Shivani Shinde

AI becomes largest hiring driver as GCCs ramp up demand for digital talent

India's GCC hiring continues to grow despite a broader slowdown in white-collar recruitment, with AI skills driving nearly two-thirds of new jobs in 2026

Businesses not kicked about WhatsApp's username move despite user interest

Businesses say phone numbers will remain central to customer interactions despite WhatsApp's username feature, while cybersecurity experts expect improved privacy and lower spam

Humanities graduate in the age of AI? Tech giants need your skills

As engineering tasks become increasingly automated, companies are prioritising emotional intelligence, ethics and adaptability over traditional engineering degrees

35% of Claude users see AI doing most of their work next year: Report

Anthropic's latest Economic Index Report found that over 35% of Claude users believe AI could perform most of their work within the next year, reflecting the technology's growing integration

WhatsApp begins username reservations, feature to roll out later this year

The messaging platform will let users reserve unique usernames that can be shared instead of phone numbers, with the feature becoming available later this year

AI-driven data centres accelerate electricity demand: Capgemini report

AI-driven data centres are making electricity demand harder to predict, with utilities turning to AI to optimise grids and manage rising power needs

Yotta to deploy $7 bn in capex this year, eyes global AI cloud market

The data centre and AI cloud firm expects most of its revenue to come from overseas customers as it scales GPU cloud capacity and AI infrastructure services

Kaleidofin Capital secures $5 million debt facility from WLB Asset VIIB

NBFC plans to deploy the funds across clean energy and financial inclusion sectors, with the transaction carrying Orange Certification for gender-positive impact

Meta invests $900 mn in Cred, Kunal Shah to head WhatsApp globally

Meta acquires a minority stake in Cred through a $900 million investment and appoints founder Kunal Shah as global head of WhatsApp

Online beauty marketplaces push for growth with their in-house brands

Beauty marketplaces Nykaa and Tira are accelerating investments in private labels and acquired brands, aiming to boost profitability, plug market gaps and drive long-term growth

Transforming the terrain: India's marketing space ready for AI revolution

Indian CMOs are leading global AI adoption, making bold investments in agentic commerce and personalisation to drive growth, a BCG survey shows

Building AI for India and by India, says Reliance CMD Mukesh Ambani

Mukesh Ambani said Reliance Intelligence will commission 120 MW of AI infrastructure by end-2026, supporting more than 200,000 H100-equivalent GPUs at scale

We want to be part of India's growth story: Meta's Santosh Janardhan

Meta sees India as a key hub for AI-driven infrastructure growth, with its upcoming Jamnagar data centre reflecting a long-term investment strategy

Canada Pension Plan Investment Boards invests up to ₹7,000cr in CtrlS

Partnership includes an 8.2 per cent stake acquisition and a joint venture to develop hyperscale datacenter campuses across India amid rising AI and cloud demand

Global talent shift dips as India emerges top AI hub: BCG report

Cross-border relocations of highly skilled professionals fell 11.6 per cent in 2025, although competition for AI talent intensified and India strengthened its position across key talent categories

Sovereign models for large nations to be strategic asset: HCLTech CEO

HCLTech's bet on Sarvam AI is aimed at tapping the sovereign AI opportunity in India and globally, says CEO C Vijayakumar

Anthropic episode is a wake-up call: Sarvam Cofounder Vivek Raghavan

Vivek Raghavan, co-founder, Sarvam in a virtual interaction with Shivani Shinde talks about HCLTech's entry as investor, fund raising and sovereign AI. Edited excerpts

India needs a complete sovereign AI stack, not just models: Bessemer

Bessemer Venture Partners says India's AI ambitions must extend from compute and data infrastructure to agents, services and robotics

TCS announces strategic partnership with Anthropic; to set up dedicated BU

IT services company will equip 50,000 employees with Claude AI as part of a deal to expand enterprise AI transformation

India emerges as global skills hub amid worldwide talent shifts: Deel

Global demand for Indian professionals is surging, with Australia, the UK, the US and the UAE ramping up hiring as competition for skilled talent intensifies