Hyderabad, Nov. 6 -- Meltwater, the global leader in media, social, and consumer intelligence, on Thursday announced the expansion of its Hyderabad AI Hub into a new 14,000 sq. ft. facility in Hi-Tech City- less than a year after establishing its first AI center in the city.

The expanded facility currently houses a 60-member R&D team focused on developing next-generation AI capabilities, with plans to scale to 150 engineers by the end of 2026. The company has strategically recruited top engineering talent from premier Indian institutions including IIT Hyderabad, BITS Pilani Hyderabad, and IIIT Hyderabad, and will extend university outreach to IISc Bangalore and IIIT Bangalore through campus recruitment drives.

The Hyderabad center has rap...