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SAP Labs opens second campus in Bengaluru with €194 mn investment

The new facility will host 15,000 employees as SAP strengthens its AI-led R&D footprint in India, its largest base outside Germany, aiming to double client productivity

DPDzero raises $7 mn Series A to scale AI-powered debt collections

Debt collections platform DPDzero secures $7 mn Series A funding led by GMO Venture Partners, SMBC Asia Rising Fund, and Blume Ventures to expand AI and field collection network

Demand for GenAI skills rises in India with 2.6 million Coursera learners

Logs 2.6 million enrolments as it rises to second spot after US

Apple is testing AI chatbot in Support app for select iPhone users: Report

Select iPhone users can now access an AI chatbot in the Apple Support app that provides help with Apple products and services, reported MacRumors

Teens increasingly turning to AI companions, likely causing them harm

Teens are increasingly turning to AI companions, and it could be harming them

OpenAI eyes $500 bn valuation in stock sale talks; plans to reward talent

OpenAI in talks for a secondary stock sale valuing it at $500 billion; a move aimed to reward staff, boost retention amid AI talent war and rapid expansion

Two Chinese nationals held in US for smuggling Nvidia AI chips to China

A criminal complaint says the two shipped Nvidia-designed chips, including H100 AI accelerators used to build and run AI software, without required US government licences

Print, digital news will vanish, only ChatGPT will remain: DNPA to HC

DNPA told the Delhi High Court that if OpenAI continues to use news content without compensation, physical and digital media may vanish, leaving only ChatGPT functioning

OpenAI, Google, Anthropic win US govt approval for civilian AI contracts

GSA officials said the models from the three companies - OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini and Anthropic's Claude - were evaluated by several performance and security measures

GameRamp raises $5.4 mn pre-seed round to scale AI and launch tools

San Francisco-based GameRamp raises $5.4 million to expand AI and engineering teams in India and the US, and launch AI monetisation and embedded financing tools

Grok's new AI image, video generator can even make NSFW content: What is it

xAI's Grok Imagine, now live for Android and iOS, lets users create images and short videos from text prompts, including NSFW content with the new "spicy mode"

TurboHire raises $6 mn Series A to scale AI-led hiring platform globally

TurboHire plans to strengthen product capabilities and expand its global reach after securing $6 million in Series A funding led by venture capital firm IvyCap Ventures

Tech talk: Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Founder of Info Edge on startups, AI & the new rules of business

On this episode of Tech Talk with Pranjal, the founder of Info Edge Sanjeev Bikhchandani shares insights on India’s startup ecosystem, the transformative power of AI, and the new rules redefining

Amazon Web Services bets big on India's talent in the global AI race

Amazon Web Services is investing $12.7 billion in India, banking on its developer base and infrastructure to shape the future of artificial general intelligence

Non-information technology sectors stole the show in July hiring trend

July was also when TCS shook the IT industry job market by announcing layoffs of over 12,000 employees, raising concerns that hiring in this sector could be under severe stress

Groq challenges Nvidia's AI chip dominance with $6 billion valuation bid

California-based startup Groq eyes global expansion as it raises fresh funding, strikes a major West Asia deal, and accelerates revenue growth

AI disruptions short-lived as reskilling creates jobs: Karnataka minister

Disruptions from Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be brief and new jobs will emerge, Karnataka's IT and Biotechnology Minister Priyank Kharge has said, highlighting the state's large-scale reskilling initiatives are underway to prepare talent for new-age technologies. In an interview with PTI, Kharge asserted that Karnataka retains a comfortable lead over others in technology, with strong data and performance vectors backing its position. The state encourages innovation and collaboration, ensuring "that any entrepreneur or corporation who dreams of making it big globally, starts from Karnataka", he noted. On the issue of disruptions due to AI, the minister said, Nipuna Karnataka, the state's large-scale reskilling and upskilling initiative, aims at safeguarding and future-proofing its talent pool. "While there might be certain job losses, new jobs will be created...And that is why we need a massive reskilling and upskilling programme. So, there will be disruption, but the disrupti

Validation, loneliness, insecurity: Why young people are turning to ChatGPT

An alarming trend of young adolescents turning to artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots like ChatGPT to express their deepest emotions and personal problems is raising serious concerns among educators and mental health professionals. Experts warn that this digital "safe space" is creating a dangerous dependency, fueling validation-seeking behaviour, and deepening a crisis of communication within families. They said that this digital solace is just a mirage, as the chatbots are designed to provide validation and engagement, potentially embedding misbeliefs and hindering the development of crucial social skills and emotional resilience. Sudha Acharya, the Principal of ITL Public School, highlighted that a dangerous mindset has taken root among youngsters, who mistakenly believe that their phones offer a private sanctuary. "School is a social place a place for social and emotional learning," she told PTI. "Of late, there has been a trend amongst the young adolescents... They think th

Apple CEO tells employees AI is 'ours to grab' in rare hour-long pep talk

Tim Cook's hourlong meet covered Jeff Williams' retirement, Apple TV+ growth, and new health features like AirPods Pro's hearing-aid tech

AI will concentrate wealth; must solve social issues with it: Nilekani

IT services major Infosys' co-founder and non-executive chairman Nandan Nilekani has said that artificial intelligence (AI) is bound to lead to concentration of wealth and power in a few, but pitched for deploying new-age technologies at scale for human betterment. Smart use of AI can solve problems of healthcare and education for a billion people, Nilekani said, stressing that he is an optimist who wants to look at the positive side of technology in tackling real issues. "Obviously, there is going to be a concentration of wealth and power with AI ... we can't fight that. Forces at play are much bigger than any of us. But in our zone of influence, we have to do what we can to create a different paradigm," he said, speaking at an event hosted by the Asia Society here late on Thursday evening. "AI will be very well used in India but in a way that helps people's lives, helps them to learn languages, get better healthcare, get better education," Nilekani, who is credited for creating a