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100% FDI gives flexibility to serious insurers: Generali Central Insurance

Anup Rau shared his views on FDI, insurance penetration, regulation, bancassurance, and the company's growth plans

TollBit is about monetising AI bot traffic, says cofounder and CEO

Today we have crossed over 7,000 publishers (Time, AP and Adweek, among others) in the US, Europe, South Asia and Japan, says Toshit Panigrahi

India on Ericsson's speed dial for tech strategy: President & CEO Ekholm

Ericsson to continue cost cuts through 2026, bets on India and AI-led 5G growth

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

Royal Orchid Hotels open to global tieups adding to shareholder value

Royal Orchid Hotels Limited plans to expand to 250 hotels and 20,000 keys by 2030, remaining open to global partnerships and selective private equity while pursuing an asset-light growth strategy

As AI grows, legacy will compress: McKinsey & Company's Noshir Kaka

McKinsey's Noshir Kaka says AI disruption could unlock a $15 trillion opportunity, but IT services firms must overhaul business models, talent, and pricing to win

Jatinder Mehra, who shaped India's steel growth story, passes away at 86

Steel industry veteran Jatinder Mehra, Vice Chairman at Essar's Metals & Mining Division and former RINL chief, passed away at 86, leaving behind a six-decade legacy in steel

FSIB recommends Hitesh Joshi as CMD of GIC Re; awaits Cabinet nod

FSIB has recommended Hitesh Joshi for the CMD post at GIC Re, marking the first selection process allowing private sector applicants; the final decision now moves to the Cabinet

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

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

Proposed DPDP timelines a challenge: Meta's Chief of Global Policy

Martin, who was in India to attend the AI Impact Summit, also said the AI talent base in India was unparalleled

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

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

Indian operators well placed as early adopters of AI in networks: Ekudden

India's rapid 5G rollout is powering early AI adoption in telecom networks, giving local operators a global edge in performance, efficiency and innovation

India has become one of the most exciting media markets: Uday Shankar

Uday Shankar says India has rapidly become one of the world's most exciting media markets but must overcome capital and talent constraints, with AI offering a chance to become a global creative leader

AI cost to come down dramatically, benefit India: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

The per-line cost of software code written by AI has also come down over the years and is now cheaper than that written by humans, Altman said

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

India AI Impact Summit: Sarvam calls for self-dependence in LLMs

Vivek Raghavan says India must balance building larger language models with driving real-world adoption, as usage and applications will determine the success of a sovereign AI stack

Ashok Soota disagrees with Vinod Khosla, says AI is transforming IT

Happiest Minds chairman says IT services remain essential as AI creates higher-value opportunities, countering Vinod Khosla's prediction that outsourcing will vanish

AI Impact Summit: AI to be integral to Airtel business, says Sunil Mittal

Bharti Enterprises chairman says AI will power Airtel's operations and security focus, as leaders at India AI Impact Summit discuss open standards and frugal innovation