Artificial Intelligence

New factories, aircraft, AI hubs to test Tata group's funding muscle

In the first of a two-part series, Business Standard examines the funding needs of Tata Electronics, Air India, Agratas and Tata Digital - and the role Tata Sons may play in financing them

Updated On: 17 Aug 2026 | 11:05 PM IST

Indian startups chase emerging global market with physical AI robots

Ati Robotics plans a US manufacturing plant, while Addverb and Novus Hi-Tech are developing physical AI robots for industrial and defence applications and exports.

Updated On: 17 Aug 2026 | 6:11 PM IST

Why AI stocks could crash even if AI succeeds: ECB explains the risk

The ECB said AI can boost productivity and profits, but rising economy-wide risks could still trigger a stock correction, with a US tech sell-off potentially spreading to European markets

Updated On: 17 Aug 2026 | 4:39 PM IST

AI is getting cheaper to run, but powering its growth is getting pricier

AI models are becoming cheaper to run, but rising demand for data centres, computing and electricity is pushing up the infrastructure cost of AI, including in India

Updated On: 17 Aug 2026 | 4:08 PM IST

Invisible watermarks on AI text: Why Anthropic’s latest move has got writers worried | AI generated

Anthropic’s latest Claude models are embedding invisible, machine-readable watermarks into generated text—marks that can survive copy-pasting and some editing.

Updated On: 17 Aug 2026 | 11:29 AM IST
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Alibaba to sell its gaming arm for $1.5 billion in boost to AI pivot

Alibaba is undergoing a broader corporate reorganization, divesting non-core assets while making AI and cloud computing a top strategic priority with the aim of reaching $100 bn in AI revenue in 5 yrs

Updated On: 17 Aug 2026 | 8:03 AM IST

Andhra leads AI, big data analytics skilling under FutureSkills PRIME

Andhra Pradesh has emerged as the leading state in AI and Big Data Analytics skilling under the Centre's FutureSkills PRIME programme, with over 1 lakh candidates certified, according to Union government data. The data provided by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on August 12 showed that more than 1.5 lakh candidates in Andhra Pradesh had been enrolled or trained in AI and BDA over the last three years. "Andhra Pradesh has emerged as the top-performing state in AI and Big Data Analytics skilling under the Centre's FutureSkills PRIME programme, with 1,08,895 candidates completing certification," the ministry said in a press release on Sunday. The number of certified candidates places Andhra Pradesh at the top among states under the programme, highlighting the state's growing pool of trained technology professionals. The AI and BDA figures are part of a wider technology-skilling drive in Andhra Pradesh under FutureSkills PRIME. Cumulatively, more than 2.1 lakh

Updated On: 16 Aug 2026 | 11:26 PM IST

IIM-B incubator tops $7 billion in startup value as it turns to AI

NSRCEL plans specialised sector centers and AI tools to expand its entrepreneur network toward one million

Updated On: 16 Aug 2026 | 10:41 PM IST

Energy solutions will be crucial for data centres: Krishna Jonnalagadda

Krishna Jonnalagadda believes power is the main constraint in building artificial intelligence data centres

Updated On: 16 Aug 2026 | 9:17 PM IST

Gen AI is rewriting how the world buys, spends as technology shapes choices

As the first cohort surrounded by AI and media from birth, Gen Alpha's tech fluency is intuitive and its consumption behaviour is different

Updated On: 16 Aug 2026 | 9:03 PM IST

Why landing first job is getting tougher and more expensive in UK

AI is eroding traditional entry-level roles as companies cut graduate hiring, leaving young workers to turn to unpaid work, internships and costly career coaching to gain experience

Updated On: 16 Aug 2026 | 11:20 AM IST

Bond traders agonise over $70 bn of shadow credit backstops for AI firms

With its latest move, Nvidia is poised to provide potentially tens of billions of dollars of what's called "residual value" support for debt deals tied to the artificial intelligence build out

Updated On: 16 Aug 2026 | 7:54 AM IST

Alibaba's Qwen AI models cross 3 billion downloads, overtake Meta, Google

Alibaba says its open-weight Qwen models have topped 3 billion downloads in six months, with more than 460 models and 300,000 derivatives as Chinese AI gains global traction

Updated On: 15 Aug 2026 | 3:53 PM IST

PM Modi announces AI training for 10 million youth over the next year

The programme would mark a sharp expansion of existing AI skilling efforts, with Modi also highlighting opportunities in aviation, sports, green mobility and other emerging sectors

Updated On: 15 Aug 2026 | 11:11 AM IST

India ranks fifth in GenAI patent filings; China at top: WIPO report

The push for patents illustrates how companies are moving from experimentation to large commercial deployment of AI

Updated On: 14 Aug 2026 | 10:27 PM IST

China's Z.ai to rival Anthropic, OpenAI in coding with new AI model

The next iteration from the Beijing-based company, GLM-5.3, will bring improved coding capabilities that will help it close the gap on AI leaderboard toppers like Anthropic's Fable 5, the company said

Updated On: 14 Aug 2026 | 2:22 PM IST

India less exposed to AI job risks than others, says Goldman Sachs

The impact will be limited compared to many other countries, said Goldman Sachs Group's Chief India economist Santanu Sengupta

Updated On: 14 Aug 2026 | 1:00 PM IST

Apple trains its own AI model for China market with Alibaba's support

The AI model was developed in partnership with Alibaba Group and trained with the Chinese tech giant's support

Updated On: 14 Aug 2026 | 10:29 AM IST

Startup tech deployment should move beyond major cities: FM Sitharaman

The finance minister said government support should go beyond funding, with technologies having relevant public applications deployed quickly in districts and public facilities

Updated On: 13 Aug 2026 | 10:40 PM IST

Oracle to cut jobs again as AI boom drives a costly infrastructure race

Oracle is cutting costs even as its cloud business grows rapidly, as debt-funded AI infrastructure spending puts pressure

Updated On: 13 Aug 2026 | 2:55 PM IST