Salil Parekh, chief executive officer of Infosys Ltd., speaks during a news conference in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: KAREN DIAS India’s second largest IT company Infosys’ board has approved the grant of stock incentives or Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOPs) worth over ₹51 crore to CEO and MD Salil [&

Bengaluru-headquartered IT services giant Infosys fell short of market expectations by lowering its FY26 revenue growth guidance to 0–3 per cent in constant currency (cc) terms, down from the 4.5–5 per cent forecast for FY25 in the previous quarter. The company posted a net profit of ₹7,033 crore for the March quarter, reflecting a 3.3 […]

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin inaugurating the Sify’s AI-ready data center campus in Chennai on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Bijoy Ghosh Sify Infinit Spaces Limited, the Chennai-based data centre provider, on Thursday inaugurated its data centre campus at Sipcot Siruseri, Chennai. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin inaugurated the facility, whi

It will bring together entrepreneurs, investors, industry leaders, researchers, and policymakers to share insights, network and explore collaboration opportunities | Photo Credit: LIGHTCOME The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will organise a Start-up Conclave here on April 22 and 23 to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in

OpenGov has been heavily investing in AI to enhance government operations OpenGov, the leading provider of AI-enabled and modern cloud software for US state and local governments, announced opening of its new office in Pune, India. This expansion marks a significant milestone in OpenGov’s mission to power more effective and accountable government t

(from left) Kalpana Sinha, Ketaki Kadekar and Haritha Kandalla. Co-founders of Aaroha Three women corporate leaders, who worked for top tech firms such as Microsoft and UpGrad, joined hands to float a startup called Aaroha, which helps businesses strengthen leadership and organisational capability “through frameworks inspired by Indian philosophy”.

FILE PHOTO: A logo of Ericsson is seen outside the company | Photo Credit: LARS HAGBERG Ericsson reported better than expected first-quarter core earnings on Tuesday, helped by a higher gross income, as the telecoms equipment maker braces for the impact of tariffs from the United States, its biggest market. Adjusted core earnings excluding restruct

FILE PHOTO: Wipro Ltd logo | Photo Credit: Dado Ruvic Amidst rising macroeconomic concerns, IT major Wipro is set to announce its financial results for Q4FY25 on April 16. The company is also expected to guide for -1% to 1% growth for Q1FY26, mirroring Q4, as US market uncertainty weighs on decision-making. Here are some other key considerations: [

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media onboard Air Force One, on a flight to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S. April 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: REUTERS/Nathan Howard U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said he would be announcing the tariff rate on imported semiconductors over the next week, adding that […]

What was earlier limited to minor suggestions is now full-scale assistance, where the developer gives instructions, and the AI handles the execution What was once the domain of seasoned developers writing thousands of lines of code is now being reimagined by AI agents that respond to plain English and even images—transforming software creation into

Apple Inc assembled $22 billion worth of iPhones in India in the 12 months ended March, increasing production by nearly 60 per cent over the previous year in a sign of continued diversification away from China. The Cupertino, California-headquartered company now makes 20 per cent, or one in five, of its prized iPhones in the […]

Alphabet and Nvidia have joined prominent venture capital investors to back Safe Superintelligence (SSI), a startup co-founded by OpenAI’s former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever that has quickly risen to become one of the most valuable artificial intelligence startups months after its launch, a source familiar with the matter said. The funding

Netflix tests AI-powered search engine for subscribers to find shows based on mood, not just genres or actors. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Netflix Inc. is testing new search technology that employs artificial intelligence to help subscribers to find TV shows and movies, expanding its use of the technology. The OpenAI-powered search engine lets customer

India’s smartphone manufacturers will expand their manufacturing base following the growing demand for exports, said Pankaj Mohindroo, Chairman of the India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA). The ICEA on Friday announced that mobile phone exports from India have crossed ₹2 lakh crore in FY 2024-25. Smartphones have become India’s single l

Viswam.ai, an AI venture started by the IIIT-H and Swecha, will organise a two-day AI Days 2025 conference here on April 12 and 13. This conference will have technology leaders and AI enablers discussing the latest topics in the field of AI and Generative AI .  “AI innovation focuses on solving challenges specific to India […]

Results announced today were unexciting, somewhat below expectations.  Down by 18 per cent in the last one year vs Nifty 50’s decline of 2 per cent, down by 29 per cent from its all time highs in September 2024 vs Nifty 50’s decline of 15 per cent, and up by around 83 per cent in […]

TCS Q4 results expected to show revenue decline due to BSNL ramp-down, with focus on margin and deal pipeline | Photo Credit: REUTERS Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) revenue growth is expected to decline 0.2-0.5 per cent in the last quarter of FY25 owing to the ramp down of BSNL, hitting its topline. The software company […]

Mphasis, an IT solutions provider specialising in cloud and cognitive services, has received a US patent on “System and method for optimized processing of information on quantum systems”. This patent outlines a pipeline to improve the scalability and performance of quantum machine learning (QML) on near-term quantum computing systems including quan

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a logo of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) before a press conference announcing the company’s quarterly results in Mumbai, India, January 11, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/ | Photo Credit: FRANCIS MASCARENHAS Tata Consultancy Services stocks today, TCS Q4 results preview & share price live updates, Q4 resul

The brand is also looking to expand its product portfolio in the coming times and plans to offer a range of connected devices. French consumer technology brand Alcatel on Tuesday, announced a strategic retail partnership with leading e-commerce marketplace Flipkart. Through this collaboration, Alcatel will launch its latest range of smartphones on

Companies are increasingly experimenting with AI to manage consumer journeys, especially when it comes to handling large numbers of enquiries and complaints more efficiently. While in some cases it is leading to retrenchments and optimisation of employee workforce, others are focusing on upskilling employees. At the same time, companies believe the

Stating that writing software is a human right, Kyle Daigle, Global COO, GitHub, spoke to businessline about why India need not confine itself to either open-source or proprietary source AI model when working on homegrown LLMs. Highlighting the presence of 18 million Indian developers on GitHub, with a million additions every three months, Kyle Dai

Experts suggest functional separation of network provisions and services In the face of the growing likelihood of a duopoly, telecom experts have suggested a new licensing regime separating network infrastructure provision from services. Following the increase of government shares in Vodafone Idea (Vi), experts have been discussing about the possib

Access to collaborations and a thriving start-up ecosystem serve as a booster shot for setting up GCCs, noted industry players | Photo Credit: Getty Images In a bid to drive digital transformation, global pharma giants are establishing Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in India. Companies like Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly, Sanofi, and Takeda have expande

