Artificial Intelligence

Google said that scheduled actions let users assign tasks to Gemini that run automatically at a specific time or on a recurring basis.

Google starts rolling out its upgraded AI language model, Gemini 2.5 Pro, to select users: Check features, eligibility, and more

Google has released Gemini 2.5 Pro in preview for select users via Google AI Studio and Vertex AI. The model leads in coding, reasoning, and multilingual benchmarks, offering improved performance.

Infosys Chairman Nandan Nilekani commits 2nd grant to AI4Bharat to build India's language AI infra

In 2022, the first grant was instrumental in establishing the Nilekani Centre at AI4Bharat, supported by his EkStep Foundation

Over 250 Indian AI startups emerged during last 18 months, says Accel’s Prashanth Prakash

Prakash as well as MeitY’s Additional Secretary emphasised that India’s advantage in engineering talent must be complemented by deep investments in research and development, high-quality datasets, and access to scalable compute infrastructure.

‘Talking to an AI should be like talking to a…’, says Sam Altman as OpenAI pushes back against NYT’s ‘demands’

The legal demand comes as part of The New York Times’s lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing the companies of using copyrighted material to train AI models.

India emerging as global AI powerhouse, says OpenAI chief strategy officer Jason Kwon

Kwon said the partnership between OpenAI and the Indian government is aimed at expanding AI education and skilling to support India’s rile in the global AI landscape.

Vikram Sampath’s NAAV AI sets sail to bridge India’s language gap with human-centric AI

The Bengaluru-based AI startup, backed by Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal and venture capitalist Asha Jadeja, aims to scale Indian language content for books, education and more

Alphabet to keep hiring engineers while AI advances

US tech leaders like Microsoft Corp. have trimmed more staff this year, reflecting in part the enormous investments needed to ensure leadership in AI

ChatGPT gets smarter with internal integrations with Gmail, Dropbox, Teams and more

Starting today, Plus and Pro users can tap into a growing list of internal app connectors—enabling ChatGPT to fetch real-time context from sources like Gmail, Google Drive, Outlook, Teams, and more

Reddit sues Anthropic over alleged data misuse in AI training

Reddit, which went public in 2024 and now holds a market cap of $22 billion, is seeking damages and a jury trial to enforce its content usage terms.

India is in the midst of super growth for Adobe, says MD Prativa Mohapatra

Over one-third of Adobe’s innovations happen from India, including development and shipping of flagship products.

Perplexity AI has a new hotel booking feature: Know how it is different from other platforms

For starters, you don’t need to search manually. Instead of selecting filters and scrolling through hundreds of listings, users can type in specific questions

More companies are going ‘AI-first’—and workers are worried

Mandates to prioritise artificial intelligence are reshaping job roles and raising alarm across industries.

Is AI really taking our jobs—especially women’s?

AI isn’t yet a major threat to jobs in India, especially for women, but urgent preparation is needed to equip the workforce for future shifts in technology and automation. Here we take a closer look at the Indian reality

AI startups revolutionize coding industry, leading to sky-high valuations

So-called code generation or 'code-gen' startups are commanding sky-high valuations as corporate boardrooms look to use AI to aid, and sometimes to replace, expensive human software engineers

AI innovation pace not slowing; real-world impact becoming clearer: Snowflake's Sridhar Ramaswamy

Snowflake unveiled a slew of new products and solutions designed to help enterprises manage, analyse, and activate their data in the AI era at its annual conference.

OpenAI's Sam Altman predicts AI will start solving complex business problems by 2026

Sam Altman said that OpenAI's next models which will be released over the next year or two will be 'quite breathtaking', with a lot of improvements across the board.

“It has no…”: Salman Rushdie explains why ChatGPT will never replace authors

Speaking at the Hay Festival in Wales, the celebrated author of Midnight’s Children joked that authors are safe from the threat of AI until the day a robot cracks a proper joke.

Microsoft Bing now lets you create AI videos for free, here’s how

Accessible via the Bing app’s bottom-right menu or simply by typing “Create a video of…” in the search bar, Bing Video Creator aims to bring AI-powered storytelling to everyone

Google AI chief says AI will create ‘very valuable’ jobs despite job loss fears

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis believes the disruption will ultimately give rise to new and highly valuable roles. Over the next five to ten years, he predicts that AI will “supercharge” technically savvy individuals who embrace and harness the power of emerging tools.

The Talking Dead: who owns the voices of the deceased?

Fortnite’s use of AI-generated Darth Vader voice, based on James Earl Jones, raises ethical questions about consent, digital replicas, and the future of labor rights in an AI-driven world

Infosys’ Gen AI projects up 75% to 400 in FY25; Chairman Nandan Nilekani strikes a cautious note on AI, geopolitics

The Bengaluru-based company said more than 2.7 lakh of its 3.2 lakh employees are now “AI-aware,” thanks to the company’s extensive digital reskilling programs at the end of FY25.

Inside Dell’s ‘decentralised’ AI Future: How the Dell AI Factory is gearing up to capture enterprise demand 

The first year of Dell AI Factory proved it was up to 60 percent more cost-effective than the public cloud. Dell highlighted that 85 percent of enterprises plan to move generative AI workloads on premises in the next 24 months.

Built for chaos: Minus Zero’s bid to pioneer AI-powered self-driving tech from India to the world

With India’s first end-to-end AI autopilot system unveiled and partnerships with top OEMs underway, Minus Zero co-founder and CEO Gagandeep Reehal believes the future of autonomous driving won’t be built in Silicon Valley, it’ll be built for places like Bengaluru.

