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AI Impact Summit: 'Acceleration of AI diffusion must to benefit all'

At the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India unveiled indigenous LLMs and pushed for AI sovereignty as 89 nations backed broader, affordable access to AI

AI Summit a turning point in how world will use AI: PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat

Addressing his monthly radio broadcast 'Mann Ki Baat', Modi also asked people to remain vigilant against online financial fraud and digital arrest

US SC ruling on Trump's tariffs: A China worry for India's iPhone exports

The tax now has been declared "illegal" by the US Supreme Court

Apple ecosystem in India creates more than 250,000 new direct jobs

70% of workers women; indirect employment pegged at 750,000

Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma's new test: Rebooting Xbox in tough mode

A graduate of the Carlson School of Management, Sharma has built her career scaling consumer platforms rather than running game studios - a distinction key to the debate around her appointment

Indians in global tech roles a 'net positive', says Cisco's Jeetu Patel

Indians and Indian-origin leaders now occupy some of the most influential tech roles in the United States and beyond, illustrating the global impact of the country's talent pipeline

US Under Secy of State Helberg hails India-US pro-innovation AI approach

India joined the Pax Silica initiative and also signed a Joint Statement on the 'India-US AI Opportunity Partnership' as a bilateral addendum to the declaration

Modi says HCL-Foxconn OSAT JV marks key step toward chip self-reliance

PM Modi said the upcoming HCL-Foxconn OSAT plant in Jewar signals India's push towards semiconductor self-reliance as the country builds capacity in chip assembly and testing

AI Summit stresses global cooperation to ensure AI benefits humanity: MEA

The summit focused on seven pillars: human capital development, access for social empowerment, trustworthy AI, energy efficiency, AI in science, democratizing AI resources, and AI for economic growth

AI Summit declaration urges democratising resources and trusted AI systems

Endorsed by 88 countries, the AI Summit declaration calls for trusted and energy-efficient AI systems, democratising access to AI resources, and building human capital for inclusive growth

86 nations, two int'l organisations sign AI Summit declaration: Vaishnaw

The strong global backing for the declaration comes at the conclusion of the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi

AI will augment, not replace human judgment, says Cisco's Jeetu Patel

Citing the example of his mother being hospitalised for about eight weeks before she passed away three years ago, he said no AI is taking a nurse's job

Surprise coding breakthrough that made Anthropic into an AI juggernaut

Claude Code, released publicly a year ago, quickly took off with software developers around the world, cementing Anthropic as a leader in lucrative, emerging market for so-called vibe coding products

Microsoft appoints Asha Sharma to lead Xbox, recommits to console

Sharma, who previously held roles at Instacart and Meta Platforms Inc., was chosen for her consumer expertise and will serve as the chief executive officer of gaming, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said

OpenAI flagged, banned Canada mass shooting suspect months before attack

OpenAI identified an account associated with Van Rootselaar about eight months ago, with tools to detect misuse of its AI models to further violent activities, and banned it, the company said

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales sees no threat from Musk's Grokipedia

We would not consider for a second today letting an AI just write Wikipedia articles because we know how bad they can be, Jimmy Wales added

Datanomics: India's AI moment faces a compute and capital reality check

India shines as a global AI talent hub, but weak compute infrastructure and limited investment expose gaps that could constrain its ambition to compete with the US and China

AI agents to replace OS, apps in mobile phones: Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon

Cristiano Amon says AI agents will sit at the centre of mobile devices, reshape 6G networks and power smart manufacturing as India eyes a larger global tech role

PM meets AI leaders, discusses harnessing AI for agriculture and education

At the India AI Impact Summit, PM Narendra Modi met AI startup leaders and foreign heads of state to explore AI use in agriculture, education and environmental protection

Mospi secy seeks federated global AI infra with consumers as co-creators

Mospi Secretary Saurabh Garg urges a trusted, federated global AI infrastructure that gives citizens agency as co-creators, backed by shared resources and the proposed MAITRI platform