 "Aashish Aryan")
Aashish Aryan
Aashish Aryan
Aashish Aryan is a senior assistant editor who covers stories on technology policy, big tech companies and their developments. His stories also reflect how policy influences innovation, regulation, and competition in India. A computer science engineer by training, he also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi. With over a decade of experience across various Indian newsrooms, he has covered a diverse range of topics, including politics, economics, business, agriculture, and other beats, for various publications and platforms. He also oversees the legal bureau coverage at the newspaper.
Aashish Aryan is a senior assistant editor who covers stories on technology policy, big tech companies and their developments. His stories also reflect how policy influences innovation, regulation, and competition in India. A computer science engineer by training, he also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi. With over a decade of experience across various Indian newsrooms, he has covered a diverse range of topics, including politics, economics, business, agriculture, and other beats, for various publications and platforms. He also oversees the legal bureau coverage at the newspaper.
Aashish Aryan
Microsoft India offers voluntary exit with 1 month salary per yr of service
Eligible employees selected for the programme must decide by December 1, with the package also including health insurance and career transition services
 "Microsoft India offers voluntary exit with 1 month salary per yr of service")
Govt plans cyber audit as digital fault lines emerge amid security breaches
Review likely to assess enterprise risks after cluster of security breaches
 "Govt plans cyber audit as digital fault lines emerge amid security breaches")
Govt forms special team to investigate eMudhra digital certificate leak
CERT-In said insufficient cryptographic randomness had compromised private keys, potentially allowing attackers to issue fraudulent certificates and impersonate websites
 "Govt forms special team to investigate eMudhra digital certificate leak")
Focus on safety paramount, says Match Group's Senior V-P Yoel Roth
Tinder, Hinge roll out India-specific safety features and biometric checks
 "Focus on safety paramount, says Match Group's Senior V-P Yoel Roth")
AI agents must be given limited access to network: Microsoft V-P Mike Yeh
Microsoft's Mike Yeh warns that enterprises must restrict AI agents' access to sensitive systems, as growing adoption and faster AI-driven attacks heighten cybersecurity risks
 "AI agents must be given limited access to network: Microsoft V-P Mike Yeh")
Country can grab large data centre mkt: Equinix India MD Manoj Paul
Equinix India MD Manoj Paul says AI adoption could drive data centre growth beyond traditional hubs, with the company aiming to expand its India capacity from 20 MW to 70 MW in 2-3 years
 "Country can grab large data centre mkt: Equinix India MD Manoj Paul")
Cert-In advisory on AI calls for tighter cybersecurity controls: Experts
The government's cybersecurity enforcement agency also said most of the companies these AI models and AI agents targeted had no idea their networks had been breached
 "Cert-In advisory on AI calls for tighter cybersecurity controls: Experts")
AI agents accessed Indian firms' records without authorisation: Cert-In
Indian organisations failed to detect unauthorised access by AI models and agents, while AI companies voluntarily disclosed the incidents to Cert-In, the cyber agency said
 "AI agents accessed Indian firms' records without authorisation: Cert-In")
Tech Mahindra Q2 profit rises 32.7% to ₹1,586 crore; revenue up 15.6%
Tech Mahindra reports a 32.7% rise in Q2 net profit to ₹1,586 crore and 15.6% revenue growth, supported by manufacturing and communications, while deal wins top $1 billion.
 "Tech Mahindra Q2 profit rises 32.7% to ₹1,586 crore; revenue up 15.6%")
Google DeepMind ties up with ICRISAT to develop plant genome atlas
The open-access catalogue will use AI to help breeders identify promising plant combinations faster, while the partnership will also support genome mapping for other crops
 "Google DeepMind ties up with ICRISAT to develop plant genome atlas")
India positioning itself as trusted global supply chain partner: Vaishnaw
The Union minister said cost alone no longer drives supply-chain decisions, with trust, cybersecurity and resilience becoming central to global technology partnerships
 "India positioning itself as trusted global supply chain partner: Vaishnaw")
Data centre demand to outstrip supply as AI usage grows, say experts
NTT Data and Brookfield executives expect strong data centre demand amid rising AI adoption, but warn that power infrastructure, skilled talent and capacity constraints pose challenges
 "Data centre demand to outstrip supply as AI usage grows, say experts")
Successful GPU bidders likely to offer compute capacity to global firms
Under the ₹10,372 crore IndiaAI Mission, 14 companies have successfully bid to onboard GPUs from various original equipment manufacturers, including Nvidia, Intel, AMD, AWS and Google
 "Successful GPU bidders likely to offer compute capacity to global firms")
Bets are on for India's semiconductor space amid growing M&As, investments
Funding, M&As and tech talent are driving global and domestic M&As and tech talent are driving global and domestic backing for startups
 "Bets are on for India's semiconductor space amid growing M&As, investments")
Govt to release consultation paper on AI regulations in 30 days: Vaishnaw
Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says the proposed AI framework will focus on safety, security, skilling and a human-first approach, with industry playing a key role in regulation
 "Govt to release consultation paper on AI regulations in 30 days: Vaishnaw")
Meta says strengthened systems, deployed new LLMs to prevent, detect CSAM
Meta says a dedicated language model, AI sweeps and a red-teaming agent will help detect harmful ads, identify gaps in its defences and stop banned users returning
 "Meta says strengthened systems, deployed new LLMs to prevent, detect CSAM")
India needs fresh graduates, returning experts to bridge semicon talent gap
As fabs and packaging units move towards commercial production, experts say India must combine a pipeline of industry-ready graduates and technicians with incentives for experienced professionals
 "India needs fresh graduates, returning experts to bridge semicon talent gap")
Sign-ups for AI courses, micro-credentials gain traction: Coursera India MD
Coursera India and Asia Pacific MD Ashutosh Gupta says demand for AI courses remains strong, while micro-credentials are helping professionals improve hiring prospects
 "Sign-ups for AI courses, micro-credentials gain traction: Coursera India MD")
Govt may tap Taiwan, Singapore institutes to build chip talent pool
"The idea is to develop a steady pool of trained semiconductor engineers and shop-floor workers for allied components who can be hired directly from these institutes"
 "Govt may tap Taiwan, Singapore institutes to build chip talent pool")
Most social sector issues can be solved using traditional AI: Wadhwani AI
Wadhwani AI plans to scale its government projects to 80 over the next four years, increase its workforce to about 1,600 and triple investment to ₹450 crore
 "Most social sector issues can be solved using traditional AI: Wadhwani AI")