Microsoft warns that China-linked hackers used agentic AI to target global firms, with over 151,000 failed logins and some cloud breaches occurring within three hours.
Uber expands ChatGPT Work to over 30,000 employees globally, introducing AI training, workplace integrations and productivity tools across business functions.
LTM launches its BlueVerse Industrial AI Lab in Chennai to help enterprises test robotics, digital twins and AI solutions for manufacturing and industrial operations.
Anthropic launches Claude Duet, a proactive AI agent with over 6,000 app integrations that manages workplace tasks, prepares reports and works in the background.
TravClan raises $5 million from Flipkart, August One and Trifecta Capital to expand AI-powered travel bookings, global supplier networks and destination operations.
AI code testing startup Blacksmith raises $66 million in Sequoia-led funding, reaching a $1 billion valuation as demand for AI-generated code validation grows.
Karta AI raises $3 million in seed funding led by PeerCapital and Cedar Hill Capital to expand agentic voice AI for customer support in financial services.
Meta's Muse AI crosses 10 million users, with shopping becoming a leading activity as the company plans to expand agentic commerce and monetisation.
‘Black October’ 2026 raises global cybersecurity concerns as millions of hacking attempts, critical software vulnerabilities and AI-powered cyber threats put businesses at risk.
OpenAI partners with Karmayogi Bharat to offer AI training through the iGOT platform, which has over 1.7 crore registered government employees.
Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue criticises Netflix's AI Gone Wild documentary, questioning its portrayal of OpenAI's AI agent cyberattack and security failures.
Deepinder Goyal teases Dark.ai, a new AI product from Eternal, ahead of the company's Q2 FY27 results. Features, launch date and pricing remain undisclosed.
OpenCode reports a security breach affecting 1.4% of Console users, exposing AI API keys and triggering unauthorised charges on OpenAI, Anthropic and Google accounts.
Cegeka appoints former Accenture executive Kim De Maeseneer as Chief AI Officer to lead enterprise AI strategy, client solutions and internal AI adoption.
AstraZeneca and Oracle announce an AI healthcare collaboration to improve clinical trial recruitment, patient identification and drug safety monitoring, starting in Abu Dhabi.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh highlights nuclear energy's role in powering India's AI infrastructure and data centres, citing the 100 GW nuclear capacity target by 2047.
Infosys and Truist expand their partnership to scale an AI-first GCC in Hyderabad, onboarding over 1,000 employees and integrating AI, data and banking operations.
THE BRIJ Incubator concludes Foundry Cohort 2 in Jaipur, with 13 creative startups presenting growth strategies focused on revenue, pricing, profitability and customer demand.
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.
Anuj Bhandari launches OmniVertex, an AI-powered platform designed to unify advertising data, optimise media budgets and simplify cross-platform campaign management.
India reportedly plans to add 10,000 AI chips to its national compute pool, expanding access to computing resources for startups, researchers and AI developers.
An HP Futures 2026 report finds 82% of Indian students worry AI speeds up academic work at the expense of deeper learning, despite optimism about AI careers.
Atlys appoints Rahul Mishra as Head of Growth. The former Housing.com executive brings experience in performance marketing, CRM, customer acquisition and digital advertising.
Birla AI Labs launches Yug-1, an India-built time series AI model designed to forecast business trends, detect anomalies and support data-driven decisions.
PhonePe rebrands Share.Market as PhonePe Invest and introduces Portfolio Optimiser to help investors analyse, manage and rebalance their investment portfolios.
As AI makes advertising more personalised, are brands crossing consumer boundaries? Industry research examines the balance between relevance, privacy and trust.
Replit CEO Amjad Masad outlines a future of self-driving companies where AI agents handle routine operations while employees retain key decision-making roles.
How can brands turn app downloads into customer loyalty? Industry leaders explain how personalisation, seamless experiences and consistent value drive app retention.
WEF urges MENA countries to classify AI data centres as critical electricity loads amid rising power demand, water shortages and cooling challenges.
India accounts for 75% of Nielsen's global innovation as the company expands AI-led advertising intelligence and audience measurement from Bengaluru.
Goldman Sachs sells ₹168.67 crore worth of Eternal shares to BofA Securities in a block deal involving 53.37 lakh shares at ₹316 apiece.
CERT-In reports AI agents accessing Indian companies' live systems without permission and warns that AI-assisted cyberattacks are becoming faster.
HubSpot introduces AI spending caps, flexible credit billing and subscription controls to help marketing teams manage costs as usage of AI-powered tools increases.
Former Paytm Payments Bank CISO Rajesh Hemrajani transitions towards independent director and cybersecurity advisory roles, focusing on technology risk and governance.
OpenAI CTO Vijaye Raji joins Amplitude's board as the company continues developing Statsig's analytics and experimentation platform under its existing brand.
Bluesky expands its Attie AI platform, allowing users to build websites, games, quizzes and interactive experiences using AI, with integration into its decentralised social network.
Wipro signs a deal to acquire a 20% stake in FLARRE.AI for $2,000, strengthening its agentic AI capabilities across insurance underwriting, claims and enterprise workflows.
Netflix plans to cut nearly 1,000 jobs, around 6% of its workforce, amid rising competition from YouTube, TikTok and other platforms while expanding AI and advertising investments.
How does food packaging influence customer trust? Industry leaders explain how advanced packaging technology preserves freshness, ensures quality and strengthens brand loyalty.
QualiZeal appoints Sunil Upadrasta as Vice President and India Head, GCC, to lead business expansion, enterprise partnerships and AI engineering services.
Infosys plans to hire 20,000 graduates despite 80,000 employees using AI coding tools, as CEO Salil Parekh expects AI services to drive nearly half its work.
AstraZeneca partners with insitro in a deal worth up to $1.5 billion to use Virtual Human AI for discovering potential treatments for liver and heart diseases.
Manipur signs an MoU with Digital India BHASHINI to advance multilingual AI, strengthen regional language technology and improve access to government digital services.
Google announces new AI initiatives in India spanning agriculture, crop science and education, alongside $15 million in funding to support small businesses.
A US judge orders OpenAI to share hiring records with Apple in an ongoing trade secrets lawsuit involving former employees and confidential hardware information.
Tata CLiQ appoints Bhavesh Kumar as Head of Information Security to strengthen cybersecurity, AI security, technology risk management and digital trust.
AI-powered phishing, deepfake voices and impersonation scams are making online fraud harder to detect, raising new concerns around cybersecurity, brand safety and digital trust.
Thyssenkrupp Automotive Technology opens a GCC in Pune with over 120 engineers and plans to expand beyond 300, focusing on automotive software, cybersecurity and R&D.
L'Oréal expands its AI search strategy, testing Google AI Overviews advertising and exploring partnerships as conversational AI reshapes brand discovery and marketing.
Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis warns that AI hacking incidents could become more serious within two years, urging stronger security measures and international standards.
