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Fresh data centre capacity sees 59% annual growth in Jan-Jun: Report

"The new data centre capacity additions in India surged to 258 MW IT in the first half of 2026, compared to 162 MW IT in H1 2025," according to Savills

How ransom attacks on small businesses open doors to larger organisations

Kaspersky says India's SMBs are becoming attractive ransomware targets as cybercriminals exploit weak security, growing digital adoption and deeper integration with enterprise supply chains

Vibe coding explained: What AI-made apps mean for developers and app stores

AI coding assistants are making it possible to build apps using natural language prompts instead of writing code, lowering barriers to software development while creating new challenges for app stores

Clinicians embrace AI tools, but hospitals lag on training, governance

A global survey of nearly 2,800 clinicians finds AI is now part of everyday healthcare, but weak trust, limited training and poor governance threaten its wider adoption in clinical practice

Kimi K3's huge size keeps demand strong for AI memory and processors

Kimi K3 contains 2.8 trillion parameters, China's largest model yet, pushing the sparsity ratio - a measure of computing efficiency - to a record

Bezos backs this AI startup to discover new materials for chipmaking

CuspAI initially started out with a focus on finding new materials for carbon capture and water purification

Premiumisation to lift mobile phone output, exports in value terms: IT Secy

The government has also announced the Rs 1.27 lakh crore Semicon 2.0 scheme under which it is targeting to get advanced chips designed by domestic firms to achieve self-reliance in the segment

Google plans new chip to run Gemini models more efficiently: Report

Google expects new chip, ​dubbed "Frozen v2," to help ​address an AI computing capacity crunch that has fueled internal tensions ​and prompted Google Cloud to decline deals with outside customers

More launches, limited choices: What is happening in consumer electronics?

Brands are stretching smartphones and televisions across more configurations and price points as weak demand, rising component costs and longer replacement cycles make new product development riskier

How EU's DMA puts Apple and Google on different paths for smartphone AI

The European Union wants Google to give rival AI assistants wider access to Android, while Apple says the same regulatory approach raises privacy and security concerns for Siri AI

India unveils its first air taxi prototype: Here's how eVTOLs work

The unveiling of India's first electric air taxi prototype has brought a technology that has long been under development into the spotlight

Show DND choice to users, not frequently blocked label: Trai to Truecaller

According to Trai, the solution lies in creating further awareness and outreach around the DND, to educate people about the choices they have

Skyroot's Vikram-1 success puts India's private space sector in orbit

Experts say breakthrough paves the way for launch vehicles, manufacturing, and commercial space services

Chinese tech firms join global race to reinvent smartphones for AI era

China's ZTE unveiled NaviX Ultra, which it calls the world's first agentic AI smartphone, highlighting an intensifying race among Chinese tech firms to redefine smartphones with built-in AI sevices

US considers creating Finra-like watchdog to vet advanced AI models

The proposed regulator, modelled on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, would review AI safety with industry participation as the Trump admin considers a more structured oversight framework

GCCs struggle to go beyond cost arbitrage in AI era, shows data

India's GCC sector faces a structural reset as AI and automation expose centres focused on routine work, forcing companies to shift towards innovation and strategic ownership

China's Moonshot launches world's largest open AI model, nears US rivals

The Chinese startup said its 2.8 trillion-parameter open-weight model delivers performance approaching Anthropic's frontier systems while supporting a 1 million-token context window

AI will not diminish role of IT services: Tech Mahindra's Anand Mahindra

The Tech Mahindra chairman said AI will transform rather than replace IT services and called for India to build sovereign AI capabilities through trusted innovation

How generative AI is weakening digital trust in financial services sector

Check Point Research warns that AI-generated faces, voices and identity documents are making remote identity verification less reliable, forcing banks to rethink digital trust and KYC security

Why India cannot screen 'The Odyssey' the way Christopher Nolan shot it

India has IMAX theatres. But not the kind needed to show 'The Odyssey' as Christopher Nolan shot it