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Google brings Veo 3 AI video generator to Gemini users in India, other markets

Google’s Veo 3 currently stands out among rivals like OpenAI’s Sora and startups such as Pika and Runway for its native audio generation support.

Zoho acquires Asimov Robotics, opens R&D campus in Kerala to deepen AI capabilities

Founded in 2012 by Jayakrishnan T, Asimov Robotics develops humanoid robots, healthcare and assistive robots and robotic platforms for industrial automation and disaster management

Meesho open-sources in-house ML platform BharatMLStack to help startups scale AI faster

Meesho has begun open-sourcing its internal AI stack with the release of a production-grade feature store on GitHub. More modules are set to follow as the company looks to support real-time, cost-efficient machine learning development across India’s startup ecosystem.

AI to outperform 13 years of our cloud revenue this year, says NxtGen CEO Rajgopal

According to the company, AI revenue already constitutes a significant share of new business, and the growth trajectory is expected to accelerate in the coming quarters.

SoftBank’s Ampere deal faces in-depth US probe in threat to AI ambitions

Only a small portion of deals face such follow-up requests. In some instances investigations can last for a year or more and are a precursor to a lawsuit to block the deal

Meta boosts WhatsApp Business with voice calling, unified campaign management, and AI agents

WhatsApp’s new features come amid a broader push to become the go-to platform for businesses to expand their customer base and grow their presence.

Cloudflare to block AI crawlers by default, introduces ‘Pay Per Crawl’ for publishers

With the new policy, all new websites onboarded to Cloudflare will automatically block known AI bots — even those that don’t respect robots.txt protocols.

Apple’s smarter Siri with AI could be powered by OpenAI or Anthropic

Apple is exploring whether to license customised large language models (LLMs) from the two AI firms, which would run on Apple’s private cloud infrastructure rather than external platforms like AWS or Azure.

In defence of the second-mover advantage

In AI, the message ‘act now or miss out’ has more in common with high-pressure sales than business strategy

How Microsoft’s new AI tool is tackling medicine’s toughest diagnoses

To see how far medical AI has come, Microsoft tested MAI-DxO on 304 real-world cases published in the New England Journal of Medicine, one of the world’s leading medical journals, and came out with flying colours

Future of services is hybrid: Former Cognizant CEO Francisco D’Souza says IT firms well-placed to modernise legacy systems

While AI will have a significant impact on services, large IT companies are unlikely to fully automate due to the complexity of legacy systems, D’Souza has said

AI’s diagnostic power in Radiology is not limited to screening

AI in radiology is no longer just a screening tool. It now collaborates in diagnosis, reduces errors, speeds up workflows, and supports clinical judgement - redefining its role from passive observer to active partner

I go to Silicon Valley, walk around to keep up with AI: Former Cognizant CEO D’Souza

In addition to conversations with founders and operators in innovation hubs like Silicon Valley, Seattle, and Austin, he also draws insights from his academic ties, says Francisco D’Souza

Elon Musk's xAI raises $5 billion each in fresh debt and equity, says Morgan Stanley

The $5 billion raised in debt consists of financing of secured notes and term loans, Morgan Stanley in a statement posted on social media platform X

Microsoft claims its AI tools can diagnose complex medical cases better than doctors

The firm’s AI team said that its Microsoft AI Diagnostic Orchestrator has 'successfully diagnosed 85 percent' of the New England Journal of Medicine case proceedings

AppsForBharat raises $20 million in Series C funding led by Susquehanna Asia Venture Capital

The firm plans to deploy to set up physical logistics and service fulfillment hubs in temple towns, and develop AI-led features for users on the app.

India offers compute at one-fifth of global prices for AI, says Yotta

Even without government subsidies and sovereign infrastructure, AI compute costs in India have dropped below $2/hour.

Meta wants all your Facebook photos for AI, here’s how to stop it

Disguised behind a prompt while creating a Facebook Story, the feature invites users to opt into “cloud processing.” But what Meta actually means is: it will continuously upload your personal photos to its servers to feed its AI systems.

Advantage AI: Wimbledon 2025 to serve new tech tools with IBM

Available on the Wimbledon App and wimbledon.com, Match Chat uses IBM’s watsonx platform — combining AI agents and large language models like IBM Granite, trained specifically in the language of tennis

Google launches Doppl, an AI-powered app that allows you to see how outfits look on you

The app is aimed at helping users explore their personal style and experiment with new looks in a fun, visual way. Users can also save or share their favourite AI-generated outfits with friends or on social media.

This country asks Apple, Google to block Chinese AI firm DeepSeek, here’s why

DeepSeek, known for its cost-efficient AI models and a globally popular chatbot, is already facing scrutiny elsewhere in Europe. Italy banned the app in February, and Ireland has initiated its own data probe.

AI firm Centific closes $60 mn Series A round led by Granite Asia

The funding assumes significance at a time when demand for sovereign, secure, and scalable agentic AI infrastructure is surging.

Indian firms allocate up to 20 percent of tech budgets to AI, says BCG

Nearly 70-80 percent of AI proofs of concept will move into production in 2025 compared to 10-15 percent earlier.

