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How India’s film industry is embracing AI, as studios use the technology to cut production times and costs, while union rules limit its use in Hollywood (Munsif Vengattil/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 4, 2026

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India’s AI summit has highlighted the limits of the country’s AI ambitions, as the United States and its tech companies have largely rejected India’s push for global AI governance (Krishn Kaushik/Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 22, 2026

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As New Delhi’s AI Impact Summit draws attention, a look at India’s AI opportunities and the political economy impasse that threatens its ambitions (Shruti Rajagopalan/Get Down and Shruti)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 18, 2026

Shruti Rajagopalan / Come down and Shruti: As New Delhi’s AI Impact Summit draws attention, a look at India’s AI…

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Data analytics company Fractal, which became India’s first AI unicorn in 2022, raised $313 million in its Mumbai IPO; its shares fell 5% amid weakness in the Indian IPO market (Rajesh Mascarenhas/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 16, 2026

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India’s updated startup framework doubles eligibility for deep tech startups to 20 years and triples the income cap for tax, grant and regulatory benefits to around $33 million (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 8, 2026

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India’s largest retailer, Reliance Retail, says its daily fast commerce orders peaked at 1.6 million in Q4 2025; Market leader Blinkit recorded an average of 2.4 million daily orders in the third quarter (Manish Singh/India Dispatch)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 18, 2026

Manish Singh / Shipping to India: India’s largest retailer, Reliance Retail, says its daily fast commerce orders peaked at 1.6…

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Fast delivery apps like Blinkit, Zepto and Swiggy are growing in India’s tier 2 and tier 3 cities, driven by rising incomes and cheap smartphones and data (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 30, 2025

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India’s digital transformation has exposed citizens to scams such as ‘digital arrests,’ where victims are forced to transfer funds under false accusations (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 7, 2025

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India’s telecom ministry privately asks phone makers to pre-load national cybersecurity app Sanchar Saathi on all new devices within 90 days (Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 1, 2025

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India’s November 21 labor law granted legal status to millions of gig workers, but benefits are unclear and access to social security remains elusive (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 25, 2025

Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: India’s November 21 labor law granted legal status to millions of gig workers, but benefits are…

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Some Mac Mini and Mac Studio models are unavailable or facing wait times of up to 12 weeks in the United States, with analysts citing strong demand from power users of AI agents (Nicole Nguyen/Wall Street Journal)

What some executives think about using universal basic income to mitigate AI-related layoffs: Musk calls it the "best way"OpenAI policy document mentions a public wealth fund (Siladitya Ray/Forbes)

Sources: Recursive Superintelligence, a four-month-old startup developing self-learning AI and founded by former DeepMind and OpenAI engineers, has raised more than $500 million (Financial Times)

Cerebras files for IPO on Nasdaq, reports 2025 revenue of $510 million, up 76% year-over-year, with net profit of $87.9 million, compared to net loss of $485 million in 2024 (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

World expands its Tinder partnership and partners with Zoom and others to verify human users, as it continues its shift from crypto to identity verification (Maxwell Zeff/Wired)

Browsing: Indias

How India’s film industry is embracing AI, as studios use the technology to cut production times and costs, while union rules limit its use in Hollywood (Munsif Vengattil/Reuters)

India’s AI summit has highlighted the limits of the country’s AI ambitions, as the United States and its tech companies have largely rejected India’s push for global AI governance (Krishn Kaushik/Financial Times)

As New Delhi’s AI Impact Summit draws attention, a look at India’s AI opportunities and the political economy impasse that threatens its ambitions (Shruti Rajagopalan/Get Down and Shruti)

Data analytics company Fractal, which became India’s first AI unicorn in 2022, raised $313 million in its Mumbai IPO; its shares fell 5% amid weakness in the Indian IPO market (Rajesh Mascarenhas/Bloomberg)

India’s updated startup framework doubles eligibility for deep tech startups to 20 years and triples the income cap for tax, grant and regulatory benefits to around $33 million (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

India’s largest retailer, Reliance Retail, says its daily fast commerce orders peaked at 1.6 million in Q4 2025; Market leader Blinkit recorded an average of 2.4 million daily orders in the third quarter (Manish Singh/India Dispatch)

Fast delivery apps like Blinkit, Zepto and Swiggy are growing in India’s tier 2 and tier 3 cities, driven by rising incomes and cheap smartphones and data (Bloomberg)

India’s digital transformation has exposed citizens to scams such as ‘digital arrests,’ where victims are forced to transfer funds under false accusations (Bloomberg)

India’s telecom ministry privately asks phone makers to pre-load national cybersecurity app Sanchar Saathi on all new devices within 90 days (Reuters)

India’s November 21 labor law granted legal status to millions of gig workers, but benefits are unclear and access to social security remains elusive (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)