The real test of artificial intelligence is not how much content we can generate, but whether it helps us make better choices. For India’s businesses, that distinction could determine whether AI becomes a competitive advantage or merely another digital habit. A generation ago, Yahoo Messenger was one of the ways people discovered the pleasures of…
Five developments shaping business, technology and sustainability | Friday, 23 October 2026 AI is moving beyond chatbots into shopping, software development and the infrastructure powering the digital economy. Meanwhile, India’s growth outlook remains strong, even as oil prices and monetary tightening complicate the economic picture. This week, five developments offer a closer look at the…
Artificial intelligence is attracting investment, changing the employment landscape and creating new questions for businesses. At the same time, tax collections, international trade and climate policy are revealing opportunities that deserve closer attention. This week’s five developments offer a useful perspective on India’s changing economy, with particular relevance for Northeast India. The region’s challenge is…
Artificial intelligence is moving beyond chatbots and experimental tools. It is beginning to influence how businesses operate, how startups build products and how institutions manage risk. This week’s developments highlight that transition. Anthropic has raised concerns about the security implications of increasingly autonomous AI systems. HCLTech is expanding its work with Anthropic to bring agentic…
Artificial intelligence is entering a more practical phase. As models become cheaper, technology companies are turning internal AI capabilities into commercial products, Indian IT services firms are deepening their AI partnerships, and businesses are looking for ways to measure whether their AI investments actually deliver results. Meanwhile, new mathematical research from an AI model is…
India’s business landscape sent several important signals this week. The Reserve Bank of India raised its policy rate, the Union Cabinet approved a ₹10,000 crore commitment for an SME Growth Fund, and the government signalled another step towards a formal framework for artificial intelligence. Meanwhile, research into hydrogen fuel cells offered a glimpse of how…
1. Mistral’s “Le Chonk” Takes Europe’s AI Ambition Up a Notch Europe has a new argument in the global AI race. French AI company Mistral has opened a public preview of Mistral Large 4, a natively multimodal model with about 1 trillion parameters, of which 49 billion are active at a time. The model is…
Artificial intelligence is entering a different phase. For the past few years, the dominant AI experience was conversational. We asked questions, generated images, wrote code, analysed documents and received answers. But this week offered several indications that the centre of gravity is shifting again. AI systems are increasingly being designed to act, operate, monitor, decide…
Artificial intelligence is moving beyond chatbots and image generators. The more interesting story is what is beginning to happen around AI — inside companies, in physical machines, in cybersecurity and even in national infrastructure. Here are five developments from the past few days that deserve a closer look. 1. China’s one-person company boom may be…
Artificial intelligence had another busy week. But the most interesting developments were not simply about bigger models, faster chips or another chatbot gaining a few points on a benchmark. Something more consequential is happening. AI is beginning to move beyond the screen. It is entering theoretical physics, biological research, autonomous systems, physical infrastructure, outer space…
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