News Summary

Anthropic, an AI startup co-founded by Dario Amodei, is set to deepen its presence in India by opening a new office in Bengaluru. The company is also exploring a partnership with Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries to expand access to its Claude AI assistant in India. India, being the world’s second-largest online market, is a significant growth region for Anthropic. The company’s Claude app has seen substantial growth in downloads and consumer spending in India. Amodei’s visit to India includes meetings with Reliance executives and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Alongside Anthropic, AI search startup Perplexity is partnering with Bharti Airtel to offer its services to Airtel’s customers.