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Shiprocket launches multimodal AI model for MSMEs and D2C businesses

E-commerce enablement platform Shiprocket on Friday launched a multimodal AI engine, Shunya.ai, for MSMEs and D2C businesses. The AI stack is developed to support multilingual commerce, regional customer experiences, and scalable automation, the company said in a statement. "Developed in partnership with Ultrasafe Inc. through a joint venture, Shunya.ai brings together voice, text, and image intelligence in 9-plus Indian languages, built, trained, and hosted entirely within India. The platform is set to reach over 1 lakh MSMEs within the first year, driving time and cost savings across cataloguing, marketing, fulfilment, and customer engagement workflows," it said. With this launch, Shiprocket looks to tap into India's USD 1 trillion MSME economy and growing digital commerce opportunity, projected to reach USD 350 billion by 2030. MSMEs account for over 30 per cent of the country's Gross Value Added (GVA). Shunya.ai, trained on Indian commerce data, is hosted entirely within the ..

Every dollar or energy saved is what you don't need to produce: Sharma

We have built almost 580 vocational training centres, where we have trained almost 300,000 plus youths so far, says Deepak Sharma, zone president, Greater India, MD & CEO of Schneider Electric India

$100 million job offers: How Mark Zuckerberg is luring the best AI minds

In just the last month, Zuckerberg has poached leading OpenAI scientist Lucas Beyer, who co-created the vision transformer; Ruoming Pang, who led Apple Inc.'s efforts at building AI models

Can China compete against US in AI talent war with homegrown minds?

China looks at international experience less as a brain drain and more as a way for researchers to acquire knowledge before returning home, a Stanford paper said

Grok AI goes full Nazi-mode, sparks social media outrage with Hitler praise

The controversy over the now-deleted inflammatory posts erupted just days after X CEO Elon Musk claimed major upgrades to Grok, mentioning that the chatbot had improved significantly

US govt warns staff, diplomats of attempted Rubio impersonation using AI

A message sent from Rubio's office to State Department staff stated the purpose was likely "with the goal of gaining access to information or accounts".

Tech Wrap July 8: OnePlus Nord series, Google AI Mode, Samsung One UI 8

OnePlus Nord 5 series launched. Google AI Mode in Search launched in India. Samsung to release Android 16-based One UI 8. Apple releases iOS 26 dev beta 3. PUBG confirms user-generated content for PC

Elon Musk confirms xAI's Grok 4 launch for July 9: Where to watch, features

Elon Musk announces that its AI entity xAI will launch the Grok 4 on July 9 at 8PM PT via livestream. The new xAI model will bring enhanced reasoning, coding features, and dual-model capabilities

Apple's top AI models executive leaves to join Meta's AI expansion drive

Apple's overall AI strategy is now run primarily by Craig Federighi, Apple's head of software engineering, and Mike Rockwell, who helped create Apple Vision Pro headset, now leads engineering for Siri

Capgemini to acquire WNS for $3.3 billion in cash to boost AI capabilities

Capgemini acquires Mumbai-based WNS for $3.3 billion to scale agentic AI services and boost revenue, eyeing cross-sell synergies and access to key enterprise clients

Expand financial inclusion using AI: DFS secy M Nagaraju to fintechs

At the CII summit, DFS Secretary M Nagaraju said fintechs must widen access to finance and develop AI-led tools to combat cyber threats and support rural economic growth

Andhra to unveil AI-based surveillance system to tackle mosquito menace

Andhra Pradesh to launch AI-powered Smart Mosquito Surveillance System across 66 locations using drones, sensors and data-led targeting to combat vector outbreaks

Smart companies will hire more engineers, says GitHub CEO on AI jobs impact

GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke's remarks come at a time when tech giants have laid off over 100,000 employees since the start of 2025, citing slow growth, rising costs, and a shift towards AI and automation

HP launches OmniBook 5 and 3 series AI laptops in India: Price, specs, more

HP OmniBook 5, powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1-26-100 processor is priced at Rs 75,999, and the OmniBook 3 powered by AMD Ryzen AI 300 processor is priced at Rs 69,999

PM Modi calls for responsible AI, invites Brics nations to AI Impact Summit

PM Modi stated that the diversity of the Brics group and its firm belief in multipolarity is its "biggest strength"

Coder 'village' at the heart of China's artificial intelligence boom

"People come here to explore their own possibilities," said Felix Tao, 36, a former Facebook and Alibaba employee who hosted the event

Partnerships that companies need for successful digital transformation

Palo Alto's 2025 State of GenAI report provides an in-depth look into how enterprises are adopting GenAI and where they remain most vulnerable

Pharma GCCs tap artificial intelligence to fast-track drug discovery

They are not just cutting down drug development time, but also the cost involved in it. AI is reshaping how drugs and therapies are developed

AI may now match humans in spotting emotion, sarcasm in online chats

Latent content analysis is an area of study concerned with uncovering the deeper meanings, sentiments and subtleties embedded in text

Best of BS Opinion: University-level funding key to India's R&D targets

Today's opinion page takes a closer look at the RDI scheme, India's R&D lapses, the current account deficit, and whether the RBI's changes to project finance are a good idea in the long run