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AI becomes largest hiring driver as GCCs ramp up demand for digital talent
India's GCC hiring continues to grow despite a broader slowdown in white-collar recruitment, with AI skills driving nearly two-thirds of new jobs in 2026
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SBI rolls out AI-powered features on YONO, expands trade finance services
The bank introduced an AI-powered virtual assistant, digital account opening, mobile trade finance and sustainability features as part of its push to strengthen digital banking services
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Ahead of BRICS forum, BMS outlines AI agenda centred on labour protections
The proposed work programme focuses on workplace surveillance, automation-led job losses, platform workers' rights and ethical AI ahead of the BRICS Trade Union Forum in Hyderabad
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Fugu vs GLM-5.2 vs Mythos: Why AI benchmarks crown different winners
New AI models from Japan's Sakana AI and China's Z.ai are posting higher scores than Anthropic's Claude Mythos on select benchmarks; here's what it actually means:
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Anthropic launches 'Claude Science' AI workbench for scientific research
The workbench offers scientists a user interface specifically designed for conducting research
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US govt lifts export restrictions on Anthropic's Fable 5 AI model
Anthropic said it had received notice that Commerce Department was lifting the curbs on access to both models. Some of the restrictions on Mythos had been eased on June 26
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AI's financial frontier: India must be prepared for potential macro risks
The BIS warns that the AI boom is becoming a macrofinancial risk, with concentrated investment and rising debt posing potential threats to global financial stability
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Coding to AI returns: IT's moment of truth as tech reshapes services
Tech firms shift focus from labour arbitrage to outcomes as AI does most of the work
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IIMA Ventures launches AI residency programme for student entrepreneurs
The month-long, fully funded programme has selected 43 students from more than 11,000 applicants to help transform AI-led startup ideas into validated ventures
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India's AI race: Why building infrastructure matters more than chatbots
Industry experts say the next stage of AI development in India will depend on investments in compute infrastructure, data centres, energy, and connectivity
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China's factory activity returns to expansion on AI-driven demand surge
The official manufacturing PMI rose to 50.3 in June, exceeding market expectations and signalling renewed growth in the sector
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Apple speeds up software updates in response to AI cybersecurity concerns
Apple acknowledged that artificial intelligence is reducing the time hackers need to exploit vulnerabilities, prompting a faster update cycle
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Beyond AI engineers: Sovereign AI may redefine India's IT talent pyramid
The push for sovereign AI comes at a time when India's AI hiring market is undergoing a broader shift-from building AI models to deploying them at scale
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India's AI compute race: Will subsidised GPUs close the capability gap?
Subsidised GPUs are helping lower AI compute costs in India, but industry experts say closing the capability gap will require much more than hardware access
India, China among markets where top firms lose market cap share in AI lag
India, China and Hong Kong are the only major markets where the largest companies account for a smaller share of overall market capitalisation than a year ago
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35% of Claude users see AI doing most of their work next year: Report
Anthropic's latest Economic Index Report found that over 35% of Claude users believe AI could perform most of their work within the next year, reflecting the technology's growing integration
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Samsung, SK Hynix back South Korea's $576 billion AI-chip investment plan
Samsung and SK Hynix will invest $517.87 billion with suppliers to build two new chip fabrication sites
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AI can turn data blind spots into false certainty, says P K Mishra
P K Mishra warns AI can reinforce data biases in official statistics, urging stronger safeguards, transparency, and institutional independence in data governance
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Technology to be central to Hindustan Zinc's next phase of growth: Chair
Describing the company's long-term strategy as Hindustan Zinc 2.0, she said the company is evolving from being the world's leading integrated zinc producer into a broader energy transition company
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Tech Mahindra ties up with Perplexity to strengthen AI-led enterprise sales
Tech Mahindra will deploy Perplexity Enterprise Pro across its sales and customer-facing teams to improve access to AI-powered, source-backed insights and strengthen client engagement
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