MC Exclusive: India can be a shining example of delivering AI at scale, working on improving capabilities for Hindi and Tamil: OpenAI's Srinivas Narayanan

India has emerged as the fastest-growing market for the ChatGPT maker and is now its second-largest market outside the United States

Artificial Intelligence News Live: OpenAI strategy document reveals plans for ChatGPT to become an AI 'super assistant'

Welcome to our live blog tracking the latest news and developments about Artificial Intelligence. Stay updated with real-time insights and breaking news.

Government picks 3 more startups to build foundational models after Sarvam

IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw added that the mission has created the opportunity, to bring talent back to India. “I hope young talent sees this and comes back to India. This will also be a major achievement.”

RBI embraces AI to tackle fraud and enhance efficiency

Like every other major institution, the RBI has taken firm steps to deploy and use AI tools with a view to optimising efficiency and effectiveness in its functioning across various departments, and with specific focus on tackling financial fraud and ensuring customer safety

Wipro’s Agentic AI increases efficiency by 20-35% in software development, says CTO Sandhya Arun

Savings from Agentic AI automation are being directed, not towards downsizing, as is the popular notion, but into upstream work, the CTO said.

GCCs Ahoy! Global retail giants flock to India, planning up to 100 centres by 2028

India’s retail and CPG capability centres have evolved into ;second headquarters', driving global operations for leading brands

AI's Revolutionary Promise: Progress, cost, and consequence

The latest AI advances showcase extraordinary potential to transform work, communication, and creativity. However, they also raise urgent concerns around energy consumption, equity, privacy, and inadequate governance frameworks 

Walmart to introduce “several hundred new roles” in US, India; laid-off employees can apply

It is learnt that several of those affected by the layoffs are employed in Walmart’s Bengaluru and Chennai GCCs in India.

TCS sees GenAI as 'civilisational shift', crosses $30 billion revenue in FY25

“GenAI is already redefining analytics, customer experience, and marketing. The rise of autonomous robots and AI agents promises a future of ‘dark factories’ and AI-assisted enterprise functions," Chandrasekaran said in a letter to shareholders.

TCS CEO K Krithivasan earned Rs 26.52 crore in FY25

Newly appointed COO Aarthi Subramanian will be earning a basic salary of Rs. 10,80,000 per month with effect from May 1, 2025; up to a maximum of Rs. 15,00,000 per month.

New AI models drive 15-20% surge in job seeker engagement, says Naukri owner Info Edge

These models refine search intent, personalise job suggestions, and enhance resume-job match accuracy, says Info Edge CEO Hitesh Oberoi.

Bengaluru’s AI workforce rivals San Francisco, New York in scale

The report places Bengaluru among the top 12 global tech powerhouse markets, alongside cities such as London, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Toronto.

Manufacturing AI startup Frinks AI raises $5.4 million, ropes in former TCS CEO Ramadorai as advisor

The latest round, which brought the total funding to $6.25 million, saw participation from existing investor Chiratae Ventures, as well as Navam Capital and Ashok Atluri, founder of Zen Technologies.

AI threatens jobs of millions of Indians. What counter-measures should the government take?

The rise of AI and automation threatens to upend the current ecosystem, targeting the repetitive, rule-based roles that employ millions

Around 65% of organisations now run AI in production, says Dell’s top executive

In 2025, companies have their AI roadmaps and strategies in place; and are using data to augment pre-existing models, Varun Chhabra, Senior Vice President, ISG and Telecom, Dell Technologies told Moneycontrol.

Sarvam-M: Inside India’s 'sovereign AI model' and the debate it sparked

The launch of Sarvam-M stirred a debate around India’s vision for 'sovereign AI'. Some have questioned the decision to build on top of Mistral, a French open-source model, instead of training one from scratch

Creators vs AI: The battle for cultural ownership

As AI systems learn from online content, creators face exploitation without consent. The future hinges on strategic licensing, cultural value recognition, and creators reclaiming control over their digital contributions

Google I/O 2025 was a litmus test. Did Sundar Pichai deliver?

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said they have announced over a dozen models and research breakthroughs and released over 20 major AI products and features since the last I/O edition.

Zerodha’s AI foray wins early fans, but raises questions over assisted investing

Screenshots shared by users demonstrated how easily complex portfolio insights were generated in conversation-like exchanges with the AI.

Not just white-collar jobs, AI will even replace manual labour work: Ixigo’s Rajnish Kumar

The good thing about this tech is that it's dead simple to use, and no sector will be spared, he says. It's mostly a race between US and China now, and India is far away, says Kumar.

AI Literacy: Shaping a generation for the future

Teaching AI literacy from an early age empowers young people to think critically, question technology, and lead ethically

Google-backed Glance launches $200-mn AI-based commerce platform for hyper-real visual shopping

The platform blends photorealistic try-ons, inclusive of avatar modeling, and AI-styled looks for a personalised shopping experience.

OpenAI, Google, xAI battle for superstar AI talent, shelling out millions

Since ChatGPT launched in late 2022, recruiting has escalated to professional athlete levels, a Reuters report said

Bengaluru-based Minus Zero unveils India's first AI-driven autopilot system for cars

Unlike traditional autonomous systems that depend on LiDAR sensors or HD maps, both of which are costly and often impractical in Indian conditions, Minus Zero’s technology relies only on camera input.

Computer scientists shouldn’t retire, should be working on AI: Google co-founder Sergey Brin

Google co-founder Sergey Brin and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis also spoke about AGI, which has become central to the AI ambitions of several tech leaders.

India is doing a phenomenal job in AI skilling, says Dell’s Vivek Mohindra

At a company level, Dell sees the addressable market for AI will grow to $295 billion by 2027, Mohindra said.