#startups
Indian AI lab's speech model beats global rivals in 10 languages
Chariot, an AI research lab founded by former Google DeepMind and Meta FAIR researchers, has launched Chariot-1-ASR Realtime. The company says it made fewer errors than every rival tested across 10 of India's most spoken languages. It is one of the first four teams picked under the IndiaAI Mission.
Centre notifies telecom regulatory sandbox rules to test new tech
The Centre notified the Telecommunications (Regulatory Sandbox) Rules, 2026, letting eligible firms, startups, researchers and individuals test new telecom technology with certain regulatory exemptions. A sandbox can run up to 24 months.