Shield AI Opens Bengaluru Office to Build Defence Autonomy
Shield AI opened a Bengaluru engineering office on 13 November 2026 to build Hivemind autonomy software for Indian aircraft and defence systems.
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Moody’s Says AI Job Impact on India Is Not Yet Clearly Visible
Moody’s Ratings says AI could lift productivity and displace IT services and BPO jobs in emerging markets, but its impact on India is not yet visible.
mistEO Raises ₹18 Crore to Scale AI Climate Risk Intelligence
mistEO, a Kerala climate AI startup, raised ₹18 crore in seed funding led by MGF Kavachh to scale its weather risk platform for banks and insurers.
Chariot Launches Indic Text-to-Speech Model in 11 Languages
Chariot, an IndiaAI Mission lab, launched Chariot-1-TTS-Multilingual on 12 Nov 2026, a text-to-speech model for 11 Indic languages, English and 50+ voices
OpenAI Launches India Inference Residency for GPT-6 Luna
OpenAI launched India inference residency on 12 November 2026, so GPT-6 Luna API requests are processed and stored in India for regulated enterprises.
Darwinbox Claude Connector Brings 280+ HR Tools to AI Chats
The Darwinbox Claude connector, launched on 11 November 2026, brings 280+ HR tools and 100+ actions to Claude, all within each user’s role permissions.
Indian AI Startups Raise $1.6 Billion as Deal Count Falls 43%
Indian AI startup funding hit $1.6 billion in Jan-Sept 2026, per Tracxn, but rounds fell 43% as Neysa, Sarvam, Yotta and Emergent took 72% of it.
Madras High Court Orders FIR Over AI-Generated Library Books
Madras High Court orders an FIR over AI-generated library books bought in Tamil Nadu and freezes the accounts of publisher Agal Vilakku and its owner.
Gemini 4 Carbon Opens to Enterprises at $2 Per Million Tokens
Gemini 4 Carbon is now open to paying developers, enterprises and Google AI Ultra users, at $2 per million input tokens until 30 November 2026.
NHA Picks EkaCare to Build AI Voice Scribe for Public Doctors
NHA AI voice scribe: EkaCare will turn doctor-patient talk in 15+ Indian languages into FHIR notes for ABDM, running on air-gapped AWS infrastructure.
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