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and actress Sonam Kapoor present an award and a certificate during Startup Mahakumbh, at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI India will make a “substantial allocation” towards deeptech through the ₹10,000-crore Fund of Funds scheme, Piyush Goyal, Union Commerce Minister, sa

Sridhar Vembu, Founder and CEO, Zoho Corp Deep tech businesses must try to have commercial applications for their products and not just rely on government support for long-term R&D, Sridhar Vembu, the founder and chief scientist of software firm Zoho, said on Friday. “Ship vitamins and painkillers to fund your business even as you work on [&hel

Dahnesh Dilkhush, Executive Director – Customer Success at Microsoft India and South Asia; Devang Mody, CEO at Bajaj Finserv Health; Neha Gupta, MD & Partner at Boston Consulting Group; Nitin Chugh, Deputy Managing Director & Head (Digital Banking & Transformation), State Bank of India and Sonali Kulkarni, Country Head – BFSI, Microsoft

The Indian IT sector is anticipated to report a weak exit for FY25 and provide unexciting guidance for FY26 amid rising global uncertainty. Analysts shared the macroeconomic slowdown has become a baseline scenario, with lower discretionary spending and elongated deal cycles impacting the pace of recovery. According to a report by HDFC Securities, f

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. Carlyle Group Inc.’s Hexaware Technologies Ltd. rallied on Wednesday after India’s first billion-dollar initial public offering of 2025, signaling investor appetite for new listings remains strong despite the weakness in broader markets. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Bloomb

Meta has launched omnichannel ads as part of its offerings for advertisers, enabling them to showcase ads that highlight nearby product locations for people most likely to shop in-store. These ads are among the new tools introduced by the platform to drive growth and improve performance for e-commerce and retail businesses. Meta is expanding access

Congruent, a Chennai and US-based technology solutions provider to the US retirement industry, has acquired IPX Retirement Edge, a platform for retirement income solutions, from the US-based IPX Retirement. The IPX Retirement Edge platform will help Congruent cater to the growing need for guaranteed and secured income options among participants, a

The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) network faced two bank-wide outages in March. While one outage was attributed to year-end financial strain on banking systems, the other, on March 26, was caused by a “hardware failure” at NPCI’s end. “In the last 3-4 years we have not had much downtime. Last week, we had a small […]

o9, an enterprise AI software platform provider for transforming planning and decision-making, has signed a SaaS (software-as-a-service) agreement with Toyota Motor Corporation to deploy its advanced supply chain management platform. “This collaboration will enable Toyota to optimise its supply chain operations and drive greater efficiency in respo

The US-based Cognizant has appointed Sailaja Josyula as the new Global Head of its Global Capability Center (GCC) Service Line. Based in Hyderabad, she will lead the definition and execution of Cognizant’s global GCC strategy, working closely with the leadership team to ensure it is future-ready and client-centric, says a release. Sailaja returns t

The Central government’s decision to convert part of Vodafone Idea’s spectrum dues to equity may give the cash-strapped operator some respite in the short term but concerns around its long term survivability still remain, experts said. Describing the 49 per cent government stake increase as “the need of the hour,” Subhendu Pattnaik, Chief Marketing

The board of directors of Cyient Ltd has given the in-principle approval for the reorganisation of the global end-to-end semiconductor business into a wholly owned subsidiary of the company, to enable dedicated focus on this business. Eyeing to tap the huge opportunity in the semiconductor, the company announced plans last year to set up an [&helli

President Donald Trump said a deal with TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the short video app used by 170 million Americans would be struck before a deadline on Saturday. Trump set the April 5 deadline in January for TikTok to find a non-Chinese buyer or face a U.S. ban on national security grounds due […]

Vodafone Idea (Vi) will be issuing 3,695 crore of its equity shares to the Government of India, following the Ministry of Communications’ decision to convert outstanding spectrum auction dues of the telecom company amounting to ₹36,950 crore into shares, as per a stock exchange filing on Sunday. With this, the Government of India’s shares in [&hell

Nearly half (48 per cent) of banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) companies flagged data security as their top concern for AI implementation, a survey conducted by global data solutions provider Hitachi’s subsidiary Hitachi Vantara found. The survey, reflecting inputs from 231 global IT and business leaders, noted that 84 per cent

The entrepreneurial journey of Freshworks founder Girish Mathrubootham is not short of exciting twists, but when you ask him the one thing that may inspire other entrepreneurs, he says it’s how he has made the least obvious choice at various points. Mathrubootham opens up about the key inflection points in his business journey and how […]

Elon Musk’s xAI artificial intelligence firm has acquired Musk’s X, the social media outfit formerly known as Twitter for $33 billion. The all-stock deal announced on Friday consolidates two of Musk’s multiple portfolio companies, which also include automaker Tesla and SpaceX, and potentially eases the billionaire’s ability

Aimed at hiring the right talent, the Group of Technology Companies (GTECH), operating from IT parks in Kerala, is planning to introduce a unified hiring platform to adopt a single-window hiring system. GTECH’s MuLearn was introduced at the Launchpad Kerala 2025 programme with the objective to revamp the current hiring system under the Talent Accel

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras alumnus Sudarshan Mandayam has been named as the CEO of the US-based Bounteous, a global digital transformation consultancy, effective April 1, 2025. This follows the successful completion of its merger with Accolite Digital. This leadership transition signals a new chapter in Bounteous’ journey – focused on d

From fintech and healthcare to e-commerce and cybersecurity, AI-driven innovation is reshaping business landscapes. In 2025, AI hiring is heavily influenced by the rise of generative AI, automation and AI-powered software development. With enterprises aggressively adopting AI-first strategies, start-ups are competing with deep-pocketed tech giants

Subi Chaturvedi, a well-known thought leader and advocate for inclusive technological innovation, was awarded the Corporate Leader of the Year Award for Excellence in Artificial Intelligence by Amity University. Currently serving as the Co-Chair of the US-India AI Taskforce, she is also at the forefront of empowering women in technology throug

Following fresher layoffs in February this year, IT major Infosys has let go of about 45 trainees who failed to meet the ‘company standards’, according to sources. Till now, it has laid off around 350 trainees who were unable to clear the training tests. A mail directed at the discharged trainees stated that they did […]

AI infrastructure company Nexthop AI has launched from stealth with $110 million in funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The Santa Clara-headquarted company also has operations in Bengaluru. The round also saw participation from Kleiner Perkins, WestBridge Capital, Battery Ventures and Emergent Ventures. This funding will accelerate the deve

Retailers are increasingly relying on AI to analyse consumer behaviour, reporting significant improvements in Average Order Value (AoV) and repeat customer engagement. As AI systems become better at understanding consumer preferences, businesses are also seeing reduced operational costs and improved conversion rates, according to industry players.

