets and AI-driven growth strategies.
Microsoft expands partnerships with Indian IT majors to speed up global deployment of agentic AI solutions and strengthen enterprise transformation.
Balyasny Asset Management identifies AI volatility as a leading global market risk for 2025 amid rising uncertainty in technology driven sectors.
The US approves limited Nvidia AI chip exports to China, easing earlier restrictions while maintaining controls on advanced semiconductor sales.
Taiwan’s Allegiance Group will invest Rs 1000 crore in Karnataka to boost the state’s semiconductor ecosystem, strengthening India’s push for chip manufacturing.
Aionos expands multimodal AI and agent based solutions as its CTO forecasts rapid adoption across healthcare and enterprise sectors.
Microsoft strengthens its India strategy with expanded AI and data center investments, increased hiring, and large scale workforce upskilling initiatives across sectors.
Marvell will acquire Celestial AI for 3.5 billion dollars to advance optical interconnects and scale next generation data centre connectivity for AI workloads.
AWS launches AI agents to automate legacy code modernisation, reduce technical debt and help enterprises accelerate cloud transformation.
Alvarez and Marsal appoints industry leader Amit Dakshini to strengthen its automotive consulting practice and expand capabilities in India.
PNY establishes a local RMA facility in India for NVIDIA GeForce and NVIDIA Professional GPUs, aiming to improve turnaround times and service support for Indian customers.
IndiaAI CEO Sanjay Kumar says AI coding tools from OpenAI and Google could impact India’s IT workforce as automation accelerates routine development tasks.
Parle Products appoints Sanjay J Joshi as Chief Technology Officer to strengthen digital strategy, technology modernisation, and data-driven operations.
Satya Nadella confirms Microsoft now has full access to OpenAI’s system level IP, strengthening its long term AI chip strategy and reducing reliance on external semiconductor players.
Assam government signs MoU with Google to deploy AI tools for governance, education, and digital infrastructure under its ‘Digital Assam’ vision.
Infosys launches a next-generation AI agent to optimize operations and drive digital transformation in the global energy sector.
Bengaluru’s rapid tech and infrastructure growth is straining its water resources, prompting calls for sustainable urban and industrial water management.
NVIDIA and Qualcomm Ventures join the India Deep Tech Alliance as capital commitments exceed $850 million, aiming to support AI, semiconductors and advanced technology startups.
HMD Global names Abhishek Ranjan as Managing Director & CMO for India and APAC, tasking him with regional brand strategy and growth in mobile devices.
Aditya Swamy takes over as Managing Director for Google Play across India, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand to drive developer growth and regional expansion.
Cooperate Marketing names Gary Duvall as CTO to strengthen its AI and Martech capabilities, accelerating digital transformation and client-focused innovation.
NVIDIA to provide 260,000 AI GPUs to South Korea to support large-scale national AI factories and sovereign AI goals.
RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) is reshaping marketing by grounding AI in real data, enabling smarter insights, personalized content, and context-aware customer engagement across campaigns.
BharatPe appoints Ajit Kumar as Chief Technology Officer to strengthen its technology and innovation strategy for the next phase of fintech growth.
Cart.com appoints Arjun Sainath as Chief Technology Officer to strengthen its AI-driven commerce infrastructure and accelerate digital transformation initiatives.
Microsoft appoints Dahnesh Dilkhush as Chief Technology Officer for India and South Asia to strengthen enterprise AI, cloud, and digital innovation strategies in the region.
