ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE
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
TECHNOLOGY
Meta tightens ad rules for real-money gaming in India with new certification step
Following this change, advertisers will be required to submit a certificate from one of the country's skill gaming industry bodies — the All India Gaming Federation, the Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports, or the E-Gaming Federation— or provide a court order confirming the nature of the game as a 'game of skill'.
BUSINESS
Google starts directly selling Pixel devices through its online store in India
The move is expected to bolster Google's retail presence in India, the world's second largest smartphone market.
BUSINESS
Rooter's revenue jumps to Rs 82 crore in FY25 on gaming commerce push
Rooter forayed into gaming commerce last year with the launch of Rooter Shop, a digital marketplace offering in-game currencies, vouchers, and digital gift cards across various categories.
TECHNOLOGY
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.
TECHNOLOGY
'I don’t think there’s been a time like this': Google's Sundar Pichai on tech's unprecedented pace
Sundar Pichai's comments follows a wave of AI-related announcements for both developers and consumers at Google I/O, as the tech giant seeks to stay ahead in the rapidly escalating AI arms race.
TECHNOLOGY
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.
TECHNOLOGY
AI 'vastly more transformative' than web, mobile: Google co-founder Sergey Brin
Google co-founder Sergey Brin also spoke about lessons he learnt from the failure of Google Glass nearly a decade ago, as the tech giant re-enters the smart glasses market.
TECHNOLOGY
Google’s ambitious Project Starline is now Google Beam, an AI-first video communication platform
Google and HP plan to bring the first Google Beam devices to market later this year
TECHNOLOGY
Google unveils Gemini Ultra, a new $249 monthly plan for access to ‘cutting-edge’ AI tools
Google’s new subscription tier is part of the search giant’s efforts to monetise its AI offerings amid soaring investments.
TECHNOLOGY
Google’s Veo 3 escalates the AI video race with native audio generation
Google is also launching a new AI filmmaking tool called Flow, and integrating the Veo 3 and Imagen 4 AI models into its Gemini assistant app
TECHNOLOGY
Google begins rolling out AI Mode to consumers to take on Perplexity, ChatGPT
The tech giant is rolling out AI Mode, which provides an end-to-end AI search experience, to all consumers in the United States, CEO Sundar Pichai announced at the company's annual developer conference Google I/O 2025 on May 20
BUSINESS
Meta expands India head Sandhya Devanathan's role to include Southeast Asia
Meta has also elevated Benjamin Joe as the regional vice president for the Asia Pacific region
STARTUP
Gameskraft to pause operations of online poker platform Pocket52
Halting operations was part of a 'broader plan to reassess and reimagine its long-term approach', the company said.
TECHNOLOGY
Amazon Prime Video to play ads during shows, movies in India from June 17
Amazon Prime Video will offer a new ad-free option for consumers at an additional Rs 699 a year or Rs 129 a month
TECHNOLOGY
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses launch in India on May 19; price starts at Rs 29,900
The launch of Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses marks Meta's first hardware foray in India, its largest user market with over a billion users across its suite of apps. These smart glasses are crucial to Meta's future AI ambitions.
TECHNOLOGY
Social media platforms Meta, X step up content takedowns in India amid rising tensions with Pakistan
The India-Pakistan border flare-up, intensified by Operation Sindoor, has fueled a surge of misinformation across social media platforms.
TECHNOLOGY
'Why isn’t Instagram paying us?' Inside Adam Mosseri’s chat with Indian creators
During a recent visit to India, Instagram head Adam Mosseri fielded a range of questions from creators on topics including monetisation, growing their follower base and reach, retaining audience engagement, and the platform's potential to become a search engine for culture
TECHNOLOGY
Netflix to rollout GenAI search for more users, unveils redesigned TV experience
Netflix, which has partnered with ChatGPT maker OpenAI for the Gen AI search experience, began testing it with select users in Australia and New Zealand in April.
TECHNOLOGY
YouTube's commerce tools could significantly boost creator earnings in India, says Asia Pacific chief Gautam Anand
YouTube recently announced an investment of Rs 850 crore over the next two years to further accelerate the growth of India's burgeoning creator economy.
TECHNOLOGY
YouTube pilots two-person Premium plan to boost its subscription push
This move comes amid the Google-owned video platform's growing focus on subscriptions as a potential moneymaker in its effort to diversify beyond advertising.
TECHNOLOGY
Netflix's local investments generated over $2 billion in economic impact, created 20,000 jobs in India: CEO Ted Sarandos
Netflix, which began local productions in India with Sacred Games about seven years ago, has since produced around 150 original films and series.
TECHNOLOGY
Shankar Mahadevan on AI in music creation: It's like having a creative buddy by your side
Artificial Intelligence in music creation is here to stay but the first and last word should be your, and not AI's, says music maestro Shankar Mahadevan.
TECHNOLOGY
Real value for customers is in interface, not in data or AI models: Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen
In an interview with Moneycontrol, Narayen said it was really encouraging to hear PM Modi talk about the importance of responsibility. “At the end of the day, when you think about what creativity is, creative intellectual property is soft goods, which can be pirated," he said.
