The increase in automation has opened jobs at a drive-and-motor plant to women

India saw about 496 million people lifted out of poverty between 2011 and 2023 in one of the world’s fastest declines in this metric, the World Bank said, although the gains remain uneven.

Alarm bells are going off as investors raise concerns.

Dreame’s Huo is working on artificial intelligence algorithms and humanoid machines to handle cleaning, washing and other chores.

Hyphenate Inc. has raised $45 million in a funding round led by Nexus Venture Partners, securing capital for an effort to create AI agents that can run finances for businesses.

Tata Communications Ltd. plans to spend as much as $450 million to create a long-haul fiber optic network linking India’s key artificial intelligence hubs, building out the country’s infrastructure and readiness for the global AI economy.

AI leaders want their models everywhere and under their control. They may not get both.

DeepSeek is opening up the software it uses to run its artificial intelligence models at scale, potentially making its technology cheaper and easier for businesses to run.

Neolix Technologies Co., a Chinese maker of driverless delivery vehicles, raised $400 million to fuel its global expansion.

DeepSeek released an update of its AI model this weekend that it says is faster and leaner, ramping up the Chinese company’s challenge to Silicon Valley rivals Anthropic PBC and OpenAI as well as domestic competitors like Moonshot Kimi and Z.ai

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Chinese firms are at the forefront of the most advanced physical AI hardware, such as robotic hands.

Billionaires including telecoms mogul Sunil Bharti Mittal and biotech tycoon Noubar Afeyan have joined prominent corporate leaders in calling for tighter control of artificial intelligence, reflecting mounting concerns over the threat of renegade AI.

The data center buildout is barely keeping up with AI development, with access to energy and skilled labor the two key constraints, according to executives from some of the largest companies in the sector.

Infosys Ltd. Chairman Nandan Nilekani, one of India’s most prominent tech founders, shrugged off worries about AI eliminating jobs and said the technology will instead galvanize small businesses and fuel demand for new skills.

The US scores high on AI capability, but lags China in adoption.

Autonomous vehicle companies believe there’s a huge market opportunity in delivering after dark, if the technical challenges can be overcome.

American AI companies’ performance lead over China narrowed sharply in past months to a record low after labs such as DeepSeek gained ground, threatening US tech supremacy, according to Bloomberg Intelligence.

China and India account for the bulk of international grad students in the US — and increasingly they’re headed home.

Both the US and China see artificial intelligence as the new focal point of their economic rivalry. US President Donald Trump declared on Sept. 13 that “whoever wins AI, wins.” The question is whether the two nations can put aside their disagreements and cooperate in building a safe and sustainable AI environment. For now, neither trusts the other’s motives, and neither wants to slow down.