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IBM opens first infrastructure innovation centre to boost India-led AI work

IBM has launched its first Infrastructure Innovation Centre in Bengaluru, bringing together engineering teams to accelerate development of secure and scalable enterprise AI and infrastructure systems

Govt says BIS norms for data centres, cloud and AI will boost uniformity

Centre says new voluntary BIS standards for data centres, cloud systems and AI ethics will help prevent low-quality imports, align India with global norms

AI giving a big boost to Cognizant BPO business, says CFO Jatin Dalal

Segment expanding faster than the core business and delivering better margins as generative AI spurs productivity: Jatin Dalal

Wipro set to lose $500-million Estee Lauder contract to Accenture

The shift of Estee Lauder's $500-million contract to Accenture marks a setback for Wipro as CEO Srini Palia pushes large efficiency-led deals amid renewed focus on discretionary spending

AI adoption now part of performance metric for tech-product firms

Indian companies to take time to adopt

Nasscom advises IT employees in West Asia to work from home amid tensions

Nasscom has asked IT employees in the Middle East to work from home and remain in touch with embassies as tensions escalate in West Asia, even as Indian IT firms say operations continue as usual

TCS, Infosys, Wipro and others issue advisories for employees in West Asia

Indian IT majors including Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys and Wipro suspend travel and urge staff in West Asia to stay indoors as the US-Israel-Iran conflict shuts airspace across the region

It will be reasonable to go slow on AI regulations, says Jules Polonetsky

Jules Polonetsky says India's DPDP Act lays a workable foundation for AI governance, even as global consensus on regulation remains elusive

Indian IT firms need to step up, take clients forward in AI world: Experts

Industry leaders say Indian IT firms must evolve from implementation partners to orchestration partners in the AI era, even as AI-driven revenue is projected at $10-12 billion in FY26

Citizen-level AI adoption to lift Indian innovation ecosystem: Uniphore CEO

Uniphore chief executive Umesh Sachdev says India can become a global AI adoption hub as enterprise usage scales, even as the US leads in capital access and technology maturity

Billion-dollar AI bets shape IT narrative, says LTM executive Krishnan Iyer

Mission-critical ops remain under human oversight, says growth chief Krishnan Iyer

LTM bags $100 million deal from European medtech firm for 7 years

LTM has won a $100 million, seven-year deal from a European medtech firm to support and develop its flagship products, strengthening its large-deal momentum amid a tough macro environment

AI Impact Summit: 'Acceleration of AI diffusion must to benefit all'

At the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India unveiled indigenous LLMs and pushed for AI sovereignty as 89 nations backed broader, affordable access to AI

Need one common standard on AI regulation: Mastercard's Caroline Louveaux

Mastercard's chief privacy officer calls for principle-based, tech-neutral global AI rules to build trust, cut regulatory fragmentation and enable AI adoption at scale

TCS CEO & MD K Krithivasan sees no major shrinkage of jobs due to AI

TCS CEO K Krithivasan said AI will not cause significant job shrinkage in software engineering, noting evolving roles and sustained need for system integration despite rising automation

All major countries on board to sign AI Delhi declaration: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Details about New Delhi Declaration expected to be announced on Saturday

Grads with AI skills 60% of TCS' fresher hiring: HR head Sudeep Kunnumal

TCS is rapidly increasing hiring of engineering graduates with specialised AI and digital skills, with high-skill cadres now accounting for 60% of fresher intake as it pursues an AI-first strategy

Forget AGI if AI models stay inconsistent with jagged skills: Bengio

Yoshua Bengio says AGI may be irrelevant if AI systems continue showing jagged intelligence - excelling at complex tasks but failing at simple ones - as he warns of rising risks, unsafe capabilities

₹10 trillion over 7 years: Reliance Industries makes bold bet on AI

Ambani says move will cut cost of intelligence as 'we did' with data

Countries must focus on AI stack that's needed: Dell's Vivek Mohindra

Dell adviser says India's phased approach to sovereign AI is right path