AI Summit 2026: How Sovereign AI can help India drive growth, jobs and digital governance experts weigh in

AI Summit 2026: How Sovereign AI can help India drive growth, jobs and digital governance experts weigh in

At the AI Summit 2026, a recurring theme cut across discussions by global founders, investors and policymakers: artificial intelligence must move beyond hype and align with revenue, productivity and long-term value creation. As trillions of dollars flow into data centres, large language models and AI infrastructure, experts debated whether returns will justify the scale of…

Western Digital Sold Out All 2026 Hard Drive Production as AI Centers Scramble

Western Digital Sold Out All 2026 Hard Drive Production as AI Centers Scramble

© CAESARstock / Getty Images Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) shares have surged 65% year-to-date as the company transformed from an overlooked storage provider into an AI infrastructure powerhouse. The stock has grown significantly as investors recognized the company’s pivot from consumer storage to AI infrastructure, reflecting a complete business reinvention driven by insatiable demand from hyperscale…

Voice-tech to drive digital inclusivity, ETBrandEquity

Voice-tech to drive digital inclusivity, ETBrandEquity

India recognizes 22 official languages, yet its digital ecosystem remains accessible in only a handful. From customer service bots to Large Language Models (LLMs), digital experiences often exclude millions. When AI fails to reflect India’s linguistic diversity, it reinforces existing inequalities. True digital inclusion, therefore, must begin with language. At the ongoing India AI Impact…

Ask Us Anything: PR expert Anna Porter on how to drive results from influencer marketing in 2026

Ask Us Anything: PR expert Anna Porter on how to drive results from influencer marketing in 2026

In this month’s Ask Us Anything series, SmartCompany asked Anna Porter, senior consultant of culture and creators at Thrive PR & Communications, to share her insider knowledge on influencer marketing in 2026. From how to drive better ROI with influencers, to how to check if an influencer’s audience is genuine, we hope Porter’s answers help…

Swisscom 2025 results: Vodafone Italia deal and AI strategy drive 37% revenue surge

Swisscom 2025 results: Vodafone Italia deal and AI strategy drive 37% revenue surge

Swisscom’s full-year 2025 results highlight a transformative year shaped by the acquisition of Vodafone Italia, the creation of the Fastweb + Vodafone entity, and a growing focus on artificial intelligence. The Swiss telecom giant delivered strong top-line growth while navigating competitive pressure in its home market and executing a major cross-border integration. Swisscom CEO Christoph…

Cregis, KuCoin Institutional, The Block Drive Web3 Collaboration in Dubai

Cregis, KuCoin Institutional, The Block Drive Web3 Collaboration in Dubai

Singapore, Singapore, December 5th, 2025, FinanceWire Cregis, a leading provider of enterprise digital asset solutions, successfully hosted “Bridge the Night: Institutional Partner Soirée” at CE LA VI Dubai. This exclusive gathering, held at CE LA VI Dubai, was a collaborative effort with KuCoin Institutional, bringing together top executives from leading firms across digital assets, payments,…

AI on Mars: Perseverance rover completes first drive planned by generative AI

AI on Mars: Perseverance rover completes first drive planned by generative AI

Nasa has officially entered a new era of space exploration with the conclusion of its first AI-pilot evaluation on the Red Planet. Following a rigorous month of post-drive analysis, mission scientists confirmed today that the Perseverance rover successfully navigated the Martian wilderness using generative AI. While the history-making drives took place on December 8 and…

International buyers drive 75% of gifting orders in 2025, ETBrandEquity

International buyers drive 75% of gifting orders in 2025, ETBrandEquity

Representative image (iStock)International buyers are now driving the majority of UK online orders. Analysis of more than three million UK transactions by affiliate marketing platform Admitad, and marketplace data from global gifting marketplace Flowwow, shows that in 2025, 75 per cent of all orders processed by UK sellers in the gifting segment came from overseas…

AI startups drive M&A surge, accounting for 38% of deals in 2025

AI startups drive M&A surge, accounting for 38% of deals in 2025

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