AI News
Reporting, analysis and features from AIM's AI News section.
Anthropic Launches Institute to Study Societal Risks of Powerful AI
The company has launched a new institute to study the societal risks of powerful artificial intelligence as rapid advances reshape economies
Pallavi Chakravorty ·
Meta Unveils Four Custom MTIA Chips to Power AI for Billions
The chips are built to handle a wide range of AI workloads, including recommendation systems, generative AI training and large-scale inference.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Perplexity AI Launches Personal AI Computer That Works 24/7 on a Mac Mini
It acts as a digital proxy that can access files, manage tasks and coordinate tools across devices.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Replit Raises $400 Mn at $9 Bn Valuation, Unveils Agent 4 for Vibe Coding
Replit is on track to reach $1 billion in ARR by the end of the year.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Canva Introduces Magic Layers to Make AI-Generated Images Fully Editable
The feature addresses a common limitation of generative AI design tools, where outputs are typically delivered as static image files that cannot be easily edited.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
Microsoft Warns Pentagon Move Against Anthropic Could Disrupt Military Systems
Without court intervention, Microsoft said tech providers working with the Pentagon would be forced to immediately reconfigure products and contractual arrangements that currently depend on Anthropic’s technology.
Pallavi Chakravorty ·
Cyient, Prospecta to Build Unified Data Platform for Asset-Intensive Industries
The alliance aims to create a trusted master data foundation to power AI, analytics, and digital twins.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
Wipro Signs Multi-Year Deal with US-Based TruStage to Modernise Retirement Services
Designit, Wipro’s experience innovation company, will help redesign TruStage’s technology stack and customer delivery model.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
After 8-Qubit, QpiAI to Install a 25-Qubit Quantum Computer at IIIT Dharwad
The system will support education, research, and enterprise experimentation through a quantum computing centre jointly accessed by IIIT Dharwad and IIIT Raichur.
Sanjana Gupta ·
Garuda Aerospace, Airbus Helicopters Sign Deal to Expand Drone Fleet
Garuda will acquire up to 18 Airbus Flexrotor systems to expand global aerial monitoring and leasing services.
Sanjana Gupta ·
Altre Launches Aly, an AI-Powered Workplace Intelligence Platform
Altre said Aly enables organisations to make faster, data-driven real estate and workplace decisions.
Novinston Lobo ·
ISRO, AIIMS Sign MoU for Space Medicine Research
The partnership will study the health risks of long-duration missions and develop medical protocols for India’s human spaceflight programme.
Sanjana Gupta ·
Skye Air Mobility Picks Up $9 Mn Funding to Scale Hyperlocal Drone Delivery Network
Backed by IAN Alpha Fund, the startup aims to scale drone-based last-mile delivery for e-commerce and healthcare logistics.
Prachi Pradhan ·
Skyroot CEO Wants to Make Multiple Rockets Per Day in New Facility
Pawan Kumar Chandana said Skyroot’s Vikram-1 launch vehicle uses 95% indigenous components and is still en route for launch in the first half of 2026.
Sanjana Gupta ·
In a U-Turn, Cloudflare Now Lets You Crawl Entire Websites With a Single API Call
Cloudflare stated that the feature is designed for tasks such as AI data collection, research, and monitoring web content.
Supreeth Koundinya ·
Zoom Expands Enterprise Agentic AI Platform With Workflow Orchestration
Zoom’s agentic AI platform is designed to orchestrate action across systems, turning every meeting, call, and customer interaction into a trigger for workflow automation.
Novinston Lobo ·
PayU, CoRover.ai to Enable AI Voice Payments in 100+ Indian Languages
PayU and CoRover.ai will work across e-commerce, travel, OTT services, and banking and financial services sectors.
Merin Susan John ·
Google Cloud, Brahma AI Team Up to Scale ‘Digital Humans’ for Global Enterprises
These digital humans replicate the likeness of real individuals, enabling firms to communicate across languages and geographies while maintaining the authenticity of face-to-face interactions.
Pallavi Chakravorty ·
AI-Powered Fintech OpenCFO Secures $2 Mn Led By Endiya Partners
OpenCFO integrates accounts payable, accounts receivable, and treasury processes into a single AI-powered system.
Smruthi Nadig ·
Adobe Brings Conversational AI to Photoshop & Firefly With New Editing Tools
The AI Assistant in Photoshop can interpret natural language prompts, providing automatic edits or guided instructions.
Smruthi Nadig ·