PerformAce Media appoints Ajhay Kumar as Chief Business Officer for PA ConnectX, strengthening leadership to drive growth and performance-led marketing strategies.
Jio Haptik launches ₹10,000-per-year WhatsApp AI agents for India’s small businesses, making advanced customer automation accessible and affordable.
Tesla shareholders to vote in November on Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar pay package and a proposed investment in his AI startup xAI, shaping the company’s future.
AI-driven personalization is driving customers away as over-targeted marketing sparks fatigue, privacy concerns, and trust issues, pushing brands to rethink strategies.
HubSpot expands AI features across marketing, sales, and commerce hubs to boost efficiency, personalization, and customer engagement for businesses.
AI-powered marketing tools bring efficiency but also rising hidden costs, with cloud bills, energy use, and carbon footprints reshaping MarTech budgets.
MarTech faces a sustainability dilemma as digital ads drive rising carbon emissions. Can green tech solutions balance marketing effectiveness with environmental responsibility?
Dark data is costing marketers billions. In 2025, brands are racing to unlock unused customer information to drive revenue, efficiency, and stronger customer experiences.
Adobe and a local industry group launch an AI upskilling and ethics program for Australian marketers, combining hands-on training with practical guardrails on disclosure, data use and measurement.
Martech-driven mobile app analytics is moving from vanity metrics to decision engines, with privacy-first data, experimentation, and incrementality guiding growth across India’s app economy.
Ankush Gadi of Franklin Templeton India explains how AI and analytics are reshaping asset management, from lead scoring and sales intelligence to governed personalization and explainable AI.
Salesforce trims roles as AI takes on more routine support tasks, reflecting a wider enterprise shift to automated service with human oversight and stronger governance.
Generative AI is transforming customer listening in 2025, enabling real-time insights, empathetic engagement, and smarter decision-making across industries.
Opus Technologies appoints Nischala Murthy Kaushik as Chief Marketing Officer to strengthen global brand strategy and drive fintech growth.
Trusterra launches India’s first AI-powered used EV resale platform, aiming to boost trust, transparency, and growth in the pre-owned electric vehicle market.
Elon Musk’s xAI sues Apple and OpenAI over alleged monopolistic practices, raising questions about competition, regulation, and the future of AI markets.
7 ways AI is transforming customer journeys in 2025, from personalization and agentic workflows to privacy-by-design, with lessons on how brands can balance automation and human oversight.
Nykaa launches AI stylist Muse to personalize beauty and fashion shopping, aiming for 50% AI integration by 2025.
Brands are embracing AI to improve CX, but risk losing empathy. Experts stress the need for balancing automation with human-first approaches to build lasting trust.
Inkhouse appoints Darah Roslyn as Executive Vice President, strengthening its leadership team to drive integrated communications, digital innovation, and client impact.
Elon Musk launches Macrohard, an AI-run Microsoft clone aimed at disrupting enterprise software with autonomous AI agents and minimal human input.
Google says Gemini AI now consumes less energy per query than nine seconds of TV, underscoring AI’s growing focus on efficiency and sustainability.
Anthropic adds Claude Code to enterprise plans, combining AI coding support with compliance and collaboration tools for businesses adopting AI at scale.
From Bard’s $100B blunder to McDonald’s chatbot fiasco, AI mistakes have cost brands millions. Here’s why oversight is vital to protect trust and revenue.
Starlink adopts Aadhaar-based e-KYC to fast-track its India launch, aiming to expand satellite internet access while meeting regulatory compliance.
WebEngage shifts focus to Generative AI, aiming to enhance customer engagement and retention as martech platforms adopt AI-driven personalization globally.
Igor Babuschkin, co-founder of Elon Musk’s xAI, exits to launch a new AI safety venture, signaling a major shift in industry focus toward responsible AI development.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT pricing in India with INR plans starting at ₹399, expanding accessibility for students, professionals, and enterprises.
Apple denies Elon Musk’s claims of App Store bias favoring ChatGPT, affirming that all AI apps—including Grok—undergo uniform technical and content review.
Sam Altman backs Merge Labs, an $850M brain–computer interface startup rivaling neural implants like Neuralink, aiming to merge humans with AI through high-bandwidth interfaces.
HPE expands its NVIDIA AI Computing portfolio with Blackwell GPUs, enhancing Private Cloud AI for generative, agentic, and physical AI workloads across enterprises.
Tesla shuts down its Dojo supercomputer project, shifting focus to a unified AI chip strategy for self-driving, robotics, and future AI products.
OpenAI will award million-dollar stock and cash bonuses to nearly 1,000 employees to retain AI talent amid fierce competition from Big Tech rivals.
ASUS launches AI-powered Vivobook S16 in India with Snapdragon X, 45 TOPS NPU, 32-hour battery, OLED display, 16 GB/512 GB, priced at ₹79,900.
Tesla ends Dojo supercomputer project, shifts to Nvidia GPUs and Samsung chip partnership to accelerate AI training and autonomous driving goals.
Ask Bosco secures £4.1M to expand its AI-powered marketing analytics platform, targeting global agency and e-commerce growth.
ElevenLabs launches AI music platform ‘Eleven Music’ with licensed voices and commercial use rights, targeting legal clarity in generative audio creation.
U.S. government approves OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic as AI vendors for civilian use, enabling ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude across federal agencies.
Elon Musk’s xAI launches Grok Imagine, an AI image and video generator with NSFW content capabilities, challenging safety norms in generative AI tools.
Mitigata raises $5.9M Series A led by Nexus to expand AI-driven cyber resilience for Indian enterprises.
Tesla re-approves Elon Musk’s $29B pay deal amid intense AI competition, reinforcing leadership for its future in autonomous tech and robotics.
Vogue faces backlash for using AI-generated model in Guess ad, raising ethical concerns about transparency, job loss, and authenticity in fashion.
Russia begins human trials for a personalized mRNA cancer vaccine developed by the Gamaleya Center, aiming to transform cancer treatment through patient-specific immunotherapy.
Spotify plans a conversational AI voice interface to boost music discovery and user interaction, says CEO Daniel Ek.
Julius, an AI-powered data analyst platform, raises $10 million in seed funding to scale its analytics engine for business users. It simplifies data workflows and democratize insights.
TCS to lay off over 12,000 employees by FY26 as part of a strategic AI-driven realignment. The move highlights the IT sector’s shift toward automation and evolving workforce demands.
Industrial AI startup secures $1.5M in funding, aiming to build trust and resilience in critical infrastructure with no plans of acquisition.
Trump to unveil AI roadmap focusing on U.S. tech leadership, innovation deregulation, and global influence in AI governance.
Bloomreach and Snowflake team up to unify customer data and enable AI-driven activation for real-time marketing personalization.
Cardlytics introduces interactive dashboards for real-time insights into consumer spending and campaign performance.
