Automation

Larsen & Toubro is betting big on automation, robotics and technology-led solutions to scale up construction activities as increasing manpower alone may not be a viable option for growth, a top official of the company said. "What we have been doing over the last 3-4 years in particular is to create automation to the level that we did not expect construction industry to engage. Our effort has been to automate as much as possible," said L&T chief financial officer R Shankar Raman at ICICI Securities India Investors Conference 2026. He said the company's order book has increased to around Rs 7.5 lakh crore from Rs 3-3.5 lakh crore five years ago, while the workforce engaged in execution has grown from 1.5 lakh direct and indirect workers to about 4 lakh. Raman said the company is focusing on automation to address execution challenges and reduce dependence on traditional labour-intensive construction methods. "Our effort has been to automate as much as possible. Make construction .

In this session, Sangeeta Singh, talks on automation, and provides career tips to the B-Schoolers. Note: The opinions expressed are those of the speaker and do not represent any company.

Factory workers are being paid to wear cameras and record their movements to train AI-powered robots. But many fear the technology they are helping build could eventually replace them

In this session, Ankur Gupta from LinkedIn talks about automation, and provides career tips. Note: The opinions expressed are those of the speaker and do not represent the employer or any company

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IT company Magellanic Cloud on Tuesday posted a 4.75 per cent increase in consolidated profit after tax to Rs 27.77 crore in the June quarter. The company had posted profit after tax of Rs 22.59 crore. The total income of Magellanic Cloud increased 23.16 per cent to Rs 164.34 crore during the first quarter of the current fiscal year from Rs 159.18 crore a year ago. "Magellanic Cloud delivered a strong start to FY26, reporting revenue of Rs 163.96 crore, EBITDA growth of 19.14 per cent, and PAT up 22.93 per cent year-on-year. Our multi-vertical momentum, backed by product innovation and global partnerships, positions us well for an accelerated trajectory this fiscal year," Magellanic Cloud Global CEO and MD Joseph Sudheer Reddy said. He said the company closed acquisition of Finoux during the quarter, which marks its official entry into Al-powered financial analytics and robo-advisory automation. "We recorded a TCV (total contract value) close to Rs 100 crore across our core vertic

Amazon has laid off hundreds of employees in its AWS cloud division as part of a wider shift towards AI-driven automation, despite strong March-quarter growth in sales and operating income

GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke's remarks come at a time when tech giants have laid off over 100,000 employees since the start of 2025, citing slow growth, rising costs, and a shift towards AI and automation

Geoffrey Hinton said for mundane intellectual labour, AI is just going to replace everybody

With China tightening rare earth exports, Indian firms eye domestic incentives and stockpiling, as global automakers and medical device makers face rising supply fears

Speaking on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Bill Gates said advancements in AI would make intelligence freely available and commonplace

Stock vulnerable to valuation downgrades as engineering company's management says growth will revive

Time saved will boost productivity by 2.61 per cent in the organised sector by 2030

Honeywell Automation stock is seen testing its monthly super trend line for the first time since 2014. At present levels the stock has shed one-third of its valuation from its peak.

A potential sale of the PPE business was disclosed before activist Elliott Investment called for a split of the company's aerospace and automation businesses after taking a $5 billion-plus stake

In 2020, Schneider Electric completed the purchase of Larsen & Toubro's switchgear business which was acquired by Schneider Electric in 2020

Dr Hema Bajaj, Ruhie Pande, Amit Das, and Dr Suryanarayan G Iyer speak with Nivedita Mookerji at the BSmart HR Conclave on the growing skill gaps and evolving workforce dynamics