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Box expands Nvidia partnership, unveils AI workflow builder
Box Context Retrieval, a new search engine built on Nvidia's Nemotron models, will be generally available to Enterprise Advanced customers early next year, the company said.
The next AI advantage for India's developers: Turning code into companies
In India's rapidly growing builder economy, AI is revolutionising software creation, allowing developers to generate code and build prototypes in minutes. But speed is only half the battle-code to deployment is the other half. Through tools like GoDaddy's Developer Platform, the real opportunity is achieving this next half of the challenge seamlessly and turning fast-built applications into viable, long-lasting products and thriving companies.
After US, India is easiest place to list a company, says Blackstone president and COO Jonathan Gray, eyes $100 billion investment in the country
Blackstone's president and chief operating officer Jonathan Gray has stated plans to increase their investment in India to $100 billion. He highlighted positive sentiments surrounding India's economy, which is growing over 7%. Gray acknowledged recent concerns like rising energy costs but emphasized robust economic momentum. The firm is committed to investing in sectors such as infrastructure, financial services, and healthcare.
India’s healthcare AI opportunity could become the next big investment story
The digital rails are ready. India now needs patient capital and founders ambitious enough to build on them.
Deliveries over deployment: IT firms must reassess AI integration as pricing pressures rise, says BCG
BCG analysed more than 40 technology services providers and over 100 brand positioning claims across their websites, earnings calls and investor presentations and found more than 90% were talking about the same core themes.
YuVerse takes its last-mile AI proposition to Global Fintech Fest
At GFF 2026, YuVerse launched four AI products— Yu1, YuBuild, YuBuild Studio and YuFlux—spanning document-to-decisioning, conversational AI, video creation and workflow automation, making the case for an enterprise AI model focused not just on what AI can do, but on how it can be embedded into the business processes that drive decisions, customer engagement and outcomes.
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The new AI builder: Skills for the agentic AI era
As AI systems move from generating responses to acting autonomously, building them requires a broader set of capabilities. Understanding business workflows, designing reliable systems and determining where human judgement should guide decision-making are becoming equally important for the next generation of AI professionals.

Adobe acquires PeakXV-backed AI startup Rilo to expand marketing automation
Rilo cofounder Dhruv Jaglan announced the acquisition in a LinkedIn post, saying the startup would join Adobe to “help bring AI to Fortune 500 marketers”. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
Enterprise AI needs custom fit
Companies struggle to achieve business outcomes from significant AI investments. Unprecedented AI capabilities require a 'harness' to convert potential into measurable value. Enterprise AI integration demands shaping technology around operational realities and existing systems.

Vibe-coding apps gun for Indian geek love
Cursor, OpenAI and Anthropic are turning up the heat in the race to win India’s fast-growing tribe of AI builders, writes Swathi Moorthy. The push comes amid rapid adoption of AI by Indian enterprises and startups. As companies look to improve productivity, the use of AI tools has risen over the past two years.

AI application experts in high demand as companies pursue efficiency, customer focus
Indian companies now prioritize engineers applying AI to solve customer issues. Demand for agentic and forward-deployed AI engineers has significantly increased. Firms are leveraging AI for both customer-facing solutions and internal process improvements. Companies are also developing workforce capabilities in digital and AI technologies. This shift reflects a growing need for talent bridging technology and business impact.

How Agentic AI Is Growing — and how enterprises can make the best of it
Enterprise software has spent the last two years shifting from AI that answers to AI that acts. Agentic AI - systems that plan multi-step work, use tools, and make decisions with limited supervision — has become the defining enterprise technology story of 2026, and the numbers behind it are hard to ignore.

Cognizant launches Ace Team Program to nurture new generation of AI talent
Cognizant has launched the Ace Team Program in India to cultivate engineering talent for client digital transformations and its AI goals. Selected engineers will develop niche AI offerings, support technology initiatives, and drive innovation as full-stack AI Engineers, working on client engagements and building AI-native capabilities.

How developer communities are shaping AI adoption, enterprise technology, and future innovation
As AI accelerates innovation, developer ecosystems are becoming key influence networks for modern enterprises. Platforms like ET AI Hackathon 2.0 are giving technology companies closer access to emerging builders, evolving technology trends, and the future of enterprise adoption.

Why AI hackathons are becoming the new talent discovery platforms
As artificial intelligence reshapes how companies discover talent and innovation, AI hackathons are evolving beyond coding competitions into high-impact innovation environments. ET AI Hackathon 2.0 reflects this shift by bringing together emerging builders, developers, and problem-solvers from across India to create practical AI-driven solutions. The platform offers organizations early access to talent, fresh ideas, and evolving innovation trends while highlighting the growing role of collaborative ecosystems in shaping the future of AI development.

Cognizant joins OpenAI partner group to scale Codex for enterprise clients
Cognizant is now a global partner of OpenAI. The company will use OpenAI's Codex technology to build software for its clients. This integration will speed up development and improve code quality. Cognizant engineers are already using Codex in client projects. The partnership aims to bring advanced AI capabilities to enterprise environments.

