Artificial Intelligence

Cinema’s next act: Faster, smarter, still human as AI rewires the film industry

AI is not about shrinking crews but accelerating output, said executives of Collective Artists Network, one of the first companies in developing AI-led content.

Virtual faces, real threat? AI Influencers are trending with real followers, paid posts

Though still a niche category, virtual influencers are expanding steadily, clocking about 6 percent month-on-month audience growth.

Pentagon used Anthropic’s Claude in Iran attack hours after Trump’s phase-out order

U.S. military continued to use Anthropic’s Claude AI in operations after President Trump ordered agencies to end use amid a dispute over Pentagon contract terms.

AI must remain a tool, not a substitute for human imagination, says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

We want the next great game designer or VFX innovator to emerge from every district of Karnataka, said chief minister Siddaramaiah at Bengaluru GAFX 2026.

India has the AI talent, but the IP is leaving: MeitY’s Abhishek Singh flags the brain drain problem

MeitY’s Abhishek Singh urges investment in Indian AI talent and outlines plans to scale GPU capacity through private sector participation.

‘As a society, it worries me…’: Vishal Sikka on Jack Dorsey’s Block layoffs being AI driven

“AI not a substitute for critical thinking. We cannot outsource our thinking,” Vishal Sikka, Founder of Vianai Systems and former Infosys CEO said at Rising Bharat Summit 2026.

Rising Bharat Summit: AI, Bharat demand to drive next wave of consumption and supply chain transformation, say logistics firms

Executives at companies including DTDC Express, Shiprocket and Citymall called for faster FTAs, lower logistics costs and large-scale reskilling as automation reshapes commerce

AI not a substitute for critical thinking, we cannot outsource our thinking: Vishal Sikka

Sikka said he is worried about AI as a member of the society

OpenAI strikes landmark Pentagon deal to deploy AI models on classified network

OpenAI said it would deploy field deployment engineers to support implementation and ensure safety compliance, and that its models would operate on cloud networks only.

Anthropic calls Pentagon's supply chain risk tag 'unprecedented', vows to challenge in court

The company argued that current frontier AI models are "not reliable enough" for fully autonomous weapons and warned that such use could endanger US troops and civilians.

PM Modi says AI Summit showed India’s global rise: ‘Our actions discussed around the world’

PM Modi pointed out that there were over 100 nations at the AI summit, with nations from both global north and south sitting at the same table, along with big corporations and small startups

Raghuram Rajan says AI to disrupt India’s services sector, not derail

A recent note by Citrini Research warned that Indian IT firms could see pressure on revenues, triggering a selloff in their stocks earlier this week

IT CEOs push back against AI disruption fears, warn of tough transition phase

The IT sector expects an AI-driven investment surge from enterprises, prompting companies to revamp their positioning and business models to capture rising demand.

Howard Marks: The challenge of pricing AI’s impact

The pace at which developments in the technology are occurring is unlike anything we’ve seen before

Are AI-fearing IT doomsayers jumping the gun?

This is a disruption on a scale not seen before. IT companies have proved their ability to reinvent themselves in the past. There is reason to be optimistic, even if cautiously

Jack Dorsey’s Block slashes nearly half its staff in AI bet

After the announcement, Block’s stock jumped as much as 27% in extended trading.

MB Patil flags AI-led uncertainty in Karnataka’s IT sector; asks officials to fast-track industrial approvals

Under single window system, 115 services across 20 departments have already been integrated. The remaining 28 services have been prioritised for time-bound implementation.

OpenAI to make London its biggest research hub outside US

The move feeds into Britain's push to cast itself as an 'AI superpower' and a home for cutting-edge research at a time when governments are vying for investment from major model developers

Google rolls out Nano Banana 2 after viral success of AI image generation tool

The model, called Nano Banana 2, is being rolled out across products, including the Gemini app, AI Mode and Lens features on Search, and Flow, its AI-powered video tool

Talent wars: OpenAI lures AI researcher who drew Rs 1,800-crore salary package at Meta

At Meta, Pang led AI infrastructure efforts within its Superintelligence Labs, the division tasked with building the company’s next-generation AI models

Pentagon ultimatum puts Anthropic on the brink: Why the AI firm is under fire from US Defence Department

For Anthropic, the stakes are unusually high. Beyond losing a defence contract, the company could be labelled a “supply chain risk,” a designation that would effectively bar any Pentagon-linked organisation from using its technology.

OPINION | India, AI and the market’s blind spot

In a world fixated on identifying AI winners and losers, India remains, at its core, a long-term compounding, bricks-and-mortar economy. AI will enable India to leapfrog the West across core sectors 

Consent of individual must before creating AI-generated content: Ashwini Vaishnaw

The minister reiterated that platforms must take responsibility for content that is hosted on their platform

Markets underestimating complexity of enterprise AI rollout: Cognizant AI Officer Hodjat

Babak also said that enterprises do not need perfectly organised data before deploying AI, as agent-based systems can work across fragmented environments.

AI rollout far more complex than it appears, says Wipro COO Sanjeev Jain

Jain told Moneycontrol that enterprise AI requires integration across client and internal systems along with responsible-AI layers, even as automation improves productivity in select functions.