US-based EPAM, a digital engineering firm, intends to expand its Indian workforce by recruiting over 2,000 professionals in the upcoming fiscal year, shared Larry Solomon, Chief People Officer and SVP. With its current India headcount exceeding 11,000 employees, India accounts for 18 per cent of EPAM’s global workforce.   “India continues to be a s

The Telangana police have expanded the scope of the case related to the betting apps by including the names of managements of 19 websites and apps that are organising the games. The Miyapur police, who recently booked 25 film actors and social media influencers for promoting their apps, have filed a memo a local court […]

A Parliamentary panel has advised the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting to have a stronger code of ethics that prevents streaming of content on digital platforms that glorifies consumption of harmful substances such as drugs. The Standing Committee on Communication and Information Technology noted that content like songs or clips glorifyin

Are you falling in love with ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, Deepseek or Gemini? Or, engaging with LLMs (large language models) heavily, indulging in long and heavy conversations with it! According to a research conducted by OpenAI, which developed ChatGPT and MIT Media Lab, heavy users of LLMs are ending up with emotionally-charged conversations. While mos

Zoho’s home-grown web browser Ulaa (meaning stroll in Tamil) has won the Indian Web Browser Development Challenge (IWBDC) on Thursday. This competition, organised by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA), and Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) under the Governmen

Companies with at least $500 million (50 crores) in annual revenue are adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) more quickly than smaller organisations, according to a report by McKinsey. “The companies with more than $500 million in annual revenues are using Gen AI throughout more of their organisations than smaller companies are,” the re

Qwatt Technologies, a Kochi based startup, has introduced 36V LED module in the signage and lighting industry. The product, which is claimed to be the first in the industry, is designed for energy efficiency, longer lifespan, and reliability. The 36V LED module provides over 190 lumens per watt (LPW) which helps to reduce power consumption [&hellip

Global IT giant Accenture reported Q2FY25 revenue of $16.7 billion, growing 8.5 per cent y-o-y in local currency, but its commentary indicated that discretionary spending was under pressure. Since Accenture is seen as a bellwether for Indian IT companies — whose results season kicks off next month — the outlook for FY26 remains uncertain. While [&h

Average 5G data consumption in India has peaked to 40GB per user per month and its total subscriber base is expected to grow by 2.65 times to around 770 million in the next three years, from 290 million in 2024, telecom gear maker Nokia said on Thursday. It said that the subscriber base may grow […]

The Indian IT sector is undergoing structural and leadership changes as companies adapt to evolving market dynamics, technological shifts, and operational demands. IT giants like Wipro and LTIMindtree have restructured their business divisions, aligning services with emerging trends like AI and cloud integration. Simultaneously, the industry

D Nageshwar Reddy, Chairman of AIG Hospitals, has inaugurated the Centre for Digital Technologies in Healthcare (CDiTH) at the International Institute of Information Technology (Hyderabad). The new centre at the institute would work together to develop healthcare solutions using artificial intelligence and digital technologies. P J. Narayanan, Dire

Despite the hype around AI, India’s data protection rules compel advertisers to rethink their strategies of excessive and almost free-handed AI deployment, as per the ADNext report released by the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI). Listing the challenges around data privacy owing to AI-driven advertising, the report listed consent, chil

2025 is the year of Agentic AI, all the tech majors have been telling us. Now, it’s the turn of Adobe to unveil its go-to-market agentic AI strategy and product offerings.  At the Adobe Summit in Las Vegas, during its flagship digital experience conference, the San Jose based tech company unveiled a suite of 10 […]

India will lag in terms of broadband compared to other regions if it remains majorly mobile broadband dominant, said Broadband India Forum (BIF) in one of its submissions to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Taking issue with some telecom stakeholder claims of public Wi-Fi being redundant considering a 95 per cent user access [&hell

With reports of people committing suicide after losing heavily on several betting apps, the Telangana police have slapped cases on several social media influencers for promoting the apps. Acting on a complaint, the Panjagutta police have booked an FIR (First Information Report) on these social media influencers under several sections of the Bharati

Operating margins of television (TV) broadcasters are expected to improve by FY27 inching closer to pre-Covid levels on the back of rising revenues from their digital offerings, a report by CRISIL Ratings stated. It however added that this will depend on their ability to compete with digital platforms and shifting consumer preferences. The report i

LTIMindtree has appointed its chief operating officer (COO) Nachiket Deshpande as the President of Global AI Services, Strategic Deals and Partnerships in a move to simplify the organisation to prepare for growth. This news comes after Venu Lambu was announced as the CEO Designate in January, following Debashis Chatterjee stepping down from the rol

Eutelsat OneWeb is working on rolling out new systems and technologies that will have comparable capabilities as Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite services following the joint ventures announced between SpaceX and the two Indian telcos Bharti Airtel and Jio Platforms. Pranav Roach, OneWeb stakeholder and President of Hughes Network Systems India that

Wipro on Friday announced realignment within its Global Business Lines (GBLs) to better align with the changing needs of clients and to capitalise on opportunities in artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing and digital transformation. The IT firm will now have four GBLs, organised around client-buying behaviour. These will be Technology Servi

Hyderabad Angels has launched the Hyderabad Angels Fund (HAF) with a target of ₹100 crore focusing on growth-stage start-ups. The fund has an option to raise ₹50 crore more. “HAF would like to address the crucial funding gap for start-ups as they scale beyond early-stage traction. By offering not just financial backing but also strategic […]

The NFT market, once flush with big-money deals, has lost its lustre. While some people made “life-changing money” at the peak of its hype in 2021, others saw their tokens lose almost all value. But it may not be all gloom – Non Fungible Tokens, once only traded as collectibles of unique items like art, […]

Wireline subscriptions in India increased by 8.3 per cent in the second half of 2024 with more users in urban areas compared to rural areas. In the AI age and 5G, India’s urban population seems to be gravitating towards fixed-line broadband services, with the percentage share steadily increasing from 92.09 per cent to 92.42 per […]

Larsen & Toubro has plans to invest up to $2 billion in its data centre business and its immediate target is to expand its data centre capacity by five times and take it to 150 MW by 2027. It currently has around 32 MW existing capacity, with two data centres in Mumbai and Chennai. In […]

The Andhra Pradesh Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Microsoft for equipping about two lakh students and youth with skills in artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies. “The agreement will facilitate the training of secondary school students and the youth in AI and other advanced skills. This will help them prep

Hyderabad The power and energy sector has become a prime target for cybercriminals, accounting for 29 per cent of all malware detections in 2024, according to a report by cybersecurity solutions company Seqrite. Over 15,000 malware detections were recorded across 2,132 endpoints in the sector, indicating a high level of targeted attacks. This trans

