AI Dispatch | 10–16 April 2026
A weekly roundup of the biggest developments shaping the global AI landscape
Artificial intelligence is accelerating change across industries and geographies. ‘AI Dispatch’ tracks the week’s key developments in the fast-evolving global AI landscape.
Infosys Partners Alcaraz to Advance AI in Tennis
Infosys Ltd, India’s second-largest software services exporter, has signed Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz as its global brand ambassador in a multi-year deal. The company will use its generative and agentic AI platform, Topaz, to build AI-powered match analytics and a performance app for Alcaraz and his team, deepening its push to apply data and artificial intelligence in professional tennis.
Wipro Buys Alpha Net Contracts to Build AI
Wipro Ltd, India’s fourth-largest software services exporter, will acquire select customer contracts from California-based Alpha Net Consulting and its subsidiaries for up to $70.8 million in cash. The deal is aimed at strengthening Wipro’s AI-led application services business by adding customers, associated contracts and skilled talent, while expanding its consulting-led and AI-powered capabilities.
PhysicsWallah Taps Microsoft to Take AI Skilling Beyond Metros
Noida-based edtech firm PhysicsWallah has partnered with Microsoft to offer AI-led certification programs through its skilling arm, PW Skills, targeting learners in India’s Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. The courses will cover generative AI, data analytics and digital marketing, while integrating tools such as Copilot, Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, GitHub and Microsoft 365 into workplace-focused training.
Emergent Launches AI Agent Wingman
Emergent, the vibe-coding platform, has launched Wingman, an autonomous AI agent designed to manage tasks across tools, teams and businesses. The product allows users to run multiple agents at once across functions such as scheduling, research, sales and hiring, while pausing for confirmation before taking consequential actions, reflecting a growing focus on practical guardrails in agentic AI systems.
Anthropic, OpenAI Jostle in AI Cybersecurity Race
Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, built around its unreleased Mythos model, points to a major leap in AI-driven software engineering and vulnerability discovery. OpenAI is advancing similar cybersecurity-focused tools, signaling a broader industry shift toward automated coding, threat detection and large-scale remediation. The rivalry underscores growing pressure on businesses to strengthen governance, risk controls and response systems.
Meta Builds AI Zuckerberg for Employees
Meta employees will soon be conversing with their CEO, reaching thousands more than now. How? Through an AI persona. The social media leader is experimenting to create a photorealistic, conversational avatar of its chief executive, which, while still in early stages, is being prioritized as a part of Meta’s broader push into advanced interfaces.
NVIDIA Unveils Ising for Quantum Computing
On Tuesday, chipmaker giant Nvidia unveiled a new breed of AI models- Ising, the world’s first family of open source quantum AI models. Different from existing models such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude, Ising will serve a different purpose- being the “operating system” for the next generation of supercomputers: quantum processors. Just as ChatGPT predicts the next word in a sentence, Ising will predict and fix errors in a quantum processor.
Perplexity AI Reports 5x Revenue
Perplexity AI has grown revenue from $100 million to $500 million while increasing staff by just 34%. The surge is driven by its “Computer” product, a Mac mini-based AI system that runs continuously and integrates local files, apps and multiple models for research, coding and task execution. The company plans to double revenue again in 2026 while keeping its team lean.