OpenAI hires Indian-origin executive Arvind KC as Chief People Officer

As AI reshapes how work gets done, Arvind KC is expected to help OpenAI grow and navigate the transition.

Decoding Economics: Dallas Fed data reveal why AI is replacing young workers while turbocharging veterans

A bombshell Dallas Fed report reveals AI is simultaneously creating a wage boom for experienced workers while slamming the door shut on the young

AI lets us work more naturally, not like machines: LinkedIn engineering chief Mohak Shroff

Agency is the defining skill of the AI era, and Indian entrepreneurs possess extraordinary levels of it, said LinkedIn engineering head Mohak Shroff.

AI threat signals investors should shift bets to builders — not coders, says UBS Wealth CIO

The move comes as the tech-led stock rally has all but stalled since late October

US stocks rise as AI trade faces Nvidia earnings test

Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 0.5% after Tuesday’s rally in beaten-down software firms, while those for the S&P 500 climbed 0.3%

Beyond ChatGPT: Eros' Ridhima Lulla bets on its culture-first AI to rewrite Indian storytelling

Eros has also launched Eros Universe, a new creator platform designed to democratise filmmaking by giving AI tools and intellectual property access to aspiring creators.

What Is Claude Code Security? The Anthropic AI Tool That Spooked Cybersecurity Stocks | 4K

Anthropic has launched Claude Code Security, an AI-powered tool that scans entire codebases, detects complex vulnerabilities, and recommends fixes — and markets reacted instantly. Cybersecurity giants like CrowdStrike, Zscaler, and Palo Alto Networks saw sharp declines after the announcement. Is AI about to disrupt the cybersecurity industry? Here’s what happened and why investors are worried.

TCS urging staff to use AI despite risk to revenue, says CEO Krithivasan

The comments come as investor concerns about AI disrupting the Indian IT sector's traditional, labour-heavy operating model have wiped off about $68.6 billion market value in February

Popcorn goes smart: PVR INOX bets on AI for F&B upsell, more turnout at snack counters

In addition to driving in-cinema F&B sales via AI, the multipex chain is also focusing on outdoor events like the IPL and music concerts to grow F&B revenue.

Large enterprises are doubling down on tech spend, about 20% of budget earmarked for AI: McKinsey’s Noshir Kaka

Customers are coming for vendor consolidation and while bundling their work and spend, they are also expecting 20-40% productivity gains, Kaka tells Moneycontrol

The AI doomers aren’t done yet

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TCS CEO pushes for AI-first solutions, even at the risk of cannibalising revenue

TCS is not just encouraging but insisting that all employees become 'AI-fuelled', says K Krithivasan

AI not plug-and-play, enterprises need open-heart surgery, says Infosys’ Satish HC

Execution challenges, legacy tech stacks and data readiness — not model capability — are the biggest barriers to scaling AI in enterprises, Infosys chief delivery officer tells Moneycontrol

AI spurs biggest foreign buying of Taiwan stocks in 20 years

Overseas investors bought a net $2.77 billion of Taiwan equities on Tuesday, the most since December 2005, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

US software stocks climb as Anthropic announcement sparks relief rally

The S&P 500 software & services index also rose 1.4% and the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF jumped 2.4%

S&P 500 rebounds as Anthropic’s update tempers AI concerns

The S&P 500 Index was up 0.6% at 11:04 a.m. in New York, with seven of 11 sectors in the green, led by consumer discretionary and information-technology stocks

AI shouldn’t be seen as replacement, it must be leveraged for enhancement: Maharashtra CM

The amount of research that Maharashtra requires is not being done, Fadnavis said, praising the Modi government’s robust funding to incentivise research work at a national level.

India's IT industry to hit $315 billion in FY26 as AI revenues reach $10-12 billion: Nasscom

The projection implies a 6.1% growth rate for FY26, a marginal improvement over the estimated 5.9% expansion in FY25.

AMD clinches second mega chip supply deal worth $60 billion, this time with Meta

AMD shares rose more than 10% in premarket trading after closing at $196.60 in the previous session

'AI tsunami is coming': Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says society not realising 'what's about to happen'

Amodei said that the economic and geopolitical implications of AI are going to be enormous.

Market's reaction to IT industry is overblown: HCLTech’s C Vijayakumar

IT industry is undergoing a “painful” AI transition but it will emerge more relevant as the current inflection will make the sector significantly “reinvent” itself, Vijayakumar said.

IT, Tech sector adds just 2,000 net jobs in FY26 as hiring growth plateaus: Nasscom

The total technology workforce expanded to 59.5 lakh employees, up from 58.2 lakh last year, with the industry continuing to remain a net employment generator.

India emerging as ‘perfect digital platform’ for AI, says Ericsson CTO Erik Ekudden

Beyond cost optimisation, AI will also help telecom operators unlock new revenue opportunities through autonomous and differentiated services, Ekudden tells Moneycontol

AI slashes modernisation costs 10x but expands tech opportunity, says Nasscom's Velamakanni

Nasscom vice chairperson Srikanth Velamakanni said modernising an estimated 800 billion lines of legacy code at about $2 a line could translate into a $1.6 trillion opportunity enabled by AI

Anthropic kicks off share sale for staffers of up to $6 billion

The company has lined up $5 billion to $6 billion for the share sale, but the final amount will depend on how many eligible Anthropic employees opt to sell