PowerUp Money raises $10 million led by Flourish Ventures to expand AI-powered wealth management, investment advisory services and products beyond mutual funds.
Honeywell launches Nvidia-powered industrial AI at Dangote Refinery, estimating potential annual gross operational benefits exceeding $60 million at full capacity.
Elon Musk's Grok Imagine releases the first seven minutes of its AI-generated The Odyssey, developed with Wonder Studios and director Dev Walker.
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.
Disney agrees to hire most Character.AI employees following its bankruptcy filing, with annual compensation estimated at $60 million and a proposed $20 million asset deal.
Over 200 AI researchers, including Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio, call for stronger safeguards, internet-isolated testing and global oversight to prevent rogue AI incidents.
CX leaders explain how understanding, ease, trust and ownership across every touchpoint can turn customer uncertainty into long-term confidence and loyalty.
BCG finds LLM search reaches 22% of purchase journeys in India and influences final brand choice among 65% of consumers who use it.
Mavenir and Neysa have partnered to combine AI orchestration, agents and token metering with GPU cloud infrastructure for enterprises, telecom operators and neoclouds.
Disney has appointed IIIT Hyderabad alumnus and former Character.AI CEO Karandeep Anand as its first company-wide Chief Technology Officer.
Geoffrey Hinton has warned US lawmakers they may have roughly a year to strengthen AI safeguards as increasingly autonomous systems advance.
Harvey has raised $550 million at a $15.5 billion valuation as the legal AI startup expands its models and tools for law firms and corporate legal teams.
Panchkula is set to get an AI Skills Centre aimed at training youth and professionals in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
Disney has appointed former Microsoft and Xbox executive Jennifer Creegan as Head of Marketing Technology and Operations to strengthen its global marketing capabilities.
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has warned that frontier AI could increase cyber risks and create new threats to global financial stability.
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.
Hero MotoCorp appoints former EY-Parthenon partner Srihari Mulgund as Chief Strategy Officer, bringing over 24 years of automotive and mobility experience.
L'Oréal is expanding AI across content creation, media investment and beauty discovery as it adapts its marketing strategy to changing consumer behaviour.
Tech Mahindra has launched its new sonic identity, “TechM Ting,” extending its Scale at Speed brand promise across digital, physical and AI-driven touchpoints.
VaynerMedia APAC's Shrey Khetarpal shares why AI is reshaping brand discovery, why performance marketing is losing relevance, and how brands can prepare for an AI-first future.
How AI is transforming marketing from manual campaign optimisation to self-learning systems through automation, AI agents, real-time insights and continuous decision-making.
Midjourney has acquired astrology app Co-Star as it prepares to launch its first standalone AI image app and expand its consumer product strategy.
Genpact has launched an agentic AI banking suite that helps financial institutions accelerate anti-money laundering investigations while maintaining human oversight.
Uber has cut 10% of its customer service workforce as it expands AI adoption, marking the company's first direct link between AI strategy and workforce restructuring.
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.
Accenture has appointed former McKinsey partner Pradeep Prabhala to lead its India Market Unit, with a focus on AI, data-led transformation and GCC growth.
1Password and Anthropic have launched a secure credential access solution that lets Claude AI agents use approved enterprise credentials without exposing sensitive secrets.
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.
DEPT® executives explain why agentic AI requires enterprises to redesign workflows, strengthen governance and combine AI agents with human oversight.
EY India has launched an AI powered Cyber Performance Management platform that helps enterprises quantify cyber risk, improve security operations and strengthen cyber resilience.
Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed an AI model that detects hidden ECG signals linked to sudden cardiac death, improving early risk prediction.
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.
AI is transforming fashion marketing, helping brands personalise campaigns, accelerate content creation and optimise AI-driven product discovery while keeping human creativity central.
Former Google engineer Aashna Doshi has left the tech giant to launch AI startup Bounty and expand her podcast venture.
Former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka has launched AI startup Hang Ten, raising $32 million to build AI-native enterprise software services.
Nestlé Canada CMO Tracey Cooke discusses AI, brand distinctiveness, creativity, cultural relevance and why human judgment remains essential in modern marketing.
Hexaware Technologies has appointed cybersecurity veteran Sunil Varkey as EVP and CISO to lead enterprise security and risk strategy.
SEO.co has launched a free AI prompt library designed to help marketers, SEO professionals and businesses improve content creation and search performance.
AI shopping assistants are reshaping product discovery, but influencers continue to drive trust and inspiration. Here's how both are influencing purchase decisions.
India is leading global AI transformation in marketing, with marketers adopting AI faster than global peers and reporting stronger business impact, says BCG.
OpenAI has reportedly filed confidentially for an IPO, signaling a major milestone as AI firms attract growing investor interest and global attention.
India is integrating AI into mineral exploration while planning a ₹100 crore Bengaluru data centre to strengthen geological analysis and resource discovery.
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky is reportedly planning a new AI venture, signaling deeper interest in the fast-growing artificial intelligence sector.
Comviva’s Global CMO Survey reveals that while 90% of organizations increased AI marketing investments, only 12% can demonstrate measurable business impact.
EY and Microsoft unveil a $1 billion initiative aimed at helping enterprises scale AI adoption beyond pilot projects and into core business operations.
Elon Musk has reportedly lost his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI in the latest escalation of the high-profile AI dispute.
Meta is reportedly laying off 8,000 employees this month as CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushes for leaner teams and faster execution across the company.
GCCs are rapidly evolving into in-house marketing, analytics and content hubs for global brands in India.
Agentic AI could power two-thirds of marketing activities and increase revenue by up to 30 percent, according to a new report.
AI agents are transforming marketing in 2026 by automating campaigns, personalisation, content, and analytics with measurable ROI impact.
