Avik Das

Businesses put up guard rails in deploying AI, prioritise governance

Fear of rogue agents is prompting firms to limit autonomy and prioritise governance

Experts doubtful if 'slowdown' in model development can happen

Experts say all the concerns of doomsday can only be addressed if the frontier model companies stay invested in what they say

Coforge board flagged concerns over OP Bhatt before extension was rejected

O P Bhatt received the lowest ratings from other Coforge board members in an evaluation before shareholders rejected a resolution to extend his tenure till 2032

AI-led pricing pressure could drive new wave of mid-tier IT mergers

Happiest Minds-ITC Infotech, Persistent-Nagarro and Coforge-Encora deals point to a consolidation cycle as AI changes delivery economics and clients increasingly favour fewer, larger technology partne

Chairman OP Bhatt hid audit findings from board members, says Coforge

The IT services firm said reports were available only to OP Bhatt and NRC chair DK Singh, while the chairman's lowest rating was not disclosed or discussed with the full board

OP Bhatt quits as Coforge chair after internal audit flags disclosure gaps

The resignation followed concerns identified in an internal audit review over the handling and disclosure of information relating to the board evaluation report

US Labor Department suspends Cognizant's PERM filings amid investigation

Suspension prevents Cognizant from moving ahead with new PERM filings until an investigation into alleged fraud involving its visa programmes is completed

Data centres turn to air cooling to ease India's water woes: Is it enough?

India's AI data-centre boom is intensifying concerns over water and power use, highlighting the need for policies that balance rapid digital infrastructure growth with sustainability

ER&D firms need new playbook: Nasscom Vice-Chairperson Kishor Patil

Indian ER&D companies need to focus more on products and outcome-based models as AI squeezes traditional revenue streams, says KPIT co-founder Kishor Patil

Ashok Soota: The serial entrepreneur who refuses to hang up his boots

After selling a majority stake in Happiest Minds to ITC Infotech, the 83-year-old entrepreneur is turning his focus to healthcare, medical research and AI

Companies not cutting jobs due to AI: Microsoft Indi's Puneet Chandok

Microsoft India and South Asia President Puneet Chandok says the transition to AI requires new skills, ways of working and organisational structures across companies

Yotta Data Services likely to file draft IPO papers as early as October

Hiranandani Group-backed data centre operator is also looking to raise capital from private equity firms through a pre-IPO funding round

Companies struggle to derive real value from AI: Wipro CTO Sandhya Arun

Wipro CTO Sandhya Arun says scale, advantage, trust and adoption need to align for enterprises to derive meaningful value from artificial intelligence

Merger with ITC Infotech to help in big deals: Happiest Minds CEO

Combined entity will bring together digital engineering, cybersecurity and AI capabilities with strengths in SAP, enterprise applications and Industry 4.0 offerings

Open-source AI models pose greatest security threat: Meerah Rajavel

Cheap open-source AI models could widen the cyberattack threat as adversaries gain access to powerful tools without the cost of frontier models

US immigrant visa appointment pause clouds Indians' travel plans

The latest action only applies to those who have been approved for green cards or lawful permanent resident status

AI handles 35 per cent of all NoBroker conversations: Founder Akhil Gupta

NoBroker founder Akhil Gupta says the firm's AI agent ConvoZen now handles 35 per cent of customer conversations, a number that may go up to 60-70 per cent in two quarters

Indian IT firms have reduced dependency on H-1B visa, says Nasscom

Industry body says Indian IT firms have stepped up local hiring and invested over $1.1 billion in strengthening the US STEM pipeline amid proposed higher visa fees

IT firms play down data breach incidents; experts not convinced

Indian IT firms have downplayed recent data breach reports, but cybersecurity experts say the bigger risks could lie in client trust, contractual exposure, regulatory scrutiny and reputation

Third Wave Coffee raises $43 mn in funding round led by WestBridge Capital

The new funding will help the domestic coffee outlet chain grow in existing markets, build greater density in high-potential cities and strengthen its ability to serve a wider range of foods