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Indian companies struggle to offer clarity, guidance on GenAI use: Report

Forty-two per cent of professionals in India view GenAI as a threat to job security, while the number inches up to 44 per cent when it comes to middle-level management

Job interviews enter a strange new world with AI software that talks back

Startups like Apriora, HeyMilo AI and Ribbon all say they're seeing swift adoption of their software for conducting real-time AI interviews over video

NCW launches Yashoda AI: First-of-its-kind AI literacy drive for women

/ -- To advance women's AI literacy and digital awareness across India, the launch of Yashoda AIYour AI SAKHI for Shaping Horizons with Digital Awareness took place at Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, on May 22, 2025. This initiative is a key step toward empowering women to contribute meaningfully to a Viksit Bharat driven by technology and inclusion. Led by the National Commission for Women (NCW), the Yashoda AI Abhiyan stands as India's pioneering nationwide effort to empower womenespecially from rural and semi-urban communitieswith essential skills in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and digital safety. More than just a training initiative, this campaign is designed to spark a transformation: it equips women with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate the digital world with confidence, fostering digital literacy, safety, and self-reliance. The program goes beyond traditional learning by hosting in-depth discussions on critical issues such as ...

Firstsource and Sanas partner to redefine customer conversations with AI

/ -- Firstsource Solutions Limited (NSE:FSL) (BSE:532809), a leading global provider of transformational solutions and services and an RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group company, has partnered with Sanas, provider of the world's first real-time speech understanding platform, to enable next-level customer conversations powered by AI. Aligned with Firstsource's UnBPO philosophy, the integration of Sanas' Real-Time Accent Translation technology marks a strategic leap in AI-first customer experience. This seamless, speech-to-speech solution eliminates accent and language barriersenhancing clarity, reducing cognitive strain, and empowering agents to connect with global customers more confidently and effectively. As AI moves from pilot to performance, early adopters are already seeing the impact128% more likely to report high ROI from their AI tools in CX. By embedding intelligent, unobtrusive tech into day-to-day operations, Firstsource is unlocking scalable, measurable valueboosting agent ...

AI hyped but better grounded than crypto, says Red Hat CTO Chris Wright

Chris Wright compares AI trajectory to early days of cloud tech; Red Hat to focus on enabling flexible infrastructure for AI workloads across platforms

Microsoft wants AI 'agents' to collaborate together and remember things

Microsoft is holding its Build conference in Seattle on May 19, where analysts expect the company to unveil its latest tools for developers building AI systems

ALIMCO integrates AI in next-gen prosthetics for inclusive innovation

From AI-powered systems to smart mobility aids, the Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) is gearing up to introduce a new lineup of assistive technologies designed for persons with disabilities, featuring integrated artificial intelligence components. The innovations were detailed during ALIMCO's recently held Annual General Meeting for FY 2024-?25, where officials unveiled a series of products under development and nearing rollout. A public sector undertaking under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, ALIMCO is set to introduce these AI-enabled products as part of a broader vision for inclusive and affordable innovation, senior officials said. "True empowerment begins with access to technology that enhances independence and dignity. At ALIMCO, we are leveraging AI and indigenous innovation to build a future where no one is left behind," said Praveen Kumar, CMD, ALIMCO. For FY 2025-?26, the corporation is preparing to launch another wa

Qlik bullish on Indian market, aims to cross 1,000 customer base in 2025

Bullish on Indian market growth, leading data analytics and artificial intelligence player Qlik expects its customer base to cross 1,000 this year. "We have doubled our business in the last two years. We have a good representation of 800 plus customers now, including Indian Oil, Ather Energy, NSE and HDFC Life," Qlik Managing Director (India) Varun Babbar told PTI here. Prodded further about crossing the 1,000 customer milestone, he said, "We should be able to do it soon...it should happen this year, but it's difficult to say exactly when". There are a lot of small and midsize businesses that are doing quite well, and they are going to be the next set of partners, both on data analytics and AI strategy. From a headcount perspective, he said, India is the third largest employer within the Qlik ecosystem after the US and Sweden. India is prioritised a lot in terms of investment as well, he said, adding that, data centre was opened recently in India with a large investment. Located

