Artificial Intelligence

Davos 2026: US becoming less immigrant-friendly is a 'huge unforced error', says Andrew Ng

The United States has steadily tightened its visa regime since President Donald Trump returned to power in 2024.

Davos 2026: Cyber-enabled fraud is India’s most urgent digital risk, says WEF’s Akshay Joshi

Joshi said cyber fraud now affects individuals and enterprises alike

Davos 2026: Are we in an AI bubble? Andrew Ng says it depends on where you look

In an interview to Moneycontrol, Andrew Ng says he remains cautiously optimistic and generally bullish about the sector and most of the leading players in the field

Davos 2026: Andrew Ng says AI-driven job losses have been overstated

The AI researcher says most roles remain only partially automatable, though a small set of jobs faces real disruption

Davos 2026: Indian enterprises will be global role models for AI adoption, says ServiceNow vice-chairman

Calling it “the India century,” Tzitzon said he sees an explosion of energy and innovation across the country, including in Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Mumbai.

Davos 2026: Google’s having a moment but AI landscape is ‘white hot,’ says Andrew Ng

In an interview to Moneycontrol, Andrew Ng said Google's Gemini and OpenAI's ChatGPT are the two market leaders in horizontal information discovery but there is room in coding and many other business verticals.

Davos 2026: Andrew Ng backs open source as key pillar of India’s AI strategy

At Davos, the AI pioneer says contributing to open models may secure India’s long-term AI access more effectively than sovereign control alone

Davos 2026: Fragmentation a global concern that could slow the pace of AI innovation, says WEF’s Stephan Mergenthaler

AI has been at the heart of the discussions in Davos for several years, but what has shifted is looking at the technology through the lens of practical applications, Mergenthaler told Moneycontrol at Davos 2026.

Davos 2026: India hitting energy transition milestones early, but AI power demand, energy security next tests: WEF’s Roberto Bocca

Bocca said India has a “very ambitious plan” and is already achieving some of the key milestones “even earlier than planned,” pointing to India’s progress in building renewable capacity and expanding electricity infrastructure.

AI shines in a dull quarter for Indian IT giants

In a quarter where the larger business grew at a measured pace, AI clearly behaved like a different engine.

ChatGPT to begin testing ads in US as OpenAI accelerates revenue push

OpenAI will start showing ads to users on ChatGPT's free and Go tiers in the United States in the coming weeks.

Wipro trims FY26 fresher hiring target to 8,000 from 10,000

Wipro CHRO Saurabh Govil said the company has already hired over 5,000 freshers so far this fiscal

Innovation needs guardrails: AI should empower, not erode trust, said MIB official

Prabhat, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) said that harmful synthetic media, particularly impersonation and deliberate deception, must be treated as misuse, not innovation.

Anthropic appoints former Microsoft leader Irina Ghose as India MD

Irina Ghose's appointment as Anthropic India MD comes as the Claude maker gears up to open its first India office in Bengaluru.

India ranks No 2 globally in Claude.ai use, driven by software and web development: Anthropic

The AI firm said India ranks behind only the US in overall Claude.ai usage globally, with usage concentrated in a small set of countries, including Japan, the UK, and South Korea.

Indian CEOs are doubling down on AI investments; earmarking 1.7% of revenue for AI in 2026: BCG report

Workforce readiness still remains a concern. Just 36 per cent of India’s workforce is skilled in AI, versus a 44 per cent global average, the report showed.

From product to profits: Google flags enterprise sales as key challenge for Indian AI startups

The real challenge lies in crossing the gap between product readiness and global customers, Seema Rao, managing director for top partners India & corporate development at Google, has said

XAI blocks Grok from creating sexualized images of real people

The changes apply to all users on X, including premium subscribers, the company said

Infosys counts over 500 AI agents, sees AI work across 90% of top 200 clients

Moreover, Infosys has generated over 28 million lines of code using Gen AI till now, a 12% increase sequentially.

Bengaluru water board deploys AI-based tech at 78 pumping stations; expects Rs 40 crore annual savings

Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) says it is among the first water utilities globally to adopt the patented technology at this scale, aimed at detecting inefficient pumps and improving energy efficiency and sustainability.

OPINION | India AI at Inflection Point: Capital, code and consequence

Are the Global investors signalling that India’s traditional technology narrative no longer excites them? Artificial Intelligence is quietly dismantling the labour-intensive model on which much of corporate India’s success was built 

TCS voluntary exits outside restructuring tops 22,000 in 2 quarters on slower pace of hiring

These exits include voluntary churn, routine attrition and other non-restructuring reasons, apart from the 7,800 employees TCS says it 'released' as part of its ongoing workforce review

TCS CEO K Krithivasan betting on strong FY26 deal wins to fuel growth in FY27

TCS Q3 results: In the December quarter, the company reported $9.3 billion in deal total contract value

Tamil Nadu signs Rs 10,000 crore MoU with Sarvam AI to set up Sovereign AI Park, to create 1,000 jobs

Project involves an initial investment of Rs 10,000 crore and will focus on sovereign data, compute and model development.

HCLTech hikes fresher salaries; offers up to Rs 22 lakhs per annum for ‘elite’ engineers

The Noida-headquartered IT major is looking for specialised talent in data and AI, digital engineering practice, cybersecurity practice, enterprise skills.

