The TN AI Brief

B. Priyanka takes charge as CEO of TNeGA, and B. Vishnu Chandran as MD of ELCOT.

Source: Indian Masterminds

IIT Madras aims to have its Garbhini-GA2 AI model, which estimates foetal age from Indian ultrasound data, ready for hospital use by 2027-28.

The model was validated with data from CMC Vellore. The next step is fitting it into ultrasound machines.

Source: DT Next

An EY and CII report says Coimbatore has over 75 global capability centres and could host nearly 200 by 2032.

The report counts a tech workforce of over 300,000 and more than 30,000 STEM graduates a year in the city.

Source: EY India

Madras Christian College built an AI voice-to-text tool so blind students can dictate exam answers without a human scribe.

Student interns at the MCC-MRF Innovation Park built the tool. It is due to be used before the November 2026 semester exams.

Source: DT Next

IIT Madras Research Park and Unicorn India Ventures announced the first close of a deep-tech fund aiming for Rs 600 to 1,000 crore.

The fund plans to back 24 to 30 early-stage startups in areas such as robotics, space, defence tech and semiconductors.

Source: IIT Madras

CII's Madurai Zone asked the state to set up an AI centre of excellence in Madurai; the IT department said it will study the idea.

The proposal was handed over at Connect Madurai 2026. The state mentioned a possible tie-up with TIDCO.

Source: DT Next

Qlik and ICT Academy renewed a pact, signed in Chennai with AI Minister R. Kumar present, to teach data and AI skills to one million more learners.

The programme has reached more than 200,000 students and teachers so far, through a network of over 1,100 institutions.

Source: TimesTech

Starbucks signed an MoU to set up its first India global capability centre in Chennai, with plans for 800 tech jobs.

The company cited Chennai's talent pool and lower attrition. The centre is separate from its retail venture with Tata.

Source: YourStory

Walgreens signed an MoU to open its first India global capability centre in Taramani, Chennai, starting with 250 jobs.

The centre will handle technology and business services from DLF Downtown on the new OMR GCC corridor.

Source: Deccan Chronicle

EY will invest Rs 1,000 crore in a global capability centre in Chennai with over 2,000 jobs, one of several deals signed in London.

The Chief Minister's UK visit brought Rs 15,300 crore in commitments, including a Sigma Technology GCC expansion in Chennai and Tiruchirappalli.

Source: Business Today

The state will add an AI chatbot and voice bot to the CM Helpline portal so people can file and track petitions, at Rs 2.18 crore a year.

The announcement came in the Assembly. A separate AI platform to match young people with verified overseas jobs gets Rs 50 lakh in its first year.

Source: DT Next

A Rs 100 crore semiconductor training and prototyping centre near IIT Madras Research Park is close to being formalised, with TIDCO joining.

A one-acre plot has been identified. The centre aims to train about 5,000 people, from ITI holders to PhD scholars.

Source: DT Next

IIT Madras and CMC Vellore researchers built AI tools to predict chronic kidney disease risk and sort kidney CT scans into four types.

The scan classifier was trained on more than 12,000 images. The team plans more validation with patient data before clinical use.

Source: IIT Madras

Singai Ramachandran is appointed head of StartupTN.

Source: News Today

IIT Madras and UNESCO MGIEP will build AI and immersive tools that turn school curricula into personalised learning paths with social and emotional skills.

The partners plan open-source models that run cheaply on low-bandwidth connections, plus joint research and staff exchanges.

Source: IIT Madras

The Vetri Tamil Nadu Investment Conclave signs 97 MoUs worth Rs 67,542 crore, with data centres taking over 28%.

Source: The Week

The state budget plans a Tamil large language model, to be built by the Tamil Virtual Academy.

Source: DT Next

A Rs 50 crore Vetri Tamil Nadu Deep-Tech Innovation Fund is announced, with a quarter reserved for SC/ST founders.

Source: YourStory

Tamil Nadu creates a Ministry for Artificial Intelligence, IT and Digital Services.

Source: DT Next