In regulated industries, AI reliability depends on structured reasoning and curated knowledge layers. Knowledge-based agents embed rule engines, contextual datasets and validation checkpoints. Enterprises implementing domain-specific architectures reduce hallucination and strengthen audit traceability. Layered governance enhances deployment confidence across compliance-sensitive environments.

Global venture funding hit a record $189 billion in February, driven largely by massive AI-related investments. OpenAI, Anthropic and Waymo accounted for the bulk of the capital raised, reflecting strong investor conviction in advanced artificial intelligence and autonomous technologies. The surge came even as public markets faced volatility and stalled IPO momentum.

Inshorts' location-based short video app Public has won the Gold Medal for Best Multilingual/Regional App at the IAMAI India Digital Awards 2026. Public App, which has 275M+ app downloads and is available in 10+ Indian languages, provides hyperlocal community and utility updates, local news, educational micro courses, microdramas, mythological stories and updates on government schemes.

Indian premium beauty brand RAS Luxury Skincare has secured $7.5 million in Series B funding led by Dabur Ventures, with participation from Unilever Ventures, Amazon Smbhav Venture Fund and Sixth Sense Ventures. The capital will fuel omnichannel expansion, brand building and team growth as the company scales its farm-to-face skincare model.

Marine insurance companies, including Skuld, NorthStandard, Gard, and others, cancelled their war risk coverage for vessels in the Middle East Gulf amid the war. This comes as Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz and attacked multiple tankers, leaving hundreds of them stranded. These cancellations, effective March 5, mean shipping companies will have to seek new insurance coverage at higher rates.

Silver futures with May expiry dropped ₹15,155 from the day's high in the evening trade to end at ₹2,82,644 per kg in India, as per the data on MCX website. This comes as the war in the Middle East continues to escalate following US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Meanwhile, gold futures with April expiry ended at ₹1,62,104 per 10 gm.

Pronto, founded by Anjali Sardana, has raised $25 million in a round led by Epiq Capital, with participation from Glade Brook Capital, General Catalyst, and Bain Capital Ventures. The instant house-help platform now values at $100 million post-money. Pronto now operates across 10 cities and has built a network of more than 3,000 service professionals.

Ola Electric's shares fell to a record intraday low of ₹21.21 on Monday, witnessing an over 86% decline from all-time high of ₹157.53 in August 2024. This comes a week after the company announced that it was bringing down its store count to 550. Ola Electric had opened its 4,000th store in December 2024.

Disconnected enterprise systems create manual handoffs, compliance blind spots and inconsistent reporting. Workflow orchestration centralises API integrations, automation triggers and cross-functional processes into structured execution layers. Organisations adopting orchestration reportedly reduce turnaround delays and operational redundancy.

Assistive AI responds to prompts but depends on human oversight for execution. The next generation of agentic systems integrates persistent memory, autonomous planning and KPI-linked action loops. Enterprises adopting self-directed agents reportedly reduce operational latency and decision bottlenecks.