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The stealth reform of India's electricity sector gains quiet traction
To ease utility opposition and win approval, renewables are framed as captive generation-meant to meet the developer's own energy needs
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Superbloom: Nicholas Carr book says more communication isn't always better
The real threat of AI and LLMs lie not in job loss, but in corporations using them to create endless loops of content tailored to everyone's smallest needs, chaining us to our devices more than ever
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Jio eyes 6G lead, to expand AI via JioBrain for internal, industry use
With 191 million 5G users, Jio is expanding AI through JioBrain, investing in 6G, fibre and satellite platforms, and driving global tech leadership with local R&D
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SAP Labs opens second campus in Bengaluru with €194 mn investment
The new facility will host 15,000 employees as SAP strengthens its AI-led R&D footprint in India, its largest base outside Germany, aiming to double client productivity
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DPDzero raises $7 mn Series A to scale AI-powered debt collections
Debt collections platform DPDzero secures $7 mn Series A funding led by GMO Venture Partners, SMBC Asia Rising Fund, and Blume Ventures to expand AI and field collection network
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Demand for GenAI skills rises in India with 2.6 million Coursera learners
Logs 2.6 million enrolments as it rises to second spot after US
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Apple is testing AI chatbot in Support app for select iPhone users: Report
Select iPhone users can now access an AI chatbot in the Apple Support app that provides help with Apple products and services, reported MacRumors
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Teens increasingly turning to AI companions, likely causing them harm
Research by Common Sense Media, a non-profit organisation that reviews various media and technologies, has found about 3 in 4 US teens have used AI companion apps such as Character.ai or Replika.ai
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OpenAI eyes $500 bn valuation in stock sale talks; plans to reward talent
OpenAI in talks for a secondary stock sale valuing it at $500 billion; a move aimed to reward staff, boost retention amid AI talent war and rapid expansion
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Two Chinese nationals held in US for smuggling Nvidia AI chips to China
A criminal complaint says the two shipped Nvidia-designed chips, including H100 AI accelerators used to build and run AI software, without required US government licences
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Print, digital news will vanish, only ChatGPT will remain: DNPA to HC
DNPA told the Delhi High Court that if OpenAI continues to use news content without compensation, physical and digital media may vanish, leaving only ChatGPT functioning
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OpenAI, Google, Anthropic win US govt approval for civilian AI contracts
GSA officials said the models from the three companies - OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini and Anthropic's Claude - were evaluated by several performance and security measures
GameRamp raises $5.4 mn pre-seed round to scale AI and launch tools
San Francisco-based GameRamp raises $5.4 million to expand AI and engineering teams in India and the US, and launch AI monetisation and embedded financing tools
Grok's new AI image, video generator can even make NSFW content: What is it
xAI's Grok Imagine, now live for Android and iOS, lets users create images and short videos from text prompts, including NSFW content with the new "spicy mode"
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TurboHire raises $6 mn Series A to scale AI-led hiring platform globally
TurboHire plans to strengthen product capabilities and expand its global reach after securing $6 million in Series A funding led by venture capital firm IvyCap Ventures
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Amazon Web Services bets big on India's talent in the global AI race
Amazon Web Services is investing $12.7 billion in India, banking on its developer base and infrastructure to shape the future of artificial general intelligence
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Non-information technology sectors stole the show in July hiring trend
July was also when TCS shook the IT industry job market by announcing layoffs of over 12,000 employees, raising concerns that hiring in this sector could be under severe stress
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Groq challenges Nvidia's AI chip dominance with $6 billion valuation bid
California-based startup Groq eyes global expansion as it raises fresh funding, strikes a major West Asia deal, and accelerates revenue growth
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AI disruptions short-lived as reskilling creates jobs: Karnataka minister
Priyank Kharge asserted that Karnataka retains a comfortable lead over others in technology, with strong data and performance vectors backing its position
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Validation, loneliness, insecurity: Why young people are turning to ChatGPT
Experts warn that this digital "safe space" is creating a dangerous dependency, fueling validation-seeking behaviour, and deepening a crisis of communication within families
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