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Anant Raj to demerge data centre, cloud biz into separately listed entity

The real estate developer will carve out its data centre and cloud services business into Ashok Cloud Pvt Ltd to sharpen strategic focus and unlock long-term shareholder value

Crime gangs snare more than $88 billion in scams in Asia-Pacific, UN says

The report estimated scam losses across East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia ​and New Zealand between $88.3 billion and $114.1 billion for 2025

India's installed data centre capacity to rise 4-fold by 2030: Report

As of January 2026, India had 271 data centres, with Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, and Chennai together accounting for nearly 65 per cent of the country's facilities.

Vibe coding explained: What AI-made apps mean for developers and app stores

AI coding assistants are making it possible to build apps using natural language prompts instead of writing code, lowering barriers to software development while creating new challenges for app stores

Indian clinicians trust AI more than global peers, but use it less at work

A report by Elsevier found that Indian clinicians face relatively lower workplace pressures than their global peers, as nearly 79 per cent said they had sufficient time to provide good patient care

Who is Kanishka Narayan? Indian-origin MP named UK's first AI minister

Kanishka Narayan had previously served as Minister for AI and Online Safety since September 2025 under former Prime Minister Keir Starmer

AI travel startup 30 Sundays raises $6.7 million in Bessemer-led round

The company, which uses conversational AI to plan and book overseas holidays, will use the funds to expand into new markets and grow its engineering team

Kimi K3's huge size keeps demand strong for AI memory and processors

Kimi K3 contains 2.8 trillion parameters, China's largest model yet, pushing the sparsity ratio - a measure of computing efficiency - to a record

Bezos backs this AI startup to discover new materials for chipmaking

CuspAI initially started out with a focus on finding new materials for carbon capture and water purification

S&P 500, Nasdaq edge higher as chips recover; megacap earnings in focus

A surge in AI capital spending by ​hyperscalers has been a major driver behind this year's market gains, lifting chip stocks and other companies seen as beneficiaries of the buildout

Data centres to drive exponential increase in server demand: Lenovo

Lenovo India expects rising data centre investments and AI infrastructure demand to double or triple the country's enterprise server market over the next few years

Decoded: What is Kimi K3, an open AI model challenging OpenAI and Anthropic

Moonshot AI says its 2.8 trillion-parameter Kimi K3 matches or outperforms leading proprietary models in several coding and software engineering benchmarks, highlighting the rise of open-weight AI

How generative AI is weakening digital trust in financial services sector

Check Point Research warns that AI-generated faces, voices and identity documents are making remote identity verification less reliable, forcing banks to rethink digital trust and KYC security

Nifty IT index up 12% in July; HCL Tech, TechM gain 20% from 52-week lows

However, despite recovery from lows, the Nifty IT index underperformed the market by falling 22 per cent, as against a 7.2 per cent decline in the Nifty 50 thus far in CY2026.

Carmakers switch lanes to bring more software engineers on board

Trend leads to more women being employed on vehicle assembly lines

AI hardware startup Aina raises $5.5 mn to build next-generation interface

The startup, founded by a former Ultrahuman executive, is developing a context-aware computing interface as AI agents reshape how people interact with smartphones and computers

Open models match closed AI, but deployment remains real hurdle: Mozilla

Mozilla says open-weight AI has nearly matched closed models in capability and costs less, but businesses still favour proprietary systems because deployment, support and governance remain harder

Explainer: What is Bonsai 27B, an AI model for phones with an Apple link

PrismML says Bonsai 27B compresses Alibaba's Qwen3.6 27B model enough to run locally on phones and laptops, highlighting how low-bit quantisation could expand on-device AI

Proprietary vs open-weight AI: Inside the battle shaping the future of AI

Proprietary and open-weight AI represent two competing approaches to building and commercialising artificial intelligence. Here's how they differ in technology, deployment, costs and business strategy

What is AI squatting? An emerging cyber threat targeting AI hallucinations

AI hallucinations are no longer merely producing wrong answers. Attackers are registering fake domains and software packages that models may recommend, creating new routes for phishing and malware