Wipro’s lighting business, which is part of its Commercial & Institutional Business (CIB), , expects to touch revenue of ₹1,000 crore in this financial year, said Anuj Dhir, Senior Vice-President and Business Head, CIB, Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting (WCCL). ,” he told newspersons on Wednesday. The revenue growth will be from across various

The large-scale disruption of ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) services in a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) signals the change of tactics of hackers. Cybersecurity experts point out that hackers now consider social media as a new form of critical infrastructure and launching large-scale attacks. A DDoS attack is when hackers flood a website with fake t

The government should not make the same mistakes of not having standards and ecosystems in place, which they did in 5G rollout before launching 6G services in India, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said on Tuesday. Even globally, telcos are getting low returns on investment (RoI) at just 3 per cent due to lack […]

Industry bodies, consumer representatives and social impact groups, taking a closer look at the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 have asked the government to consider alterations to the provisions relating to the processing of children’s data to allow for an easier and more inclusive experience. Allowing partial processing of children’s

Addressing one of the biggest hypes in the tech space right now AI, Dennis Xu, VP Analyst at Gartner, discussed the need for AI literacy for effective use of the technology in cybersecurity. Speaking at the Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit, analysts discussed how Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) can leverage ‘hype’ to drive [&

With India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules expected to be finalised within the next couple of months, consumer interest and industry bodies have expressed concerns about the compliance costs and administrative burden on businesses, owing to certain provisions of the draft rules like processing of children’s data, user consent mechan

Schools in Beijing will introduce artificial intelligence courses to primary and secondary students to strengthen China’s goal to dominate the sector. From the coming fall semester, which starts Sept. 1, schools in China’s capital will offer at least eight hours of AI classes per academic year, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission said in a s

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday dropped a proposal to force Alphabet’s Google to sell its investments in artificial intelligence companies, including OpenAI competitor Anthropic, to boost competition in online search. The DOJ and a coalition of 38 state attorneys general still seek a court order requiring Google to sell its Chr

Microsoft Corp. has created in-house artificial intelligence models it believes can go toe-to-toe with industry leaders, including partner OpenAI, according to a person familiar with the situation. A family of models Microsoft is developing recently produced test results suggesting that they were competitive with state-of-the art rivals, including

Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Friday said that GIFT City, or Gujarat International Finance Tech-city-based International Financial Services Centre, will aid the industry to develop a “competitive aircraft leasing hub.” Speaking at the “India Aircraft Leasing and Financing Summit” in Gandhinagar in Gujarat, Naidu said, “GIFT City will g

Over half of the Indian businesses surveyed by Capgemini on aspects of cloud sovereignty they considered most important said they considered security as the most important point. Security was considered the important aspect by 61 per cent of the surveyed companies while ‘ownership’ was a close-second element, backed by 60 per cent of businesses. Th

Stepping into the streaming arena, State governments are rolling out their own OTT platforms to give regional films the stage they often miss on mainstream services. Beyond preserving cultural heritage by offering archival repositories, these platforms help independent filmmakers ensure that diverse storytelling thrives outside the commercial mains

MaxIQ, earlier Gyaan AI, announced it has raised $7.8 million in seed funding. The company’s seed round was led by Dell Technologies Capital, with participation from Intel Capital. MaxIQ, a revenue AI platform that brings sales, said this investment will enable it to scale operations, accelerate product innovation, and expand its leadership team as

The International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM) is building an exclusive GPT for the hospitality industry.  The GPT will give students, faculty, hospitality professionals, and industry stakeholders insights, trends, and best practices regarding the hospitality industry. “The goal is to improve their operational excellence in hospitality usin

Starting off as a business software for small businesses, SaaS firm Zoho is now keen to strengthen its share in large enterprises segment. As the new CEO of Zoho.com, Mani Vembu is charting out a “platform-led” strategy to grow market share in the upmarket space and eyeing global expansion across Middle East, LATAM, Asia Pacific […]

Chennai-based financial technology start-up M2P Fintech is acquiring AI start-up Mad Street Den (MSD) in an undisclosed stock and cash deal. The valuation details of the deal, which brings together two marquee Chennai start-ups, remain undisclosed.  However, sources involved in the transaction note that US-headquartered MSD had a new funding round

The US President Donald Trump’s revocation of the Biden-era Executive Order to deregulate the development of AI and ensure the country’s leadership in the space could radically change the way AI (artificial intelligence) is progressing. With this, global approach to regulating AI is at a crossroads now. The US is expected to roll back any […

Venture capital investors are increasingly bullish on application-layer AI startups in India, focusing on rapidly expanding AI applications with concrete use cases. The key investment areas include enterprise IT solutions, PaaS (platform-as-a-service), and agentic AI, as India charts its own path toward developing a foundational AI model, acc

Austria-based AT&S AG, a global leader in IC substrates and printed circuit boards with a turnover of €1.5 billion, has announced the establishment of an Information Technology Shared Service Centre (IT SSC) in Pune, Maharashtra, to support its trans-continental operations. The new IT SSC will cater to AT&S Group’s operations across Austria

In the rapidly evolving AI landscape, organisations are exploring the next frontier—Agentic AI. Ritika Gunnar, General Manager of Data & AI at IBM, discusses how IBM is leveraging AI agents internally, how Agentic AI differs from Generative AI, and the impact of the autonomy AI agents bring. How is IBM leveraging agentic AI? How is […]

Growing talks around the use of agentic AI have sparked concerns about the technology’s impact on hiring and the nature of work for human employees. Companies like Service Now and Hinduja Global Solutions say that AI will not take away jobs, but leaders agreed that AI agents can carry out lower level functions leaving humans […]

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek on Saturday disclosed some cost and revenue data related to its hit V3 and R1 models. It claimed a theoretical cost-profit ratio of up to 545% per day, though it cautioned that actual revenue would be significantly lower. This marks the first time the Hangzhou-based company has revealed any information about […]

To conserve data centreenergy usage by generative AI, Manish Gupta, Senior Director at Google DeepMind, said the company is working on a Matryoshka doll model wherein smaller AI models are embedded within a larger model for efficiency. Noting that data centre energy consumption has spiked with generative AI providers signing with nuclear-powered pl

Microsoft is shutting down Skype, its video-calling and collaboration service, in May 2025. The company has said it is drawing the curtains on this service starting in May 2025 to focus more on Teams, which has evolved into a strong player in the video-based collaborative tools post-Covid-19. If you are a user of Skype, you […]

