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Blacksmith raises Series B led by Peak XV Partners

Paytm, Navi, Cred, others urge NPCI to 'reconsider' UPI Meta proposal

In a joint representation, seven UPI apps have raised concerns around competition, customer choice, market concentration, security, transaction success rates and operational complexity.

HSBC expands AI push with Google Cloud deal

As part of the collaboration, HSBC plans to develop more than 200 AI use cases over the next two years.

Google to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic

The comes just days after Amazon agreed to invest a fresh $5 billion in Anthropic.

Google rolls out Gemini's Personal Intelligence feature in India

Currently, the feature is available to AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers in India.

Google backs Japan's Sakana AI to expand Gemini chatbot reach

Sakana AI had previously secured $135 million in a Series B round in November 2025.

Google Deepmind hires CEO, top engineers from voice AI startup Hume AI

As part of the deal, Hume AI’s CEO, Alan Cowen, and some of its leading engineers will join Google DeepMind.

Google launches UPI-linked credit card in partnership with Axis Bank

Other companies such as Flipkart's super.money and Cred have also launched co-branded credit cards recently.

OpenAI upgrades ChatGPT model within a month as competition from Google intensifies

GPT-5.2 is the most advanced frontier model for professional work and long-running agents, said OpenAI in blog post.

Amazon to invest $35 billion in India by 2030 to advance AI innovation

Amazon, which seeks to create 1 million jobs in India with its fresh investment, has invested around $40 billion in India so far.

Emergent gets strategic investment from Google's AI Futures Fund

Emergent will use the fresh capital for product development, and global and team expansion.

Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.5

The AI startup's launch of the newest model comes in the same month, Google and OpenAI also rolled out their upgraded models.

Accel, Google team up to invest in Indian AI startups

As part of the partnership, Accel's Atoms startup accelerator and Google's AI Futures Fund will provide selected ventures with investment up to $2 million.

Google launches its "most intelligent model" Gemini 3

Gemini 3 shows reduced sycophancy, increased resistance to prompt injections and improved protection against misuse via cyberattacks

Google rolls out Gemini on Google TV Streamer

This is part of the larger plan of Google to replace Google Assistant with Gemini.

Razorpay ropes in Prabu Rambadran from Google Cloud as Senior VP of Engineering

Rambadran held leadership roles at Nutanix and Microsoft across the US and India.

Google to offer free Gemini AI Pro access to Jio's 5G subscribers

In July, Google had announced a free one-year AI Pro plan for college students in India.

Anthropic expands deal with Google worth tens of billions of dollars

Anthropic and Google Cloud had initially announced a strategic partnership in 2023.

Reliance's startup moment; Amazon, Flipkart's NBFC play

Sept 5th Edition: We track Mukesh Ambani’s entry into a novel business that even big tech businesses are trying to make sense of; and the country’s top marketplaces’ credit bet.

The shadow economy of online gaming: How money moves beyond the screen

Behind flashy apps and jackpots lies a complex web of mule accounts, payouts, and payment tricks that move thousands of crores beyond the screen.