Beyond Nvidia, four things to know at Asia's biggest electronics show

This year's exhibition will of course feature the hardware required to bring artificial intelligence to life

SC dismisses PIL on circulation of deepfake videos of Col Sofiya Qureshi

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL alleging circulation of AI-generated deepfake videos of Colonel Sofiya Qureshi. The PIL sought setting up of a court-monitored expert panel for drafting a model law to deal with such online content. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh agreed with the petitioner-in-person Narendra Kumar Goswami that it was a "serious issue" but said that similar issues are being dealt with by the Delhi High Court by a bench headed by the chief justice. "We are not saying that it was not a serious issue but the Delhi High Court has been hearing this issue for a couple of years. If we entertain this petition, the high court will stop hearing the pending matter and all its hard work over the years will go in vain. It will be appropriate, if you approach the Delhi High Court," the bench said. Goswami said he was disturbed with the circulation of deepfake videos of Qureshi, who was part of the team which gave briefing on Operation ...

OpenAI to store ChatGPT Enterprise and API user data locally in India

ChatGPT Enterprise, Edu, and API user data will now be stored in India as OpenAI launches local data residency to meet the country's sovereignty and compliance norms

Donald Trump to rescind global chip curbs, prepare new AI restrictions

The repeal, which is not yet final, seeks to refashion a policy launched under President Joe Biden that created three broad tiers of countries for regulating the export of chips from Nvidia and others

GenAI would've built over a bn apps by 2028: IBM CEO Arvind Krishna

Spending on technology is increasing amid uncertainty about USA's threat of tariffs, he says

US lawmaker targets Nvidia AI chip smuggling to China with new bill

Both President Donald Trump and his predecessor, Joe Biden, have implemented progressively tighter export controls of Nvidia's chips to China

Google can train search AI on web content even if publishers opt out

Publishers can only decline having their data used in search AI if they opt out of being indexed for search, Google clarified

Duolingo embraces AI to automate tasks, lays out three-part plan, CEO says

Replacing manual labour with AI is not a new strategy for the company. In early 2024, Duolingo laid off 10 per cent of its contract workers after AI began generating content

India backs tech democracy, offers to share its DPI with the world

India said it is expanding its Digital Public Infrastructure ecosystem into areas such as agriculture and smart cities and stands ready to share successes with the international community, as UN leaders commended the country for its leadership in investing in this domain. Minister of State for the Ministry of Commerce & Industry and the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Jitin Prasada, said that the Indian DPI success story is a showcase to the world. "DPI is all about empowering citizens, good governance, inclusive and sustainable growth at the societal level. The future will not be built by machines alone but by the choices we make about how technology serves humanity, Prasada said in his keynote address at the event organised by India's Permanent Mission to the UN at the world body's headquarters on Thursday. Prasada added that looking forward, India is expanding its DPI ecosystem into agriculture, logistics, smart cities and more. "The next wave will ...

Databricks to invest $250 million in India over the next three years

The company, valued at $62 billion according to Tracxn, also plans to increase its headcount in India by more than 50 per cent to 750 by the end of this financial year

Databricks to hire hundreds, invest $250 mn in India to boost AI push

The San Francisco-based firm, one of the world's most valuable privately held tech companies, will increase its India headcount by more than 50 per cent to about 750 by the end of the fiscal year

Samsung to add local languages, India-specific features for AI appliances

Appliances & Consumer Electronics major Samsung is introducing artificial intelligence-based commands for vernacular languages and India-specific features to drive growth in the highly competitive domestic appliances market here, said executives of the South Korean company. The Chaebol is quite encouraged by the growth of the registered user base of the SmartThings app in India, currently ranked third globally. "We have approximately 23 million registered users of SmartThings in India, and India ranks third globally. The top two countries are the US and Brazil. The number of registered devices is also growing fast, having increased 39 per cent (globally) in 2024 compared to the previous year," they said. SmartThings is Samsung's app that lets users control the company's IoT devices and has an approximately 390 million user base globally. Samsung expects 70 per cent of its sales in India will come from AI-based appliances, hence, it is now introducing AI to its mid-range appliances