Artifical Intelligence

Domain-led growth key as AI blurs line between engineering, IT: Tata Tech

In a changing industrial environment where artificial intelligence is blurring the lines between engineering and information technology, Tata Technologies is adopting a "domain-led" strategy to drive growth, according to its CTO Sriram Lakshminarayanan. In view of the changes, the global product engineering and digital services firm is prioritising its service portfolio while maintaining its core strengths in engineering research and digital enterprise solutions, he told PTI in an interaction. Lakshminarayanan noted that major technological shifts keep happening over time, such as the cloud and blockchain, which had an impact on industries. "Now, there is a new wave that is coming, AI, (which is now) at the heart and front and centre of anything that we do. Specific to an automotive or industrial setting, we always looked at it in terms of a siloed approach of engineering, which looked different. IT is looked at differently," he said. He further said, "What we are seeing now is tha

Inside Nvidia's biggest deal: The $20 billion Groq AI asset acquisition

Nvidia will buy most of Groq's AI chip assets in a $20 billion cash deal, excluding its cloud business, as it moves to strengthen low-latency inference and real-time AI workloads

Year-ender 2025: How agentic AI quietly took over phones, PCs and browsers

In 2025, AI moved beyond answers. Agentic systems began handling multi-step tasks across phones, PCs and browsers, quietly reshaping how everyday technology works

AI threatening Party rule in China? Here's what Xi Jinping's govt is doing

China's worried that Chatbot's ability to generate independent responses could lead people to question Communist Party rule and official narratives

OpenAI says AI browsers may never be safe from prompt injection: What it is

OpenAI warns that prompt injection attacks are a long-term risk for AI-powered browsers. Here's what prompt injection means, why it matters, and how it can affect AI agents on the web

Sensex can hit 100,000 in 2026 if earnings pickup: Chris Wood

The key uncertainty remains the currency, but if that stabilises and growth improves, India can deliver respectable returns, says Christopher Wood, global head of equity strategy at Jefferies.

India can offer a blueprint for universal, trustworthy AI agents at scale

India should provide every citizen a free, privacy-first AI agent, built on digital public infrastructure, to ensure safe, inclusive access to information, services and decision-making tools

Discussions on labelling AI content over, rules to follow soon: IT secy

The government has completed consultations with the industry on the proposed mandatory labelling of AI-generated content, and the related rules are set to be issued shortly, IT Secretary S Krishnan has said. Krishnan told PTI in an interview that the industry has been "fairly responsible", understands the logic behind labelling of AI content and that, as such, there has not been serious pushback against it. The primary feedback from the industry is around wanting clarity on the degree of modification to make clear distinctions between substantive, material changes through AI, and routine technical enhancements. "Based on the inputs we have received, we are just consulting the other ministries within government, saying that these are the changes which have been suggested... so which changes we accept, which changes we make and what tweaks we make... that portion is on right now, and I think we should come out with the new rules very shortly," Krishnan said. About the feedback and ..

Asus launches new AiO Copilot+ PC in India: Check price, specifications

The new Asus VM670KA AiO is the company's first all-in-one PC that supports the suite AI-powered features offered as part of Microsoft's Copilot Plus PC platform

India Inc believes AI enhances productivity, quality of work: EY report

In India, where 800 employees and 50 employers were surveyed, a strong environment supports employee engagement and resilience in the changing AI landscape

Apple study explains how AI-powered ISP could boost iPhone cameras: Details

Apple researchers have detailed DarkDiff, an AI camera system that integrates directly into the ISP to recover detail from extremely low-light photos, pointing to future advances in iPhone cameras

Why Google is rehiring former engineers amid the global AI talent war

With Big Tech locked in a fierce AI hiring battle, Google is turning to former staff, rehiring experienced engineers to strengthen research

Creators are the media studios of the future: YouTube India MD Gunjan Soni

With ₹14,300 crore in revenue and 455 million users, YouTube has become one of India's biggest media platforms, spanning TV, creators, commerce, and AI-led growth

AI may account for 20% of incremental power demand by 2030: Report

India's power demand surge to 2030 will be driven increasingly by AI and data centres, with tech majors fuelling a sharp rise in electricity consumption and capex

India's AI journey: From adoption to leadership, but impact still low

The report, titled 'India's Triple AI Imperative', estimates that AI adoption in India's 64 million MSMEs alone could unlock over $500 billion in economic value by 2030

Data centre surge strains resources: Can AI learn to consume with care?

Big Tech is pumping more than $60 billion into data centres in India to power a smart future. This will also put pressure on scarce power and water resources. Fortunately, there are solutions

Only a new price system can solve the complexity of modern electricity

A market-based price system is key to managing renewable energy, AI-driven demand and grid stability, replacing outdated central planning in modern electricity systems

Agentic AI to drive autonomous enterprises by 2026, says Wipro CTO

The global technology landscape is set to undergo a decisive shift by 2026, moving from isolated experiments to the era of Agentic AI, where networks of autonomous agents manage complex business workflows, according to Wipro Chief Technology Officer Sandhya Arun. While 2025 was a year of foundational shifts and the meaningful adoption of Generative AI, the focus in 2026 will shift to AI systems operating at scale, embedded within critical business operations. "Enterprises are moving from isolated agentic AI experiments to pragmatic, enterprise-wide strategies focused on measurable business outcomes," Arun said, noting that by 2026, networks of collaborating AI agents are expected to manage complex workflows across diverse functions, including IT, HR, finance, marketing, and supply chains. A key aspect of this transition is the fundamental change in the human workforce's relationship with technology. As AI gains autonomy, the human role will evolve from execution to orchestration. "

IBM to skill 5 mn Indian youth in AI, cybersecurity and quantum by 2030

The initiative is expected to support IBM's goal of creating a more equitable and future-ready workforce by expanding access to advanced digital skills and improving employability

Google Gemini rolls out draw-to-edit images and AI video checks: What's new

Google Gemini now lets users edit images by drawing on them and expands SynthID verification to videos, making visual prompts easier and helping identify AI-generated content, respectively