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Govt to prioritise AI innovation, regulate only when needed: IT secy

IT Secretary S. Krishnan says government's priority is to enable AI innovation, with regulation or legislation to follow only when clearly required

AI marketing firm MoEngage secures $100 mn funding for global growth

Customer engagement platform plans to expand its technology suite and teams

Amazon sues to stop Perplexity from using AI tool from purchasing stuff

The US online retailer filed a lawsuit Tuesday demanding Perplexity stop allowing its AI browser agent, Comet, to make purchases online for users

AI unlikely to replace humans in fin services, says Shankar Sharma

While AI helps you narrow the list of opportunities, it has not reached a point where it can replace wealth managers, points out Shankar Sharma

BFSI Summit: India is built for the VUCA world, says Arundhati Bhattacharya

India's resilience makes it ready for a volatile and uncertain world, while urging caution on AI hype and valuations, says Bhattacharya

Reliance Jio users to receive ₹35,100 Google AI Pro boost, for free

Jio users to receive 18 months of free Google AI Pro access as telecom giant positions for AI infrastructure business

Grammarly is now 'Superhuman' with new AI tools, plans: Check pricing

Grammarly has rebranded to Superhuman, uniting Grammarly, Coda, Superhuman Mail, and the new AI assistant Superhuman Go under one integrated productivity suite

BS BFSI Insight Summit: 'AI's RoI may be slow, but governance can't wait'

The panelists said that re-skilling will be key to ensuring the workforce remains employable even as disruptive technologies continue to enter the sector

GitHub projects India to have over 57.5 million developers by 2030

India set to overtake the US as the world's largest developer base within five years, driven by AI adoption and rapid open source contribution growth

China leads global market as robot dogs become major AI testing ground

Beijing's support for so-called embodied artificial intelligence has boosted the domestic robotics sector, while vast tech and electric vehicles supply chains have driven down costs

AI and energy have symbiotic ties, says Chevron India's Akshay Sahni

The $1 billion facility uses artificial intelligence to automate workflows, improve drilling efficiency, & create digital twins of LNG plants, marking Chevron's largest tech investment outside the US

Agentic commerce: AI that shops and pays for you within set limits

As digital commerce shifts to agentic rails, enabling agentic payments closes the loop - creating a truly end-to-end, autonomous shopping experience

It's AI vs AI in the cyber-crime world amid rising digital threats

As AI threats increase, governments are also deploying AI to fight cyber crime

Deepfake rules gather steam: The challenge lies in implementation

The government has just published updated draft amendments to the IT Rules of 2021, with several measures to check deepfakes

Governments must exercise caution in these times of AI overinvestment

Within the sector, however, there are signs that reflect not just a classic boom-and-bust cycle building up, but also that significant systemic risks are being ignored

Canva eyes India as top market, driven by creators, AI growth: Country head

India is the fourth-largest and among the fastest-growing markets for Canva globally, and the popular graphic design platform hopes to make it number one market in the coming years, driven by strong traction from creators, students, and growing use of AI tools, according to Canva India head Chandrika Deb. The comment comes at a time when India has emerged as a powerhouse for global AI and tech firms, backed by digital-first, young population, attractive market size, and rapidly expanding internet and data infrastructure. India's AI market, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25-35 per cent is projected to reach USD 17 billion by 2027, as per a Nasscom-BCG report. "Canva is the world's largest design platform today and India is actually one of our top markets that is driving growth for Canva," Deb, country manager for Canva India, told PTI in an interview. Indians have created over 2.8 billion designs on Canva so far, with about 2.5 million new designs generated daily,

AI-generated historical images recycle colonial stereotype, finds research

These images circulate through social media in ways that make their artificial origins difficult to discern

Reliance investments in AI infra may top $12-15 bn: Morgan Stanley

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd may spend about USD 12-15 billion over the next few years on AI infrastructure that could include a giant 1GW data centre, Morgan Stanley said in a report. Ambani had at the company's annual shareholder meeting in August announced a major push into AI through a new subsidiary and strategic partnerships. A new wholly-owned subsidiary, Reliance Intelligence will spearhead the conglomerate's AI initiatives that will be centered around four pillars -- Infrastructure (building gigawatt-scale, AI-ready data centers), Partnerships (collaborating with global tech leaders to bring cutting-edge AI solutions to India), Services (developing AI-powered services tailored for Indian consumers, small businesses, and enterprises in sectors like education, healthcare, and agriculture) and Talent (investing in upskilling and nurturing India's AI workforce). Reliance has re-invented itself every decade, and AI is set to reshape its equity story, Morga

Govt not asking creators to restrict AI content, but to label it: Meity

The government is not seeking to control or restrict online content but rather to ensure transparency by requiring creators to label AI-generated content so that audiences can make informed choices, Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said on Thursday. The government proposed changes to IT rules on Wednesday, mandating the clear labelling of AI-generated content and increasing the accountability of large platforms, such as Facebook and YouTube, for verifying and flagging synthetic information to curb user harm from deepfakes and misinformation. "All that we are asking for is to label the contentYou must put in a label which indicates whether a particular piece of content has been generated synthetically or not. We are not saying don't put it up, or don't do this and that. Whatever you're creating, it's fine. You just say it is synthetically generated. So that once it says it's synthetically generated, then people can make up their minds as to whether it is good, bad, or whatever,

Mandatory labelling for AI-generated social media content coming soon

The IT ministry has proposed amendments to the IT Rules 2021 to make labelling and disclosure of AI-generated content mandatory for users and online intermediaries