Artificial Intelligence

AI at war: Five things to know about Project Maven

Project Maven is the Pentagon's flagship artificial intelligence program, launched in 2017 as a narrow experiment to help military analysts make sense of the torrent of drone footage pouring in from conflict zones.

The $100 million ARR rush: Inside the metric being rewritten in the AI boom

AI startups are making money in very different ways. Revenue now comes from usage as much as subscriptions, and is often annualised from recent activity. That shift is changing how companies present ARR and how investors read it.

Trump admin appeals ruling that blocked Pentagon action against Anthropic over AI dispute

Department of Justice attorneys filed a notice in San Francisco federal court on Thursday of their intention to appeal last week's ruling by US District Judge Rita Lin.

OPINION | AI’s New Economics: What India must get right now

AI is not just scaling through better models, it is scaling through new ways of financing those models, and that is where the real competition is now shifting

Everything, everywhere all at once: Filmmaking gets a hybrid twist in Bengaluru studio

Collective Artists Network's Cinematic Labs, a small physical space, shows how hybrid filmmaking is the way forward with stunts, movements being captured in the physical studio with real-time AI editing

Can OpenAI spend NASA’s yearly budget in four months? The viral math behind its $122 billion fund raise

A viral claim says OpenAI may have just 18 months of runway. Reported numbers suggest the burn is real, but the math is more complicated.

ixigo-backed SqaaS rolls out agent platform ShellBot as the travel firm deepens AI push

An AI agent platform like ShellBot can manage your daily tasks like replying to emails, schedule meetings and ping you across apps like WhatsApp, Gmail, Slack or Teams.

Anthropic rushes to limit the leak of Claude Code source code

The artificial intelligence startup is also taking steps to tweak its internal systems to prevent a similar leak from happening again, including by improving its automation process.

Google faces calls to prohibit AI videos for kids on YouTube

More than 200 children’s specialists, advocacy groups and schools sent a letter to Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai and YouTube CEO Neal Mohan on Wednesday raising concerns about what they view as a lack of substance in many AI-generated YouTube videos that claim to be educational.

Oracle layoffs: Budget squeeze hits workforce; Cerner healthcare unit among worst affected

Moneycontrol spoke to several Oracle employees across the country, who said teams were asked to meet specific budget cuts rather than reduce a fixed percentage of workforce.

Oracle layoffs: Is India paying the price for its global AI push?

The layoffs, which impacted nearly 50 percent of Oracle’s India workforce, are part of a broader global restructuring that has seen about 30,000 jobs cut worldwide.

AI becomes creators’ ‘mini-accountant’, reshaping how influencers manage money

Many content creators in India are using AI not just for tracking income, but also for contract reviews, invoice management, and understanding diverse revenue streams.

AI could cut workweek, cure cancer but risks remain for workforce: J P Morgan CEO

While emphasizing AI's role in curing cancer and preventing car crashes, the banking leader also acknowledged some of the adverse effects AI could have on the US workforce.

Inside the Anthropic leak: 4 hidden Claude features that could redefine AI forever

The incident, described by the company as a “release packaging issue caused by human error,” exposed internal source code that included feature flags for tools still under development.

OpenAI valued at $852 billion after completing $122 billion round

Amazon.com Inc. agreed to invest $50 billion in the round, while Nvidia Corp. and SoftBank Group Corp. each put in $30 billion

Bachatt raises $12 million in funding led by Accel to expand AI-led savings, credit play

The company is targeting India’s 300 million-strong merchant and self-employed base with flexible debt mutual fund savings, while preparing to launch AI-led wealth advisory and instant credit offerings

India’s chip hiring spreads beyond Bengaluru; Hyderabad, Gujarat gain ground

The country’s semiconductor Global Capability Centres now employ over 65,000 professionals, but growth has slowed to about 3% over the past 12 months.

Gnani.ai raises $10 million from Aavishkaar Capital, Info Edge Ventures

The funds will be used to expand global footprint, invest in agentic AI capabilities, build multilingual and industry-specific solutions and strengthen engineering and product teams, the company has said

Emergent’s $100 million ARR puzzle: What counts as revenue in the AI era 

As AI startups blur the lines between subscription and usage-based models, Emergent’s rapid rise is putting revenue metrics under the spotlight

MS Dhoni invests in AI-led storytelling platform Kuku

Bengaluru-based Kuku operates a range of storytelling apps including Kuku TV (microdramas), Kuku FM (audio storytelling), and Guru (edutainment).

Hormuz disruption tests India's chip resolve, exposes weak links in gases, petrochemicals and power

From helium shortages to LNG-linked cost spikes, the Gulf crisis is beginning to squeeze India's semiconductor ambitions

Microsoft set for worst quarter since 2008 as AI fears converge

Although Wall Street remains optimistic that it will emerge as a long-term winner from AI, Microsoft still has to keep up with the hyperscaler spending race, a posture that could complicate any near-term sentiment reversal.

SoftBank secures $40 billion loan to boost OpenAI investments

The Japanese investment conglomerate, led by founder Masayoshi Son, continues to strengthen ties with OpenAI as global tech firms race to gain an edge in the increasingly competitive generative AI space

Anthropic wins court relief after judge halts Pentagon’s supply chain risk label

US District Judge Rita Lin on Thursday said she was also blocking President Donald Trump's directive ordering all federal agencies to stop using Anthropic.

