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AI accelerating projects, clearing work backlogs: Deutsche Bank executive

Deutsche Bank said AI tools are improving efficiency across its operations, enabling teams to clear work queues significantly faster

Employers seek adaptable workers as AI reshapes entry-level jobs: Study

The study finds AI is rapidly transforming entry-level roles, with employers increasingly prioritising adaptability, AI fluency and human-centric skills over traditional expertise

'Next 20 years will mirror geopolitical turbulence of 1925-1945,' warns CEA

V Anantha Nageswaran said businesses must prioritise resilience over efficiency as geopolitical tensions rise, while arguing that AI will increase, not reduce, human cognitive load

Relationship between LLM and services firms is symbiotic: Coforge CEO

Coforge aims to reach $5 billion in revenue within four years, banking on AI-driven demand while viewing LLM firms as partners rather than competitors

Irdai sets up working group to guide AI adoption in insurance sector

The working group will guide insurers on AI adoption, governance and oversight while ensuring policyholder interests and data protection remain safeguarded

One in four AI learners from non-tech backgrounds in India: Report

AI is rapidly evolving into a mainstream workforce capability, with non-technical professionals and learners from Tier-II cities driving adoption, career growth and salary gains

AI startup Midjourney pivots to health with 'full-body ultrasound machine'

Announcing the Midjourney Scanner, startup CEO David Holz said that no such device has ever been built until now, touting the new technology as superior to MRI in numerous ways

1 in 5 AI learners now come from Tier-II cities as talent pool widens

India AI Workforce Report 2026 finds AI learning spreading beyond metros, engineering backgrounds and traditional tech roles

India's AI boom: One in four learners from non-tech background, finds study

AI is expanding beyond engineering roles, driving salary growth, leadership opportunities and wider participation from women and professionals in Tier-II cities, says Scaler report

Tech workers who don't embrace AI face triple the layoff risk: Gallup study

The estimates are based on survey data in February involving more than 23,000 US workers, including 660 respondents who reported being unemployed after their jobs were eliminated

Meta executive leading 'AI for work' overhaul exits amid restructuring

Emily Dalton Smith, who has been with the Facebook owner since 2015, previously held roles as vice president of product management and head of product for Meta's Twitter-like microblogging app Threads

Canada Pension Plan Investment Boards invests up to ₹7,000cr in CtrlS

Partnership includes an 8.2 per cent stake acquisition and a joint venture to develop hyperscale datacenter campuses across India amid rising AI and cloud demand

Jio IPO details, data centre strategy: Expectations from RIL's 49th AGM

RIL's annual report, according to CLSA, highlights the company's ambition to leverage AI offerings, plans to expand data centre capacity, along with progress in new energy.

Pramaana Labs raises $27 million in seed funding led by Khosla Ventures

AI verification startup plans to use proceeds to train formalisation models, expand research team and scale operations across regulated sectors

Who backed Sarvam AI & what it means for India’s AI sovereignty

Sarvam AI has become a unicorn after raising $234 million in a Series B funding round. The round was led by HCLTech and Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors Khosla Ven

India Inc seeks AI talent to deploy and scale business workflows: Report

Employers in India are now seeking deployment of artificial intelligence in governance and scaling up workflow, reflecting a shift in the hiring trend of AI talent from experimentation to execution, a report said. Hiring demand has shifted decisively from AI experimentation to implementation, with employers increasingly seeking professionals who can deploy, manage, integrate and scale AI solutions across core business operations, according to staffing and workforce solutions company Quess Corp's 'India AI Workforce Analysis 2026' report. The report, based on secondary data and 3.5 lakh job postings, found that India has around 9,20,000 AI professionals. Of them, 2,57,000 are in core AI roles and 6,63,000 in AI-embedded roles. The report found differences in job descriptions. Global capability centres (GCCs) are hiring for reusable internal AI platforms, enterprise integration and governance, while IT services firms are recruiting to deliver AI across client programmes. Enterprises

India among Asia-Pacific's most AI-ready healthcare markets: Report

India has emerged as one of Asia Pacific region's most AI-ready healthcare markets, with 78 per cent of consumers using GenAI to better understand diagnoses and treatment options, according to a report by Bain & Company. Healthcare systems in Asia-Pacific are facing growing strain as rising patient expectations collide with a stretched clinical workforce, accelerating the shift toward new care models and AI-enabled support, said the report titled '2026 Asia-Pacific Front Line of Healthcare Report'. Consumers across Asia-Pacific are increasingly taking a proactive role in managing their health while expecting more convenience, responsiveness and coordination from the healthcare system, it said. As per the report, 84 per cent of consumers expect greater convenience from the healthcare system, while 71 per cent expect doctors to be more responsive through channels such as phone, WhatsApp or email. Three out of five consumers now also schedule regular checkups and screenings, compared

SpaceX deal with Cursor turns four MIT classmates into billionaires

SpaceX formally agreed to buy Cursor Tuesday in an all-stock deal that values the company at $60 billion

Howard Lutnick's letter to Anthropic warned of curbs on top AI models

The letter ordered Anthropic not to give its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 artificial intelligence models to foreign nationals anywhere in the world without a license from the Commerce Department

Best of BS Opinion: Why India must confront deeper economic risks

Today's opinions explore India's external vulnerabilities, the concentration of global capital in US technology, energy reforms, disclosure norms, and a nuanced portrait of Kashmir through the Chenab