Apoorv Shankar, the former hardware vice president at Ultrahuman, has raised $5.5 million for his new startup Aina, which is building AI devices designed to control agents rather than simply record conversations. The funding round puts the company in the middle of a fast-moving race to define what the next generation of AI hardware will…
In mid-July 2026, Anthropic released a new advertisement for its Claude AI assistant titled “There’s hope in hard questions.” Within hours, it had become one of the most talked-about—and disliked—AI ads of the year. The spot opens with a burning house, then cuts to stark stills: a crowd under facial recognition surveillance, a homeless person…
A zero-day bug, a company laptop, and a message that read ‘LOL’—how one ex-Apple engineer became the flashpoint in a widening war over AI talent and hardware secrets. In early July 2026, Apple filed a bombshell lawsuit in a California federal court alleging that OpenAI systematically stole Apple trade secrets to jump-start its nascent hardware…
OpenAI is quietly shifting ChatGPT from a productivity tool for individuals and companies into a household-level technology, with dedicated product work for families, caregivers, and older adults. This move has clear implications for how AI will be sold, regulated, and used—not just in the US, but in markets like India, where families are central economic…
“Pause the rollout until consultations are completed to the satisfaction of the Government.” That line, from a July 2026 notice by India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to Meta-owned WhatsApp, has set off one of the most significant tech-policy confrontations in recent years. It isn’t just about whether you can message someone without…
Google has announced the selection of 20 Indian artificial intelligence startups for its 2026 Google for Startups Accelerator programme. The cohort, chosen from around 2,500 applicants, includes companies working across sectors such as healthcare, finance, climate tech, legal services, and enterprise software. Selected Startups The 20 startups selected for the 2026 cohort are: Adalat AI…
India’s enterprise AI conversation is changing. Just two years ago, the focus was on deploying chatbots, copilots, and generative AI assistants to improve productivity. Today, technology leaders are preparing for a more consequential shift: agentic AI—systems that can reason through problems, plan multi-step workflows, invoke enterprise applications, and execute tasks with minimal human intervention. This…
