TECHNOLOGY
Meta eyes AI comeback with Muse Spark launch
Meta’s Muse Spark AI model launch comes after spending billions over the past year to rebuild its AI strategy and recruit top researchers within Meta Superintelligence Labs.
BUSINESS
Creator-led commerce to hit $25 billion, influence 30% of India’s retail spend by 2030: Google-Deloitte report
Gen Z consumers will soon dominate India's online shopping base, accelerating digital-first experiences and personalised experiences. It will account for 45% of online spend by 2030, according to Google-Deloitte report.
TECHNOLOGY
Anthropic unveils Mythos, an AI model so powerful it can out-hack most humans
Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview will be available to select tech and cybersecurity firms like Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks through a new cybersecurity initiative called Project Glasswing.
BUSINESS
Nazara Tech to raise Rs 500 crore for its global expansion efforts
Nazara's financing comes on heels of announcing the purchase of Spain-based gaming studio Bluetile and rewards-driven gaming platform BestPlay for $100.3 million, its largest acquisition to date.
TECHNOLOGY
Dream11 targets 50 million monthly active users with creator-led push during IPL 2026
Dream11 parent Dream Sports now operates like a 'private equity-meets-incubator' after splitting into 11 businesses, CEO Harsh Jain told Moneycontrol
ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE
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.
TECHNOLOGY
India’s micro-drama market surged past $300 million in 2025; set to hit $4.5 billion by 2030
India’s interactive media market grew 17% to $13.8 billion in 2025, while the gaming segment crossed $1.5 billion, according to a report by VC firm Lumikai.
BUSINESS
Why Nazara is spending $100 million to acquire a controlling stake in Spain’s Bluetile
Nazara’s purchase of Bluetile and its in-house rewards-driven gaming platform, BestPlay, is the company’s largest acquisition to date. The total deal size could rise to $340 million
TECHNOLOGY
From mastering complex tools to AI prompts: Adobe's Govind Balakrishnan on reimagining content creation
Adobe Express is Adobe’s answer to the wave of AI tools from startups and tech giants that have made content creation faster and more accessible than ever.
TECHNOLOGY
India emerged as cornerstone of Adobe’s global strategy during Shantanu Narayen’s 18-year stint
India is home to Adobe's largest workforce outside the United States, with over 8,500 employees
TECHNOLOGY
Shantanu Narayen, Adobe's Indian-American CEO, to step down after 18-year stint
During Shantanu Narayen's stint, Adobe's revenue grew from under $1 billion to more than $25 billion and its workforce expanded from 3,000 to over 30,000 employees
TECHNOLOGY
Netflix's Eyeline Studios opens Hyderabad office, to hire VFX talent
Hyderabad brings together a strong technology backbone, world-class engineering capability, and a film culture that understands ambition, said Eyeline Studios CEO Jeff Shapiro.
BUSINESS
Dream Sports sees departure of over 100 employees following post-RMG ban restructuring
In December, Moneycontrol reported that Dream Sports had split into eight ‘startups’, each with its own leaders
TECHNOLOGY
Anthropic vs Trump government: A timeline of how the standoff on AI guardrails led to a lawsuit
Anthropic's dual lawsuits against the United States government mark the latest escalation in the intensifying battle between the Claude maker and the department of defense
BUSINESS
Google Play Store policy revamp: Founders see boost to monetisation but flag delayed India rollout
Google recently announced major changes to Play Store policies including lower app commissions, registered third-party stores and external billing option.
TECHNOLOGY
Google overhauls Play Store policies: Lower app commissions, external billing, Third-party app stores
Google is lowering its app commissions to 20 percent and introducing a Registered App Store programme that makes installation of participating third-party app stores easier.
TECHNOLOGY
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.
BUSINESS
Why Mangaluru is emerging as the new tech ‘Plus One’ to Bengaluru
From ‘Back to Ooru’ founders to GCC expansions and a data centre push, India’s coastal city is positioning itself as a sustainable, high-productivity alternative to metro tech hubs.
TECHNOLOGY
The next AI revolution is coming. But it's not AGI and not coming next year: Yann LeCun at AI Summit
"Everybody is stealing each other's engineers, and working on the same thing because nobody can afford to do something slightly different and then run the risk of falling behind," said AI Godfather Yann LeCun.
TECHNOLOGY
Incredible small language AI models emerging at low costs in India: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
"I didn't think then, and I don't think now, that you can make a frontier model for $10 million. In fact, if anything, I would just say that it's gotten harder. The total complexity and costs have gone up," Sam Altman told Moneycontrol.
TECHNOLOGY
OpenAI to open new offices in Bengaluru and Mumbai later this year
India is one of the biggest market for OpenAI's ChatGPT with 100 million weekly users.
TECHNOLOGY
AI Summit: "You need the best of model and product at enterprise scale" ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski on the Sarvam AI threat
ElevenLabs co-founder Mati Staniszewski spoke to Moneycontrol about why India is important to the voice AI company, Bengaluru office plans, and expanding their offerings beyond voice
TECHNOLOGY
AI Summit: Nvidia deepens India push with AI factories, sovereign cloud collaborations
Nvidia's India AI partnerships range from cloud providers to global system integrators and major industrial software firms.
BUSINESS
Anthropic India revenue run rate doubled since October; Enterprises key to last-mile AI integration, says Irina Ghose
When asked about the recent sell-off in the Indian IT stocks due to Claude Cowork, Ghose told Moneycontrol the intent is to "complement, coexist (and) build things together".
