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AI-powered early warning systems using infrared sensors and drones are being deployed in India to reduce deadly clashes between humans and wild elephants.

Amazon is testing a Hindi-language version of its generative AI assistant Alexa+ in India, inviting users to join a beta program to refine the experience before a wider launch.

After four years at OpenAI, an employee moves back to India to help build AI institutions of global consequence, emphasizing the opportunity to pursue ambitious ideas from anywhere.

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries announced AI services including Jio Call Agent, an AI-powered MyJio app, and TeleFrame home display, aiming to embed AI into telecom and homes as India seeks domestic AI leadership.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board commits up to $741 million to Indian data center operator CtrlS, betting on India's growing role in AI infrastructure. The deal is part of a broader global race to build data centers for AI workloads.

The author expresses frustration over the Indian government's ban on Telegram, which disrupts their entire workflow including AI tools, trading, and personal communication, questioning the rationale and highlighting the fragility of digital dependence.

Sarvam AI has raised $234 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, becoming India's newest AI unicorn. The round was led by HCLTech with participation from Bessemer, Khosla, and Peak XV, and the startup plans to use the funds for next-gen AI models and enterprise deployments.

Jon Gray of Blackstone states that AI will disrupt rule-based businesses like accounting and finance, citing JPMorgan's use of AI for shareholder votes. Vinod Khosla warns that India's BPO industry will be displaced by AI unless it shifts to AI deployment.

Anthropic suspended access to its newest AI models following a U.S. government directive, sparking debate in India about technological dependence and the need for domestic AI capabilities.

A 25-year-old housewife in Chennai earns ₹250/hour filming her daily housework for AI companies training humanoid robots, as part of a growing gig economy where thousands in India record everyday tasks to train future robots.

Avataar AI launches Varya, a video generation model optimized for India's scale and cultural context, using distillation from Wan 2.2 to achieve 20x cost reduction and local nuance understanding.

Indian workers, paid 250 rupees per hour, strap phones to their heads to record themselves doing household chores, providing training data for AI robots. They film over 90 different scenes and angles of actions every day, highlighting the labor issues behind AI training.

Opendoor is shutting down its India operations, citing a shift toward smaller AI-native teams and bringing work back to the U.S. The decision has sparked debate about whether AI is altering the cost-arbitrage model that made India a global outsourcing hub.

Meta has signed its first AI data center deal in India with Reliance Industries, partnering on a 168MW AI-enabled data center in Gujarat, as part of a broader trend of tech giants investing in Indian AI infrastructure.

AirTrunk commits $30 billion to develop 5GW of AI data center capacity in India, one of the largest investments in the country's digital infrastructure, as part of a wave of commitments from tech companies.

A Chinese entrepreneur tells the story of a Beijing startup that created India's top news app with just 40 Chinese engineers, none of whom knew Hindi, and secured $50 million in investment from Tencent.

Surat Metro plans a 4.4 km extension from Saroli to Antroli HSR station to connect with the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train corridor, with three new stations and an estimated cost of ₹1,400+ crore.

Human Archive, a Silicon Valley startup, has raised $8.2 million to collect first-person video data from Indian gig workers to train robots for physical tasks. Despite rejections from major home services platforms, the company is partnering with other firms in the sector.

A security researcher discovered critical vulnerabilities in CBSE's On-Screen Marking portal, including a hardcoded master password and authentication bypass, which could allow full account takeover and tampering with exam evaluations.

Workers in India are increasingly using head-mounted cameras to collect video data for training humanoid robots, highlighting a growing trend in AI data collection.