Author: Adarsh

Instead of trying to build the next ChatGPT, Indian tech startups are using AI to solve and automate industry-specific problems… For the last two years, all the tech giants have been locked in a race to build the next big foundational AI model like ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. But not Indian startups… They’ve been in a different race altogether. Instead of focussing on a general-purpose AI model, Indian tech startups are set on vertical AI – these are specialised AI systems that are designed for specific industries and business workflows. According to a 2025 report by startup accelerator Upekkha, this…

ChatGPT seemed to have taken the lead as the most popular AI chatbot but Claude Code’s enterprise adoption is redefining the rules of the AI race… “How to make aglio olio pasta?” “What medicine should I take if the side of my head is hurting?” “Give me a comprehensive plan to learn Kannada in 7 days” “Turn this research document into a 300-word article.” These are just some of the million prompts that are fed into ChatGPT on an everyday basis. The OpenAI product had established itself as the undisputed leader in the generative AI era, with hundreds of million…

As AI coding tools become mainstream, India’s software engineers are moving from writing code to supervising AI-generated work… Until not very long ago, software engineering was one of the safest and most reliable career paths in India. Coding has been one of the core skills that has helped India’s rise into a global technology hub. But with the rise of artificial intelligence, the software engineer’s role has changed drastically. There are now several AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code and OpenAI Codex and these are reshaping how software is built. The engineer’s role has gone from…

As the demand for AI increases, India is transforming into a major hub for the infrastructure that powers artificial intelligence… For the longest time, when it came to the global technology industry, India has operated as the back office of the world: a huge talent pool and a software powerhouse. But the rise of artificial intelligence is changing that. As AI moves from apps and chatbots to giant computational systems, the focus is shifting towards the machinery behind AI – like data centres, cloud infrastructure, power systems and large-scale computing capacity. And all of a sudden, India has become the…

The Maharashtra government has announced an AI policy that is a clear message that India’s AI future could be driven by state governments… India’s AI ambitions are not limited to New Delhi anymore. State governments are slowly stepping into the race. The plan is to attract startups, research labs, enterprise investments and talent. And in a bid to secure that, the Maharashtra government has announced an AI policy that is a clear message that India’s AI future could be driven by state governments as much as it is a part of national strategy. The new policy – announced by Chief…

The Indian government is making tech companies more accountable by introducing laws to remove harmful content within hours… For the last two decades, global tech companies have had it easy. Social media platforms host content, users create content and governments intervened only when it was absolutely required. But that era is changing – and it looks like it’s India who is heralding that change. Earlier this year, the Government of India has announced stricter IT rules that requires social media companies to remove ‘unlawful content’ within three hours of official notice. This is done from the previous window of 36…

AI can now identify anonymous social media users by stitching together details scattered across the internet… There was a time when you could pretend to be anyone on the internet and no one would be able to figure out your real identity. Priya Sharma, a marketing strategist by profession, used her real name on her LinkedIn account so that potential recruiters could find her. Her Instagram handle was priya_lens to showcase her photography skills. Most of her friends followed her on that account. But they didn’t know that she also had another Instagram handle called ChaiAndCipher where she never revealed…

Lorem ipsumThe script is getting painfully repetitive now: “We are restructuring to focus on AI.” It sounds like a strategic move. Almost visionary in its approach. After all, AI is the future. And the future is what we need to focus on. But look a little more closely and you will stumble on the complicated truth – it is not what AI can do right now, it is about what is believed AI will do in the future and what companies want it to represent. The shift towards AI is not just a technological shift, it’s in the narrative. Image…

The number of people using social media is increasing and so it is the time spent on these websites, but the number of posts on the sites are dropping… As of March 2026, there are more than 679 million Facebook user accounts from India. There are 517 million user accounts on Instagram as well. In other words, as much as 34.1% of the overall population of the country is on social media sites. But the fact of the matter is that most of them aren’t posting on social media anymore. While they are active on these sites, they do not…

The continuous consumption of content on TikTok and Instagram is taking a toll on our attention spans as well as our mental health… The word ‘brainrot’ started as a joke. A quick google search describes it as “a state of being ‘addled’ by digital noise.” It was named Oxford word of the year in 2024. But two years since then, it seems like it’s less of an internet slang and more of a diagnosis of how we consume content these days. Short-form content generation platforms like Instagram and TikTok have changed not just how we consume content but also how…