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Budget 2026 can catalyse India's journey towards becoming global data hub

With long-term capex needs, the data centre sector is seeking a stable, predictable tax regime in Budget 2026 to boost investor confidence and position India as a global data hub

Sudha Murty warns against fake videos using her image, voice for scams

Rajya Sabha member, author and philanthropist Sudha Murty on Wednesday cautioned against fake videos circulating online that falsely use her image and voice to promote financial schemes and investments. She said, these are "deepfakes" created without her knowledge or consent. "I want to alert you to fake videos circulating online that falsely use my image and voice to promote financial schemes and investments. These are deepfakes created without my knowledge or consent," Murty said. "Please do not make any financial decisions based on these fraudulent videos. I urge you to verify information through official channels and report any such content you encounter. Stay vigilant and stay safe. Jai Hind!" she posted on 'X' along with a video message. In the video message, Murty, who is also the Chairperson of the Murty Trust said, as a rule, she never talks about investments or doing anything with money. "I'm really concerned and pained to tell everyone, when you look at facebook there i

Tech Mahindra on WEF list of organisations making AI work in real world

Indian IT major Tech Mahindra on Monday made it to a list of organisations leading the real-world AI adoption, alongside global giants like AMD, Siemens and PepsiCo. Produced by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with Accenture, the report on MINDS (Meaningful, Intelligent, Novel Deployable Solutions) organisations listed 20 pioneers driving high-impact AI solutions in disease detection, energy optimization, supply-chain resilience and more. It analysed hundreds of cases in more than 30 countries and over 20 industries (including healthcare, energy and infrastructure). An independent Impact Council of leading executives and experts identified clear common patterns among the most promising cases. These included embedding AI into strategic decision-making, redesigning work to strengthen human-AI collaboration, strengthening data foundations, modernizing technology platforms and supporting all of this with responsible governance. Releasing the report during its annual meeting .

WEF 2026 Davos meet starts today: Who all are part of India delegation

2026 Davos summit: The five-day meeting, held under the theme "A Spirit of Dialogue," is expected to focus on economic resilience, AI, energy transition, and global risks

EXL to open 2 centres in Tier 2/3 cities, expects AI spend to surge in 2026

Nasdaq-listed Exlservice Holdings plans to set up two new centres in tier-2 or tier-3 Indian cities this year, as the data and artificial intelligence (AI) company looks to tap infrastructure and talent advantages beyond the metros, according to CEO Rohit Kapoor. Kapoor told PTI in an interview that overall, the global IT spends are rising, with a catch - the allocations are skewed towards AI, infrastructure, and cybersecurity, areas that are creating opportunities for strong pivots from legacy maintenance and upkeep of technology services. The firm, which employs nearly 45,000 of its 60,000-plus strong global workforce in India, is lining up client and infrastructure plans for the two new centres. "From an infrastructure standpoint, we do think that going to the tier 2/3 cities in India will be important for us, so we've identified a shortlist of a couple of cities where we want to be able to build new infrastructure and to offer services to our clients from those locations," he ..

AI adoption outpaces training, 71% professionals expect role shifts: Report

Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption at workplaces is outpacing corporate training programmes, with 71 per cent of professionals believing their roles will change over the next few years as new tools and workflows become mainstream, according to a report. There is a sharp gap between AI adoption and training, as employees brace for rapidly evolving job responsibilities, the report by Genius HRTech said. The Genius HRTech and Digipoll report is based on an online survey conducted among 1,704 professionals across sectors in November 2025. One of the clearest gaps identified by the report is training, with a substantial 61 per cent of respondents saying their organisation has not provided adequate guidance on effective AI usage, while only 37 per cent reported receiving proper training. This lack of structured support appears to influence how employees perceive AI adoption within their functions, as 55 per cent believe AI adoption is driven by necessity, whereas 37 per cent feel it i

India's invisible AI boom: Why early tech gains are not showing up in GDP

AI is already reshaping how Indians work-but its biggest gains lie in speed, quality, and coordination, not yet in the productivity numbers we rely on

AI-based financial scams: Set a family code word for emergency requests

Pause and verify the caller's identity independently before transferring funds

Tamil Nadu to set up India's first sovereign AI park for ₹10K crore

'Digital Sangam': State partners Sarvam AI to build India's first full-stack, government-led AI ecosystem

AI, rising costs, climate change among key youth concerns: WEF report

The WEF's survey of nearly 4,600 young people from 489 locations worldwide found that half viewed inflation and economic instability as the greatest threats to their lives

Increasing discomfort: AI and social media need new norms of regulation

The Grok controversy shows how fast-moving AI is outpacing laws, forcing governments to rethink how to curb explicit content without undermining free speech