HCLTech draws line between ‘Advanced AI’ and buzzword AI as Q3 revenue hits $146 mn

The advanced AI business grew nearly 20 percent sequentially, even as overall company revenue rose 4.2 percent quarter-on-quarter in constant currency terms.

TCS Q3 result: AI revenue hits $1.8 billion annualised rate on 17.3% quarterly growth

TCS has worked on over 5,500 AI projects till date.

New (AI)nnings: ChatGPT, Gemini prompt a new wave in cricket sponsorship

Cricket, with this huge following in the country, is the fastest way to make an AI brand feel mainstream, say marketers

Algorithms, not GPUs, are the real force multipliers and this Infosys Prize winner proves it

Sachdeva’s breakthrough challenges one of the most studied problems in computer science, known as maximum flow, which supports how information, traffic, and resources move through networks

Global South's concerns to be a priority at India AI Summit: MeitY secretary S Krishnan

As summit chair, India aims to foreground inclusion and development while engaging countries with restrictive AI frameworks

OPINION | What AI Still Cannot Do: The limits that will matter most in 2026

AI’s predictive power is transformative, but its lack of explainability, contextual understanding, and causal reasoning raises concerns. Trustworthy deployment demands transparency, fairness, and human oversight, especially in diverse societies like India

Sarvam, other startups likely have models ready ahead of IndiaAI Summit: Meity secretary

The government hopes that at least two to three approved applicants will be ready ahead of the IndiaAI Impact Summit in mid-February

Bill Gates fears AI could be used to design bioterrorism weapons

In his annual letter 'Optimism with Footnotes' released on January 9, the billionaire said that while AI is poised to be the most transformative force shaping society, it also presents serious risks that could endanger people worldwide.

AI Edge special: India AI Impact Summit Is about outcomes, not investment pledges, says MeitY Secretary S Krishnan

In an exclusive interview to Moneycontrol, MeitY secretary S Krishnan said the govt's ambition lies in shaping shared priorities through leaders' declarations, working group outputs and practical demonstrations on how AI can be deployed responsibly and at scale.

China’s AI chip dragons’ firepower is mostly mythical

The three newly listed makers of semiconductors are lossmaking, ad none has sales worth more than a tenth of their bigger rival

No 'AI toys', think big: Inside PM Modi's closed-door meeting with startups ahead of IndiaAI Impact Summit

Sources say the Prime Minister pushed for scale and safety and warned against 'AI toys' while signalling India’s ambition to lead globally

OPINION | West Bengal needs an AI agenda, not just SIR debates

Eastern India’s biggest economy must not risk losing out on the opportunity to leverage artificial intelligence to fast-track growth and development 

TCS Q3 earnings: Growth, AI investments among 5 factors to watch out for

TCS announced around eight deals in the third quarter, the highest among Tier-1 IT companies. Analysts at ICICI Securities have pegged quarterly deal total contract value in the $7billion-$9 billion range

AI services startup Aivar raises $4.6 mn seed round led by Sorin Investments

Aivar delivers projects through an end-to-end AI studio model covering strategy consulting, custom AI solution development, and managed AI operations.

IT moves beyond agentic AI as Wipro, others bet on autonomous, quantum-led systems for 2026

While 2025 was about proving what agentic AI could do, 2026 is expected to be defined by scale and measurable business outcomes

OpenAI earmarks $50 billion for employee stock grant pool: Report

OpenAI has already given $80 billion in vested equity, which, along with the employee stock grant pool, comprises about 26% of the company

Elon Musk’s xAI closed $20 billion funding with Nvidia backing

XAI, which did not specify individual investment amounts or break out debt or equity portions of the round, said investors also include Stepstone Group, Fidelity Management & Research Co., MGX and Baron Capital Group.

Universal partners with Nvidia on AI music creation, discovery

The collaboration between the world’s largest record label and the leading AI chipmaker is the first of its kind, Universal said.

Nvidia CEO Huang says next generation of chips is in full production

The Vera Rubin platform, made up of six separate Nvidia chips, is expected to debut later this year

OPINION | AI in Classrooms: Necessary reform or premature distraction?

India's push for early AI education raises concerns about overloading children with complex concepts, potentially distracting from basic literacy and critical thinking skills development

Deep tech VCs tap IIT-Madras as consultancy revenue crosses Rs 2,800 crore

Many of the technologies now attracting investor attention are the result of years of interdisciplinary work across engineering, materials, electronics, computing, and applied sciences, IIT-Madras director V Kamakoti says

Nvidia CEO says new Rubin chips are on track, helping speed AI

Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang touted the products during a keynote presentation at the CES trade show in Las Vegas Monday.

Nvidia targets robotaxi launch by 2027, signalling push beyond AI chips

Nvidia plans to test a robotaxi service by 2027, aiming to expand beyond AI chips into autonomous fleets and software.

Karnataka's Nandini to roll out AI-based product counting solution

AI camera-based system to be deployed at Bengaluru, Kanakapura and Hoskote dairies to improve inventory tracking and reduce losses.

ChatGPT, Gemini draw ad dollars as AI chatbots give search engines a run for their money

Google which has 75 percent market share is the go-to option for brands if they want to be seen. AI chatbots have captured about 11 percent search share in just two years.