AI News
Reporting, analysis and features from AIM's AI News section.
DoT Signs ₹2,432 Crore BharatNet Deal to Connect Rural Andhra Pradesh
Under the BharatNet rollout, the state will upgrade existing fibre infrastructure, connect newly created Gram Panchayats and extend internet access to nearly 4,000 villages on demand.
Prachi Pradhan ·
Uber to Build First Data Centre in India With Adani Group
The facility is expected to be operational later this year and will support Uber’s global technology operations.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Wealthtech Startup ZFunds Launches AI Assistant ‘ZIVA’ for Mutual Fund Managers
The platform offers mock client calls, portfolio insights, and multilingual AI support for MFD workflows.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
AI Can Add $500 Bn to India’s Economy by 2030: IBM-IndiaAI Study
The report highlighted a widening gap between India’s AI ambitions and enterprise readiness.
Shalini Mondal ·
Proximal Cloud, NxtGen Partner to Enable Sovereign AI Deployments in India
The partnership targets regulated sectors with compliant, private AI infrastructure and local data control.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
Zoho Commits ₹70 Crore to ONDC to Empower MSMEs with Accessible Sovereign Tech
With this investment, Zoho seeks to support MSMEs in their digital transformation and contribute to India's economic growth.
Smruthi Nadig ·
Google Turns the Mouse Pointer Into an AI Agent With Gemini
It can identify text, images, objects, locations and other on-screen elements in real time.
Siddharth Jindal ·
NetApp & Red Hat Partner to Strengthen Data Protection for OpenShift Virtualization
The partnership introduces new NetApp tools optimised for Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, helping enterprises protect and scale AI-driven workloads across hybrid and multicloud environments.
Prachi Pradhan ·
India Launches AI-Powered Tools to Improve Monsoon, Rainfall Forecasting
Two AI-enabled weather forecasting systems will provide hyperlocal predictions of monsoon progression and rainfall.
Prachi Pradhan ·
India Deploys AI Push to Detect Mule Accounts, Cyber Financial Fraud
The collaboration between I4C and RBIH aims to improve the sharing of fraud risk intelligence and enhance the resilience of India’s digital payments ecosystem.
Prachi Pradhan ·
SAP Expands AI Stack with Anthropic, Palantir in Agentic Enterprise Push
“For the mission-critical processes of our customers, ‘almost right’ just isn’t good enough,” said Christian Klein, CEO of SAP.
Mohit Pandey ·
TSMC Approves Fresh $20 Bn for Arizona Chip Plant, $31.3 Bn for Future Fabs
The chipmaker ramps up spending on advanced capacity amid rising AI demand and fresh speculation about Tesla’s future chip plans.
Sanjana Gupta ·
HrdWyr Raises $13 Million to Build AI Native Chips for Physical AI
The funding round, led by Ideaspring Capital, also saw participation from Singularity AMC, Avatar Growth Capital and existing investor Persistent Systems.
Ajay Rag ·
Mira Murati’s Startup Unveils Interaction Models for Real-Time Human-AI Collaboration
Thinking Machines Lab has developed a multi-stream, micro-turn design that allows the model to continuously receive and respond to information in real time.
Siddharth Jindal ·
TCS Partners With Rezolve AI to Scale Agentic AI in Retail
Through the collaboration, TCS will integrate Rezolve AI’s proprietary Brainpowa platform into retail workflows to enable conversational shopping, intelligent product discovery and automated checkout.
Prachi Pradhan ·
SwishX Launches Agentic AI Platform for Pharmaceuticals & Medtech Companies
Based in Bengaluru, the startup provides AI-driven insights to help firms with marketing and distribution to global markets.
Smruthi Nadig ·
Toxic Work Culture Holds Back Microsoft, Amazon Employees From Indian Firms: Survey
A new survey from Blind eveals that workplace culture and burnout concerns are outweighing salary considerations for tech professionals evaluating Indian companies.
Supreeth Koundinya ·
LTTS, Emerson Partner for Engineering and Testing Solutions
The companies will set up a centre of excellence in Mysuru to support product engineering and testing automation.
Sanjana Gupta ·
Indian Judiciary Goes Digital with AI Chatbot & Integrated Case Management System
The digital initiatives are aimed at improving transparency, coordination and citizen access as India’s judiciary accelerates its technology-driven reforms.
Prachi Pradhan ·
Applied Materials, TSMC Deepen Chip Partnership for New Centre in Silicon Valley
The companies will jointly develop semiconductor technologies for AI scaling at Applied Materials’ EPIC research facility, which is scheduled to be operational this year.
Sanjana Gupta ·