Display of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) took the limelight at this year’s IInvenTiv, A Global Innovation Showcase 2025, held at IIT Madras, showcasing some of the solutions to solve socio economic problems of the country. IIT Indore had a drone-based antenna measures and testing system for communication, defence and space technology. SkyGuard, a

Ford Business Solutions, the global hub of technology and business services within the Ford family, has launched an office in Bengaluru. With a Global Capability Center (GCC) in Chennai and around 12,000 employees across India, FBS aims to recruit 2,000 additional employees over the next four years, beginning in 2025. Mike Amend, Chief Enterprise T

Haveli Investments, an Austin-based private equity firm, has acquired AppViewX, a Coimbatore/US-based automated certificate lifecycle management (CLM) and public key infrastructure (PKI) solutions provider, for an undisclosed sum. As part of the acquisition, cybersecurity expert Dino DiMarino has been appointed as CEO to lead AppViewX into its next

Government is looking at global best practices for regulating over-the-top (OTT) players. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has reportedly sent suggestions regarding regulations to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, and Department of Telecommunications. The two are still reviewing the suggestions in the light of regulations ad

If you have the habit of using pen-and-paper at meetings and are struggling to digitise the content for easy transfer of text and gain actionable insights from it or translate the content, here is a solution from a Hyderabad-based start-up. Quadric IT, a Hyderabad-based start-up, has married AI with physical notebooks, helping save newsprint and [&

With Artificial Intelligence set to make inroads into the way business is done, India’s IT industry and others feel that employee upskilling in AI usage will be crucial to employment in coming years and the nature of the jobs on offer while volume of hiring can reduce. IT industry leaders such as Infosys, KPIT Technologies, […]

Eyes glued to the screens, slogging for long hours and mindless munching have become characteristic traits of an IT professional. While travails of their sedentary lives are no news, doctors have time and again flagged health concerns around their lifestyle. Dealing with work-related stress, inadequate sleep, keeping up with shifts, while increasin

India has a strong potential to become the world’s largest supply base for AI talent, said Nirav Patel, President and CEO of Mastech Digital. He added that GCCs are a major growth driver for the country, as large enterprises are now bringing their core operations rather than just leveraging India for cost advantages. “We feel […]

Telangana has become a key target for hackers with 23 per cent of all malware detected in the country in 2024 were reported in the State. Seqrite, a cybersecurity company, said that the State reported 6.25 million incidents last year. The enterprise solutions arm of the cybersecurity company Quick Heal released the Telangana Cyber Threat […]

Santhosh Viswanathan, the Vice President & MD, India Region, Intel Corporation, talks to businessline about the company’s three-decade journey in India, designating India as a separate region to boost growth and innovation, and embedding AI touchpoints across functions. Are there any recent global or local developments within Intel?  Post-pande

Salary increments in India’s ₹250 billion IT services sector are projected to be moderate in fiscal year 2025, as companies navigate a complex landscape of global economic uncertainties, evolving skill demands and the increasing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), according to experts. Industry experts predict an average wage increase o

Meta envisions artificial intelligence (AI) as a catalyst for the media and entertainment industry and is actively working with production houses to launch AI-powered films while leveraging influencers to build excitement around new releases, a top company official said. “We see ourselves at Meta as a catalyst for the media ecosystem with our open-

Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal on Friday said spectrum for satellite connectivity in rural and hard-to-reach areas can be given on shared basis, but when it comes to urban areas, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and the government need to come out with a policy that does not discriminate against the terrestrial providers. [&

Acting on the Central Government’s directive to investigate Infosys’ recent layoffs of freshers at its Mysuru campus, Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad spoke with the company’s management on Thursday. Lad met with senior officials from the Labour Department and Infosys at Bengaluru’s Vikas Soudha. He urged greater transparency in layoffs, consi

Chinese start-up DeepSeek will make its models’ code publicly available, it said on Friday, doubling down on its commitment to open-source artificial intelligence. The company said in a post on social media platform X that it will open source 5 code repositories next week, describing the move as “small but sincere progress” that i

The Information & Broadcasting Ministry has asked OTT platforms to strictly adhere to code of ethics prescribed under IT Rules including age-based classification. This advisory came after the Ministry received complaints from Member of Parliaments, statutory organisations and public grievances about alleged spread of “obscene, pornographic or v

Tata Consultancy Services is collaborating with Salesforce to help customers in the manufacturing and semiconductor industries drive value from artificial intelligence. As part of this collaboration, TCS said it has launched three initiatives such as semiconductor sales accelerator for increasing sales with data-driven insights, seller for the futu

Scrolling through social media has become Gen Z’s go-to for travel inspiration, leaving traditional recommendations behind. Google searches travel blogs, and vlogs follow closely behind, according to a survey by Agoda. Apart from being tech-savvy, the generation is also mindful of the expenses, with 64 per cent of young travelers aiming to keep acc

AI implementation in healthcare requires tailored approaches considering factors such as regional infrastructure differences and training programmes.  As per the findings of a study by researchers at the Max Institute of Healthcare Management at the Indian School of Business on ‘Understanding Providers’ Attitude Toward AI in India’s Informal Health

The Telangana government has announced that it will soon come out with a new cybersecurity policy and digital security policy to ensure a good cybersecurity ecosystem. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of SHIELD 2025, a two-day cybersecurity conclave here on Tuesday, Telangana IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu said that the State government

After half a year of beta testing, Reliance Jio has launched India’s first indigenously developed Smart TV operating system JioTele OS on Tuesday. Smart TVs powered by JioTele OS will be available from February 21, 2025, starting with Thomson, Kodak, BPL and JVC, with more brands set to join the lineup in 2025. Also read: […]

The government has sent out an advisory on cybersecurity threats and best practices for satellite communications saying, with satellites deeply integrated into essential daily operations — from navigation to transaction synchronisation — any disruption can lead to widespread repercussions. Satellite communications play a crucial role in global conn

Yotta Data Services will provide over 9,216 GPUs under the India AI Mission in a phased manner to government entities, start-ups, and enterprises via Yotta’s Shakti Cloud, as per an announcement on Monday. The offering includes provision of 8,192 NVIDIA H100 GPUs and 1,024 L40S GPUs, AI Labs for students, AI Workspaces, GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS), a

With remote IT work expanding opportunities for professionals in Tier 2 & 3 cities, experts have called for investment in digital infrastructure and upskilling to connect talent with global projects. Experts have also hailed the government’s move to set up five National Centres of Excellence for Skilling as a strategic move to align youth

India’s wearable device market declined for the first time in 2024by 11.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y), according to data released by the (IDC). Smartwatch shipments fell sharply by 34.4 per cent, while earwear shows modest growth of 3.8 per cent. The smartwatch share within wearables dropped to 29.4 per cent from 39.8 per cent in […]

