Udisha Srivastav

BS Manthan: Experts urge green data centre policy as AI power use surges

As AI drives power-hungry data centres, experts urge India to embed renewable and green norms into its data centre policy to ensure sustainable digital growth

Agentic AI remains top choice among courses at upGrad: Anuj Vishwakarma

Mid- to senior-level professionals drive surge in AI upskilling; platform partners with IIMs, IITs and OpenAI to expand agentic and generative AI programs

Unicorn creation surges 40x in decade as AI founders grow younger: Report

Unicorn creation has accelerated 40-fold worldwide in a decade, with AI startups reaching billion-dollar valuations faster and founder ages dropping significantly, an Antler report shows

Amazon opens 12-storey office in Bengaluru, company's 2nd largest in Asia

Amazon inaugurates a 1.1 million sq ft, 12-storey campus in Bengaluru, its second-largest in Asia, supporting 7,000 employees and reinforcing its long-term India investment plans

Fewer AI founders leaving India now, says Speciale Invest's ArjunRao

India should build AI by playing to its strengths-developers, applications and sovereign use cases-rather than chasing the full stack at once, says Speciale Invest's Arjun Rao

AI applications to drive cash flows in India: 3one4 Capital's Siddarth Pai

India's AI opportunity lies in applications solving real-world problems, not costly foundational models, says 3one4 Capital's Siddarth Pai

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

Details about New Delhi Declaration expected to be announced on Saturday

Majority of VC community in India very risk averse, says Vinod Khosla

Vinod Khosla says Indian VCs are overly focused on short-term revenue and liquidity, avoiding bold bets needed for innovation, while AI is set to disrupt IT services and BPO firms

India AI Impact Summit: Global CEOs call for inclusive use of AI

Strike note of optimism and urgency, calling AI as an opportunity for economic acceleration

AI biggest opportunity for tech, IT: Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran

N Chandrasekaran says AI is the next great infrastructure as Tata Sons plans India's first large-scale AI-optimised data centre with OpenAI

Swiggy shuts Snacc instant delivery service to refocus on core areas

Swiggy cites business economics and long-term priorities in shutting Snacc, even as its food delivery segment grows and platforms serve attendees at the India AI Impact Summit

AI changing entry-level jobs, becoming 'path to prosperity': Accenture CEO

CEO Julie said the company recognises the importance of India in its AI-enabled future. At Accenture, we're incredibly proud to have over 350,000 and growing re-inventors here in India, she said

ePlane Company partners NVIDIA to build India's first electric air taxi

IIT Madras-incubated startup to use NVIDIA Omniverse and IGX platforms to build a digital twin of its e200x aircraft, accelerating simulation, autonomy testing and DGCA certification

India has a central role to play in shaping AI: Anthropic CEO Amodei

At the India AI Impact Summit, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says India will shape AI's global trajectory, balancing transformative economic gains with risks of misuse and displacement

Data centres to subsea cables: India draws mega AI infra bets on Day 3

Day three of the AI Impact Summit underscored India's central role in global AI expansion, with new investments, cross-border partnerships and large-scale infrastructure commitments

AI startups look to forge partnerships, collaborations to boost growth

At the India AI Impact Summit, startups sought strategic partnerships and MoUs to scale, secure compute access, expand globally and co-create solutions across sectors

Microsoft on track to invest $50 billion by end of decade, says Brad Smith

Microsoft president Brad Smith said the firm is on pace to invest $50 billion by 2030 to build AI infrastructure, skills and access across the Global South, with India a key focus

Deep-tech, AI bets gather pace as investor appetite strengthens: VCs

Venture capitalists say stronger IPO exits have boosted LP confidence in long-gestation deep-tech and AI ventures, with family offices also stepping up bets in the sector

India uniquely positioned to see benefits of AI: Amazon exec David Zapolsky

Zapolsky spoke about how Amazon is balancing rapid AI innovation with evolving regulatory guardrails

IVCA consortium commits ₹500 crore to fund 31 India-built AI startups

Sixteen IVCA-member VC firms have pledged ₹500 crore to invest in 31 homegrown AI startups showcased at MeitY's Impact AI PitchFest, signalling rising confidence in India's deployable AI ecosystem