AI News
Reporting, analysis and features from AIM's AI News section.
IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Switches to Zoho, Backs PM Modi’s Swadeshi Push
"I urge all to join PM Shri @narendramodi Ji’s call for Swadeshi by adopting indigenous products & services,” Vaishnaw posted on X.
Mohit Pandey ·
Healthtech Startup Zealthix Secures $1.1 Mn in Seed Funding Led by Unicorn India Ventures
The funding will fuel Zealthix’s expansion and technology enhancements aimed at digitising India’s healthcare ecosystem.
Smruthi Nadig ·
India’s GCCs Could Add $200 Billion by 2030, Says CII
At present, nearly 95% of India’s 1,800 GCCs are concentrated in six tier-1 cities.
Shalini Mondal ·
H-1B Visa Fee Hike Could Hit Remittances, Telangana Warns
The state seeks exemptions to protect IT professionals and families dependent on overseas income.
Shalini Mondal ·
OpenAI, NVIDIA Sign $100 Billion Deal to Deploy 10 GW of AI Systems
The first gigawatt of capacity is scheduled for deployment in the second half of 2026 on NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin platform.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Google Brings 10 New AI Features to Chrome, Including Gemini Integration
The updates include Gemini integration, AI-powered browsing assistance and expanded online safety protections, and will roll out gradually in English in the US before expanding to more countries and languages.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Cognizant, Venbrook Partner to Modernise Claims Processing
Under the agreement, Cognizant will deliver claims processing, policy administration, financial operations and compliance services.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
BharatGen, Tech Mahindra, and Fractal Selected for Phase 2 of IndiaAI Mission
Avataar.ai, ZenteiQ.ai, Genloop, NeuroDX (IntelliHealth), and Shodh AI complete the list that make the cut.
Mohit Pandey ·
LTIMindtree, Shopify Partner to launch AI Commerce Centre of Excellence
Goal is to build advanced AI commerce capabilities for enterprises to stay ahead of competition and develop industry-focused accelerators.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
VyomIC Secures $1.6 Mn to Build a GPS Alternative From India
We’re building a next-gen global system, engineered for autonomy, security, and precision.
Sanjana Gupta ·
TCS, Qualcomm to Set Up Innovation Lab in Bengaluru
The companies will co-create scalable and sustainable Edge AI capabilities to improve efficiency and resilience of industrial systems.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
Jensen Huang Says NVIDIA is Confident in Intel After $5 Billion Investment
Intel CPUs would allow entire NVIDIA racks to function “as if it’s one giant computer, one giant GPU,” said Huang.
Sanjana Gupta ·
IBM, BharatGen Partner to Drive AI Adoption in India with Indic LLMs
BharatGen’s roadmap for large language and foundation models is designed to serve both national and commercial needs across agriculture, finance, healthcare, national security, and education.
Siddharth Jindal ·
MongoDB Launches AI-Powered Platform to Modernise Legacy Applications
AMP combines AI-driven tooling, a delivery framework, and engineers to support implementation.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Redis Expands AI Strategy in India, Acquires Decodable and Launches LangCache
Redis also announced new integrations with agent frameworks, including AutoGen and Cognee, as well as enhancements to LangGraph.
Siddharth Jindal ·
US and China Strike TikTok Deal, Oracle Steps in as Tech Partner
US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are scheduled to speak on Friday to finalise the deal.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Claude Now Available in Xcode for Developers
Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 can now help developers using Xcode for AI-assisted coding.
Ankush Das ·
Former xAI CFO Named OpenAI’s New Business Finance Officer
Mike Liberatore will report to OpenAI’s CFO, Sarah Friar, and will work with co-founder Greg Brockman’s team.
Supreeth Koundinya ·
Chennai’s OrbitAID Opens Bengaluru Facility for On-Orbit Refuelling, Satellite Servicing
The centre will support the extension of satellite life, reduction of space debris and enable sustainable space operations.
Sanjana Gupta ·
Google Launches Agent Payments Protocol to Standardise AI Transactions
The protocol, developed with more than 60 payments and technology companies, extends Google’s existing Agent2Agent (A2A) and Model Context Protocol (MCP) frameworks.
Siddharth Jindal ·