Cognizant Technology Solutions, the US-based IT company with a large employee presence in India, has downsized its total office space by around 10 per cent in 2024, with a reduction of over 2 million sq ft space in the calendar year. As per the IT major’s recent SEC filing, Cognizant had over 22 million sq […]

OpenAI’s board of directors has formally rejected an offer from a group of investors led by Elon Musk to buy the nonprofit that controls the artificial intelligence company for $97.4 billion. “OpenAI is not for sale, and the board has unanimously rejected Mr. Musk’s latest attempt to disrupt his competition,” Bret Taylor, OpenAI’s chairman, said [&

Wipro has announced the appointment of Amit Kumar as Managing Partner and Global Head of Wipro Consulting, effective immediately. Amit will report to CEO and MD Srini Pallia and join the Wipro Executive Board. The company said he will also lead its efforts to drive consulting-led, AI-powered growth and guide clients through business and technology

Agentic AIs on smartphone dashboards will leverage application tools instead of users themselves, predicted Jasmeet Singh Sethi, Head of Ericsson ConsumerLab.Taking cues from the ConsumerLab report, he talked about how AI agents will take centre-stage in consumer experience and use applications like editing apps themselves instead of the user. In c

Three years after acquiring spectrum for private 5G network , Adani Group is yet to launch services. According to sources, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has sent notices to Adani Data Networks, the subsidiary of Adani Group, seeking explanation for the delay in launchinging 5G services, but the department has not got any response. “The

Even as the debate rages in the country about whether India should build its own Large Language Model (LLM) or use the already existing models to develop applications, the government would like to follow a three-pronged approach. “Our approach will be to promote building applications because that’s where the benefits are realised to build on [&hell

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) continues to expand its footprint in Tamil Nadu with the launch of its first office in Coimbatore at the KCT Tech Park. It aims to deliver technology-driven, human-centric solutions efficiently and at scale, thus promoting business growth for EY and EY clients. The centre will focus on AI, data analytics, […

Leading Indian IT firms are deepening their AI capabilities by integrating large language models (LLMs), focusing on domain-specific applications, and upskilling employees to meet the growing demand for AI-driven solutions. Nikhil Malhotra, Chief Innovation Officer & Global Head of AI and Emerging Technologies at Tech Mahindra, said the company

Vodafone Idea’s (Vi) net loss narrowed by 5.3 per cent to ₹6,609.3 crore in the third quarter of FY25, as compared to the loss of ₹6,985.9 crore incurred in the same quarter last year, on lower finance costs and growth in ARPU numbers. Revenue from operations grew 4 per cent annually to ₹11,117.3 crore in […]

AIIMS Delhi, IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur and IIT Ropar have been selected to spearhead India’s Centres of Excellence (CoE) in Artificial Intelligence, focusing on health, sustainable cities and agriculture, respectively, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan informed Parliament on Tuesday. These centres will operate as consortiums, bringing together

The government’s push towards building India’s domestic artificial intelligence (AI) models has begun with making graphics processing units (GPUs) available to start-ups/enterprises but the stakeholders and the industry believe that a whole research ecosystem needs to develop before India can build a full stack. Recently, the Centre announced empan

Sam Altman, the Chief Executive Officer of ChatGPT promoter OpenAI, has proposed three laws to define the future of AI. In a blog post on Monday, he said the intelligence of an AI model roughly equals the log of the resources used to train and run it. “These resources are chiefly training compute, data, and […]

The Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority, on Friday, came out with new regulations for online real money games in the State making the use of such platforms more stringent and tightly regulated.  The new rules completely prohibit minors from playing online real money games and make Know Your Customer (KYC) verification mandatory even for creating acc

Big corporates are likely to lead the way in adopting new-age technology such as AI, data analytics, and cybersecurity solutions for improving their bottomline, a report said. The demand for technologies such as AI, data analytics, and cybersecurity solutions is expected to grow significantly and larger businesses are likely to lead the way in adop

Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) has submitted official complaint against Infosys for unethical termination of around 700 employees. “It has come to our attention, through numerous complaints received from affected employees, that Infosys Ltd. has resorted to forcibly terminating recently onboarded campus recruits who had alr

The AI race is hotting up with yet another player marking its presence – this time with an interesting multilingual model. On Thursday, Pranav Mistry, founder and CEO of artificial reality start-up Two AI, backed by Jio Platforms and South Korean Internet conglomerate Naver, posted about Sutra-R0, the first reasoning model from his artificial reali

The allocation of ₹517.64 crore for the IT sector in the State Budget is expected to impart a further momentum to the State’s robust innovation ecosystem, say IT experts. The proposals to develop Global Capability Centres (GCCs) and promote fintech enterprises will open up new opportunities for start-ups, says Anoop Ambika, CEO, Kerala Start-up Mis

IT Labour Union Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) has alleged that Infosys has laid off around 700 campus recruits, who were part of the 2,000 onboarded in October 2024. However, Infosys debunked these claims stating that freshers who fail to clear assessments will not be allowed to continue working with the organisation. The

Workers at the Samsung factory in Chennai went on a strike in protest against suspension orders issued to three office bearers of the newly registered union — CITU-backed Samsung India Thozhilalargal Sangam (Sangam). Sangam sources claimed around 1,000 workers are on strike but a company spokesperson said the number was around 500. Similarly, Sanga

Cognizant Technology Solutions is seeing increased traction for setting up Global Capability Centres (GCCs) for clients in India using different models, with the company winning over ten deals in recent times. All of them have different formats, S Ravi Kumar, CEO, Cognizant, told India-based newspersons to discuss the financial results. “For some c

After banking and finance sectors, Oracle India said it has observed a demand for cloud services from unicorns like Swiggy, Flipkart and Oyo, said Shailesh Singla, Vice President, Cloud Applications, Oracle India. In earlier conversations with cloud service providers, businessline learnt that companies are slow to moving on to new technologies such

India’s ARPU growth outlook makes its telecom companies the preferred companies in Asia, said HSBC Global Research in its latest report looking at diversified telecoms in India. India, Thailand and mainland China telcos outperformed in the region while Indonesia and Taiwan telcos underperformed, said the report. India had the lowest telecom spend a

Technology companies may no longer be able to price Artificial Intelligence (AI) features at a large premium given the recent developments in the world of AI, Sridhar Vembu, the co-founder and Chief Scientist, Zoho Corporation, said on Tuesday. “I doubt that companies will be able to charge a large premium or even any premium at […]