Indian IT leaders back agentic AI, see it augmenting talent: Report

Indian IT leaders are betting big on agentic AI adoption for business growth compared to the leading western market, where focus is on enhancing traditional efficiency, a survey report by technology consultancy firm Thoughtworks said. The company has claimed to cover 3,500 C-suite and senior IT decision makers across seven countries, including 500 in India. The report said, 48 per cent of Indian leaders identify agentic AI, autonomous systems capable of acting, reasoning, and adapting independently as their primary AI priority. "India leads the world in agentic AI adoption at 48 per cent, creating a clear divergence from Western markets like the US (28 per cent) and Australia (23 per cent), which remain focused on traditional efficiency," the report said. According to the report, the focus of leadership on the adoption of agentic AI signals a decisive shift, reflecting that Indian enterprises are not just adopting AI tools; they are preparing for AI-led business models. The survey

Grok imagery row: X admits mistake, likely to comply with Indian norms

X has accepted its mistake, and said it will comply with Indian laws, sources said, adding that in future, the platform will not allow obscene imagery

Lenovo plans to design, manufacture, and export AI servers from India

Global technology major Lenovo is planning to transform India into a key export hub for its infrastructure business, with plans to design and manufacture artificial intelligence (AI) servers in the country for global markets, a top company executive has said. Speaking to PTI on the sidelines of CES 2026, Scott Tease, VP and General Manager, Infrastructure Solutions Group at Lenovo, said the company will utilise its Bengaluru development lab to design AI server systems that will subsequently be manufactured at its Pondicherry facility for both domestic consumption and export. "We are going to be designing a lot of our one- and two-socket systems... think of those as the workhorses of AI in the future. We are going to be designing them in India. Once we have designed and engineered them, we are going to be manufacturing them there as well. It is going to be an important part of Lenovo's value chain... "...our initial focus in India is India for India, but given geographic proximity, t

Lenovo, Nvidia unveil AI Gigafactory programme to fuel enterprise scaling

Global technology major Lenovo and chip giant NVIDIA at CES 2026 unveiled the AI Cloud Gigafactory programme to enable AI cloud providers to speed up the rollout of production-ready AI services and improve return on investments. The new programme enables AI cloud providers to reach time to first token (TTFT) within weeks by speeding up the setup of gigawatt-scale AI factories using pre-built components, expert support, and streamlined construction methods. "Together, Lenovo and NVIDIA are pushing the boundaries of AI factories to the gigawatt level, simplifying the deployment of cloud-scale infrastructure that moves AI intelligence into production faster, with greater efficiency and predictability. "With Lenovo's industry leading Neptune liquid cooling technology, global manufacturing and service capabilities, the Lenovo AI Cloud Gigafactory with NVIDIA sets a new benchmark for scalable AI factory design, enabling the world's most advanced AI environments to be deployed in ...

Lenovo aims to double India business in 3 years; bets on AI, smartphones

Global technology major Lenovo aims to double its business in India over the next three years, banking on a surging Motorola smartphone segment and "high double-digit" growth in its infrastructure and services verticals, according to a senior company official. Lenovo Asia Pacific President Amar Babu believes Lenovo's future growth trajectory will be fuelled by domestic consumption and the "India for the world" innovation strategy. "Lenovo in India is a growth story. And the opportunity exists to sustain that growth story across all our businesses. Our Motorola business has done exceedingly well. We've more than doubled our revenues in the last two years. Our infrastructure business is growing in high double digits. "Our services and solutions business are growing in high double digits. Our hope and our vision is that we'll be able to double our business in the next three years. "And if we are able to achieve that, of course, with the right level of innovation, infrastructure and ..

Musk's Grok faces global backlash over sexualised images of women, children

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is facing a backlash from governments around the world after a recent surge in sexualized images of women and children generated without consent by the artificial intelligence-powered tool. On Tuesday, Britain's top technology official demanded that Musk's social media platform X take urgent action while a Polish lawmaker cited it as a reason to enact digital safety laws. The European Union's executive arm has denounced Grok while officials and regulators in France, India, Malaysia and Brazil have condemned the platform and called for investigations. Rising alarm from disparate nations points to the nightmarish potential of nudification apps that use artificial intelligence to generate sexually explicit deepfake images. Here's a closer look: **Image generation The problem emerged after the launch last year of Grok Imagine, an AI image generator that allows users to create videos and pictures by typing in text prompts. It includes a so-called spicy mode

We need capabilities across entire AI value chain, says IndiaAI CEO

Nationwide labs, startups, and academia being mobilised to develop full-stack AI

AI Impact Summit's focus is to give voice to Global South: IndiaAI CEO

India's value lies in building products on top of indigenous models developed with locally developed parameters, says Abhishek Singh

India, Malaysia, France hit out at X over 'offensive' Grok images

Over the past two weeks, an increasing number of users on the platform have requested Grok to create images and to morph photographs of women and children in a sexual context