Avik Das

Tech budgets will not rise much, says Persistent CEO Sandeep Kalra

Tech budgets set for modest growth as macro pressures persist, with firms prioritising AI, data readiness, and high-impact digital investments

Responsibility, trust crucial for AI systems: Anthropic India head

Anthropic bets on responsible AI and trust-led development to scale in India, as demand for safer, reliable large language models grows across enterprises

Enterprise AI adoption held back by skills gap, says Nutanix AI chief

Nutanix Chief AI Officer Debojyoti Dutta says enterprises are struggling to deploy AI at scale due to a shortage of skilled professionals, even as adoption shifts from pilots to production

HCLTech Q4 results: Net profit up 4.2%; slow start to FY27 flagged

Client cutbacks, macro jitters trim growth expectations

The conduct conundrum in corporate India despite robust POSH frameworks

Recent controversies show companies struggle to embed acceptable conduct into culture

Cognizant CEO's compensation grew 28% to $21.5 million last year

Ravi Kumar's pay rises on higher stock awards, while CFO Jatin Dalal's compensation declines; proxy filing details executive payouts

Wipro Q4 results: Net profit dips 1.9%, signals weak growth outlook

Wipro reports marginal Q4 profit decline and muted revenue growth, flags weak Q1FY27 guidance amid geopolitical uncertainty and slow ramp-up of large deals

Wipro announces ₹15,000 crore share buyback, offers 19% premium

Wipro plans Rs 15,000 crore share buyback, its largest ever, offering 19 per cent premium to market price as it looks to reward shareholders and support stock performance

After TCS Nashik case, other IT firms caught in social media storm

A post on X alleged that many girls were complaining of jihadi harassment at Infosys' BPO office in Pune. The post, which did not give any details, was deleted later

Databricks targets $1 billion revenue in India: Kamalkanth Tummala

Tummala, who joined last year from Salesforce, explained Databricks has done "exceptionally well" for any new company in India when it comes to engineering

Nasscom calls TCS incident isolated, reiterates IT sector safety norms

Nasscom says the TCS harassment case is isolated and not reflective of the IT industry, reiterating strict safety norms, governance frameworks, and zero tolerance for misconduct

Sovereignty equals autonomy in a hybrid world: IBM's Hans Dekkers

IBM's Hans Dekkers says enterprise AI adoption hinges on data control, hybrid cloud strategies, and domain-specific models, with digital sovereignty defined by autonomy, not just data localisation

With AI, GitHub aims to have a billion software developers: Kyle Daigle

GitHub says AI agents are redefining software development, enabling developers to build, test and deploy faster as India emerges as its second-largest hub

Wipro to consider share buyback proposal at board meet next week

Company's board to evaluate buyback proposal alongside Q4 results amid weak stock performance and concerns over AI-led disruption in IT services

A debate unscrolled: India weighs social media curbs for children

The question of whether or not to ban or regulate social media for children and teenagers has no easy answers

Wipro bags $1 bn Olam deal in one of its largest wins, to also buy IT arm

Eight-year deal with Singapore's Olam Group boosts revenue visibility and AI-led capabilities, alongside $375 million acquisition of IT arm Mindsprint

IndiaAI Mission startup Gnani raises $10 mn from Aavishkaar, Info Edge

Series B funding to support company's global expansion, strengthen generative and agentic AI capabilities, and scale multilingual voice solutions

Q4 results preview: IT cos set for soft finish to FY26 as war clouds gather

West Asia conflict, GenAI fears, and cautious clients weigh on demand

Proposed H-1B wage overhaul may raise pay by $14,000; applications fall

Proposed changes to H-1B wage norms could raise foreign worker pay by up to $14,000, even as applications fall sharply amid higher costs and tighter immigration rules

India is very uniquely placed in AI tech capability, says Jason Graefe

Microsoft's Jason Graefe says India's AI strength lies in multilingual innovation and SaaS roots, positioning startups to build globally scalable solutions