India spent 1.12 trillion hours on mobile devices in 2024, as per a report by Sensor Towers, more than any other country prompting concerns by mental health professionals over screen addiction in the country. It pipped runner-up Indonesia by 771.5 billion hours. India shows highest YoY growth India reported an annual growth of 13 per […]

Bharti Airtel (Airtel) on Monday said Gopal Vittal, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, has been appointed as the acting chair of the GSMA board. He was already part of the GSMA as the Deputy Chair, till now. The development comes following the resignation of José Maria Álvares-Pallete, Chairman and CEO of Telefónica, from the Association. [&helli

Samsung reclaims top slot, pushing Intel at No. 2; Nvidia jumps to No. 3 from No. 5 Rising demand for AI has spurred the growth of semiconductors in 2024 as the aggregate revenues reached $626 billion in 2024, growing 18.1 per cent from 2023. The trend seems to continue this year and the revenues are […]

While China has built a strong foundation in AI research, establishing DeepSeek, India is taking a different route—focusing on monetizable applications rather than deep-tech innovation. Industry experts argue that while this approach may yield short-term gains, India is still behind China and the US in critical areas like infrastructure, funding, a

Maharashtra is set to establish the first Artificial Intelligence (AI) university in the country and a task force has been formed for the planning and implementation of the project, state Information Technology Minister Ashish Shelar has said. The university will promote research and development in AI and related fields and will be a centre of [&he

India’s ambitions to launch its own foundational AI model over the next 10 months has been backed by an outlay of ₹2,000 crore in the Union Budget 2025. The allocation is considerably higher than the ₹551 crore assigned to the Mission in the Budget 2024. Last year, the Cabinet announced an allocation of ₹10,300 crore […]

DeepSeek has made Indian companies rethink AI model development, shifting focus from just applications to potential foundational models. DeepSeek has earned recognition from major tech companies, and even US President Donald Trump described China’s achievement as a “positive” development and a wake-up call for the American AI industry. “The biggest

There has been a paradigm shift in India’s telecom technology space that underscores an ongoing effective transition from a technology importer to a technology developer and exporter, the Economic Survey 2024-25 said on Friday. India’s achievement of the fastest 5G rollout globally highlights its technological prowess in the telecom sector. India’s

Apple reported record growth in India during the quarter ending in December 2024, as the iPhone became the top-selling model in the country. In response to a question about robust growth in emerging markets, Cook said the company had seen great results from its emerging markets, particularly India. “India set a December-quarter record during the [&

Amid global developments in the wake of the Chinese firm DeepSeek’s dramatic rise threatening American giants, India is slowly inching towards building capacities for developing AI tools. The government on Thursday announced receiving bids for 18,693 graphics processing units (GPUs) or AI compute infrastructure under the ₹10,372 crore IndiaAI Missi

India is one of the fastest-growing markets within the APJ region, shared Rob Lee, the Chief Technology Officer at Pure Storage, with the country’s public sector and telecommunications verticals acting as key growth sectors. Alongside, this growth will be further driven by AI, the tremendous data generated, and the company’s solutions, he added. Wh

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. published benchmark scores and touted what it called world-leading performance with its new artificial intelligence model release. Read: DeepSeek: What it means for the future of AI The upgraded Qwen 2.5 Max edition scored better than Meta Platforms Inc.’s Llama and DeepSeek’s V3 model in various tests, according to figur

Decent power demand and higher operating capacity lifted Adani Power’s consolidated net profit 7 per cent in Q3 from year ago but revenues saw a modest 5.2 per cent growth on lower merchant tariffs. The company sold 23.3 billion units in Q3, up 8 per cent on year, with demand picking up in December. Its […]

Startup incubator T-Hub has launched T-Edge to offer comprehensive advisory on legal, financial, and procurement issues. With a focus on intellectual property (IP) strategies, T-Edge is designed to safeguard innovations and transform them into strategic assets that drive sustainable growth. At the inaugural session on Tuesday, T-Edge discussed  how

About 60 per cent construction of Micron Technology’s first semiconductor plant at Sanand has been completed and will be handed over to the company between September-December 2025, said Tata Projects Ltd. “We had started the work on Phase-1 of the project in July 2024 and are expecting to finish it later this year, tentatively between […]

Chinese startup DeepSeek’s launch of its latest AI models, which it says are on a par or better than industry-leading models in the United States at a fraction of the cost, is threatening to upset the technology world order. The company has attracted attention in global AI circles after writing in a paper last month […]

Ajai Chowdhry, Founder of HCL and Chairman EPIC Foundation has asked the Centre to consider a ₹ 44,000 crore allocation for the domestic production of chips and systems and to establish “strategic autonomy,” following the new US regulations on chip exports. EPIC Foundation submitted a proposal to the government in this regard and asked the [&hellip

India’s Tier-II IT services companies are steadily outperforming larger system integrators, capturing market share and positioning themselves as strong competitors. Analysts noted that Tier-I companies, previously focused on rivaling global giants like Accenture, are now facing increasing competition from their smaller counterparts. Tier-I companie

The Indian healthcare sector was the most impacted by cyberattacks, with 8,614 weekly attacks per organisation, according to cybersecurity solutions provider Check Point Software Technologies. This was followed by education/research (7,983) and government/military (4,731) over the last six months, the firm said in its report. The report titled The

The Chennai chapter of the entrepreneurship development community TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) has grown its member base by more than three times in the last 12 years, and has emerged as the biggest chapter globally, executives of TiE Chennai said at its Silver Jubilee celebration on Saturday. “With over 1,400 members, we are the biggest […

Claiming a successful response to the recently launched Insurance AI Cloud platform, UnifyAI, Sharad Sanghi, CEO and Co-Founder, Neysa, and Sandeep Khuperkar, CEO and Founder, Data Science Wizards, talked about India’s potential as an AI-builder and barriers holding it back. How are the customers responding to UnifyAI? Sanghi: We are getting a grea

The trend of SIM consolidation seen post the July 2024 tariff hike by private telecom operators, including Bharti Airtel (Airtel), Reliance Jio (Jio) and Vodafone-Idea (VIL), was limited largely to lower-end subscribers and has tapered down, analysts said on Friday. Subscriber trends for all players are now expectedly reverting after the short-term

Singapore-based private equity firm Everstone Capital has acquired a majority stake in Wingify. This is Everstone’s second significant investment in the marketing technology space in the past 18 months. The partnership includes a significant investment aimed at accelerating VWO’s product innovation and international growth, said Everstone. Wingify

At the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos, Team Tamil Nadu pitched the State as an emerging destination for research, development and advanced manufacturing in over 50 intensive meetings and engagements. The delegation, led by State Minister for Industries TRB Rajaa, highlighted the new ambition to move beyond traditional servi

