Artificial Intelligence

TCS to hire 80% of workforce with digital, AI skills; expects margin gains

As much as 80 per cent of TCS' new hires will be talent with digital and Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills going forward, a top company official has said. With the share of AI-led work in overall revenue growing to 10 per cent in the recently concluded September quarter, the country's largest IT services company said a growth in the share of AI revenues will help it expand its profit margins, which remain below its aspirational levels. "Of the 4,500 that we have added in Q2, I would say safely 25 to 30 per cent are pure AI and total about 80 per cent is new age," the company's chief operating officer Arathi Subramanian told PTI here. When asked if the same proportion will continue going ahead as well, she replied in the affirmative and added that the desired talent is available in the market. When asked if it is advantage for freshers over the mid-career professionals in this sort environment, where their AI-nativity and relatively lower costs would be of help to the former, she

Amazon eyes Decart acquisition at $7 billion as AI chip race intensifies

The deal would give Amazon software that makes AI models run efficiently across chips, strengthening its challenge to Nvidia as it pushes its own Trainium processors

Amazon in talks to acquire AI startup Decart for around $7 billion

Decart's Lucy model, ​backed by Nvidia, ​can edit live video in real time, according ​to the company's website

AI investment keeps global growth around 3%, with major Asia benefits: IMF

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said AI infrastructure investment is supporting global growth despite an energy supply shock

Successful GPU bidders likely to offer compute capacity to global firms

Under the ₹10,372 crore IndiaAI Mission, 14 companies have successfully bid to onboard GPUs from various original equipment manufacturers, including Nvidia, Intel, AMD, AWS and Google

AI is powering telecom, not just satellites

While satellite connectivity makes headlines, agentic AI is quietly transforming telecom into intelligent, self-healing networks

WEF expert calls for equal focus on AI innovation and child safety

With AI becoming part of everyday life, a top global expert on artificial intelligence has called for integrating AI literacy into India's education curriculum and creating incentives for AI companies to invest in child safety. Noting that opportunities and risks presented by AI are global, Cathy Li, Head of the Centre for AI Excellence at the World Economic Forum, emphasised that solutions must be localised, especially for India given its diversity, and safeguards need to work across languages and cultures. Li, co-author of a whitepaper titled 'Children's Safety and Well-Being in the Age of AI: Best Practices and Incentives', told PTI in an interview that AI systems in India need to be tested across languages and cultural contexts, but also for different levels of connectivity, digital literacy and device access. The recently released report said AI can unlock major benefits for children, but only if safety, agency, inclusion, and accountability are built in. Asked about specific

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella calls for 'emergency brake' on advanced AI

Nadella said that those deploying advanced AI should not simply rely on assurances from AI model makers

AI issuers upend debt market safety valve as borrowing costs rise

Big tech companies known as hyperscalers are willing to pay higher yields, because they're borrowing to fund artificial intelligence investments like data centers and AI chips

Nvidia in talks to deepen investment in or acquire AI startup Reflection

Talks are at an early stage ‌and deal could ​take several forms, including ​so-called acqui-hire arrangement where Nvidia would hire staff and ​license technology rather than pursue a full acquisition

UK envoy calls for India-UK AI skills ecosystem beyond student exchanges

British Deputy High Commissioner Andrew Fleming said India and the UK should deepen cooperation through joint research, curriculum development, teacher training and industry-linked skilling

India entering tech transformation era with AI advances: AEC chief

India is on the brink of a major technological transformation with advances in areas like artificial intelligence and quantum technologies opening up new possibilities, Atomic Energy Commission chairman Ajit Kumar Mohanty said on Saturday. Mohanty, who is also the secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy, was addressing the 36th convocation of the Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra as the chief guest. "India is entering an important period of technological transformation, with advances in AI, quantum technologies, semiconductors, space science, clean energy and advanced manufacturing creating new possibilities," he said. A developed India will require strong indigenous capabilities and a skilled generation of scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs, supported by sustained research, interdisciplinary collaboration and investment in human resources, he said. "Recent milestones in India's nuclear programme, including the achievement of first criticality of the 500 MWe Prototype

Anthropic's Claude AI carried out unintended actions on US govt websites

Anthropic disclosed 4 types of unintended AI behaviour, including exploiting software flaws, submitting unauthorised forms and bypassing access restrictions

Juspay swings to ₹90 crore FY26 loss amid AI investments, global expansion

The SoftBank-backed payments technology firm's revenue rose 30 per cent to ₹664 crore in FY26, while investments in AI and international expansion weighed on profitability

From policies to strategies | Preparing the future HR leaders

In this session, Deepti Varma, VP, People Experience & Technology, Amazon Stores India & Emerging Markets, talks about the evolving HR function, future of workplace and provides career tips to the B-S

OpenAI's ChatGPT for Teens poses 'unacceptable risk' to children: Report

A study found that ChatGPT for Teens' safety features fail to reliably detect mental health crises, notify parents or prevent students from bypassing learning safeguards.

Govt to release consultation paper on AI regulations in 30 days: Vaishnaw

Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says the proposed AI framework will focus on safety, security, skilling and a human-first approach, with industry playing a key role in regulation

India working on 'Gross Domestic Knowledge Product', says NITI member

NITI Aayog member R Balasubramaniam says the proposed GDKP will help identify India's knowledge assets as AI advances, while urging universities to focus on competencies

The deep mind of Demis Hassabis

Written after hundreds of hours of conversations with the DeepMind founder and his associates over three years, this could well be a definitive account of AI

Harness buys select assets of Augment Code to automate software coding

The acquisition brings Augment Code's Cosmos and Auggie CLI products into Harness, strengthening its push towards autonomous coding, testing, security and software deployment