Artificial Intelligence News

AI can lower price of IT projects by up to 25%, says Hexaware CEO

As AI helps to improve efficiency, customers could demand 20%-25% lower fees for some of the work Hexaware accomplishes currently, CEO Srikrishna Ramakarthikeyan said

Updated On: 26 Aug 2026 | 8:32 AM IST

AI-led startups face takeoff hiccups as overreliance poses challenges

AI is helping Indian founders build prototypes faster, but scaling these startups is proving harder as technology costs, bugs and weak product understanding emerge

Updated On: 26 Aug 2026 | 12:40 AM IST

Fireflies to launch new products, plans India-specific pricing: CEO

Fireflies.ai plans a broader AI product suite, India-specific pricing and local-language support as it expands from meeting notes to automating routine work

Updated On: 26 Aug 2026 | 12:36 AM IST

AI to reshape sports sector jobs, create career avenues: Jayant Chaudhary

Skill Development Minister Jayant Chaudhary says AI will transform coaching, refereeing and scouting, while opening new opportunities across the sports sector

Updated On: 25 Aug 2026 | 9:21 PM IST

India data centre footprint may quadruple to 101 msf by 2030: Anarock

Over $300 billion in investment commitments to drive capacity expansion, with developers eyeing expansion in Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad mkts

Updated On: 25 Aug 2026 | 7:16 PM IST

Data centre firm AM Intelligence orders 9,000 Nvidia Vera Rubin systems

AM Intelligence, part of the group that owns renewable energy producer Greenko Group Plc, has placed a binding order under its broader $8-billion plan to set up 1-gigawatt of computing capacity

Updated On: 25 Aug 2026 | 3:43 PM IST

China's data centres to consume more power than South Korea by 2030

Rapid growth in artificial intelligence workloads will see data centres use 774 terawatt-hours of electricity by 2030, around 6 per cent of China's total projected consumption, according to a report

Updated On: 25 Aug 2026 | 3:41 PM IST

AI agents are changing how companies choose which AI model does the work

With AI agents handling more complex workflows, companies are looking beyond a single model and building systems that route each task

Updated On: 25 Aug 2026 | 2:24 PM IST

Fake ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini apps now used as bait for malware attacks

Kaspersky researchers found 92,000 malicious attacks disguised as AI services in 2026, with fake ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini apps accounting for most of the attacks

Updated On: 24 Aug 2026 | 3:25 PM IST

Hexaware eyes $3 billion revenue by 2029, looks to capture SaaS market

IT services firm bets on AI-led transformation, West Asia expansion, growth in technology vertical and private equity partnerships to drive revenue

Updated On: 23 Aug 2026 | 10:52 PM IST

Andhra approves ₹31,387-crore green AI data centre project in Visakhapatnam

The facility, proposed to be set up at Amanam village in Bheemunipatnam mandal, is expected to generate employment for up to 1,000 people, IT Secretary Bhaskar Katamneni said in a Government Order

Updated On: 22 Aug 2026 | 9:55 PM IST

How Meta decides when AI can remove posts and when humans step in

Meta's automated systems do not send every flagged post to a human reviewer at the same stage. Its technology helps determine which content should be reviewed by people and in what order

Updated On: 21 Aug 2026 | 2:23 PM IST

ChatGPT can now access iMessage, SMS, RCS on Apple Silicon Macs: What's new

ChatGPT's Apple Messages plugin can read, search, analyse and send iMessage, SMS and RCS conversations on Apple Silicon Macs

Updated On: 21 Aug 2026 | 11:16 AM IST

As AI changes pricing, IT firms see uptick in outcome-based deals

AI is pushing Indian IT companies towards outcome-based pricing, with newer deals increasingly linking payments to measurable business results

Updated On: 21 Aug 2026 | 7:35 AM IST

87% small & medium biz say AI tools improve advertising: Amazon report

Amazon Ads report says AI is lowering barriers of cost and complexity for SMBs, with 75 per cent saying AI-enabled advertising has supported their business growth

Updated On: 21 Aug 2026 | 12:42 AM IST

Need a human touch: Govt tells Meta not to leave takedowns solely to AI

The government has asked Meta to ensure human review in AI-led content moderation, warning that keyword-based takedowns can remove legitimate posts without context

Updated On: 21 Aug 2026 | 12:10 AM IST

AI firms sharpen privacy pitch as enterprises demand control over data

Here is how OpenAI, Anthropic and Google are approaching data privacy as businesses demand greater control over sensitive information shared with increasingly capable AI models

Updated On: 20 Aug 2026 | 3:26 PM IST

Indian startup Murf AI aims to compete with OpenAI in crowded voice arena

Murf AI's text-to-speech Falcon 2, publicly available from Aug. 20, ranked higher than some platforms from better-funded players such as OpenAI's Realtime API in benchmarks

Updated On: 19 Aug 2026 | 11:32 PM IST

Indian workers embrace AI, but shadow AI puts firms' IP at security risk

Employees are using personal AI accounts alongside enterprise tools, creating security and compliance gaps, said cybersecurity experts

Updated On: 19 Aug 2026 | 4:44 PM IST

Datanomics: AI hiring rises in India, legislative mentions remain limited

India's AI hiring share has risen steadily, but limited legislative engagement and a market-driven talent ecosystem highlight gaps in policy and research

Updated On: 18 Aug 2026 | 9:49 PM IST