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OpenAI launches new India plan for ChatGPT

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- OpenAI on Monday launched a new tier of its generative artificial intelligence (AI) application, ChatGPT. Priced at a fifth of its former price, the plan also adds support for ac... Read More


Transformer by Mint: The man shaping India's AI dreams, and continuing chaos at Vodafone

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- I've known Abhishek Singh, a senior bureaucrat, for some time now. He's been in the Indian tech ecosystem for a while, leading multiple government-backed digitisation initiatives... Read More


India approves its first Maxar-like private satellite data project worth $135mn

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- A consortium of four startups, led by Bengaluru-based Pixxel, has won a mandate to create and operate India's first privately-built satellite imaging system. Approved by the coun... Read More


India to focus on voice-first vernacular LLMs: AI Mission CEO

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- India's $1.2-billion AI Mission is preparing to make voice-first artificial intelligence (AI) models for Indian languages its calling card, aiming to differentiate itself from Bi... Read More


Transformer by Mint: India's AI battleground heats up as, after Sundar Pichai, Sam Altman makes a big bet

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- Earlier this week, Sam Altman, who at this point doesn't need an introduction, was asked what he thought of India's AI market-even as he geared up to launch OpenAI's biggest AI m... Read More


Mint Explainer | Why Big Tech is focusing on Indian languages

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- On Thursday, OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman unveiled GPT-5 with native support for 12 Indian languages. Last year, Google expanded its AI model Gemini's native support for nin... Read More


Lack of trained talent stalls India's private space efforts

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- India's private space startups are finding it hard to get top-notch talent as there aren't enough graduates trained in niche topics and specialized skills. And even the small numb... Read More


India seen as OpenAI's top user hub with GPT-5 boost: Sam Altman

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- India is set to surpass the US as OpenAI's largest user hub with the rollout of GPT-5, its newest foundational artificial intelligence (AI) model that offers wider acceptability w... Read More


Indian space startups have run into a talent hurdle

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- India's private space startups are finding it hard to get top-notch talent as there aren't enough graduates trained in niche topics and specialized skills. And even the small numb... Read More


For Indian defence firms, a special US deal is on the way

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- India and the US are working on a landmark deal that would open up each country's defence purchase market to the other, marking a significant step forward in their strategic relat... Read More