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Tesla fosters toxic work environment at German plant, says union

Tesla’s management is attacking unions in Germany 'with unprecedented aggression', said Jan Otto, a regional IG Metall leader. 'The company must not be allowed to get away with this.'

India-EU FTA to trigger ‘second wave’ of European investment, create more jobs, says Airbus’ Westermeier

India AI summit: Once the FTA comes into force, European businesses will expand their FDI footprint and also collaborate with their Indian counterparts more closely, Airbus’ India MD Jürgen Westermeier tells Moneycontrol

Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls: All game editions explained

Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls will launch in three game editions.

Google DeepMind partners with Indian government to offer access to frontier AI science models

Indian researchers and engineers will get access to Google DeepMind's collection of AI models and tools including AlphaGenome, Earth AI, and AI Co-scientist.

5 Reliance Jio prepaid plans with 1.5GB daily data that deliver the best value

Reliance Jio offers multiple prepaid plans with 1.5GB daily data across short and long durations. A cost-per-day comparison shows which options provide stronger value for regular users.

AI-led GCCs expedite drug development cycles, lower costs, says report

In clinical trials, AI-led patient recruitment, trial design and real-time analytics are shortening development cycles by four to six years while improving success rates, KPMG in India and UnearthIQ have said in a report

AI bot gets mad at engineer for rejecting its code, calls him ‘biased’ and questions his...

An AI coding agent criticized a software engineer after its rejected code, sparking debate over autonomous behaviour, safety risks, and oversight as experts warned about reputational harm and accountability in

AI Summit: Governments are not doing anything about job loss concerns, says Godfather of AI Yoshua Bengio

Now, what makes it complicated is that the wealth may be created in some countries (but) jobs lost in another country. A global redistribution (plan) is right now out of sight, he told Moneycontrol in an interview.

Meta patents AI tool that can keep social media accounts active with posts and video calls after death

Meta has received a patent outlining how AI could simulate users on social platforms after death, allowing posts, messages, and video interactions using historical data and behavioural patterns.

AI Summit: Big techs not investing enough in risk management, says Godfather of AI Yoshua Bengio

“Companies are hatching the problems one after the other. They don't really have an answer to the question, ‘Is this going to be safe?’ They don't know,” he told Moneycontrol in an interview.

Infinix NOTE Edge launched in India at a starting price of Rs 19,999

Infinix has introduced the NOTE Edge in India with a curved AMOLED display, MediaTek Dimensity 7100 processor, large battery, long software support, and pricing starting below Rs 20,000.

AI Summit: NPCI unveils in-house AI model to potentially handle UPI disputes, customer service, regulation and ecosystem queries

FiMI can potentially assist users with transaction issues, mandates and payment-related queries

L&T shares rise 1% after firm teams with Nvidia to build India's largest Gigawatt-scale AI factory

L&T share price: At the ongoing India AI Summit, L&T announced a proposed venture under the India AI Mission to build sovereign, scalable GW-scale NVIDIA AI factory infrastructure.

Nvidia ties up with Peak XV, Accel India to fund next wave of Indian AI startups

The AI chip giant said it will partner Peak XV, Elevation Capital, Nexus Venture and Accel India as it steps up its India bet

Google Pixel 10a pre-orders to begin on February 18: Expected price, specifications, and more

Google is set to unveil its next midrange smartphone, the Pixel 10a, on February 18, with pre-orders opening the same day. Ahead of its official launch, new leaks have revealed the expected price and specifications of this handset.

India AI Impact Summit: India is 'very well poised' to harness AI and thrive in this era, says Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales

On the issue of misrepresentation of facts about India’s maps, Wales said that the community in Wikipedia are "passionate about neutrality".

OpenAI launches major India education push with IITs, IIMs, AIIMS, and others: All the details

OpenAI has announced its first cohort of higher education partners in India, working with leading institutions including IIT Delhi, IIM Ahmedabad and AIIMS New Delhi to embed AI across teaching, research and campus operations.

India AI Impact Summit: Not sure what’s going to happen, says Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales as traffic dips

Although AI can help with accuracy it can be misused to spread misinformation as well. 'It’s the same that has always been with humanity. We have low quality information, alongside high quality', Wales tell Moneycontrol

Smart glasses, AI AirPods and a mysterious pin: Apple’s next big bet on AI is taking shape

From smart glasses to camera-equipped AirPods and even an AI pin, Apple’s next hardware push is shaping up around a smarter, more context-aware Siri that lives beyond the iPhone screen.

AI Summit: Systems can win Math Olympiad gold but still make mistakes at elementary maths, says Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis

Today's AI systems are impressive but they still have many flaws, with consistency being a crucial one, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said at India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.

Sarvam launches Sarvam Akshar, a new AI workbench for automated document extraction and proofreading

Sarvam has introduced Sarvam Akshar, a new document intelligence workbench built on Sarvam Vision, aiming to improve layout-aware extraction, automated proofreading, and grounded reasoning across English and Indian languages.

Why IIT-Madras Director Kamakoti believes AI disruption will be a blessing in disguise for core engineers

Kamakoti, who was recently awarded with a Padma Shri, said the type of IT jobs that attracted non-computer science graduates are increasingly vulnerable as AI automates routine and mundane work.

Mark Zuckerberg will face grieving families again as social media addiction trial opens in Los Angeles

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify in a landmark Los Angeles trial accusing Instagram and YouTube of addictive design practices, as parents return to court seeking accountability for harm to children.

Why Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu is comparing AI tokens with ‘drug addiction’

Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu warned that AI token addiction mirrors drug dependency, urging responsible usage, sustainable development, and human oversight as companies race to monetise artificial intelligence models worldwide today.

