Avik Das

How Bengaluru transformed from pensioners' paradise to India's IT capital

Bengaluru's transformation into India's tech capital has powered jobs, wealth and innovation, but rapid urbanisation has come at a steep cost to infrastructure, mobility and its natural ecosystems

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

Big orders mask small deal squeeze at Indian IT services companies

Large contracts are supporting deal values at Indian IT firms, but weaker discretionary spending and AI-led pricing pressure are squeezing the flow of smaller projects

Energy solutions will be crucial for data centres: Krishna Jonnalagadda

Krishna Jonnalagadda believes power is the main constraint in building artificial intelligence data centres

H-1B costs soar, prompting Indian IT companies to rethink US hiring

Indian firms cut fresh visa registrations as extensions, transfers, and local hiring gain ground

Wipro delaying onboarding of over 200 engineers selected in 2025: NITES

NITES said the affected students and engineers received offer letters in July 2025 and completed subsequent recruitment requirements but are yet to get joining dates.

L&T to set up India's largest Nvidia B300 AI factory for Together AI

L&T's Vyoma.AI will set up a 10,000-GPU Nvidia B300 AI factory at its Chennai data centre campus for US-based AI firm Together AI

35 years of liberalisation: How IT sector became India's dollar engine

India's IT industry was built not just on Y2K, but on the 1991 reforms that opened capital, technology, telecom and global markets, creating a powerful engine of exports and foreign exchange

TCS flags alleged employee data exposure, says customer systems unaffected

TCS said the information referenced appeared to be more than four years old and limited to basic employee information, with no indication that customer data was impacted

Coding agents won't replace software engineers: Datadog Cofounder

Datadog CTO Alexis Le Quoc says coding agents can dramatically accelerate software development, but humans remain essential to manage complexity, security and team-level work

Improving hardware capabilities must for deeptech ecosystem: Nasscom

Nasscom says India must build stronger hardware capabilities and deepen industry-academia collaboration as AI reshapes software development and the deep-tech ecosystem

Visa's AI push claims 1,400 jobs in sweeping India workforce cuts

Nearly 40% of Bengaluru tech centre's workforce laid off in first major retrenchment since 2015

Tax Bill proposes easier norms for data centres, incentives for electronics

Proposed amendments seek to simplify tax rules for data centres, improve ease of doing business and provide long-term certainty for electronics manufacturers and cloud firms

Persistent Systems upbeat on banking, insurance to drive growth: CEO

Strong deal wins across the US and Europe are expected to offset weakness in parts of the healthcare business, while the Nagarro acquisition will strengthen its Europe presence.

Target bets on AI to drive enterprise strategy and retail operations

The retailer, with a market capitalization of more than $100 billion, is known for its style, design and curated merchandise and has about 5,500 employees in India now

Sarvam open to govt owning stake in frontier model firms: Co-founder

Sarvam plans to launch a trillion-parameter AI model within six months and says it is open to government ownership as India advances its sovereign AI ambitions

Sarvam ropes in Mistral founding team member Devendra Chaplot as adviser

Sovereign AI startup appoints former Mistral and xAI executive as adviser as it expands globally and builds a one trillion-parameter foundation model

Cognizant Q2 profit dips 1.4%; lowers upper end of annual growth guidance

Revenue rises 4.5% as IT major outpaces most Indian peers, but trims FY27 guidance amid macro uncertainty and weak discretionary spending

Cybersecurity GCCs nearly double in India as global threats intensify

The number of cybersecurity GCCs in India has risen to 59 from about 30 in six years as global firms tap local talent for engineering, threat intelligence and security operations

Happiest Minds confident of maintaining guidance this fiscal: CEO

Happiest Minds reaffirmed its 12.5% growth guidance, betting on AI demand, strong deal wins and regional expansion despite global economic and geopolitical uncertainty