Anthropic, the startup behind AI assistant Claude, on Monday opened its first office in India in Bengaluru. It also announced a series of partnerships across the enterprise, education and agriculture sectors. "India is the second-largest market for Claude," said Anthropic, adding that the Bengaluru office will focus on hiring local talent across a wide array of roles.

HCLTech ex-CEO Vineet Nayar said Indian IT firms "are going to be profit-driven and therefore if you believe that they're going to create employment, you must be dreaming". He stated that employment in the age of AI will come from mass-scale startups. He added that the focus should be on creating new people who are trying to solve new problems.

AI firm Fractal Analytics' shares listed at ₹876 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday, marking a nearly 3% discount from the upper end of the IPO price band. The shares listed flat on the BSE. The company's ₹2,834-crore issue was subscribed 2.66 times. Its market capitalisation post-listing stood at ₹14,668 crore.

OpenClaw is emerging as a modular, open framework designed to power next-generation AI agents with improved coordination and contextual intelligence. It focuses orchestration layers, shared memory structures and tool interoperability. It enables multi-agent collaboration, persistent context handling and scalable automation across enterprise workflows.

Online pharmacy growth is driven by digital prescriptions, doorstep delivery and integrated teleconsultation. AI-driven inventory management and compliance tracking improve operational efficiency, while trust, regulatory adherence and secure data handling remain critical. The sector’s future depends on balancing accessibility with strict healthcare governance.

Sales analytics apps provide real-time visibility into pipeline health, conversion ratios and revenue forecasts. By integrating CRM data with behavioural insights, teams identify bottlenecks and improve deal velocity. Structured analytics strengthens forecasting accuracy and aligns sales strategies with measurable growth targets.

LangChain enables developers to build LLM-powered applications by chaining prompts, tools and memory into structured workflows. It simplifies orchestration of retrieval systems, APIs and reasoning layers. As AI systems grow complex, frameworks like LangChain support scalable, modular and production-ready deployments.

Model Context Protocol standardises how AI models access tools, data and context securely. By defining structured interfaces between models and external systems, MCP improves interoperability and reduces integration friction. It strengthens governance and scalability in multi-agent or enterprise AI deployments.

Innovation accounting measures startup progress using actionable metrics instead of vanity indicators. Rooted in lean startup methodology, it tracks validated learning, cohort behaviour and pivot impact. This disciplined measurement framework helps founders make evidence-based decisions and improve capital efficiency during early-stage growth.

US' total debt hit $38.72 trillion (₹3,506.5 lakh crore) as the country recently ended a partial government shutdown. According to Bull Theory, if a person spent $10 million (₹90 lakh) per day for the past 2,000 years since Jesus Christ's birth, the total would be $7.4 trillion (₹670.15 lakh crore). This would still be less than US' current national debt.