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AI weather models promise super granular, specialist, hyper-local forecasts

The need for more granular forecasts is becoming more pressing as climate change increases the odds of extreme weather, and AI is poised to offer a cost-effective way to provide them

Algo Rhythm: Energy demand of AI data centres 'to double' by 2030

Electricity generation to run data centres in 2024 was estimated to be around 415 TWh, which amounted to about 1.5 per cent of global consumption

We will not use GenAI in Daimler trucks anytime soon: Raghavendra Vaidya

We have created a bunch of tools to automatically analyse what is going inside the truck and predict which part fails when. That makes our warranty business more profitable, says Vaidya

Ecom means biz with AI: Technology repurposed to serve Indian customers

As more people in towns and rural areas shop online, firms are localising and training AI tools for cultural nuances

Scriptures and dialects to empower AIKosh's multilingual database

"Inputs from religious texts, scriptures of local dialects and inspirational word-of-mouth stories will also be included"

Don't lose sleep over DeepSeek, says Infosys cofounder Nandan Nilekani

Speaking at the Carnegie Global Technology Summit 2025, Nilekani said that owing to the quick mass adoption of AI in India, developments in the technology will also be much faster

Man uses AI avatar in court, raising fresh concerns over ethical boundaries

The use of an AI-generated avatar in a New York courtroom has sparked a debate over the ethical boundaries of artificial intelligence, raising questions about its role in legal proceedings and beyond

Adobe to integrate AI agents into Photoshop, Premiere Pro: What to expect

Adobe said that the AI agent in Photoshop will assist users in multiple ways, including analysing images for background distractions and cleaning them after taking consent from the user

Indian job market stays strong amid global uncertainty: Michael Page India

The Indian job market has shown resilience despite global uncertainties, with strong hiring across multiple industries, as the country's strength lies in deep technical expertise, cost efficiency, and a rapidly upskilling workforce, a top official of global recruitment firm Michael Page India has said. While economic slowdowns in certain regions have led to cautious hiring, India continues to see demand for skilled professionals, particularly in technology and digital transformation, as companies accelerate their digital roadmaps, Nilay Khandelwal, Senior Managing Director, Michael Page India told PTI. The country has actively positioned itself as a talent hub through STEM dominance, competitive salary structures, government-backed upskilling initiatives and expansion of Global Capability Centres (GCCs). GCCs are now focusing on AI, automation, and R&D, making India a strategic hub for innovation. Moreover, programs like Skill India and AI-driven workforce development are ...

Elon Musk's 'relentless' campaign to undermine us must stop, says OpenAI

In a lawsuit filed last year, Musk accused OpenAI of straying from its original nonprofit mission by accepting billions in funding from Microsoft in 2019, a year after he stepped down from its board

Google unveils Ironwood, its 7th-gen AI chip to boost application speed

The search giant's multi-billion dollar, roughly decade-long effort represents one of the few viable alternative chips to Nvidia's powerful AI processors

AI agents, new ally for CFOs to bolster finance automation: Xalts COO

As Indian companies evolve into global entities with increasingly complex finance operations, AI-powered intelligent solutions are driving measurable outcomes, turbo-charging speed, insights and efficiency that CFOs urgently need, says Supreet Kaur, chief operating officer at Singapore-based fintech platform Xalts. The platform has assisted clients in shortening trade finance cycles by as much as 10 days, and providing headcount efficiency of 30-40 per cent, all without replacing core systems, she told PTI. In her view, the next phase of finance transformation won't be driven by generic automation but by vertical AI agent platforms that solve real operational challenges. It will free CFOs to focus on decision-making, not data wrangling, she said. Given the multi-jurisdictional mandate of corporate finance teams in today's globalised world, handling of intricate banking relationships, payments, liquidity, compliances, and many other complex finance and treasury tasks can no longer re

Tech titans funded Trump; now face tariffs, trials and tight rules

The sweeping tariffs he imposed last week will squeeze Apple's iPhone supply chain and make it much more expensive for Amazon, Meta, Google, and Microsoft to build supercomputers to power AI

Google adds multimodal search to AI mode, rolls out image-based search

Google said this new enhancement will let users upload an image, ask questions about it and receive detailed, context-rich answers, complete with helpful links for further exploration

GitHub COO Kyle Daigle urges software developers to look beyond coding

Developers are expected not only to learn coding but also to oversee what the AI agents are doing

Amazon new feature for Kindle will give users quick recap of a book series

This new AI-powered feature will let users revisit key plot points and character developments from earlier books before reading new releases, according to Amazon

Microsoft highlights AI progress with Copilot updates, Quake II simulation

On its 50th anniversary, US-based technology giant Microsoft has previewed new features coming to Copilot and an AI-generated demo for its classic Quake II video gameplay

$20 bn IT contracts up for renewal amid GenAI wave, global uncertainties

These renewals are particularly significant as they come at a time when US-imposed tariffs and global macroeconomic uncertainties have created a cloud of uncertainties.

We're focused on AI-robotics partnerships, says B Capital's Karan Mohla

India's strength lies in software engineering and development. Historically, the country did not have much success in robotics. But that has started to change

After innovation debate, Goyal announces helpline for startup grievances

Piyush Goyal said that the helpline would be accessible to all startups nationwide, allowing them to register complaints or provide feedback on policies