TikTok has launched an AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout, allowing users to discover products, ask questions and buy directly within the app.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says society may need to accept some AI risks for wider benefits, while drawing a line at catastrophic loss-of-control scenarios.
PewDiePie has unveiled Ajax, a local AI model based on Qwen3.5-9B, after saying OpenAI suspended his account twice during its development.
ChatGPT can now virtually try on clothes and accessories using user photos, as OpenAI adds new AI shopping and product-saving features globally.
Google is testing direct Flipkart purchases through Gemini and AI Mode in India, allowing select users to move from AI-powered product discovery to checkout.
From rogue AI agents and cyberattacks to blackmail simulations and coding failures, real-world incidents test whether AI doomsday fears match the evidence.
Microsoft has redesigned Copilot with Home, Code and Autopilot, bringing AI chat, app building, Office tools and persistent AI agents into one interface.
Dextr AI has raised $6.7 million in seed funding led by Elevation Capital to expand its AI workforce platform for hotels and hospitality operators.
Amazon has blocked Meta’s Muse AI agent from shopping on its platform, citing unauthorised access and concerns around third-party automated shopping.
Novotel New Delhi City Centre has appointed Sheetal Nagpal as Marketing & Communications Manager to lead brand, digital, PR and marketing initiatives.
Instacart is using Shrek, Scooby-Doo and other pop culture references in a new campaign promoting its AI-powered grocery assistant Clementine.
Three Indian-origin Hacktron AI researchers used Claude during an authorised OpenAI security test, reaching employee accounts and a private GitHub environment.
Anthropic says seven China-based AI labs used unauthorised distillation campaigns to extract Claude capabilities, with some activity exposing sensitive user and corporate data.
Blue Cloud Softech has been confirmed as an Industry Partner for Odisha's IndiaAI Centre of Excellence, committing ₹4 crore and support for AI startups.
Buildots has raised $130 million to expand its AI construction platform across data centres and major infrastructure projects, taking total funding to $297 million.
China has proposed a BRICS AI Open Source Zone to support large language models, AI training and wider technology cooperation across member countries.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for slower AI development, independent monitoring and global coordination as concerns grow over increasingly capable systems.
Anthropic has walked away from a reported $6 billion acquisition of AI startup Decart after conducting due diligence, although the companies could still collaborate.
Seattle Times and Newsday have sued OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging their journalism was used without permission to train and operate generative AI products.
WhatsApp is rolling out bill payments in India through Bharat Connect, giving users access to 22,722 billers across 30 categories within the app.
Netcore.ai has appointed former IBM and LinkedIn executive Tariq Ahmad as CRO, International, with a mandate to double its international revenue within three years.
Dell has expanded its India portfolio with new Pro AI PCs and Precision workstations designed for on-device AI and compute-intensive enterprise workloads.
NPCI is reportedly developing a framework that could allow AI agents to make limited UPI payments under user-defined rules, spending limits and safeguards.
Nvidia is reportedly in talks to invest in Perplexity through a funding round that could value the AI search and agent startup at more than $30 billion.
A Mumbai marketing professional used Anthropic's Claude AI to build BharatRajya, an interactive history platform later highlighted by PM Narendra Modi.
Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell and other publishers have sued Anthropic, alleging copyrighted music was illegally obtained to train Claude AI.
TIME has unveiled its 2026 TIME100 AI list featuring Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Dario Amodei, Mira Murati and other figures shaping artificial intelligence.
More than 100 companies, including OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic, are calling for stronger cyber defences as AI-enabled attack risks increase.
Semrush launches an official Claude connector, giving marketers direct access to live keyword, backlink, competitor and market intelligence through AI conversations.
Wipro’s iSkill AI learning agent has crossed 7,500 employee conversations, using role, skills and certification data to personalise course recommendations.
Wipro has integrated iSkill, an AI conversational agent, into its AI Academy to personalise learning recommendations for more than 240,000 associates.
AI safety startup Alice raises $140 million to expand its model testing and security platform as its AI business grows more than 500% in two years.
Sir Martin Sorrell joined senior CMOs, business and media leaders in New Delhi for an exchange4media gathering focused on AI, marketing and global business.
Criteo highlights how AI, commerce intelligence and trusted data are reshaping digital commerce in India, with brands using AI to improve cross-channel engagement and measurable growth.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei predicts AI could help cure or prevent most diseases within five to 10 years, while biological data and clinical validation remain key hurdles.
Galeries Lafayette India appoints Noopur Khandekar as Head of Brand Marketing, bringing her experience across Tilt, Spring Marketing Capital and MullenLowe Lintas.
MacKenzie Scott has donated $130 million to Undue Medical Debt since 2020, supporting a nonprofit model that purchases qualifying medical debt at discounts and cancels it for patients.
Z.ai delays GLM-5.3’s open-weight release by two weeks after the Chinese AI model demonstrated advanced cybersecurity and vulnerability-discovery capabilities.
Instabase becomes SuperApp and launches an AI collaboration workspace bringing GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok and teams together in a shared environment.
Anthropic appoints former Google Cloud executive Rajat Pandit to lead Applied AI for India, strengthening its focus on enterprise AI deployment.
Google has launched Gemini 3.7 Flash with stronger coding, agentic workflow and web development capabilities, alongside lower introductory API pricing.
As India marks its 79th Independence Day, the AI sovereignty debate shifts to compute, data and indigenous models that could shape the country’s digital future.
Google Search briefly displayed false death information for Sam Altman and Dario Amodei after its automated systems picked up vandalised Wikipedia data.
Accel has raised $550 million for its ninth India fund, maintaining its early-stage strategy as AI, deeptech and advanced manufacturing gain investment focus.
Anthropic is adding invisible watermarks to Claude-generated text and provenance metadata to files as EU AI transparency requirements take effect.
xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin’s River AI has raised $1.1 billion to expand tools that help enterprises customise AI models using their own data.
NVIDIA has partnered with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR to mobilise over $500 billion for AI infrastructure.
Mondelēz India has appointed Vinay Subramanyam as Vice President, Marketing. He joins from Kellanova and succeeds Nitin Saini, who moves to lead the Indonesia business.
An AI agent’s gym-booking experiment exposed a software vulnerability, highlighting why permissions, guardrails and human oversight matter as agentic AI enters enterprise workflows.
Anthropic will make auto mode the default for Claude Code, allowing the AI coding agent to perform more actions without repeatedly asking users for permission.
