Eternal to roll out privacy-focused AI assistant Dark.ai worldwide by end-2026

what happened

Eternal, the parent of Zomato and Blinkit, intends to bring its privacy-oriented AI assistant Dark.ai to users worldwide by the close of 2026, according to founder Deepinder Goyal. He outlined the plan in a shareholder letter released alongside the company's July-September quarter results, saying the product is aimed at power users such as founders, researchers and governments.

Goyal wrote: "Dark will launch globally, hopefully within 2026." The financials also stood out: consolidated net profit reached Rs 125 crore, up from Rs 65 crore a year earlier. Top-line sales came in at Rs 24,138 crore, versus Rs 13,590 crore a year ago, while total expenses rose to Rs 24,166 crore from Rs 13,813 crore.

Separately, the company announced an internal restructuring that moves its Going-out India business into subsidiary Zomato Entertainment Private Limited. The details were reported by Moody's.

why it matters

For markets, the news is mostly company-specific, but it shows Indian consumer internet firms moving into AI products. Part of the revenue jump reflects Blinkit's shift toward an inventory-led model, which matters when comparing results with the previous year.

market impact

Eternal and Indian consumer internet stocks: strong profit and revenue growth is the main driver of investor sentiment

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