Tax holiday troubles locals; PB Fintech’s new bet
Happy Tuesday! A Budget proposal giving tax relief to foreign data centre firms has raised concerns among Indian infrastructure companies. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch
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Using AI as a financial assistant
A security professional shares how AI helps manage personal finances daily, spotting spending leaks and offering unbiased budgeting advice. By using a “sanitised context” approach, sensitive data stays safe while patterns and percentages guide decisions. Comparing answers across multiple AI…
Great data rush to alter ground reality, attract global investors
The Budget’s tax holiday for data centres is set to boost demand for industrial land, accelerate campus development, and attract long-term foreign investment. Hyperscale facilities, requiring large land parcels, power, and advanced infrastructure, will benefit from improved project economics. This…
What we’ve been getting wrong about AI’s truth crisis
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. What would it take to convince you that the era of truth decay we were long warned…
The crucial first step for designing a successful enterprise AI system
Many organizations rushed into generative AI, only to see pilots fail to deliver value. Now, companies want measurable outcomes—but how do you design for success? At Mistral AI, we partner with global industry leaders to co-design tailored AI solutions that…
The Download: inside a deepfake marketplace, and EV batteries’ future
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Inside the marketplace powering bespoke AI deepfakes of real women Civitai—an online marketplace for buying and selling AI-generated…
What’s next for EV batteries in 2026
MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series looks across industries, trends, and technologies to give you a first look at the future. You can read the rest of them here. Demand for electric vehicles and the batteries that power them has never…
How generative AI can help scientists synthesize complex materials
Generative artificial intelligence models have been used to create enormous libraries of theoretical materials that could help solve all kinds of problems. Now, scientists just have to figure out how to make them. In many cases, materials synthesis is not…
Building India’s growth through MSMEs and technology: Vidit Aatrey
Vidit Aatrey, founder and CEO of Meesho, said that the Budget reflects a quiet but important shift in India’s growth story, one that backs MSMEs, women entrepreneurs and manufacturers with patient capital and modern infrastructure.
X down for thousands of US users, Downdetector data finds
There were more than 19,281 reports of issues with the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, as of 11:19 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources.