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Andhra clears 800 acres for RIL's ₹1 trn AI data centre in Vizianagaram

The Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday approved the allotment of over 800 acres of land in Vizianagaram district to Reliance Industries Ltd at a discounted rate of 25 percent for the establishment of a Giga Scale AI Data Centre (AIDC) with Cable Landing Station at an investment of over Rs 1 lakh crore. IT Secretary Bhaskar Katamneni directed Andhra Pradesh Industrial and Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) and Vizianagaram district administration to identify an additional acre of land suitable for the Cable Landing Station (CLS). "The government accords approval for allotment of 854.97 acres of land in Vizianagaram district to Reliance Industries Limited, at a 25 percent discounted rateThe land allotment is intended for establishment of a Giga-Scale AIDC with CLS, with proposed cumulative investment of Rs 1.08 lakh crore," said Katamneni in a Government Order (GO). APIIC identified land for the mega project in Polipalli, Bhogapuram West and Bhogapuram East villages in Vizianagara

Cybercriminals promoted illegal betting platforms during IPL: CloudSEK

Cyber criminals have been found promoting illegal betting platforms on over 1,200 domains, including government websites, using deep tech to make them appear credible during the ongoing IPL season, digital intelligence firm CloudSEK said in a report. According to the report, the cyber criminals used AI deepfake tools to clone the faces and voices of Indian cricketers and popular content creators to fabricate endorsements for betting platforms and tipper channels. The videos are produced cheaply and distributed across Instagram reels and Telegram before they can be taken down, the CloudSEK report said. "Over 1,200 domains were found actively promoting illegal betting platforms during IPL 2026. CloudSEK accessed the admin panel of one such platform and found it was simultaneously operating over 25 different betting websites from a single backend - with full visibility into user deposits, bets, and withdrawal queues," the company said. The cyber intelligence firm found that more than

Meta begins 8,000 global job cuts in Asian hub of Singapore amid AI push

This latest round of cuts is expected to hit Meta's engineering and product teams in particular and additional layoffs could come later in the year

OpenAI founding member Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic for research

Karpathy, a prominent figure in the artificial intelligence industry, previously helped lead the team behind Tesla's Autopilot system before returning to OpenAI

Invisible crisis: AI-powered cyber-attacks can endanger financial stability

The IMF warns that AI-powered cyberattacks could threaten global financial stability, exposing vulnerabilities in digital payment systems and banking infrastructure

Realty companies turn to artificial intelligence to build faster, cheaper

AI helping developers reduce waste, compress timelines, lift profitability

Nephrocare Health Services profit up 75% in FY26 on strong dialysis demand

NephroPlus posted a 74.6% jump in FY26 profit as higher dialysis volumes and rapid international expansion boosted revenue and margins

OFSS jumps 6% to 15-month high, up 60% from March lows; buy, sell or hold?

Share price of Oracle Financial Services Software, a majority-owned subsidiary of Oracle, rallied 6% to ₹10,000.50, its highest level since January 24, 2025, on the BSE in Tuesday's intra-day trade.

Your premium Android phone may not get Gemini Intelligence: Check reason

Google's Gemini Intelligence requires Gemini Nano v3, 12GB RAM, and flagship chips, potentially excluding many older premium Android smartphones

TCS aims to become world's largest AI-led tech services company: CEO

The country's largest IT firm TCS aims to become the world's largest AI-led technology services company, with 130 of its top 139 clients already choosing it as their AI services partner, CEO and Managing Director K Krithivasan said. In his letter to shareholders in the company's Annual Report for 2025-26, Krithivasan noted that FY26 marked an "inflection point" for enterprise AI, as customers decisively moved from experimental pilots to scaled deployments. "To realise the opportunities offered by AI, we set out a bold aspiration to become the world's largest AI-led technology services company. Our strategy to realize this aspiration, is to be a full-stack AI services player from Infrastructure to Intelligence," Krithivasan wrote. He highlighted that 130 of TCS' top 139 clients - those generating over USD 50 million in annual revenues - have selected the company as their AI services partner. To support this massive technological shift, TCS has aggressively upskilled its workforce. .

US starting to witness heavy job losses in occupations exposed to AI

A group of 18 occupations flagged by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as exposed to AI, accounting for about 10 million jobs, saw a 0.2% drop in employment between May 2024 and May 2025

Apple spent years securing Mac, researchers broke it with Mythos in days

Researchers reportedly used Anthropic's Mythos and human expertise to bypass Apple Mac security protections that took nearly five years to develop

Elon Musk's xAI unveils first coding agent in bid to rival Anthropic

The artificial intelligence model, which is in early testing and only available for paying subscribers, is the startup's initial push into professional coding

After unveiling Googlebook, Google confirms long-term ChromeOS support

Google has clarified that Chromebook users will continue receiving long-term ChromeOS updates despite the company's new AI-focused Googlebook plans

Apple sides with Google in opposing EU plans to open Android to AI rivals

Apple has reportedly criticised the EU's proposed Android AI interoperability rules, warning that the measures could create privacy, security, and device safety risks

Nifty IT index tanks 7% in 4 days; TCS, Infy, HCL, LTM hit fresh 52-wk lows

In 2026 so far, TCS, Infosys, HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, and Wipro have declined in the range of 17 per cent to 33 per cent. In comparison, the Nifty 50 index has dived 10 per cent, data showed.

Meta brings incognito chat mode to WhatsApp, Meta AI app: How it works

Meta is bringing a new Incognito Chat feature to WhatsApp and the Meta AI app, promising temporary AI chats that even the company cannot access

AI travel bots gain traction as users seek faster itinerary planning

Ixigo, MakeMyTrip and Yatra are strengthening multilingual AI assistants as travellers increasingly prefer conversational and intent-driven travel planning experiences

Is AI changing how humans write, communicate, and express online?

As AI-generated writing floods the web, researchers say humans may now be subconsciously adapting to machine-like language patterns online

Anthropic in talks with investors to raise $30 bn at $900 bn valuation

The new discussions coincide with a push by Anthropic to ramp up fundraising amid the breakout success of its AI software