AI News
Reporting, analysis and features from AIM's AI News section.
UP Clears Rules 2025 for GCC Policy, Names Invest UP as Nodal Agency
As many as 21 companies have already begun investments in the current financial year.
Shalini Mondal ·
PM Modi Meets IndiaAI Mission Startups, Calls Them ‘Co-Architects of India’s Future’
‘India now provides a strong and conducive environment for AI development, firmly establishing the country on the global AI stage.’
Pallavi Chakravorty ·
Tamil Nadu Rolls Out Deep Tech Startup Policy with ₹100 Cr Investment Plan
Tamil Nadu aims to boost market access for 50 deep tech startups through trade missions and procurement processes.
Smruthi Nadig ·
TN Secures ₹9,500+ Cr Investment Pledges at UMAGINE TN 2026
Tamil Nadu announced fresh investments in AI, data centres, and startups across multiple sectors.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
MeitY Launches Param Shakti Supercomputing Facility at IIT Madras
MeitY Secretary, S Krishnan, linked the facility to the IndiaAI Mission, noting that the government is avoiding dependence on a single technology platform.
Sanjana Gupta ·
Ford Unveils AI Assistant, Next-Gen BlueCruise at CES 2026; Eyes Hands-Free Driving
The AI assistant will debut in Ford’s smartphone app in early 2026, before expanding into vehicles in 2027.
Shalini Mondal ·
Tailwind Cuts 75% Jobs as AI Destroys 80% Revenue
CEO Adam Wathan said that Tailwind’s CSS framework is now seeing around 75 million downloads a month, largely because AI tools generate Tailwind code automatically.
Mohit Pandey ·
Coimbatore-based AI Startup Aivar Raises $4.6 Mn to Expand in US and Middle East
The company will also continue to invest in its AI accelerators, senior talent and international delivery capabilities.
Smruthi Nadig ·
TakeMe2Space Lands $5 Mn Funding to Build India’s Data Centre in Space
Space tech startup TakeMe2Space aims to deploy six satellites to support its OrbitLab platform, which offers AI inference.
Sanjana Gupta ·
World’s First LLM Company Goes Public
Z.ai, which develops the GLM family of AI models, is now listed in Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Supreeth Koundinya ·
X Limits Grok Image Tools to Paid Users After Global Govt Backlash
The move follows widespread government backlash over how Grok was being misused on the platform.
Supreeth Koundinya ·
Lovable Engineer Saves Company $20 Mn Yearly With Help From His Mother
A system prompt cleanup at the AI startup led to measurable speed gains, better instruction-following, and significant cost savings.
Supreeth Koundinya ·
EPAM, Cursor Tie Up to Push AI Coding Beyond Enterprise Pilots
EPAM said the initiative will be supported by its global base of more than 50,000 engineers.
Mohit Pandey ·
India Eyes Manufacturing ‘World’s Smallest AI Supercomputer’ by NVIDIA
IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said NVIDIA’s DGX Spark would be suited for railways, shipping, healthcare, and education.
Supreeth Koundinya ·
Microsoft taps PayPal to Enable In-Copilot Shopping and Payments
Microsoft and PayPal said the integration intends to bridge discovery and purchase, while opening new retail channels.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Gmail Enters Gemini Era with AI Overviews, Writing Tools & Inbox Prioritisation
The new capabilities begin rolling out on January 9 in the US, starting with English.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Apple, Google Enter Multi-Year Deal to Power Apple Intelligence Models
The new foundation models will power upcoming Apple Intelligence features, including a more personalised version of Siri expected to roll out later this year.
Siddharth Jindal ·
HCLTech’s Advanced AI Revenue Jumps to $146 Million in Q3
Just one quarter earlier, the figure had crossed $100 million for the first time.
Mohit Pandey ·
HCLTech Cuts Net Jobs, Adds 2,852 Freshers in Q3 As Revenue Jumps 13%
HCLTech ended the December quarter with 2,26,379 employees, down by 261 from the previous quarter.
Mohit Pandey ·
TCS Headcount Falls by 11,151 Even as AI Workforce Crosses 2,17,000 in Q3
The decline in overall headcount highlights how TCS is reshaping its workforce as it moves toward AI-led delivery.
Mohit Pandey ·