Avik Das

Avik Das

GST Council meet: Export definition tweak to ease IT firms' concerns

The GST Council's changes to export definitions and refund rules are expected to benefit IT firms, consulting companies and GCCs by reducing tax disputes and working capital costs

Updated On: 08 Oct 2026 | 11:27 PM IST

Harness buys select assets of Augment Code to automate software coding

The acquisition brings Augment Code's Cosmos and Auggie CLI products into Harness, strengthening its push towards autonomous coding, testing, security and software deployment

Updated On: 08 Oct 2026 | 8:42 PM IST

Large models aren't the answer to every enterprise AI problem: Articul8 CEO

Arun Subramaniyan says Articul8's India heritage-AI venture aims to raise $30-50 million by March, and explains why enterprises need domain-specific models to control token costs and improve context

Updated On: 07 Oct 2026 | 4:46 PM IST

ElevenLabs targets voice AI service in 22 Indian languages, says CEO

ElevenLabs currently offers speech-to-text and text-to-speech services in 14 Indian languages and plans to cover all 22 official languages over the next year

Updated On: 06 Oct 2026 | 10:53 PM IST

ElevenLabs targets voice AI services in all 22 Indian languages, says CEO

ElevenLabs is expanding its voice AI services across Indian languages as businesses and governments explore more natural ways to interact with AI

Updated On: 06 Oct 2026 | 9:50 PM IST

Indian IT companies acquire GCCs to boost revenue as growth falters

IT services firms are targeting GCCs for scale, steady revenue and domain expertise as weak organic growth and AI put pressure on traditional contracts

Updated On: 05 Oct 2026 | 12:14 PM IST

US-patented tech to aid Spacetech startup GalaxEye's 30-satellite plan

The company is India's first start up to be granted an US patent on this technology which combines optical images with SAR to provide better quality image despite smoke and clouds in the atmosphere

Updated On: 04 Oct 2026 | 10:21 PM IST

Results preview: IT companies expected to report sombre Q2 numbers

Persistent macroeconomic uncertainty, geopolitical volatility, artificial intelligence (AI)-led pricing and productivity pressures continue to weigh on demand

Updated On: 02 Oct 2026 | 10:17 PM IST

Accenture beats Q4 revenue guidance, projects 3-6% growth for FY27

Fourth-quarter revenue rose 6 per cent to $18.7 billion, beating guidance, while Accenture projected 3-6 per cent growth for FY27, offering some comfort to Indian IT firms

Updated On: 01 Oct 2026 | 10:27 PM IST

AI has improved basket size by 35%, says Walmart CTO Suresh Kumar

Suresh Kumar, global chief technology officer of Walmart, says artificial intelligence (AI) has helped the world's largest retailer improve its customer engagements online and also developer productiv

Updated On: 30 Sep 2026 | 10:16 PM IST

Coming up independently, nano GCCs make their mark in global industry

The number of nano global capability centres (GCCs) setting up operations in India independently, without assistance from service providers, has gone up consistently over the last few years

Updated On: 29 Sep 2026 | 10:40 PM IST

Coforge appoints Akhil Gupta as independent chairperson for five years

Gupta, former vice chairman of Bharti Enterprises, will serve for five years from September 29 as non-executive independent director and chairperson

Updated On: 29 Sep 2026 | 9:20 AM IST

Physical AI firm SiMa.ai raises $150 mn in Series C, valued at $1.45 bn

The funding takes SiMa.ai's total capital raised to $500 million and will help accelerate the scaling of Palette Neat and development of next-generation hardware

Updated On: 28 Sep 2026 | 7:31 PM IST

Country needs to build its own digital security platforms: Sunil Gupta

Sunil Gupta, cofounder of QNu Labs, talks about why digital security is a sovereign need

Updated On: 27 Sep 2026 | 8:30 PM IST

Next large investment should be in AI infrastructure, says Sitharaman

Sitharaman said India needs more investment in AI infrastructure and training to help businesses improve productivity

Updated On: 26 Sep 2026 | 6:15 PM IST

Indian GCCs turn to AI upskilling, reskilling in bid to be 'future-proof'

As the AI wave builds up, GCCs would need to mould their workforce, with many bottom-level jobs being automated

Updated On: 25 Sep 2026 | 8:10 PM IST

Talks on AI now centred on returns on investment, says Google executive

Companies are increasingly seeking measurable returns from AI investments as the focus shifts from experimentation and scaling to value, security and agentic transformation

Updated On: 24 Sep 2026 | 11:19 PM IST

$1 bn size puts ITC Infotech on accelerated growth path: Sanjiv Puri

ITC Chairman & MD Sanjiv Puri and ITC Infotech MD and CEO Manas Chakraborty talks about the rationale and synergies behind the acquisition of Happiest Minds

Updated On: 20 Sep 2026 | 11:26 PM IST

Karnataka HC upholds ED seizure of Genpact head office in ₹7,800 cr case

Court allows Genpact to continue operations from its Gurugram office despite the seizure, while directing a fresh decision on its NOC request for a proposed $100 million GIFT City investment

Updated On: 19 Sep 2026 | 6:39 PM IST

Biggest opportunity lies in operationalising AI across firms: Coforge CEO

Coforge CEO Sudhir Singh says IT services firms can bridge the gap between AI adoption and operationalisation as the technology puts pressure on traditional businesses.

Updated On: 17 Sep 2026 | 8:47 PM IST