AI News
Reporting, analysis and features from AIM's AI News section.
Reliance Approves Jio IPO, Paving the Way for One of India’s Largest Public Listings
The planned IPO comes as Reliance accelerates investments in artificial intelligence, data centres and AI-generated media content through its various businesses.
Prachi Pradhan ·
Keralam Bets Big on AI, GenZ Startups, Geospatial Intelligence in Revised Budget 2026
One of the headline announcements is a ₹50 crore programme designed to nurture young entrepreneurs and innovators in Keralam.
Shalini Mondal ·
SingleStore CEO Raj Verma Says Databricks is Late to Unified Databases
SingleStore claimed it has been running unified operational and analytical workloads in production since 2019.
Siddharth Jindal ·
China Will Have a Mythos-Class AI Model by Year-End, Says Z.ai Founder
The release of GLM-5.2 has reignited discussion about how soon Chinese AI companies could rival the world's most advanced models.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Researchers Have Found a New Way to Enhance AI Performance Across Image Editing, Drug Discovery
Beyond creative applications, the technology has potential uses in molecular design, drug discovery, and scientific simulations where precise modelling is critical.
Prachi Pradhan ·
Meta Strikes Fresh Data Centre Agreements With Crusoe: Report
The latest deal reflects Meta’s ongoing efforts to expand its AI infrastructure as demand for large-scale computing resources continues to grow.
Prachi Pradhan ·
Mistral AI Wants to Help India Build Sovereign AI, Says CEO After Meeting PM Modi
Mensch said Mistral AI is working to develop sovereign AI capabilities across different regions and sees an opportunity to support India’s ambitions in the space.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Midjourney Enters Healthcare With 60-Second Full-Body Scanner and Spa Concept
Midjourney aims to deploy more than 50,000 scanners globally by 2031, with a capacity of up to 1 billion scans per month.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Niqo Robotics To Represent India at Bharat Innovates 2026 in France
Indian agricultural robotics firm Niqo Robotics has been selected to represent India at the government’s flagship deep-tech conclave in France.
Novinston Lobo ·
Pramaana Labs Raises $27 Million in Seed Round Led by Khosla Ventures
Pramaana Labs has raised $27 million in a seed round led by Khosla Ventures to build AI verification systems for regulated industries.
Novinston Lobo ·
Nearly a Quarter of AI Learners are Not Software Engineers, Says Scaler Report
The report found that AI upskilling has led to an average salary increase of 147%, with early-career professionals recording the highest gains.
Prachi Pradhan ·
JPMorgan Blocks Anthropic’s Claude for Staff in Hong Kong: Report
JPMorgan’s decision was linked to the wording of Anthropic’s licensing agreement and usage terms.
Siddharth Jindal ·
AI Already Performs 37% of Entry-Level Tasks in India, Cognizant-Pearson Study Finds
In India, 63% of organisations have allocated time for AI training, compared with 49% in the United States.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Anthropic Becomes First AI Startup to Join Frontier's Carbon Removal Initiative
Anthropic joined Frontier, a carbon-removal coalition backed by major technology companies, as the group announced an additional $915 million in funding commitments.
Smruthi Nadig ·
Reliance Taps Databricks to Build Intelligence as Ambani Commits to Democratising AI
Reliance Industries is working with Databricks to unify enterprise data across its businesses in India.
Smruthi Nadig ·
Bengaluru Bags ₹1,250 Cr GCC Expansion as Target Leases 8.3 Lakh Sq Ft
The lease also includes a 15% rental escalation clause every three years and a commitment to support Target’s growing operations in India.
Sanjana Gupta ·
Hexaware to Invest £25 Million in the UK, Create 1,200 Jobs in AI & Quantum Computing
Hexaware will set up research centres in Manchester and Leeds while expanding its Birmingham delivery centre to tap into the growing demand for AI-led transformation in the UK.
Ajay Rag ·
OpenAI Poaches Transformer Pioneer Noam Shazeer From Google
The move comes less than two years after Google spent billions to bring back the Character.AI co-founder.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Beyond Rafale, India-France Ties Get a Deep-Tech Upgrade
From agritech to space, Indian startups are using France as a launchpad for global expansion and partnerships.
Merin Susan John ·
Microsoft Enhances Copilot Cowork with Flexible Pay-As-You-Go Pricing
Microsoft is also exploring a budget-friendly option with a refined version of the DeepSeek V4 AI model, which would be hosted on Azure to ensure data security.
Smruthi Nadig ·