Artificial Intelligence

Geopolitics, AI posing challenges to corporate governance: Industry body

Geopolitical developments, economic volatility, rapid digitalisation, cyber threats and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence are reshaping the global risk landscape for organisations, posing new challenges for traditional governance and control systems, an industry body said on Saturday. The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) India's Calcutta Chapter made the observation at its Annual Conference 2026, which brought together internal audit professionals, risk practitioners and industry leaders to deliberate on the expanding role of internal audit in strengthening corporate governance. The conference, held under the theme "Internal Audit: Control-Risk-Governance and Beyond," was formally inaugurated by Krishnan Venugopal, President, IIA India. Neeraj Bansal, Head, India Global, KPMG, attended as the Chief Guest and shared perspectives on evolving global risks, board expectations and the importance of resilient control frameworks. "India is no longer an isolated economy

Meta may cut around 20% of workforce amid rising costs of AI investments

Meta is considering job cuts that could affect about 16,000 employees as the company ramps up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure, data centres, and AI-driven tools

US withdraws draft rule that called for permits for global AI chip exports

The now-abandoned Trump administration proposal would have carved out a significant role for the Commerce Department's licensing office to conduct case-by-case reviews of AI chip exports

Shantanu Narayen bows out ahead of his 100th earnings call at Adobe

Narayen joined Adobe in 1998 as senior vice president and rose through the ranks. He was appointed CEO in 2007, as the then CEO, Bruce Chizen, stepped down

When bots buy and humans consume: The future of brands in an AI age

In the age of AI decision-makers, brands that will thrive are those that double down on the one thing machines cannot manufacture - meaning

Supreme Court to deploy AI system for case listing, bench allocation

The Supreme Court decision follows an internal probe that reportedly revealed systemic issues within the court registry, often leading to administrative lapses and irregularities in case allocation

Microsoft's Copilot Health can analyse medical records, data from wearables

Microsoft has introduced Copilot Health, an AI-powered space inside Copilot that analyses health records, wearable data and medical history to provide personalised health insights

West Asia conflict disrupts India's kitchens, clouds its tech ambitions

Gas shortages triggered by the West Asia conflict are disrupting kitchens, restaurants and small industries in India, exposing the country's fragile LNG-dependent energy system

GenAI courses see fastest traction in India: Coursera CTO Furniturewala

There are roughly 4 mn enrolments from India in AI and Gen-AI courses on Coursera, he said, adding that this pace of upskilling and reskilling was necessary to unlock a $1.7 trn economic opportunity

Razorpay unveils AI platform to automate payment operations for businesses

Fintech firm launches 'Agent Studio' built on Anthropic's Claude technology to deploy AI agents that manage tasks such as dispute resolution, cart recovery and cash-flow forecasting

OpenAI may bring Sora's video generation capabilities to ChatGPT: Report

OpenAI may integrate Sora into ChatGPT, letting users create AI videos directly in chat, a move that could expand access but may also raise concerns around deepfakes and misuse

Meta lays out roadmap for in-house AI chips to power expanding data centers

The new chips are part of the company's Meta Training and Inference Accelerator (MTIA) program and the first of the new chips, called the MTIA 300 is in use

AI incites a new wave of grieving parents fighting for online safety

Blaming chatbots, they are joining an earlier push for better protections by parents who say social media contributed to their children's deaths

AI opportunity in reimagining core biz processes: Infosys delivery head

Infosys chief delivery officer Satish HC says AI is opening opportunities to redesign enterprise processes and reshape delivery models, as companies accelerate adoption of AI-native services

AI hiring slowdown may hit Indian engineering freshers: Anthropic report

Anthropic's AI labour market report shows declining hiring of young workers in AI-exposed roles. Experts warn the trend could pressure India's engineering graduates

ChatGPT to add interactive visuals while explaining math, science concepts

ChatGPT adds interactive visual tools to help users understand math and science concepts, allowing them to explore formulas, adjust variables and see how equations and graphs change in real time

Google adds Gemini AI assistant to Chrome for Indian users: What's new

Google is introducing Gemini-powered AI features in Chrome to India, bringing tools like tab-based assistance, content summaries, app integrations and image editing

Agri-tech startup Verdant Impact raises $3 mn in seed funding round

AI-driven bovine genetics startup Verdant Impact raises $3 million in a seed round led by Unicorn India Ventures to expand markets, scale its Pashu.AI platform and strengthen tech capabilities

Happiest Minds Technologies revises FY27 revenue growth guidance to 12.5%

Happiest Minds raises FY27 revenue growth guidance to 12.5 per cent from 10 per cent, citing strong momentum from its AI-First strategy and growing demand across key sectors

AI, stretched smallcap valuations, oil risks: Where investors should do

DSP Mutual Fund's outlook warns that AI exuberance and oil price volatility risk is disrupting the global landscape, suggesting a strategic pivot toward largecaps, debt and undervalued IT stocks