OPINION | Evaluating India’s generative AI copyright framework and the DPIIT proposal

DPIIT proposes a mandatory blanket AI training licence with revenue-based royalties, raising concerns over fairness, rate-setting, compliance burdens, and unresolved personality rights implications 

Why Jensen Huang missed India's AI Impact Summit: Nvidia executive explains

Vishal Dhupar, NVIDIA MD for South Asia, said Huang was unwell after weeks of extensive travel

Google DeepMind CEO says AI offers 'huge opportunity' for India's youth: 'You have all the tools'

CEO Demis Hassabis noted that tech is 'not there yet' when it comes to artificial general intelligence as there are certain things it still can’t do

India can offer blueprint for affordable AI, says Qualcomm Ventures India MD

AI in India will not mirror the West. It will be cheaper, on-device and built for population scale, a model that can make India the leader in affordable AI adoption,Rama Bethmangalkar tells Moneycontrol

Qualcomm to invest up to $150 million in India-focused AI venture fund

Qualcomm has backed more than 40 startups in India since 2007, providing not just capital but access to its deep technology expertise and global ecosystem

After a dull Q3, will battery makers rev up their show ahead?

Buoyancy in auto sector has helped offset pain from lower exports and elevated lead prices

Anthropic upgrades Claude Sonnet to 4.6 with stronger coding, agents and long-context reasoning

The update brings major gains across coding, computer use, agent planning and long-context work, while making advanced capabilities available to a much wider set of users.

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

Sarvam Kaze are the glasses PM Modi tried at the India AI Summit: Key features, availability, and more

Indian startup Sarvam AI has unveiled its first AI-powered hardware product, Kaze smart glasses, at the India AI Impact Summit, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi becoming the first person to test the device publicly.

Google reveals date for its biggest event of 2026: What to expect from Gemini, Android and beyond

Google has officially locked in dates for its biggest developer event of the year. Google I/O 2026 will take place in May, with artificial intelligence once again expected to dominate the agenda.

Stable Money raised $25 million in funding led by PeakXV, eight months after $20 million funding

The digital platform facilitating over ₹5,000 crore in fixed-income investments targets physical expansion to build trust in tier 2 and tier 3 cities

Tiger Global, Adage Capital trimmed stakes in AI heavyweights in Q4

Tiger Global trimmed its stake in Microsoft to 5.47 million shares during the fourth quarter from 6.5 million shares as of September 30, 2025

YouTube down for several users across India, US: Report

In India, the outage was first reported around 6 am on Downdetector.com, with close to 20,000 complaints of the free video platform not functioning

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.

AI Summit | India AI Mission to focus on applications, datasets, compute infrastructure in next 12 months: CEO

CEO Abhishek Singh says focus will remain on real-world deployments, datasets, and adoption layer; stresses governance and deepfake safeguards

Infinix Edge with 1.5K curved AMOLED display, Dimensity chipset to launch on February 18; likely to cost under Rs 20,000

Infinix is set to launch its new smartphone, the Infinix NOTE EDGE, on February 18 in India. The company has confirmed that the device will be positioned under the Rs 20,000 price segment with applicable launch offers.

India’s AI growth will come from smaller, cost-effective models, says Sridhar Vembu

Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu said India is prioritising smaller, efficient AI models over massive systems, arguing they match local needs, reduce costs, and will scale as computing becomes cheaper.

Poco X8 Pro to come with MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra, 7,560mAh battery and 100W charging support

The Poco X8 Pro is expected to feature a Dimensity 8500 Ultra chipset, 7,560mAh battery with 100W charging, AMOLED display and pricing starting around EUR 399 in Europe.

Sony PlayStation 6 may be delayed to 2028 or later as AI chip demand reshapes console timelines

Sony may be preparing to break from its traditional console launch cadence. A new report suggests the PlayStation 6could arrive much later than expected, with artificial intelligence now influencing even the future of gaming hardware.

AI Summit: Somebody who has worked at Cisco for 15-20 years is considered unemployable, says Vinod Khosla

“(Earlier) they always trusted an IBM over a startup...Now, they always trust a startup over an IBM," Khosla said while highlighting how much credibility startups have gained over the years.

AI Summit: I hope Infosys becomes a global AI services company, says Vinod Khosla on IT disruption

“India as an exporter of AI expertise and deployment is a massive opportunity, but IT needs to do something dramatically different,” Khosla said in an interview to Moneycontrol.

India needs a frugal, scalable AI model — not a western copy: Intel India MD Santhosh Viswanathan

Santosh said the bigger opportunity lies in expanding India’s computing footprint, where household PC penetration is still under 10 percent.

YouTube comments disappearing for some users, ad blockers likely to blame

YouTube users are reporting a strange issue where video comments and descriptions have vanished entirely — and early signs suggest it may be linked to the platform’s ongoing crackdown on ad blockers.

AI Summit: Emergent growing faster than the fastest growing company I had seen before: Khosla Ventures’ founder Vinod Khosla

Emergent, which reportedly achieved an Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) of $50 million in January has seen its ARR double to $100 million in less than a month, Khosla, an investor in Emergent, told Moneycontrol

India’s IT firms must do something dramatic by 2030 amid AI disruption: Vinod Khosla

Vinod Khosla’s remarks come at a time when India’s IT industry is grappling with slowing traditional outsourcing growth and rising pressure to integrate AI-led capabilities into its core offerings.

Planning to book the new Maruti Suzuki e Vitara: Why this new app is important and features it offers

The new e for me app from Maruti Suzuki aims to simplify electric vehicle ownership by bringing charging support, service tools, and vehicle insights into one integrated mobile platform.