Page 23 - Artifical Intelligence

Amazon plans to use Nvidia tech in AI chips, roll out new servers

The companies made the announcement as part of AWS's annual week-long cloud computing conference in Las Vegas, which draws about 60,000 people

Bosses tap bonus pools, cash awards to attract workers wary of AI

French drugmaker Sanofi, fintech Brex Inc. & International Business Machines Corp. are among firms that are paying cash, awarding points or doling out merch to expand adoption of AI across their biz

In AI race, Apple Inc hands baton to B'luru graduate Amar Subramanya

Apple has hired Bengaluru-born AI expert Amar Subramanya as its new AI vice-president, signalling a major push to accelerate its machine learning and foundation model ambitions as leadership shifts

How AI rewired work and life: The always-available partner for daily tasks

It's been three years since AI disrupted daily life with the launch of ChatGPT. It is now ubiquitous and, even amid fears of job losses and a looming bubble, the future is more rather than less AI

Apple names Amar Subramanya VP of AI as John Giannandrea steps down

Apple has named former Microsoft and Google executive Amar Subramanya as vice president of AI, reporting to Craig Federighi, as John Giannandrea steps down and moves into an adviser role

Nvidia, Japan's Fanuc team up for major 'physical AI' leap in robotics

Fanuc and Nvidia are working together to build AI-powered industrial robots that can understand voice commands and operate safely around people

Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 AI glasses now available in India: Check price, features

Meta has brought its second-gen Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses to India with better battery life, upgraded 3K video capture and new India-focused AI features, similar to the Oakley Meta HSTN models

DeepSeek unveils 2 new models, claims performance on par with GPT-5, Gemini

The latest launch comes as the Hangzhou-based company didn't deliver any powerful models while its rivals, Google's Gemini and OpenAI's ChatGPT, gained a lot of traction with their latest models

Omnicom to cut 4,000 jobs after IPG merger; iconic ad agencies to shut

Omnicom will cut over 4,000 jobs and close several well-known agency brands after its $13 billion takeover of IPG, as the company restructures to reduce costs and compete with big tech

Media & entertainment set to be 'hugely disrupted' by AI: I&B secy

AI is set to reshape India's media and entertainment industry, with leaders warning of major disruption in content creation, skills and global competitiveness

Oakley Meta HSTN AI glasses now available in India: Check price, features

Oakley Meta HSTN AI glasses arrive in India with 3K video capture, Meta AI features, and up to eight hours of battery life, offering a rugged alternative to Ray-Ban Meta models

India crucial to how we see future of AI on Meta platforms: Arun Srinivas

Arun Srinivas reveals 92% of businesses on Meta are SMBs, details AI-driven features for creators, and a strategic rethink for WhatsApp Pay

NTT DATA to reskill all employees in India to make AI-native developers

NTT DATA aims to reskill all its employees in India to become AI-native developers, leveraging the country's vast engineering talent pool to scale Gen AI capabilities globally, a company spokesperson has said. It also intends to tailor its services to meet the country's unique requirements for cost sensitivity and data sovereignty/confidentiality, according to another company spokesperson. The global IT services company, which offshores engineering resources from India, currently employs over 40,000 individuals in the country. "India is one of the most important countries for the future... we have more than 40,000 employees in India, and our plan is to reskill all of them in order to be... AI-native developers," Carlos Galve, Head of the Global Generative AI Office, NTT DATA Corporation, told PTI. The reskilling programme will focus on boosting productivity to support global projects. "...the same number of people who can support, for example, 10 projects... can support 20 or 100

Adani plans $5 bn investment in Google AI data hub in South India: CFO

The details of the investment are still being finalized, Singh told reporters at an event in Mumbai. Adani Enterprises Ltd. last month announced a partnership with Alphabet Inc., via AdaniConneX Pvt

Meta introduces India-focused features for IG Reels, Edits app: What's new

Meta is rolling out expanded AI translations for Instagram Reels and new Indian-language fonts on the Edits app, giving creators more ways to localise and customise their content

Explained: Why China's lead in open source AI models is a concern for US

Over 80 per cent of surveyed information technology decision-makers reported that at least a quarter of their company's AI platforms are based on open source

SoftBank hits $64 bn retail bond mark to drive Masayoshi Son's AI vision

SoftBank is close to raising $64 billion through retail bonds, giving Masayoshi Son more funds for major AI projects, including its role in the $500 billion Stargate initiative

Opera Neon adds one-minute deep research mode, Google Docs support and more

Opera's Neon browser now offers a one-minute Deep Research mode for faster summaries, along with Google Docs integration for the Do agent and new AI model choices in Neon Chat

Perplexity debuts AI shopping assistant to rival tools from Google, OpenAI

Perplexity has launched its conversational shopping assistant with guided product discovery and PayPal-powered checkout, competing with tools from Google and OpenAI

ChatGPT: OpenAI brings together voice and text modes in default chat window

ChatGPT Voice now works directly inside chats, letting users talk to the assistant while viewing messages, images and maps without switching to a separate interface