12 updates: latest first. 11 selected specifically for Policy Trackers.
Amazon has launched Alexa+ in India with support for English, Hindi and Hinglish. The generative AI-powered assistant is initially available for free through Early Access.
RBI Deputy Governor Rohit Jain says banks cannot outsource accountability for AI decisions, stressing explainability, proportional regulation, customer fairness and stronger oversight for high-risk AI.
Cars24 India’s FY26 revenue fell 18% to Rs 5,092 crore as its core used-car business weakened, even as losses narrowed 19% amid lower costs, AI-led efficiencies and growth in ancillary services.
Cradlewise has raised $12 million to expand its AI-powered cribs, as questions remain over its finances, child data collection and compliance with India’s DPDP framework.
MeitY has invited AI-capable agencies to build a Unified AI Team that will develop AI services across government platforms such as UMANG and DigiLocker.
Experts at the MediaNama event were divided on whether TRAI's anti-spam rules should include platforms like WhatsApp, while they opined that AI spam signals sharing should inform operators, not dictate.
Meta’s Scam Alert uses an on-device machine learning model to flag likely WhatsApp scams without sending message content to Meta.
Underlining that safe harbor for AI platforms depend on their nature of service and function, MeitY said the IT Act is "technology-neutral" & applicable to computer resources irrespective of the tech used. The post Parliament question asked if AI platforms get safe harbor. Here’s what MeitY said & what we think appear…
Nasscom has urged the Supreme Court to define high-risk AI use and clarify that technical audits should not automatically require source code disclosure.
The Bombay High Court will hear Gadkari's plea seeking Rs 11 crore in damages and sweeping takedown orders against AI-generated content.
Layoffs.fyi data shows AI-led global tech layoffs hit 1.28 lakh employees by July 1, 2026 — already exceeding all of 2025. India accounts for 7.16% of the global total, the second-highest share after the US. Within India, education (21.67%) and finance (14.73%) saw the largest share of AI-linked job cuts.
MeitY is overhauling the IndiaAI Mission in response to export controls on frontier AI models from the US, shifting focus to four pillars: sovereignty, safety, talent, and research. A higher outlay than the original ₹10,372 crore is under active discussion with industry and researchers.