Aashish Aryan

Aashish Aryan

Aashish Aryan is a senior assistant editor who covers stories on technology policy, big tech companies and their developments. His stories also reflect how policy influences innovation, regulation, and competition in India. A computer science engineer by training, he also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi. With over a decade of experience across various Indian newsrooms, he has covered a diverse range of topics, including politics, economics, business, agriculture, and other beats, for various publications and platforms. He also oversees the legal bureau coverage at the newspaper.

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Govt plans cyber audit as digital fault lines emerge amid security breaches

Review likely to assess enterprise risks after cluster of security breaches

Updated On: 22 Oct 2026 | 11:25 PM IST

Govt forms special team to investigate eMudhra digital certificate leak

CERT-In said insufficient cryptographic randomness had compromised private keys, potentially allowing attackers to issue fraudulent certificates and impersonate websites

Updated On: 22 Oct 2026 | 9:30 AM IST

Focus on safety paramount, says Match Group's Senior V-P Yoel Roth

Tinder, Hinge roll out India-specific safety features and biometric checks

Updated On: 21 Oct 2026 | 6:05 AM IST

AI agents must be given limited access to network: Microsoft V-P Mike Yeh

Microsoft's Mike Yeh warns that enterprises must restrict AI agents' access to sensitive systems, as growing adoption and faster AI-driven attacks heighten cybersecurity risks

Updated On: 20 Oct 2026 | 9:50 PM IST

Country can grab large data centre mkt: Equinix India MD Manoj Paul

Equinix India MD Manoj Paul says AI adoption could drive data centre growth beyond traditional hubs, with the company aiming to expand its India capacity from 20 MW to 70 MW in 2-3 years

Updated On: 19 Oct 2026 | 10:12 PM IST

Cert-In advisory on AI calls for tighter cybersecurity controls: Experts

The government's cybersecurity enforcement agency also said most of the companies these AI models and AI agents targeted had no idea their networks had been breached

Updated On: 16 Oct 2026 | 11:27 PM IST

AI agents accessed Indian firms' records without authorisation: Cert-In

Indian organisations failed to detect unauthorised access by AI models and agents, while AI companies voluntarily disclosed the incidents to Cert-In, the cyber agency said

Updated On: 16 Oct 2026 | 12:11 AM IST

Tech Mahindra Q2 profit rises 32.7% to ₹1,586 crore; revenue up 15.6%

Tech Mahindra reports a 32.7% rise in Q2 net profit to ₹1,586 crore and 15.6% revenue growth, supported by manufacturing and communications, while deal wins top $1 billion.

Updated On: 15 Oct 2026 | 8:32 PM IST

Google DeepMind ties up with ICRISAT to develop plant genome atlas

The open-access catalogue will use AI to help breeders identify promising plant combinations faster, while the partnership will also support genome mapping for other crops

Updated On: 15 Oct 2026 | 12:29 PM IST

India positioning itself as trusted global supply chain partner: Vaishnaw

The Union minister said cost alone no longer drives supply-chain decisions, with trust, cybersecurity and resilience becoming central to global technology partnerships

Updated On: 14 Oct 2026 | 10:26 PM IST

Data centre demand to outstrip supply as AI usage grows, say experts

NTT Data and Brookfield executives expect strong data centre demand amid rising AI adoption, but warn that power infrastructure, skilled talent and capacity constraints pose challenges

Updated On: 13 Oct 2026 | 10:22 PM IST

Successful GPU bidders likely to offer compute capacity to global firms

Under the ₹10,372 crore IndiaAI Mission, 14 companies have successfully bid to onboard GPUs from various original equipment manufacturers, including Nvidia, Intel, AMD, AWS and Google

Updated On: 12 Oct 2026 | 12:05 AM IST

Bets are on for India's semiconductor space amid growing M&As, investments

Funding, M&As and tech talent are driving global and domestic M&As and tech talent are driving global and domestic backing for startups

Updated On: 11 Oct 2026 | 8:55 PM IST

Govt to release consultation paper on AI regulations in 30 days: Vaishnaw

Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says the proposed AI framework will focus on safety, security, skilling and a human-first approach, with industry playing a key role in regulation

Updated On: 08 Oct 2026 | 11:22 PM IST

Meta says strengthened systems, deployed new LLMs to prevent, detect CSAM

Meta says a dedicated language model, AI sweeps and a red-teaming agent will help detect harmful ads, identify gaps in its defences and stop banned users returning

Updated On: 07 Oct 2026 | 10:29 PM IST

India needs fresh graduates, returning experts to bridge semicon talent gap

As fabs and packaging units move towards commercial production, experts say India must combine a pipeline of industry-ready graduates and technicians with incentives for experienced professionals

Updated On: 07 Oct 2026 | 5:05 PM IST

Sign-ups for AI courses, micro-credentials gain traction: Coursera India MD

Coursera India and Asia Pacific MD Ashutosh Gupta says demand for AI courses remains strong, while micro-credentials are helping professionals improve hiring prospects

Updated On: 06 Oct 2026 | 10:21 PM IST

Govt may tap Taiwan, Singapore institutes to build chip talent pool

"The idea is to develop a steady pool of trained semiconductor engineers and shop-floor workers for allied components who can be hired directly from these institutes"

Updated On: 06 Oct 2026 | 12:20 AM IST

Most social sector issues can be solved using traditional AI: Wadhwani AI

Wadhwani AI plans to scale its government projects to 80 over the next four years, increase its workforce to about 1,600 and triple investment to ₹450 crore

Updated On: 05 Oct 2026 | 10:11 PM IST

Advanced manufacturing, energy security key to growth: N Chandrasekaran

Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran says India needs continued investment in advanced and precision manufacturing, energy security and human capital for long-term growth

Updated On: 05 Oct 2026 | 8:02 PM IST