Thinking Machines Launches Inkling 2 Small MoE Model
Thinking Machines Lab launched Inkling 2 Small on 5 November 2026: 594B MoE, 17B active, 1M context on Tinker; Apache 2.0 weights next week.
Agentic AI
Visa Agentic Commerce Benchmark: AI Agents Pass 57%
Visa launched the Agentic Commerce Benchmark on 5 November 2026: 22 AI models faced 15 shopping tasks, with a 57.2% pass rate and top models at 82.2%
Aina Ring Opens Preorders for AI Agent Control
Aina opened $399 preorders on 5 November 2026 for a titanium smart ring that lets wearers approve AI agent actions without unlocking a phone.
Sarvam Prism Decision Model Hits 71.8 Score at 44 ms
Sarvam AI launched Prism, a System-1 decision model that scores options in a median 44 ms, with a company-reported average of 71.8 across three indices.
CERT-In Flags Crafty Falcon AI Hacking Campaign on Fintechs
CERT-In names Crafty Falcon as the group using AI tools like ARTEX and PentAGI to hit Indian fintechs, NBFCs and crypto exchanges at machine speed.
LTM, ServiceNow Expand Agentic AI Partnership for 700 Clients
LTM and ServiceNow expand their agentic AI partnership for 700-plus joint customers, using LTM’s own 1,500 ServiceNow AI agents as the blueprint.
TCS Enterprise AI Study: Only 10% Let AI Agents Act Alone
TCS Enterprise AI Study finds 84% of leaders see productivity as AI’s top gain, but only 10% let AI agents act without human approval across functions.
CERT-In Issues AI Security Audit Rules With 6-Hour Reporting
CERT-In has issued AI security audit guidelines that sort AI systems into four risk tiers and require AI incidents to be reported within six hours.
Vi Launches Vi Intelligence Lab With PwC India for Agentic AI
Vodafone Idea has launched Vi Intelligence and a Mumbai AI lab with PwC India to build agentic, assistive and responsible AI solutions for enterprises.
Avanade Report: 75% of Indian Firms Yet to See AI Returns
Avanade AI report: 75% of Indian leaders say AI has not yet paid back its cost, even as 28% let generative AI run processes without human sign-off.
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7 AI Questions India Needs to Answer Next
30-09-2026