Targeted $10-billion revenue will be entirely AI-influenced over the next 5 years: LTIMindtree’s AI chief Nachiket Deshpande

Customers are moving from investing into AI infrastructure, PoCs to AI-driven services, driving new opportunities for LTIMindtree capture. AI will be a big pivot to win large deals, Deshpande said.

'Cannot take away AI from our engineering team now': How Snowflake is embracing the new tech era

Snowflake Intelligence, which allows enterprises to interact with data using natural language and create data agents through a ChatGPT-like interface, is a key part of the company's AI strategy

Google announces Gemini CLI: What is it and how developers can benefit using it

Gemini CLI is now available in preview and can be installed in minutes. With powerful AI capabilities, generous limits, and deep extensibility, it’s positioned to become a vital part of the modern developer toolkit—right from the terminal.

Microsoft unveils Mu, its small language model for Windows 11 settings: Here's what it does for users

The Mu small language model from Microsoft can run locally on a device and allows users to describe what they want to do in the Windows 11 Settings menu. It is built to understand natural language commands and help users navigate the system preferences easily.

Application-layer AI now accounts for 3X more VC deals than infra in India, says Lightspeed’s Hemant Mohapatra

Mohapatra added that India is poised to lead in application-layer AI precisely because of its established capabilities.

GCC no longer competitors but critical clients, says Infosys chairman Nilekani

Infosys leadership also disclosed that over 20,000 employees are actively using GitHub for coding, which is among the largest users of the platform in the IT industry.

Google brings Gemini to the command line with an open-source AI agent

Gemini CLI, an open-source AI agent, can assist developers with a wide range of coding, creative, and productivity tasks.

Over 40% of agentic AI projects will be cancelled by 2027 end, says Gartner

Gartner also predicts that at least 15% of day-to-day work decisions will be made autonomously through agentic AI by 2028 against 0% in 2024

OpenAI is nabbing Microsoft customers, fueling partners’ rivalry

The behind-the-scenes dogfight is complicating an already fraught relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI

Google brings 'AI Mode' search experience to India

AI Mode, accessible through a dedicated tab on Google Search results page, enables users to ask longer, more complex or nuanced questions

Future-Proofing India’s Workforce: How CSR can mitigate AI-driven job displacement

As AI reshapes the workforce, India must leverage CSR and government programmes to upskill workers, minimise displacement, and build inclusive growth through ethical policies, corporate responsibility, and strategic reskilling initiatives

5 alarming signs you have become too dependent on ChatGPT

Remember when you used to Google everything or casually ask your friends for advice? Now, whether it’s a recipe, the meaning of a phrase, or help drafting a text, ChatGPT gets the first ping

Is AI coming for call center jobs in India? Experts weigh in

In 2023, a new software was introduced that changed the way call center agents sound, basically helping them speak in a more Western accent while talking to customers abroad. I

Why 10% of your capital budget should be allocated to AI experiments

Allocate 10% to AI experiments now, not for hype, but to build lasting capability, unlock real value, and stay competitive in a world where applied intelligence is rapidly becoming ubiquitous

IndiaAI Mission: Sarvam, others to get 100% compute subsidy from govt for foundational models

This subsidy applies exclusively to foundational model development, while the existing 40 percent subsidy will support other GPU-intensive activities such as inference and applications.

Tesla officially rolls out Robotaxi, Elon Musk credits Tesla’s AI and software team for a “great job”

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to X (formerly Twitter) to congratulate the Tesla AI software and chip design teams, calling the achievement the “culmination of a decade of hard work.”

“This is actual love…” Man proposes AI chatbot, cries straight for 30 minutes when it accepted his proposal

While Chris was floating on cloud nine, Sasha, his real girlfriend, was left stunned. She admitted she knew he used ChatGPT but never imagined it had turned into something so deep and so personal.

Accenture’s new bookings fall 6% on cancellations, delayed deal closures

Despite the drop in bookings, the world's largest IT firm raised the upper end of its annual revenue growth forecast to 6-7%, from 5-7% earlier.

Accenture's Gen AI bookings increase 7% to $1.5 billion in Q3FY25

Meanwhile, the company said its revenue from Gen AI is now upwards of $1 billion year-to-date. Accenture follows a September-August financial year.

Accenture beats Q3 revenue estimates; shares down 2.6% in pre-market as bookings decrease 6%

The company has increased the upper end of the annual revenue growth guidance between 6% and 7%, compared with its prior forecast of 5% and 7%.

83% Indian firms have appointed chief AI officers to fast-track Gen AI adoption: AWS study

At AWS Summit 2025, Sandeep Dutta, president, AWS India and South Asia shared how tech companies like Zomato and Dhan have deployed Gen AI to reimagine their businesses and pace of innovation.

Freshworks is now an AI company, not just SaaS, says CEO Dennis Woodside

As AI takes over more repetitive tasks, Freshworks is seeing some reduction in workforce requirements but at the same time, the firm is also hiring for key roles, including AI research and development and engineering

No point in thinking about three-year plans in the AI era. Building an adaptable, resilient team is key: Notion’s Akshay Kothari

Kothari believes the concept of knowledge workers may disappear in the future, replaced by knowledge managers who coordinate between AI agents doing the work.

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