YouTube Music subscribers say AI-generated tracks are overwhelming their recommendations as rivals like Deezer and Spotify move faster with AI detection and controls.
India becomes the first nation to commercially produce bio-bitumen from agricultural waste, with CSIR-led innovation promising lower emissions, foreign exchange savings, and rural income while supporting Viksit Bharat 2047 and greener road infrastructure.
Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd will invest Rs 6,675 crore in a 10 GW ingot and wafer plant in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, backed by a 200 MW captive green power facility, as the state courts upstream solar manufacturing with strong port links and policy stability.
Lenovo’s CES 2026 showcase spans AI cloud with Nvidia, Qira cross-device intelligence, AI Glasses Concept, Auto Twist laptops, and rollable Legion and ThinkPad designs.
China’s sweeping export controls on dual-use goods to Japan hit Asian markets, pressure tech stocks, and threaten Japan’s GDP, as geopolitical tensions rise.
Elon Musk’s xAI closes a $20 billion Series E round, beating its $15 billion target to expand GPU-heavy data centers, scale Grok models, and court enterprise and government clients, even as regulators in the EU, UK, India, Malaysia, and France probe deepfake and CSAM risks.
Arrowhead, a Bengaluru-based voice AI startup, has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Stellaris Venture Partners to scale multilingual, compliance-ready voice agents for BFSI clients across India, Southeast Asia, and soon the Middle East, after reporting 4-5X revenue growth and strong deployment traction.
Meraas is expanding Dubai Design District with 18 million sq ft of mixed-use, canal-front development, adding homes, cultural venues and green spaces while targeting LEED Silver and courting global creative talent.
Google is bringing its Gemini AI assistant to Google TV, adding voice-powered controls, creative tools via Nano Banana and Veo, and immersive learning. Debuting on TCL’s X11 series with Android TV OS 14, the update transforms the TV into a personalized information hub that blends entertainment, AI editing, and interactive education.
Pop Mart is rapidly expanding manufacturing in Mexico, Cambodia, Indonesia and beyond to meet soaring global demand for Labubu blind-box toys, with overseas sales already at 38.9% of revenue and a target of 65% by 2027. Flexible partner-led production and a growing store network underpin its international growth.
