AI Technology

For Indian IT, OpenAI, Anthropic may redraw enterprise tech battle lines

OpenAI and Anthropic's PE-backed AI services push could challenge traditional IT firms as model companies move closer to enterprise workflows and execution layers

Updated On: 10 May 2026 | 11:36 PM IST

Elon Musk weighed offering Sam Altman a Tesla board seat, jury told

Musk and his fellow OpenAI co-founders were then in the midst of negotiations about the future of the AI nonprofit and how they could secure enough funds to meet their computing needs

Updated On: 07 May 2026 | 8:17 AM IST

SpaceX signs deal giving Anthropic access to powerful AI supercomputer

Anthropic is expected to leverage this expanded compute capacity to enhance performance and availability for its premium offerings, including Claude Pro and Claude Max subscribers

Updated On: 07 May 2026 | 6:46 AM IST

PNB hikes cyber spend as AI models like Anthropic Mythos raise risks

The country's ‌third largest state-run lender by market capitalisation has earmarked about 20 per cent of its technology budget for cybersecurity, or roughly ₹700 crore to ₹800 crore

Updated On: 06 May 2026 | 8:26 AM IST

Bahwan CyberTek launches CloudXcel to introduce AI-driven cloud engineering

CloudXcel brings together Cloud automation, governance, FinOps intelligence, and architecture validation into a single AI-powered portal

Updated On: 04 May 2026 | 12:11 PM IST

'Just looping you in': Why letting AI write emails may create more work

The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, such as ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, is increasingly allowing people to offload the repetitive routines of tending one's inbox

Updated On: 03 May 2026 | 11:04 AM IST

US lawmakers probe Chinese AI firms over exploitation, security risks

Through adversarial model distillation and the rapid global distribution of PRC-developed models, China is working to undercut US leadership, weaken trusted American alternatives

Updated On: 01 May 2026 | 9:59 AM IST

Bots dominate web traffic as AI reshapes online threat landscape: Report

Bots account for 53 per cent of global web traffic in 2025, with AI making them harder to detect. The shift is reshaping how systems distinguish legitimate activity from malicious automation

Updated On: 30 Apr 2026 | 3:48 PM IST

White House opposes Anthropic plan to expand Mythos AI technology access

Members of US President Donald Trump's administration have told Anthropic that they don't agree with the company's plan to grant access to its Mythos technology to roughly 70 companies

Updated On: 30 Apr 2026 | 9:29 AM IST

India's real estate sector set to face reality of agentic AI disruption

After a four-month, $115 billion rout, investors are losing faith in a business model centered on the most-populous nation's army of young engineers, which gave it a wage advantage

Updated On: 29 Apr 2026 | 8:39 AM IST

Musk testifies he's suing OpenAI to stop Altman's 'looting' of a charity

The closely watched trial is the culmination of years of animosity and public feuding over the startup the three men worked together to found in 2015, before their relationship soured and they became

Updated On: 29 Apr 2026 | 7:21 AM IST

AI adoption to influence salary growth within 2-3 yrs: TeamLease Edtech CEO

As organisations increasingly recognise that artificial intelligence boosts productivity, employees using AI are likely to gain an edge in increments over the next 2-3 years, particularly in sectors such as technology, GCCs and BFSI, TeamLease Edtech founder and CEO Shantanu Rooj said. Companies in India are no longer treating AI skills as optional experimentation - they are moving into the core capability stack, Rooj told PTI. "Recent employer and workforce studies show that 92 per cent of Indian knowledge workers already use AI at work, and 80 per cent of leaders in India say they would prefer a less experienced candidate with AI skills over a more experienced one without them," he stated. At the same time, Rooj said national industry estimates suggest India's demand for AI professionals could cross 1 million by 2026, which means companies are now thinking about AI not just as a tool, but as a workforce strategy. "Organisations are set to increasingly move toward AI-influenced ..

Updated On: 26 Apr 2026 | 2:31 PM IST

Meta, Microsoft have joined tech layoff tsunami, but is AI really to blame?

The workers most at risk are not necessarily those whose tasks can be replicated by AI. They are those who wait for pressure to arrive from outside rather than getting ahead of it now

Updated On: 26 Apr 2026 | 10:48 AM IST

AI talent hiring jumps 59.5% in India amid rising adoption across sectors

AI hiring in India rose 59.5% year-on-year, driven by rapid adoption across sectors, with demand expanding beyond metros to Tier-II and Tier-III cities

Updated On: 25 Apr 2026 | 12:31 AM IST

Why China is moving to regulate AI firms bringing the dead back digitally

As AI enables affordable digital clones of the deceased, China tightens rules to address ethical concerns, data misuse, and risks to its political and social ecosystem

Updated On: 22 Apr 2026 | 10:55 AM IST

AI key to India's $30 trillion economic goal: Bharat1.AI's Umakant Soni

A three-to-five-year window will decide whether India builds its own AI ecosystem or becomes a consumer, says Bharat1.AI chief Umakant Soni, warning of growth risks

Updated On: 19 Apr 2026 | 10:26 PM IST

How do teens use AI companions? With more creativity than you might think

The American Academy of Paediatrics recently shifted screen-time guidelines from set time limits to a framework that accounts for the individual child, their use, family relationships and their enviro

Updated On: 19 Apr 2026 | 1:48 PM IST

Doctor-led AI platform offering 24x7 remote monitoring launched in Chennai

In a move to expand its footprint in southern India and bolster preventive healthcare, a doctor-led, AI-enabled ecosystem offering real-time medical supervision beyond hospital settings was launched in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The initiative aims to improve clinical outcomes for patients with chronic conditions preventing their escalation into serious illness and reduce the risk of sudden cardiac events. At the core of the ecosystem -- iLive Connect -- is a small wireless biosensor patch paired with a wearable wristband, which monitors vital parameters such as heart activity and blood pressure in realtime. As part of the system, data is tracked 24x7 by experienced doctors at a remote command centre, who alert patients and their families in case of any abnormality. Around 40 doctors, including Dr Thillai Vallal, Managing Director of Venkateswara Hospitals; Dr MA Raja, Director and senior consultant in Medical Oncology at MGM Healthcare; Dr Amit Kumar, critical care physician; Dr Prashan

Updated On: 19 Apr 2026 | 10:26 AM IST

Emergent takes VibeCon hackathon to India, eyes next wave of founders

Bengaluru event offers direct Y Combinator access to winners after highly selective application process

Updated On: 17 Apr 2026 | 2:30 PM IST

Anthropic rolls out Claude Opus 4.7 with gains in coding and reasoning

Anthropic's new AI model improves instruction accuracy, memory usage and multimodal inputs, while introducing safeguards for cybersecurity-related use cases

Updated On: 17 Apr 2026 | 2:26 PM IST