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LTIMindtree appoints COO Nachiket Deshpande as head of global AI services

Deshpande, who was the frontrunner to replace outgoing chief executive Debashis Chatterjee before losing out to Lambu, will be based in New York

WNS to acquire Kipi.ai to expand data analytics and AI capabilities

Kipi, based in the US, provides strategy, execution, and managed service capabilities across data engineering, advanced analytics, and data science

China's new AI model 'Manus' creates global buzz, challenges OpenAI, Google

Manus is an advanced AI agent designed to think, plan, and execute real-world tasks on its own. It can create websites, plan trips, analyse stocks, and much more-just from a single user prompt

AI development risks bias due to underrepresentation of women: Microsoft

The underrepresentation of women in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) poses a significant risk of perpetuating the prevailing societal biases into future technologies, according to a top Microsoft executive. Himani Agrawal, Chief Partner Officer, Microsoft India and South Asia, believes that inclusion is a shared responsibility and if AI continues to be shaped without diverse perspectives, the biases of today risk becoming hardwired into the technology of tomorrow. "This isn't just a number's problem; it's about the future we're building. If AI is shaping the world, then the people shaping AI need to reflect the world's diversity. Otherwise, the biases of today risk becoming hardwired into the technology of tomorrow. "That's why we need to start early -- sparking curiosity in young girls, strengthening mentorship networks, and ensuring women have the skills and leadership opportunities to drive AI forward," Agrawal said in a conversation with PTI. This holistic approach is

India leads global GenAI adoption, but women's participation remains low

According to data from Coursera, while India ranks second globally in GenAI enrolments among women learners, they account for only 29.6 per cent of total GenAI enrolments in the country

Coforge signs $1.56 billion IT deal with Sabre to boost AI-driven solutions

The deal is significant at a time when large IT services players have noted that deal sizes from clients are getting smaller with shorter time frames

Skilling and upskilling services gain traction among IT services firms

Infosys announced a deal with German tech giant Siemens AG to boost its digital learning initiatives with GenAI

Apple's 'Visual Intelligence' coming to iPhone 15 Pro models with iOS 18.4

Similar to the iPhone 16e, iPhone 15 Pro models utilise the Action Button to launch the Visual Intelligence feature

Meta's AI chatbot could soon get a standalone app like Grok: Details here

Meta reportedly believes a standalone app could make Meta AI more accessible to users who are not active on its platforms like WhatsApp and Instagram

Corporate leaders push for AI localisation to drive India's tech growth

Bhatnagar also pointed out that his organisation is actively working on Bharat LLM

OpenAI expands 'Operator' AI agent to India and more regions: What is it?

Operator is an AI-powered agent that can navigate and interact with websites to handle repetitive tasks, with minimal user intervention

Elon Musk's Grok AI gets a standalone app for iPhones: How to use, features

Musk has announced that the Grok mobile app is offering free access to the latest Grok 3 AI model for a limited time

Kerala govt plans to develop state-owned AI engine for schools this year

After imparting training to school teachers about the use and the inclusion of the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) textbooks, the Kerala government is now planning to develop a state-owned AI engine for schools. State General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Saturday announced that an AI engine will be developed this year, under the leadership of Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE), within the academic framework, an official statement said. The minister was speaking after inaugurating the State Camp of Little KITEs at the International Centre for Free and Open Source Software (ICFOSS) campus here. The minister also announced the completion of the distribution of 29,000 Robotic Kits in schools, undertaken by KITE, the technology arm of the state General Education Department. The Open Hardware based Robotic Kits, which are deployed to schools by the KITE, comprises of Arduino Uno Rev3, LEDs, SG90

Piyush Goyal calls for robust AI regulatory framework to ensure ethical use

There is a need to create a robust regulatory framework with legal and policy support, to curb the unethical use of AI (artificial intelligence) while ensuring its effective deployment, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday. He also said that technology can become a tool but can never substitute the human mind. "...help us to navigate this journey to create the right regulatory framework, not necessarily only in copyrights, trademarks or patents, but through the various aspects of law that can be impacted through the use of AI and come up with robust regulations that can withstand both the misuse or unethical use of AI and which will also support ethical use of modern technology," Goyal said. He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of 'Vidhi Pragati: National IP Moot Court Competition, 2025' here. The minister emphasised that the subject AI and coyright is "very" relevant at present as "we are seeing nearly perfect" counterfeits and copyrights these days. Ci

OpenAI execs meet tech, policy groups to discuss India's data, AI landscape

Sources who attended these meetings also said that OpenAI executives wanted to understand India-specific use cases

AI-enabled consumer helpline sees surge in complaints, faster resolution

The National Consumer Helpline (NCH) has witnessed a sharp increase in consumer complaints after implementing artificial intelligence for sector-specific analysis, the consumer affairs ministry said on Friday. The AI-powered platform has driven complaint volumes up more than tenfold, from 12,553 in December 2015 to 1,55,138 in December 2024, indicating growing consumer confidence in the system. Monthly average complaints have nearly tripled from 37,062 in 2017 to 1,12,468 in 2024, while digital grievances increased to 68,831 in fiscal year 2024-25 from 54,893 in the previous year, according to ministry data. The technology upgrade has slashed grievance disposal time to 48 days in 2024 from 66.26 days in 2023, officials said. A key initiative involves converting companies with high complaint volumes into "convergence partners" who must prioritize swift resolution. The number of such partners has grown to 1,038 from 263 in 2017. "With NCH's AI-driven, sector-specific analysis, thes

ASUS Zenfone 12 Ultra unveiled with on-device AI features: Specs, details

ASUS has integrated the Meta Llama 3 8B language model into the Zenfone 12 Ultra for on-device AI summarisation features

Google rolling out Gemini 2.0 Flash model to Gemini app, web: What's new

Google said Gemini 2.0 Flash can provide help for everyday tasks like brainstorming, learning or writing

DeepSeek to Llama: Open-source AI models and how to run them on local PCs

China's DeepSeek is a new entrant in artificial intelligence, offering open-source models that can run efficiently on personal computers

ASML sees biggest surge since 2020, AI boost drives record orders

Net bookings were driven by demand for ASML's most-advanced extreme ultraviolet lithography, or EUV, machines, for which €3 billion of orders were placed in the period