Meta plans to allow third party AI chatbots on WhatsApp in Europe under a paid access model, potentially expanding AI services and developer opportunities on the platform.
Healthtech startup Cent raises $5 million to expand its AI powered early disease detection platform and accelerate development of predictive healthcare technologies.
Oracle may cut thousands of jobs as rising data centre and AI infrastructure costs pressure technology companies expanding cloud computing capabilities.
AI is transforming sports marketing in India from targeted ads and automated highlights to real-time fan engagement reshaping how brands connect with digital-first sports audiences.
Apple Music may introduce transparency tags to label AI generated songs, helping listeners distinguish between human created and AI produced music.
Infosys and Intel expand their strategic collaboration to help enterprises deploy scalable artificial intelligence solutions and accelerate global AI adoption.
Mastercard launches an AI agent payments pilot in Singapore, allowing AI systems to complete purchases within user-defined rules and secure payment networks.
Tagbin signs MoU with DRIIV to accelerate AI innovation and digital capacity building through joint research, pilot projects and ecosystem collaboration in India.
Google rolls out Nano Banana 2 as its default AI image generation tool, enhancing prompt accuracy, visual quality and enterprise integration capabilities.
Siteimprove unveils AI agents to improve enterprise website search accuracy and automate digital accessibility compliance across large-scale digital properties.
Affiliate marketing is powering AI search and creator commerce in 2026, linking product recommendations to checkout through performance-based monetisation and trackable commissions.
AI music platform Suno reaches 2 million paid subscribers and $300 million in annual recurring revenue.
Google introduces Gemini Advantage to integrate generative AI across its marketing and advertising platforms.
BayOne Solutions appoints Sripriya Kalyanasundaram as Chief Technology Officer to lead digital engineering and AI initiatives.
Read AI launches an email based digital twin to automate scheduling and routine inbox responses for professionals.
Uber engineers developed an AI version of CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to scale leadership communication internally using generative AI.
AI is transforming marketing decision-making—but without governance, it can amplify bias, compliance risk, and brand damage. Here’s what leaders must prioritise in 2026.
Croma has appointed Suman Guha as Chief Digital Officer to lead AI driven omnichannel growth and digital transformation across its retail network.
PhonePe has rolled out an AI-powered search feature built on Microsoft Foundry to improve user discovery and navigation across its fintech platform.
Google has set up a dedicated AI team in Southeast Asia to support e-commerce and gaming platforms, strengthening its regional focus on AI-driven digital growth.
OpenAI partners with Pine Labs to build agentic commerce in India by embedding AI agents into payment systems, enabling autonomous commerce tasks.
Incubeta appoints Adam Woods as Global Chief Product Officer to drive product innovation, marketing technology strategy, and global growth.
Indian AI startup Sarvam aims to deploy its models across feature phones, vehicles and smart glasses to widen access to AI technology.
Adani Group has pledged $100 billion to build AI-focused data centers as India aims to expand its global role in artificial intelligence.
HCLSoftware and Sify Digital Services have launched a sovereign AI stack designed to support secure and compliant AI adoption in India.
Airbnb is set to roll out large language model features to improve search, recommendations and trip planning within its platform.
Despite rising search usage, ChatGPT sends significantly less referral traffic to websites compared to Google, highlighting key differences in user behaviour.
India is planning a $175 billion AI Data City in Andhra Pradesh to strengthen compute infrastructure and support large scale artificial intelligence development.
Pinterest says it processes more searches than ChatGPT, highlighting search growth even as it faces earnings pressure.
TCS has hosted a nationwide AI hackathon involving 10,000 students to foster innovation and skills ahead of the India AI Impact Summit.
C Com Digital has launched Synapse1, an AI-powered platform built to enable multilingual marketing campaigns across regional languages and digital channels.
India has mandated clear labelling of AI generated content across digital platforms to improve transparency and curb misinformation.
Amazon is exploring the launch of an AI content marketplace that would allow creators to sell AI generated assets to businesses and developers.
Crypto.com acquires the AI.com domain for $70 million ahead of the Super Bowl, signalling a strategic branding move toward artificial intelligence.
Conversational AI is reshaping digital marketing in India as consumers increasingly use voice and chat to search, shop, and bank, forcing brands to optimise language, and dialogue-driven discovery.
India plans zero tax incentives through 2047 to attract global AI workloads, positioning itself as a cost-efficient destination for large-scale artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Adobe plans to acquire Semrush for $1.9 billion, aiming to strengthen its AI-powered marketing, analytics and performance optimisation capabilities.
Google has expanded Kapil Malhotra’s leadership role to drive engagement with India startups and AI-native businesses as the ecosystem scales innovation and adoption.
Mastercard has appointed Deepanshu Arora to strengthen its technology risk leadership as it sharpens focus on digital resilience, cybersecurity and regulatory readiness.
Airtel has partnered with Adobe to provide free access to select premium digital services for over 360 million customers across India.
AI is reshaping marketing teams, tools, and workflows—moving from task automation to core decision-making across content, personalisation, analytics, and skills in global and Indian markets.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has outlined plans for agentic commerce tools and a broader AI rollout in 2026, signalling deeper integration of AI across Meta’s platforms.
Swiggy has introduced a new feature that allows users to place food orders directly through ChatGPT, marking a step forward in conversational commerce and AI-led user experiences.
A new study shows Google’s AI-generated health overviews increasingly cite YouTube content, raising questions about information sources and reliability in AI-powered search results.
Mukesh Ambani has unveiled a draft Reliance AI Manifesto outlining the group’s vision to use artificial intelligence to drive productivity, efficiency and long-term business transformation.
YouTube has introduced new AI tools that allow creators to use their own likeness in Shorts, aiming to expand creative flexibility while prioritising consent and control.
NeuGenM.ai has appointed Beerajaah S Swain as Chief Digital Marketing Officer to strengthen its digital marketing, brand strategy and growth initiatives.
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’s app downloads rose to 25.5 billion in 2025, driven by AI assistant tools and micro-drama entertainment, highlighting evolving digital consumption patterns.
DigitalOcean has appointed Vinay Kumar as chief product and technology officer as it sharpens focus on cloud simplicity, AI readiness, and developer-first growth.
