Page 18 - Latest Updates on Artificial intelligence
One in four AI learners from non-tech backgrounds in India: Report
AI is rapidly evolving into a mainstream workforce capability, with non-technical professionals and learners from Tier-II cities driving adoption, career growth and salary gains
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AI startup Midjourney pivots to health with 'full-body ultrasound machine'
Announcing the Midjourney Scanner, startup CEO David Holz said that no such device has ever been built until now, touting the new technology as superior to MRI in numerous ways
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1 in 5 AI learners now come from Tier-II cities as talent pool widens
India AI Workforce Report 2026 finds AI learning spreading beyond metros, engineering backgrounds and traditional tech roles
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India's AI boom: One in four learners from non-tech background, finds study
AI is expanding beyond engineering roles, driving salary growth, leadership opportunities and wider participation from women and professionals in Tier-II cities, says Scaler report
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Tech workers who don't embrace AI face triple the layoff risk: Gallup study
The estimates are based on survey data in February involving more than 23,000 US workers, including 660 respondents who reported being unemployed after their jobs were eliminated
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Meta executive leading 'AI for work' overhaul exits amid restructuring
Emily Dalton Smith, who has been with the Facebook owner since 2015, previously held roles as vice president of product management and head of product for Meta's Twitter-like microblogging app Threads
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Canada Pension Plan Investment Boards invests up to ₹7,000cr in CtrlS
Partnership includes an 8.2 per cent stake acquisition and a joint venture to develop hyperscale datacenter campuses across India amid rising AI and cloud demand
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Jio IPO details, data centre strategy: Expectations from RIL's 49th AGM
RIL's annual report, according to CLSA, highlights the company's ambition to leverage AI offerings, plans to expand data centre capacity, along with progress in new energy.
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Pramaana Labs raises $27 million in seed funding led by Khosla Ventures
AI verification startup plans to use proceeds to train formalisation models, expand research team and scale operations across regulated sectors
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India Inc seeks AI talent to deploy and scale business workflows: Report
Enterprises are hiring selectively to connect AI to finance, risk, operations, customer experience and employee systems, the report said
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India among Asia-Pacific's most AI-ready healthcare markets: Report
Consumers across Asia-Pacific are increasingly taking a proactive role in managing their health while expecting more convenience, responsiveness and coordination from the healthcare system
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SpaceX deal with Cursor turns four MIT classmates into billionaires
SpaceX formally agreed to buy Cursor Tuesday in an all-stock deal that values the company at $60 billion
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Howard Lutnick's letter to Anthropic warned of curbs on top AI models
The letter ordered Anthropic not to give its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 artificial intelligence models to foreign nationals anywhere in the world without a license from the Commerce Department
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Best of BS Opinion: Why India must confront deeper economic risks
Today's opinions explore India's external vulnerabilities, the concentration of global capital in US technology, energy reforms, disclosure norms, and a nuanced portrait of Kashmir through the Chenab
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HCL Tech's gains from Sarvam AI bet hinge on execution and scale-up
Brokerages see strategic benefits from HCL Tech's investment in Sarvam, though long-term returns will depend on the AI firm's ability to scale and execute effectively
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Biopharma entering innovation power decade, says Bernstein report
Brokerage says India should focus on specialty medicines and incremental innovation rather than copying Big Pharma's new-drug discovery model
Wipro sets up facility for Claude models to accelerate enterprise AI
The new centre will focus on accelerating enterprise AI adoption, building specialised talent and developing AI-native platforms and industry solutions across sectors
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AI strengthens, not weakens, the case for quarterly reporting of results
As AI lowers reporting costs, the SEC's proposal to allow semi-annual disclosures sparks debate over transparency, accountability and investor protection
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Era of software, MBA advantage over; equip yourself with trade skills: CEA
India's Chief Economic Adviser urges youth to prioritise skills that remain valuable amid technological changes over traditional career paths
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Restrictions on Anthropic underscore need for sovereign AI: Upstage CEO
US has ordered Anthropic to disable access to its most advanced AI platforms for all foreign nationals after discovering it's possible to 'jailbreak' or bypass the guardrails of new Fable 5 AI model
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