Artifical Intelligence

Investors seek lower valuation as AI backlash clouds Anthropic IPO plans

Investor concerns over Anthropic's $1.5 trillion valuation and a broader AI stock sell-off could force the startup to offer a bigger IPO discount or delay its listing.

Wall Street catches its breath after AI-led multi-trillion-dollar rout

US stocks showed signs of rebounding after a sharp AI-led sell-off wiped out $2.5 trillion in Nasdaq market value, while Asian markets slumped and European shares fell.

Cashfree makes its checkout readable for AI agents to speed up payments

Cashfree's new Checkout for Agents uses WebMCP to help AI agents navigate payment pages, reduce token consumption by over 40 per cent and complete purchases with user approval.

BSE Capital Goods index slips 4%; Thermax, Apar, Astral tank up to 20%

At 12:24 PM on Friday, the BSE Capital Goods index was the top loser among sectoral indices down 3.3 per cent, while the BSE Sensex gained 0.84 per cent.

Diwali AI photo prompts: How to create the best realistic festive images

Create realistic Diwali photos using AI prompts. These photo prompts can help you create festive images without arranging a photoshoot. Here's how to use prompts to generate the best Diwali pictures

Why Democrats' win in US midterms could spell trouble for the AI boom

The Democrats' win in the US midterms has raised fears of tighter restrictions on data centre construction and AI development, leading to a fall in global technology stocks

Reserve Bank of India may hike rates by up to 75 bps more: Uday Kotak

Uday Kotak expects another 50-75 basis points of repo rate hikes and warns of prolonged Middle East risks, but sees Indian equities well placed to attract foreign investors.

Bengaluru startup Aina unveils AI ring to predict users' next actions

Founded by former Ultrahuman executive Apoorv Shankar, Aina has unveiled an AI-powered ring that anticipates user needs and controls apps and devices, with pre-orders from $399

Goa's AI leap: State charts a new course from tourism to technology

Goa's ₹250 crore AI policy aims to build skills, support startups and help up to 600 MSMEs adopt artificial intelligence, as the state seeks to diversify beyond tourism.

Defence secy proposes Indo-Pacific ocean data exchange, maritime AI network

Rajesh Kumar Singh outlines four proposals to strengthen Indo-Pacific cooperation through ocean data sharing, maritime AI, pollution monitoring and academic research

Venomics AI raises $2.7 million to discover drugs from animal venom

The IISc spinout will use the pre-seed funding to expand its Venom Atlas molecular database, strengthen AI-led drug discovery and laboratory screening, and validate potential drugs.

Beyond tokenmaxxing: Is it time for enterprises to scrutinise AI returns

As AI adoption grows, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and Uber are rethinking token consumption, introducing spending controls and shifting their focus from usage metrics to productivity and returns

Cert-In warns banks, fintech firms of AI-driven fund transfer fraud

India's cybersecurity watchdog has flagged an escalating AI-powered campaign targeting banks, NBFCs and fintech firms, with attackers exploiting payment APIs to carry out unauthorised fund transfers

Fractal Analytics bets on large AI deals, mergers to drive growth

Fractal Analytics expects larger AI contracts, partnerships and acquisitions to accelerate growth after posting its first $100 million revenue quarter in Q2FY27.

Cert-In calls for AI security audits, six-hour incident reporting by firms

Cert-In has issued guidelines for enterprise AI security audits, calling for risk-based classification, six-hour incident reporting, continuous monitoring and 180-day retention of logs.

AI training opt out: How a new standard can help publishers protect content

A proposed policy token aims to simplify how publishers opt out of AI training. While companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google have backed the proposal, it is yet to become a standard

The tide is turning: Smallcap AI winners are now facing a valuation test

Seven of the 10 top-performing small-cap stocks are linked to the US data-centre boom, but a global tech sell-off and high valuations threaten the rally.

HFCL, MTAR Technologies, Sterlite Tech shares hit 5% lower circuits

Despite the recent correction, thus far in calendar year 2026, the market price of STL (up 664%), MTAR (up 171%) and HFCL (up 151%) have more than doubled, against a 11.6% decline in the BSE Sensex.

DeepSeek drops enhanced coding agent with aim to rival Anthropic

DeepSeek has unveiled an open-source autonomous coding agent that can monitor developer discussions and suggest solutions, intensifying its competition with Anthropic's Claude Code.

Traditional entry-level engg roles have collapsed due to AI: LTM executive

LTM says AI is reshaping IT services delivery, eliminating traditional entry-level roles while creating demand for AI-native engineers, new skills and outcome-based pricing models