The AI Hackathon that has India's tech community talking
With 55,000+ builders having put their ideas forward, the ET AI Hackathon 2026 is now at its most critical juncture. Phase 1 results are imminent, and for the teams still in the race, the real work is just beginning.

Master AI Product Building: Create real-world AI systems that deliver impact
Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant concept restricted to research labs and theoretical discussions. In today’s competitive business landscape, AI has become a strategic imperative, influencing everything from operational efficiency to customer experiences and product innovation. Yet many professionals and leaders still struggle to translate AI awareness into practical execution.

India revenue run rate has doubled over the last four months: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei
Anthropic India’s revenue run rate has doubled over the last four months, said CEO Dario Amodei, adding that adoption of its Claude Code may have grown even faster among developers. In a conversation with Irina Ghose, managing director, Anthropic India, Amodei discussed the India opportunity, the growth of enterprise AI globally, and coexisting with AI systems.

The AI advantage is shrinking. Leaders must act now.
Artificial intelligence is no longer an experimental initiative reserved for innovation labs. It has become a defining force behind product strategy, operational efficiency, and competitive positioning. Across industries, AI is shaping pricing models, customer experiences, automation frameworks, and decision intelligence systems. The conversation has shifted from “Should we adopt AI?” to “How do we build AI products that actually deliver measurable impact?”

AI is moving fast. Leadership can’t afford to watch from the sidelines
Artificial intelligence has moved beyond experimentation. What began as isolated pilots and innovation lab initiatives has now become central to how modern enterprises design products, optimize operations, and compete in their markets. From AI automation to enterprise-wide transformation, the shift is no longer theoretical. It is operational. The AI Product Builder Masterclass – Free Live Demo Session is designed specifically for decision-makers who want to understand AI not as a buzzword, but as a business system.

ET GenAI Hackathon: Collaboration at the Core of What’s Next
The conversation around generative AI has shifted from exploration to execution. As organisations across sectors look to apply GenAI meaningfully, The Economic Times’ ET GenAI Hackathon has become a space for early collaboration between industry and builders working on real-world solutions. At a moment when enterprise approaches are still taking form, the platform offers organisations a chance to engage before directions solidify.

Beyond chatbots: What builders are actually creating with GenAI today
Generative AI has moved past conversational interfaces into practical, build-driven applications. In competitive hackathon environments, builders are experimenting with workflows, decision systems, and problem-solving tools that reveal how GenAI is being applied in the real world. This article explores the emerging use cases taking shape and why platforms like the ET AI Hackathon are becoming critical spaces for showcasing them.

From problem statements to prototypes: How real AI gets built at a gen AI hackathon
Real artificial intelligence innovation does not begin with abstract ideas or speculative demos. It begins with clearly defined and real-world problems. This article explores why structured problem statements are the foundation of meaningful AI development, how they guide builders from concept to prototype, and why hackathons grounded in real use cases are becoming the most credible platforms for applied GenAI innovation. The piece concludes with a call to action for builders who want to solve problems that matter.

Why the next wave of SaaS will be built around workflows, not features
The SaaS industry is shifting from feature-heavy products to workflow-first solutions as enterprises prioritize seamless integration into daily operations. This evolution, driven by software fatigue and a demand for measurable productivity, sees AI embedded to streamline tasks and reduce friction. Future SaaS success will hinge on deep operational impact rather than sheer feature count.

Ahead of the ET AI Awards 2025 jury meet, Naveen Tewari warns India cannot stay an AI user
As Co‑Founder and CEO of InMobi and Glance, juror Naveen Tewari brings a sovereignty‑first, “builder vs user” lens to the ET AI Awards 2025. For him, the real test is whether India is creating foundational intelligence or merely consuming tools built elsewhere. Ahead of the jury meeting on 28 January 2026, he reflects on why India must move from wrapping interfaces around imported models to owning the intelligence that will define its digital future.

Agentic AI startup Adopt AI raises $6 million in round led by Elevation Capital
Foster Ventures, Powerhouse Ventures, Darkmode Ventures, and some angel investors participated in the funding round. The funds will go towards strengthening the company’s AI and engineering teams, building its technology and implementing its go-to-market strategy.

What AI tools are people secretly using to make office work easy? Professionals share their hacks
A recent Reddit thread shed light on underrated AI tools that professionals are using to quietly boost their productivity. While ChatGPT remains popular, users highlighted tools like Gamma for creating presentations, Napkin.ai for organizing thoughts, n8n and fal.ai for automating workflows, and Perplexity AI for deep research. Some shared how these tools save them hours daily, especially in handling routine tasks like summarizing Slack threads. However, others expressed skepticism or noted company restrictions on AI use.

Rewire for AI first, then aim to upskill
India faces a shortage of AI talent, which could slow tech adoption unless companies update their skilling strategies and share productivity gains. Businesses need to upskill existing talent and spread AI literacy, while ensuring ethical development and cost-efficiency to meet demand.
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