Anthropic has announced Claude Tag, a new collaborative AI experience that lets teams assign work to @Claude directly inside Slack. Claude Tag transforms Claude from an individual chatbot into a shared AI teammate that can collaborate across channels, remember context, access approved tools, connected data and codebases, and complete long-running tasks. Continue reading “Anthropic launches Claude Tag in Slack with shared memory, proactive AI and enterprise integrations”
Ookla’s latest analysis of AI platform reliability, based on 3.72 million Downdetector user reports, shows that the AI risk surface has significantly expanded as AI systems become deeply embedded in enterprise and consumer workflows. Continue reading “AI disruption days rise from 6 in Q1 2025 to 51 in Q1 2026: Ookla”
Meta has announced Meta Business Agent, a new AI-powered assistant designed to help businesses manage customer interactions and operations across WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram. The announcement was made at Conversations 2026 in London. Continue reading “Meta expands Business Agent globally across WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram, introduces Business Agent Platform”
IDC’s research paper Modernising Legacy: Winning in the Age of AI surveys 1,400 Asia/Pacific IT leaders and examines the widening AI readiness gap across the region. It explains why the Leaders cohort generates 3x digital revenue and how organisations can reduce technical and data debt to improve AI outcomes. Continue reading “India AI readiness gap widens as leaders earn 73% digital revenue: IDC”
Microsoft has announced three new AI models—MAI-Transcribe-1, MAI-Voice-1, and MAI-Image-2—in public preview through its AI development platform Microsoft Foundry. Continue reading “Microsoft rolls out MAI-Transcribe-1, MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-Image-2 in Foundry public preview”
OpenAI announced the closure of a funding round with $122 billion in committed capital, reaching a post-money valuation of $852 billion. The company stated that the capital will support scaling of AI systems, expansion of infrastructure, continued model development, and growth across consumer and enterprise products. Continue reading “OpenAI secures $122 billion funding to scale AI infrastructure and products”
Google has opened applications for the 2026 cohort of its startup support initiative, the Google for Startups Accelerator: India. The program is designed for AI-first startups in India that are developing scalable solutions across advanced AI domains and moving toward real-world deployment. Continue reading “Google opens applications for 2026 Startup Accelerator India cohort”
Microsoft has introduced Copilot Cowork, a tool that allows users to move beyond generating responses or drafts and enables execution of tasks directly across Microsoft 365 applications. Copilot Cowork is designed to convert user intent into actionable work while keeping full control in the user’s hands. Continue reading “Microsoft rolls out Copilot Cowork to automate workflows in Microsoft 365”
Mihup, an Indian Voice AI company, has partnered with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. to develop a multilingual, enterprise-grade Voice AI solution for the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sector. The solution is designed to run on on-device AI platforms, enabling low-latency, secure, and reliable customer interactions. Continue reading “Mihup partners with Qualcomm to bring on-device multilingual Voice AI to BFSI”
