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India's top IT firms have more than 250,000 highly skilled AI employees

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has about 114,000 people with higher order AI skills, which the company believes will allow it to create a 'skills pyramid'

Elon Musk's xAI seeks $12 billion more to expand AI infrastructure

Elon Musk's xAI is seeking $12 billion more to lease Nvidia chips for a second AI data centre, Colossus 2, as it races to compete with OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft in the AI arms race

Tata Communications partners with AWS for AI-ready network rollout in India

Tata Communications on Tuesday said it has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deploy an advanced, AI-ready long-distance network across India. The project, which is likely to involve a capital investment of about Rs 430 crore from Tata Communications, is expected to be completed by the end of FY26, according to a regulatory filing. The collaboration will establish a new high-capacity, long-distance network to connect three AWS infrastructure locations to boost generative AI adoption and cloud innovation in India, it said. "The collaboration marks one of India's largest ever network deployments by Tata Communications in terms of size, scale and bandwidth. AWS has two data centre regions in India, located in Mumbai and Hyderabad, and AWS Direct Connect and AWS Edge Network infrastructure in Chennai. "The network will connect AWS infrastructure in Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Chennai through a comprehensive, national long-haul network, creating a powerful infrastructure backbone fo

Scientists develop AI system that can predict liver cancer recurrence

AI tool predicts liver cancer relapse with 82% accuracy, tackling a disease causing third-highest cancer-related deaths globally

AI models of Google and OpenAI win milestone gold at global math contest

The achievement suggests AI is less than a year away from being used by mathematicians to crack unsolved research problems, according to Junehyuk Jung, a math professor at Brown University

Govt working on voluntary code of conduct for companies using AI

The government is developing a voluntary code of conduct for AI companies and procurement guidelines on the responsible use of AI in the public sector, a senior official says

MediaTek sees major boost as Indian EV makers adopt AI, HPC solutions

Vast AI talent pool and electric vehicle makers' attitude to adopt artificial intelligence and powerful computing offer a big opportunity in India for MediaTek, a senior company official said. MediaTek Director for Product Marketing -- Automotive Platform -- Rita Wu told PTI the semiconductor company is looking to penetrate deeper in India's automotive sector with a strategic focus on AI, scalable system-on-chips (SoCs), and next-gen connectivity solutions. "I think the Indian market has a lot of talent in AI. The second thing is OEMs' (Original Equipment Manufacturers) attitude. They are very interested in AI and want to try their best to adapt to the offloads in their vehicles. It's not only AI, but they are also looking for powerful computing to support more high-end solutions. That very important and very good for India market," Wu said. Wu outlined three major industry shifts shaping their roadmap agentic -- AI adoption, increasing demand for high-performance compute capabiliti

Perplexity in talks with phone makers to preload Comet browser on devices

Perplexity is in between discussions with phone makers to ship smartphones with its new Comet browser as a pre-installed application

Worldwide, it's an artificial intelligence-powered way to browse the web

Next-gen browsers are poised to redefine online interaction, challenging Chrome's reign

Tech in sports empowers athletes and fans with emerging innovations

AI, data analytics, and sport medicine help athletes to monitor and improve their performance. Advanced technologies encourage spectator engagement at events

Baby Grok: Elon Musk's xAI plans to launch child-friendly AI app soon

Elon Musk's announcement of a new app could help the company pivot away from the recent controversies

Why is Xi Jinping unhappy with Chinese officials over AI, EV investments?

Xi Jinping called out local officials at the Central Urban Work Conference for overspending on artificial intelligence, EVs, and quantum computing without adequate expertise or planning

Kerala HC bars district courts from using AI for legal reasoning, decisions

In a landmark move, the Kerala High Court has come out with an Artificial Intelligence (AI) usage policy which specifically prohibits usage of such tools for decision making or legal reasoning by the district judiciary. The High Court has come out with the 'Policy Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools in District Judiciary' for a responsible and restricted use of AI in judicial functions of the district judiciary of the state in view of the increasing availability of and access to such software tools. According to court sources, it is a first-of-its-kind policy. It has advised the district judiciary to "exercise extreme caution" as "indiscriminate use of AI tools might result in negative consequences, including violation of privacy rights, data security risks and erosion of trust in the judicial decision making". "The objectives are to ensure that AI tools are used only in a responsible manner, solely as an assistive tool, and strictly for specifically allowed purposes. Th

India's first semiconductor chip to be unveiled in 2025: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said the country's first domestically produced semiconductor chip is expected to be released this year. Speaking at the 85th foundation day celebrations of Keshav Memorial Educational Society here on Friday, he said India is poised to become a significant global player in the semiconductor industry. Today, some of the most complex chips are designed in cities, including Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune, Gurugram and Chennai, he said. "Now, we are starting the manufacturing of semiconductor chips. We have already approved six semiconductor plants. Their construction is going on. We will have the first Made in India chip in 2025," he said. The union minister said, as part of the India AI Mission, free datasets and others are being uploaded. As many as one million people are being trained in the use of AI. Vaishnaw also said India would be among the top two economies in the world by 2047. Noting that the world is g

Big Tech 'Acquihiring': An ugly but useful trend in AI talent acquisition

The venture capital industry's so-called power-law model means payoffs for investors usually come from just one or two runaway successes like Inflection or Scale AI

Tech Wrap July 18: Dell Alienware laptops, OnePlus Pad 3, EA Sports FC 26

Dell Alienware, Plus series laptops launched. OnePlus Pad 3 goes on sale in India from September. EA Sports FC 26 gameplay out. Nothing rolls out Essential Space update. Adobe Firefly adds new feature

AI startup Perplexity secures $100 mn funding, hits $18 billion valuation

The deal is an extension of a previous round from a few months ago that valued the company at $14 billion - investments that underscore the Silicon Valley rush to back the top AI startups

Meta hires two key Apple AI researchers after poaching their boss

The moves are part of a scramble for AI talent across the tech industry. Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, has been especially aggressive in its recruiting

OpenAI unveils ChatGPT agent to shop online, create slides for users

ChatGPT agent, set to be unveiled during a livestreamed event on Thursday, is designed to streamline personal and professional projects

Ctrl+Alt+Reboot: Artificial intelligence rewriting jobs, not ending them

A Naukri.com survey finds most Indian job seekers are more curious than anxious about AI