Aashish Aryan

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Aashish Aryan

AI won't replace professional photo-editing tools: Affinity CEO

Affinity CEO Ashley Hewson said AI will boost basic photo editing, but pros will still rely on specialised tools. He said India user growth is six times since the October 29 launch

Updated On: 29 Dec 2025 | 10:16 PM IST

2025: Artificial intelligence's breakout year, minus the breakthrough

Despite robust investment and experimentation, enterprises are still searching for scalable AI-driven value; 2026 could change that

Updated On: 29 Dec 2025 | 2:09 PM IST

Govt prepares to showcase IndiaAI Mission LLM progress at AI Impact Summit

The government will ask departments to demonstrate AI use cases and IndiaAI Mission LLM progress at the AI Impact Summit in Delhi, scheduled for February 16-20, sources said

Updated On: 28 Dec 2025 | 9:26 PM IST

H-1B reset: Students and entry-level talent may be the hardest hit

The US has replaced random H-1B selection with a wage-weighted lottery and a new $100,000 fee for applications, raising uncertainty for students and junior hires, experts say

Updated On: 25 Dec 2025 | 12:08 AM IST

PwC seeks clarity on GST input tax credit for data centre construction

PwC has urged the government to clarify whether hyperscale data centre infrastructure qualifies as plant and machinery for GST input tax credit, and to address PE and SEP risks for overseas players

Updated On: 24 Dec 2025 | 8:59 PM IST

STQC norms rollout has boosted Indian surveillance companies, says Khemka

The founder of Aditya Infotech says the rollout of STQC norms has improved trust and compliance in India's surveillance market, and helped the firm scale up capacity and gain market share

Updated On: 24 Dec 2025 | 4:11 PM IST

DPDP Act to change India's privacy regime: DSCI CEO Vinayak Godse

India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act will fundamentally alter how companies handle user data, mirroring GDPR's impact in Europe, says DSCI CEO Vinayak Godse

Updated On: 21 Dec 2025 | 11:39 PM IST

Cert-In flags multiple vulnerabilities in Apple's iPhone, iPad OS

These vulnerabilities, Cert-In said, could leave Apple users at risk of unauthorised access to sensitive data on their devices, cause service disruptions, and compromise the entire device

Updated On: 19 Dec 2025 | 8:00 PM IST

DPDP Act rules leave companies racing to fix fragmented data, consent gaps

Barely a month after DPDP Act rules were notified, companies are weighing compliance hurdles as experts flag grey areas and costs of implementation

Updated On: 17 Dec 2025 | 6:52 PM IST

Google partners with NHA to deploy AI to digitise medical records

Google is also working to bring more than 400,000 NHA-registered health facilities, such as hospitals, clinics and diagnostic labs, onto Google Maps and Search

Updated On: 16 Dec 2025 | 9:08 PM IST

Abu Dhabi's G42 group upgrades Llama-3-Nanda LLM with Hindi-English dataset

The updated LLM, G42 said, is engineered for real-world use, including casual speech, and works well even in Hinglish, a colloquial mixture of Hindi and English

Updated On: 16 Dec 2025 | 8:03 PM IST

India-US trade talks: DPDP Act, Information Technology rules dominate

Washington considers specific provisions in the DPDP rules and IT Rules non-tariff barriers for its companies

Updated On: 13 Dec 2025 | 12:28 AM IST

India not part of US-led nine-nation semicon supply chain coalition

The US has launched Pax Silica, a nine-member coalition to secure the semiconductor supply chain from minerals to AI infrastructure. India, building its chip ecosystem, has been left out

Updated On: 12 Dec 2025 | 11:10 PM IST

Royalty norms: AI firms may need to pay global revenue share to creators

India plans to mandate global AI firms to share revenue as royalties for using Indian creators' content to train LLMs, under a proposed statutory licensing and royalty framework

Updated On: 11 Dec 2025 | 11:37 PM IST

Crowd, coders, and school trip mark Microsoft CEO Nadella's homecoming

The Microsoft chief mixes product showcases with a personal trip to his old school

Updated On: 11 Dec 2025 | 11:59 PM IST

SPF plans to work with govt to retain, draw deeptech talent back to India

The Startup Policy Forum is working with the government on a scheme to retain and bring back high-tech talent, while deeptech start-ups seek fixes to procurement rules and certification delays

Updated On: 11 Dec 2025 | 7:33 PM IST

Adopt fast or fall behind in AI, Microsoft CEO Nadella tells India

Rate of diffusion will decide winners of next tech wave, Microsoft CEO says in Delhi

Updated On: 10 Dec 2025 | 11:44 PM IST

Microsoft to work with govt to roll out AI-enabled chatbots on e-Shram, NCS

Going ahead, data from these portals can help the government curate a labour policy to match workers' skill sets to job opportunities both in India and abroad

Updated On: 10 Dec 2025 | 7:37 PM IST

AI, LLM training: DPIIT mulls govt-fixed royalty rates for content creators

DPIIT released these guidelines as part of a working paper late Monday night, giving stakeholders 30 days to submit their views

Updated On: 09 Dec 2025 | 11:39 PM IST

Social media firms urge Karnataka to consult public on misinformation Bill

Social media cos urge Karnataka govt to conduct public consultation before tabling bill on misinformation in assembly

Updated On: 09 Dec 2025 | 11:26 PM IST