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Do you watch YouTube daily? Then you’ve likely seen AI-generated story videos. A report claims the most-viewed AI-only YouTube channel is based in India, with 2 billion+ views and annual earnings of over $4 million, showing how fast AI content is taking over feeds and viewer attention.

Google DeepMind co-founder Shane Legg: AI will kill remote and WFH jobs

'If you can do the job remotely over the internet just using a computer, then that job is potentially at risk,' said Shane Legg, chief AGI Scientist and co‑founder of Google DeepMind.

SoftBank to pay $4 billion for data center firm DigitalBridge

DigitalBridge is one of the biggest investment firms focused on digital infrastructure, with about $108 billion of assets under management at the end of September

Parents in China buy AI clips of regretful single women to urge childless kids to marry

AI‑generated clips showing middle‑aged women lamenting their single lives spark both support and backlash online.

'AI clones don’t replace actors, they just replace unlicensed use,' Dipankar Mukherjee of Studio BIo on consent, control, and future of AI-led storytelling - Exclusive

As AI rapidly reshapes global entertainment, Dipankar Mukherjee, CEO & Co-founder of Studio Blo, told Moneycontrol that from ethical AI celebrity cloning to India’s first AI feature film, consent and control will define the next phase of cinema.

IITian CEO says his AI startup is being extorted for $3 million with leaked data: 'Threatening to...'

Varun Vummadi said the timing of the attack follows heightened visibility after Giga’s $61 million Series A round announced in November 2025.

Indian-origin CEO says AI firm Giga is being blackmailed for $3 million in crypto using stolen company data

To back his claim, Varun also posted a screenshot of the threatening email. According to the tweet, the mail warns that if Giga does not pay up, the group will release data snippets after twisting them out of context, along with what it calls “defamatory allegations”

Indian-origin co-founder of $300 million startup reveals the worst advice she got: ‘Hard work…’

Selin Kocalar, 21, also encouraged young founders to adopt a long-term mindset, urging them to imagine themselves decades into the future and act in ways consistent with that vision.

Indian-origin techie quit corporate job to launch startup, helped Apple fight terrorism

At Apple, Kalyani Ramadurgam held a highly sensitive role, where she worked on preventing the misuse of Apple Pay by terrorist networks.

UK executive lists problems of working globally with Indian passport: Rupee keeps sliding, bad air...

'I’m not angry. I’m tired,' Kunal Kushwaha, who works with an AI company in London, shared. 'This isn’t about patriotism or hate. It’s about friction. About how much harder life becomes when you work globally but carry a passport that limits time, and mental bandwidth.'

Ghibli to Nano Banana: AI image trends that took over 2025

In 2025, the Ghibli and Nano Banana waves proved that AI‑assisted styles can be joyful, personal, and culturally resonant; they also forced a reckoning with data consent and the limits of technical labels.

Most business leaders are working at 20% battery, says CEO of top meditative app

Nearly 48 percent business leaders said they felt overwhelmed, while a quarter reported experiencing anxiety or depression. According to Calm CEO David Ko, half of the executives surveyed had even considered stepping down from their roles.

India outperforms world on Gen AI at work; 75% say AI improves decision-making: EY survey

On decision-making, 75% of employees and 72% of employers say Gen AI improves the quality of decisions, a key differentiator compared with global markets where adoption remains uneven.

OPINION | Balancing India's AI Ambitions: CCI's approach to competition and innovation

The CCI’s market study on AI highlights its transformative role in India’s economy. It recommends flexible, sector-specific regulation and voluntary self-audits to ensure fair competition while encouraging technological growth

Indian businessman in UK earns Rs 18,000 an hour training AI models: 'Curiosity drew me in'

The 34-year-old spent six years at Microsoft working on cloud and AI partnerships. He has also published research on the future of achievement in an AI era, and thus the idea of helping train AI systems felt 'natural' to him.

Why Indian brokerages want AI to analyse your portfolio, but not pick your stocks yet

AI is moving closer to the investor’s decision loop, promising faster analysis, personalised insights and conversational interfaces. At the same time, it raises unresolved questions around accountability, explainability and regulation.

AI-enabled dark patterns manipulating consumers: Consumer affairs secretary Nidhi Khare

Khare termed the usage of dark patterns by e-commerce platforms as a "market sales strategy"

AI markets raise fresh competition concerns, regulator coordination key: CCI chair Ravneet Kaur

The CCI chairperson indicated that the regulator would be open to coordinating with other bodies such as the data protection board and so on.

Accenture Q1 signals stable demand but execution pressure for Indian IT firms

For Indian IT companies such as TCS, Infosys, HCLTech, and Cognizant, analysts say a stronger recovery is likely to depend on an improvement in macro conditions rather than company-specific execution alone.

AI-led RFP automation has boosted win rates at Cognizant, says Babak Hodjat

While AI has shortened RFP timelines, its biggest impact has been on the quality of responses rather than speed alone, the Cognizant’s chief AI officer tells Moneycontrol.

India better placed to attract global AI talent amid US visa, immigration curbs: Cognizant chief AI officer Babak Hodjat

The crackdown on foreign students and tougher immigration policies have made the US less welcoming, prompting many to consider alternatives such as Canada and Europe, Hodjat tells Moneycontrol

These stocks are good to ride India’s data centre boom

While technology giants and large conglomerates dominate headlines, some of the most consistent AI-linked opportunities lie with the providers of critical infrastructure and enablers

Japan woman marries her 'chatbot partner': What is driving the global rise of romantic relationships with AI?

Human-AI relationships are no longer a fringe phenomenon. From companionship to symbolic marriage, they are becoming part of modern emotional life.

Explained: Trump Media’s Rs 1 lakh-crore bet to put Telangana’s Future City on global real estate map

The Future City is expected to anchor sectors such as semiconductors and electronics manufacturing, electric vehicles and advanced mobility, green energy, artificial intelligence, data centres, and life sciences.

Explained: What is Telangana’s ‘Future City’ and why it matters?

Market observers say that Future City is expected to unlock large-scale demand across industrial, commercial, residential and logistics real estate, while easing pressure on the city’s saturated IT hubs.