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  • Live: DAVOS 2026 Day 5 Highlights: Elon Musk, AI Innovations & India’s Investment Pitch

    Catch Day 5 of Davos 2026 with exclusive insights from Elon Musk on AI, tech, and the global economy. Moneycontrol talks to industry leaders, including Uttar Pradesh FM Suresh Khanna on ₹6 lakh crore MoUs, Infosys CEO on AI-driven opportunities, and Smriti Irani on women-led enterprises and global investments. Explore how innovation, policy, and business shape the future!

  • Davos 2026: Expect Europe, China to approve Tesla's FSD system next month, says Elon Musk

    Shares of Tesla rose about 1.5% after Elon Musk's comments at Davos.

  • Davos 2026: All major global technology players want to have a big presence in India, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

    From AI investments to semiconductor momentum and the idea of an India-hosted Davos, Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw lays out how global boardrooms are reading India right now.

  • Davos 2026: India needs to do more on AI models, 6 to be showcased at Impact Summit, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

    India’s next AI breakthrough likely to come from maths or engineering, says Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw

  • Trump Hints at Big India-US Trade Deal | Moneycontrol MEGA Exclusive

    MEGA EXCLUSIVE: US President Donald Trump spoke to Moneycontrol at Davos 2026, expressing optimism about India-US trade relations. Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a friend, Trump signaled that a positive bilateral trade deal is on the horizon, even as negotiations over tariffs, market access, energy, and agricultural trade continue.

  • How Moneycontrol got the scoop from President Trump at Davos

    A couple of Norwegian journalists told me they were waiting at this position because Trump liked to take the grand staircase, pause at the top, and pose briefly for the waiting cameras.

  • Davos 2026: Trump repeats claims of stopping eight wars, including India-Pakistan at World Economic Forum

    Donald Trump told the Davos forum he stopped eight wars, again claiming he prevented an India–Pakistan conflict and saved millions of lives.

  • Davos 2026: India is our second-largest enterprise market as RoI drives adoption, says ElevenLabs

    ElevenLabs’ India play initially accelerated through content creation and dubbing across multiple languages, but Reina said the next wave of growth is increasingly coming from “Agentic” deployments.

  • 'Clearly in the first group', Ashwini Vaishnaw pushes back on IMF’s AI preparedness ranking for India

    At the World Economic Forum in Davos, India’s IT minister rejected the IMF chief’s suggestion that India is a second-tier AI player, arguing the country is building capabilities across the entire stack and already ranks among the global leaders

  • 'Fastest selling fiction': Fake VIP passes to ‘USA House’ flood Davos as scammers target WEF crowd

    The organisers of USA House issued a public warning on their website, urging visitors to avoid purchasing VIP access packages from unauthorised sellers.

  • India continues to be a global bright spot for growth, says Mahindra Group CEO Anish Shah at WEF 2026

    In an interview to Moneycontrol Shah called for continuity in the Union Budget, saying recent budgets have laid a strong foundation for long-term growth with focus on capital expenditure, infrastructure and fiscal discipline

  • NATO alliance "very safe, sound" under Donald Trump: US Treasury Secretary Bessent

    Bessent's comments come at a time when tensions have risen between the United States and European allies over Greenland, with the issue triggering wider debate on transatlantic security and the future direction of NATO.

  • Davos 2026: Publicis Sapient's Nigel Vaz says enterprises see more value in AI

    Clients, he noted, are no longer spending on AI because it sounds futuristic. Every discussion now centres on value.

  • Live: Davos 2026 Day 2 Highlights | AI, India Deals & Global CEO Voices

    Day 2 LIVE from Davos 2026 brings insights from top global leaders. PwC Global Chair Mohamed Kande and PwC India Chair Sanjeev Krishan discuss CEO uncertainty amid geopolitical turmoil and AI-driven productivity. Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman says AI is spreading across the economy and “not a bubble,” while HCLTech CEO C Vijayakumar warns IT must reinvent itself to remain a major job engine. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis highlights MoUs worth ₹16 lakh crore, alongside key perspectives from global and Indian leaders shaping the future of growth, technology, and partnerships.

  • Davos 2026: Tariffs are the new normal, but Ericsson has flexibility, says CEO Börje Ekholm

    Ericsson's diverse manufacturing footprint has limited the impact of geopolitics on the company so far, says CEO Börje Ekholm

  • Davos 2026: Ericsson job cuts reflect long-term industry reality, says CEO Börje Ekholm

    The telecom equipment market has remained flat for two decades, forcing continuous efficiency moves, Ekholm says.

  • Davos 2026: Maharashtra to surpass last year’s Rs 16 lakh crore MoUs at WEF, says CM Devendra Fadnavis

    Maharashtra CM says Davos is not merely about signing memorandums of understanding (MoUs), but about networking, learning and engaging with frontier technologies

  • Davos 2026: “Only a fool would overlook India,” says Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman on AI partnerships

    Feldman says India’s talent, infrastructure push and partnership ecosystem make it impossible for global AI companies to ignore the country.

  • Davos 2026: “The idea that AI equals Nvidia has been crossed, and its dominance is being challenged,” says Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman

    Andrew Feldman says Nvidia’s dominance is being challenged as fast inference reshapes the AI chip market.

  • Live: Davos 2026 | Day 1 Highlights of World Economic Forum with Top Global Voices

    Moneycontrol brings you live from Davos 2026! Day 1 of the World Economic Forum featured top global voices: Dr Andrew Ng on AI innovation, Nick Tzitzon on trusted enterprise AI platforms, Sir Martin Sorrell on Modi, Trump & US-centric geopolitics, and Matthew Blake on the global economy, the US dollar, and digital finance. Stay tuned for live updates from the WEF.

  • 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: 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: 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: AI Will Consume Massive Energy! WEF’s Roberto Bocca Urges National Energy Security

    At Davos 2026, Roberto Bocca of the World Economic Forum says artificial intelligence will increase energy demand and underscores that energy security must be a national priority. He highlights efficiency gains from AI, rising private capital in nuclear power, India’s progress in energy transition, and the role of global oil supply in stabilizing prices.

  • WEF warns of ‘poly-crises’ in 2026: Here's what India and the world should brace for this year

    The report paints a picture of a turbulent 2026, where economic rivalry, security threats and long-term environmental dangers collide, leaving countries like India to balance growth with resilience in an increasingly fractured world.

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