India’s Economic Survey for 2025–26 has delivered a message ahead of the Union Budget: a failure in heavily leveraged artificial intelligence infrastructure could trigger a global financial shock on the scale of, or even worse than, the 2008 crisis. While the survey assigns a relatively low
With India bracing for growth, the Union Budget 2026 arrives at a moment of strategic transition rather than a fiscal plan. The economy is balancing while eyeing to become a $5-trillion economy to position itself as a prime contender in advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence (AI)
Skyportz has locked a strategic partnership with Vertiports India to support the development of vertiport infrastructure across the country. The partnership aims to shape the build-out of facilities required for urban and regional advanced air mobility (AAM). This segment would particularly include electric vertical take-off and
Bharti Airtel has announced a partnership with Adobe to make Adobe Express Premium available free for one year to its entire customer base in India, covering mobile, Wi-Fi and DTH subscribers. Adobe Express Premium, typically priced at around ₹4,000 annually, can be activated through the
Google has begun rolling out a new auto-browse feature in its Chrome browser that uses the company’s Gemini AI model to perform online tasks automatically. The tool is currently available to Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra subscribers in the United States. It handles
Meta Platforms, Inc. has decided to increase spending on artificial intelligence in 2026. This will double the capital expenditure as Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg pushes the company’s superintelligence ambitions. The plan reflects Meta’s firm belief that ‘advanced AI’ will define the next phase of its
NASA has unveiled Athena, its latest and most advanced supercomputer, marking a significant upgrade in the agency’s computing infrastructure. Housed at the Modular Supercomputing Facility at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, Athena is designed to support a new generation of missions and scientific
After two decades of rigorous negotiations, India and the European Union (EU) have finally arrived at a historic turning point. The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) aims at better economic integration between India and the EU. The development signals the peak of the long-running diplomacy and
Apple is poised to roll out a significant upgrade to its long-standing voice assistant, Siri, as part of a broader artificial intelligence push in 2026. According to industry reports, the company plans to introduce a version of Siri powered by Google’s Gemini generative AI model
The telecom companies in India have urged the government to reduce regulatory taxes and provide relief ahead of the Union Budget 2026. The current fiscal charges are a significant burden on operators’ finances. The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), representing major carriers, has made a