Xi Jinping used the Asia‑Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju on November 1, 2025, to put forward a major initiative: the creation of a global body for artificial intelligence (AI) governance. He proposed the “World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization” to
Nvidia Corporation has reached a historic market valuation of $5 trillion, becoming the first publicly-listed company ever to hit this benchmark. The surge reflects strong investor confidence in Nvidia’s role at the heart of the global artificial-intelligence revolution. What’s Driving the Valuation The company’s dominance in design and supply of graphics-processing units
Qualcomm has announced two new artificial intelligence chips, the AI200 and AI250, as part of its push into the data-centre market. The launch marks a strategic shift for the company, which has traditionally been focused on smartphone processors. The news sent Qualcomm’s shares soaring by nearly 20% on October 27. Features Of The New Chips […]
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has formalised a joint venture with Meta Platforms’s subsidiary, Facebook Overseas, incorporating a new entity named Reliance Enterprise Intelligence Limited (REIL) on 24 October 2025. Under the amended joint-venture agreement, Reliance’s wholly owned subsidiary, Reliance Intelligence Limited, will hold 70% of REIL, while Facebook Overseas
HDFC Bank has clarified that the adoption of artificial intelligence will not result in job cuts. CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan said the bank sees AI as a tool to enhance efficiency and redeploy staff into customer-facing and technology roles rather than reduce its workforce. AI Experiments in Progress The bank, with a workforce of around 2.20 […]
Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu has raised concerns that the massive energy requirements of current AI models could pose a serious challenge for India. He said AI in its present form is “extraordinarily energy inefficient” and could push electricity costs to unsustainable levels if deployed at scale. Example from the US Vembu cited a case from […]
The world just witnessed a new low in film censorship. The Australian horror film Together, starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie, was digitally altered for its release in China. A gay couple at the heart of the story was rewritten into a heterosexual pairing using AI face-replacement technology. One actor’s face was literally swapped out […]
Google has terminated more than 200 contractors who worked on its Gemini chatbot and AI Overviews feature. The trimmed workforce were employees of outsourcing firm GlobalLogic and its subcontractors—not directly on Google’s payroll. Roles & Cost The laid-off contractors were part of a group known as “super raters.” Many had advanced degrees and were responsible […]
Oracle shares dropped about 5% on September 11, 2025, after a massive rally the previous day that pushed its market value close to $1 trillion. The prior day’s gains were driven by big cloud deals with AI companies, especially OpenAI. Big AI Deals The surge came after reports that Oracle secured a deal with OpenAI […]
Indian equities—especially IT services—are facing outsized FII outflows and heavy index shorts, spawning a rumour that “foreign powers” are sabotaging the market. The evidence says otherwise: FY26 Q1 prints across Indian IT were soft; global consulting peers flagged cautious demand; and capital has rotated toward AI-infrastructure supply chains in Taiwan and Korea offering