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Thursday stayed part of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) order in the WhatsApp case. The Tribunal has stayed CCI’s direction that WhatsApp will not share user data with Meta for ad reasons for five years.  NCLAT also today directed that 50 percent of ₹ 213.14 crore […]

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to permeate discussions across enterprises of sizes large and small, a new role is emerging as a key player in corporate boardrooms: the Chief AI Officer (CAIO). Tasked with helping define the company’s AI strategy and leading its implementation, the CAIO is transitioning from being viewed as an extension o

Tata Technologies Limited has announced its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, showcasing steady growth in revenue and profitability. The company reported a total operating revenue of ₹1317.4 crore, reflecting a year-on-year (y-o-y) increase of 2.2 per cent and a quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) rise of 1.6 per cent. The services

Tata Technologies net profit in the third quarter ending December 31, 2024, was little changed at ₹168.6 crore, while total operating revenue grew 2.2 per cent to ₹1,317.4 crore, led by cash conversions and new deal wins. On a sequential basis, profit increased by 7.1 per cent and operating revenue grew 1.6 per cent, while […]

L&T Technology Services (LTTS), in Q3FY25, reported a revenue growth of ₹2,653 crore, up 3.1 per cent QoQ and eight large deals. Amit Chadha, the company’s CEO & Managing Director, talks to businessline about the recent Intelliswift acquisition, the potential for H2FY25 to surpass H1, and AI/Gen AI-related green shoots.  In Q3, you saw a [&

Investment in data centres is expected to rise in 2025, with cloud providers dedicating significant financial resources to expanding facilities to support cloud services and AI-driven applications, according to GlobalData, a data and analytics company. GlobalData’s latest report, “2025 Enterprise Predictions: Data Center,” reveals that this year, c

Chakri Gottemukkala, co-founder and chief executive officer of o9, started his entrepreneurial journey by starting the supply chain management technologies platform 10 years ago with a handful of employees. It’s now grown to cover 29 industry verticals with a base of 3,000 employees. The unicorn, which is now valued at about $4 billion after the [&

As India’s top IT firms conclude their third quarter for fiscal year 2025, they are cautiously optimistic about a likely rise in discretionary spending in key markets like the US and Europe. For the first time in months, management of the country’s tier-I IT firms has offered a positive outlook on the return of discretionary […]

Singapore-based CapitaLand Group, a global real estate investment and development company, has announced a ₹450 crore investment to develop a state-of-the-art, 1-million-square-foot IT park in Hyderabad, Telangana. According to an official release, the announcement was made following a high-level meeting in Singapore, attended by the Chief Minister

Obesity can lead to several lifestyle diseases. Reducing weight to the optimum level can help prevent several diseases. Once someone becomes obese, it is tough to lose weight. If someone knows about the risk of becoming obese, they can take corrective measures. Woxsen University Researchers, along with US scientists, developed an AI-based predictio

India and the US have inked an agreement to enhance cooperation in cybercrime investigations, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The signing of the pact comes days before the Biden administration hands over charge to the Trump administration. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Washington DC on Friday by Indian Amb

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled against TikTok’s bid to avoid a ban that could shut the app down in just two days and impact millions of users who rely on the platform for entertainment, ecommerce and ad dollars. The looming ban is the end result of 2024 legislation passed on national security concerns […]

: In a significant move to revive and modernise higher education in the State, which suffered due to neglect over the last few years, the Telangana Council of Higher Education (TGCHE) has decided to overhaul its undergraduate curriculum by completely revising its syllabus to make it industry-ready.  The council would emphasise on skills development

On a day when the ILO came out with a report on the dismal global employment scenario, the inaugural QS World Future Skills Index has said that India offers one of the world’s most ready job market to recruit talent skilled in the key areas, such as that of AI, digital and green technologies. The […]

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Thursday admitted the appeals filed by Meta Platforms and WhatsApp challenging the ₹213.14 crore penalty imposed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) over WhatsApp’s controversial 2021 privacy policy. The Tribunal has now scheduled a detailed hearing on Meta’s plea for an interim stay o

India has emerged as a global leader in terms of the adoption of AI as a core strategic focus, with 80 per cent of firms prioritising AI as a core strategic focus, outpacing the global average of 75 per cent in this space, according to a new Boston Consulting Group (BCG) AI Radar global survey. […]

Truecaller appointed Hemant Arora as Vice President of Global Ad Sales Business on January 15, 2025, to strengthen its advertising revenue stream. Arora joined the communications platform from TikTok, where he managed global accounts across Europe, APAC, and METAP regions. In his new role, Arora will oversee Truecaller’s global advertising strategy

Meta Platforms Inc. is cutting roughly 5 per cent of its staff through performance-based terminations and plans to hire new people to fill their roles this year, according to an internal memo sent to all employees.  As of September, Meta employed about 72,000 people, so a 5 per cent reduction could affect roughly 3,600 jobs. […]

The shares of HCL Technologies Limited were trading at ₹1,822.15 down by ₹167.25 or 8.41 per cent on the NSE today at 11.08 am. HCLTech announced today it is expanding its strategic partnership with Microsoft by acquiring Nuance’s Enterprise Professional Services business, including its team and existing customer contracts. The deal positions

The Indian government on Monday has fact-checked Meta Chief Mark Zuckerberg’s claim about the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and said that it was “factually incorrect”. The development comes after Zuckerberg in an interview on Friday with popular podcaster Joe Rogan, wrongly claimed that most incumbent governments, including India, lost elections in 2024

Telco subscriber growth is likely to revive as the subscription report from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) indicates the initial tariff hike impact is over. As per the October 2024 data, the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) churn has reduced with lesser subscriber requests than July 2024, when the tariff hikes were implemented. MNP

Software giant Microsoft has no plans to lay off employees in its India operations, senior company officials have said amid reports that the company is cutting a small percentage of jobs across departments globally. “No, not in India,” Puneet Chandok, President, Microsoft India and South Asia, told businessline when asked about the reports of job [

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that dark web, cryptocurrency, online marketplace and drones continue to be a challenge for the country and these have to be checked by strict measures. Chairing a regional conference on ‘Drug Trafficking and National Security’ , Shah said that the country will not allow even a single [&hel

Computing and technological advancement is a core building block for India to become a developed nation by 2047, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said here on Saturday. The minister said C-DAC plays a major role in this regard. The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) is the premier organisa

India has joined the UN Committee of Experts on Big Data and Data Science for Official Statistics (UN-CEBD), which underscores the country’s growing stature in the global statistical community and highlights its commitment to leveraging data and technology for informed decision-making. The UN-CEBD was created to further investigate the benefi