From AI dominating SoftBank’s portfolio to Claude AI maker Anthropic bagging $30-billion funding, YourStory brings you the latest news and updates from India’s tech and enterprise world. Featured storiesSmartTerra is using AI to plug India’s massive water loss problemSmartTerra uses AI to analyse pipeline data, predict leaks, and reduce water loss for cities and industries across India and Southeast Asia. The company is led by CEO Gokul Krishna Govindu, a former Apple executive; COO Giridharan Sengaiah, an urban water management specialist from PwC; and Chief Scientist Navaneethan Santhanam, an AI expert who previously worked at Freshworks. Read more hereIn focus: How Ramya Sriram’s Theyyam photograph won global recognition from Nat GeoChennai-based photographer Ramya Sriram travelled to Kannur in northern Kerala for the fourth straight year to document Theyyam, the centuries-old ritual in which performers embody deities through elaborate costume, drumming, and acts like running through fire. After waiting nearly 10 hours for the climactic moment, she was knocked to the ground in a crowd surge just as the performer charged through burning coals, scorching her hand, clothes, and camera—yet she kept shooting while lying there. Back home, despite burn injuries, she discovered that one sharply focused image had survived the chaos:… Read MoreYourStory RSS Feed
