AI News
Reporting, analysis and features from AIM's AI News section.
Protectt.ai Takes Majority Stake in Bosch-incubated AIShield
AIShield's platform covers AI security assessments, red teaming, runtime protection and safety guardrails. It is designed to identify and address risks in AI applications, including prompt injection a
Supreeth Koundinya ·
Sarvam Signs 5-Year Defence AI Deal Covering Army, Navy and Air Force
The agreement covers decision support, target acquisition and data fusion, with Sarvam’s Chanakya division leading the work.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Anthropic Reports $974 Million Profit in Q2 2026 Ahead of IPO
The company’s growing enterprise business, including adoption of Claude Code, has driven revenue growth.
Supreeth Koundinya ·
OpenAI Launches GPT-6.1 Terra With 50% Lower API Prices, Resumes Frontier AI Training
OpenAI is also reportedly seeking to raise $30 billion in a new funding round at a valuation of $1.25 trillion.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Microsoft Offers Buyouts to 60,000 Employees
The programme covers staff at level 70 and below, with participation determined by individual business units.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Bihar Partners with IT Cos to Train Government School Teachers In AI
The initiative will combine hands-on IT instruction for educators with plans to make computer education compulsory from 6th standard across Bihar’s government schools.
Kileuna Haralu ·
Meta Wants $95 Billion Through Stock Sales to Fund AI Infrastructure
NVIDIA, AMD and Broadcom have indicated an interest in purchasing up to $5 billion collectively in the Class A offering.
Supreeth Koundinya ·
Pronto Founder Enters Physical AI Space With Provision Labs
The launch comes as Pronto develops a separate initiative to record household service sessions for AI training.
Ridhika Basnet ·
HCLTech Taps NVIDIA Simulation Tools to Automate Software-Defined Vehicle Testing
Automakers face rising software complexity, frequent over-the-air updates and compliance demands as vehicle validation becomes harder to scale.
Mukundan Sivaraj ·
Tata Communications Plans $450 Mn Investment to Build 10,000 Km AI Network
The network will connect key data centre corridors across India, starting with Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad and Chennai, before expanding to other regions.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Telangana Unveils AI-Powered Digital Twin of IT Minister at DevFest 2026
The launch signals Telangana’s interest in applying AI beyond technology demonstrations to public-facing services
Shalini Mondal ·
Musk Says SpaceX Closed $40 Bn GPU Debt Deal, Warns Most Neoclouds Won’t Survive
Elon Musk said SpaceX’s investment-grade status and revenue from Starlink and rocket launches helped it secure $40 billion in debt financing for AI computing infrastructure.
Siddharth Jindal ·
Coforge Revenue Rises 54% as AI Engineering and Deal Bookings Gain Momentum
Coforge’s revenue grew 53.6% year-on-year in Q2 FY27 as order intake reached $1.04 billion and the company raised its FY27 EBIT margin guidance to 16%.
Mukundan Sivaraj ·
Tech Mahindra Partners With SpaceXSI to Bring AI Into Software Engineering
The collaboration targets enterprise clients across six industries, with joint programmes focused on application modernisation, code quality and developer productivity.
Mukundan Sivaraj ·
Infosys AI Revenue Rises 29% in Q2, FY27 Growth Guidance Cut
Infosys recorded $5.2 billion in large-deal contract value, with 62% classified as net new business, as it lowered its full-year growth outlook.
Mukundan Sivaraj ·
LTM Launches BlueVerse Industrial AI Lab in Chennai
The facility will support testing of industrial AI, robotics and digital twins, including solutions for factories with legacy equipment and limited connectivity.
Mukundan Sivaraj ·
Chariot Launches Speech Recognition Model for 10 Indian Languages
Chariot says its new model makes 26% fewer errors than Google Gemini 3.5 Transcribe across 10 Indian languages and 39% fewer errors than OpenAI’s gpt-transcribe on Hindi phone calls.
Ridhika Basnet ·
Meta Expects Up To $145 Billion In Capex As AI Investments Expand
The company expects capital expenditure of $135-145 billion in 2026 as it expands AI infrastructure and develops new products.
Kileuna Haralu ·
Cyient's Technology Order Intake Rises 39.7% as It Expands AI Capabilities
The engineering company reported $233.9 million in revenue, while DET's EBIT margin reached 14.2% and semiconductor supply constraints threatened growth.
Mukundan Sivaraj ·
Former OpenAI Exec Raises $215 Mn to Build AI-Powered Drug Research Labs
Warp Sciences will initially focus on synthesising molecular variations for drug candidates, combining chemists, robotics, and AI models trained on laboratory experiments.
Siddharth Jindal ·