Chip selloff deepens after Google touts memory breakthrough

Four hyperscalers, led by Amazon.com Inc. and Google, plan to spend about $650 billion this year to build data centers, scooping up Nvidia Corp.’s AI accelerators and related memory chips.

How AI boom is reshaping global chip industry

Surging demand for artificial intelligence has pushed semiconductor companies to the centre of global markets, driving valuations, revenues and competition to new highs

OpenAI indefinitely pauses plans to release erotic chatbot: Report

Employees and investors have raised concerns about the effect of sexualized AI content on society, the report said

Sam Altman’s blunt warning: AI is getting cheaper than human labour

Sam Altman tells Forbes AI will become cheaper than human labour, flags job disruption, reskilling needs, and India’s rapid AI adoption.

Meta boosts top executives' pay with stock options as AI race heats up

The options are the social media giant's first for its top brass and require steep stock milestones

Trump taps Zuckerberg, Andreessen and Huang for tech council

Trump has taken interest in establishing what the White House casts as “American dominance” in AI and digital assets.

Meta is cutting several hundred jobs amid record AI spending

The layoffs will affect employees both in the US and other international markets, according to a person familiar with the matter

Dream11 parent to enter stockbroking with Dream Street

Dream Street plans to offer AI-led investing tools to attract new users and provide deep research insights, Dream Sports CEO Harsh Jain told Moneycontrol.

Who is Kiran Mani? JioStar CEO joins OpenAI to lead Asia-Pacific operations

Mani to join as managing director in June from Singapore, reporting to strategy chief Jason Kwon as OpenAI sharpens Asia focus.

PDG acquires 210 MW in India, doubles down on hyperscaler demand with $1-bn-plus push

The deal nearly doubles PDG’s planned capacity in India and forms part of a broader investment commitment of about $2.5 billion in the country so far.

Judge calls US government ban on Anthropic AI 'troubling'

The judge added that she’s concerned about whether the government is punishing Anthropic for speaking out publicly about the conflict.

Memory is Wall Street’s favorite tech trade as Magnificent 7 disappoints

Companies like Sandisk Corp., Western Digital Corp., and Seagate Technology Holdings Plc are among the leaders in the S&P 500 Index in 2026

OpenAI non-profit names leaders, aims to spend $1 billion in 2026

The OpenAI Foundation intends to focus its 2026 spending on helping protect society from potential artificial intelligence risks

Nvidia, Accel and HCLTech in talks to invest in AI startup Sarvam’s $250 million round at $1.5 billion valuation

Negotiations are still underway and more investors have shown willingness to back Sarvam, sources told Moneycontrol. This will be the largest capital infusion into a pure-play Indian AI startup and likely make the company the first unicorn of 2026.

AI pushes IT services towards outcome-based deals, AI-first delivery models, say experts

The shift comes as enterprises move from experimentation to real deployments of AI tools across software development, analytics and enterprise workflows

IT majors head into Q4 with muted growth, FY27 guidance key to calming AI concerns: JPMorgan

The Street is entering the earnings season with 'widespread pessimism' and management commentary on FY27 could play a decisive role in signalling whether the sector is nearing an inflection point or staring at a prolonged slowdown

Govt rolls out AI skilling programme with Google, YouTube; 15,000 scholarships on offer

IICT will lead the national rollout, overseeing programme design, outreach, curation, and execution. It has worked closely with Google and YouTube to design a curriculum integrating advanced AI tools and creative workflows

OPINION | Indian AI founders scaling globally through US market access

Indian AI founders are building in the US for scale and demand. Talent remains in India. This trend strengthens global reach and future growth for India

No army of engineers needed: Snowflake targets AI complexity with managed platform

Vijayant Rai, managing director for India, says a core challenge for enterprises remains fragmented data spread across multiple systems, which limits their ability to run analytics or deploy AI at scale

India Inc leads global AI adoption despite skills gap, 40% fully deploy AI: Report

The study reveals that Indian companies are moving beyond pilot projects, embedding AI into key business functions such as product development, strategy and operations, marketing and sales, and supply chain management.

This metric could soon become the new test for engineers, says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI token usage could become a key metric for hiring, productivity, and pay in software engineering

OpenAI plans to almost double its headcount this year: Report

The maker of AI assistant ChatGPT will look to increase headcount to about 8,000 from about 4,500, the FT said

Pentagon to adopt Palantir's Maven AI as core US military system

Maven is a command-and-control software platform that analyzes battlefield ​data and identifies targets

Comfortably dumb: Why AI support at Swiggy and Zomato frustrates users

As platforms tighten support through chatbot-led systems to curb costs and misuse, customers say resolving complaints has become slower, more rigid, and harder to escalate.

Accenture’s Q2 performance signals AI-driven growth for Indian IT firms

Indian IT companies including TCS, Infosys, HCLTech, Wipro, too will benefit from the growing AI demand in North America that Accenture is alluding to, industry analysts said.

Accenture betters full-year revenue forecast as AI pushes growth higher

Accenture's revised outlook for full-year revenue growth to be within the range of 3 percent to 5 percent, compared to its earlier projection of 2 percent to 5 percent.