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India's 'AI for All' mantra backed by concrete action: MoS Jitin Prasada

India's 'AI for All' mantra is backed by concrete action with the country leading in AI skill penetration and talent concentration, Union Minister Jitin Prasada said on Thursday as he urged industry leaders to prioritise research and development (R&D) to capitalise on India's position as a global skill capital. Prasada, Union Minister of State for Ministry of Commerce & Industry and Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, was delivering a keynote address at the Nasscom Global Confluence 2025 here. "Our mantra 'AI for All' is backed by concrete action. India is number one in the world in AI skill penetration -- the AI skill index even outstrips the US and Germany. "It's just not about numbers, it's about impact. As nations across the globe embrace digitalisation to modernise traditional sectors and fuel economic growth, India stands ready to be a strategic technology partner," the minister asserted. Stressing that India is open for business and ready to lead, ...

Govt in talks with Elon Musk's X over Grok AI's use of expletives

MeitY is in talks with X as it investigates Grok AI's use of Hindi slang and offensive language, following controversy over the chatbot's unfiltered responses

Nvidia looks to expand AI reign with new chips, personal supercomputers

At the event, Huang unveiled more powerful chips and related technology that he said would provide a clearer payoff to customers

AI startup Fractal announces strategic investment of $20 mn in Asper.ai

The funding aims to power Asper's next phase of growth, focusing on scaling its product development and expanding its enterprise customer base across the globe

Saudi Aramco-backed Cognite opens AI services centre in Bengaluru

Cognite makes software that allows companies to improve the operations and safety of industrial installations, such as oil and gas platforms

India AI Mission, Gates Foundation to sign MoU soon: Ashwini Vaishnaw

The minister made these announcements on social media platform X after a meeting with Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates

India AI Mission, Gates Foundation to sign MoU soon: Ashwini Vaishnaw

The minister made these announcements on social media platform X after a meeting with Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates

Wipro, Tech Mahindra, L&T Tech Services announce partnership with Nvidia

IT services firms Wipro, TechMahindra, and L&T Technology on Wednesday announced individual partnerships with chipmaking giant Nvidia for AI-based solutions for various industries. These software firms are showcasing the solutions leveraging Nvidia technologies at the US-based chip major's ongoing annual GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in California. Tech Mahindra has unveiled an autonomous pharmacovigilance (PV) solution powered by Nvidia AI software to enhance drug safety management. By leveraging agentic AI and automation, the solution improves the speed, accuracy, and efficiency of PV processes, addressing challenges like manual delays and data overload. It integrates Nvidia AI Enterprise tools, including NeMo, NIM microservices, and AI Blueprints, to optimise case intake, data transformation, quality control, and compliance. The AI-driven PV solution instantly flags prioritises, and processes the request by eliminating human intervention that could potentially lead to delays .

Received 67 proposals to build AI models trained on Indian datasets: MoS IT

"Of the 67 proposals, 22 are focused on large language models and large multimodal models, while the other 45 are proposals to develop domain-specific small language models"

Received 67 proposals to build AI models trained on Indian datasets: MoS IT

"Of the 67 proposals, 22 are focused on large language models and large multimodal models, while the other 45 are proposals to develop domain-specific small language models"

Nvidia, Musk's xAI to join Microsoft, BlackRock, MGX to develop AI infra

The group, formed last year with a goal to initially invest over $30 bn in AI-projects, is one of the biggest efforts to bankroll data centres, energy facilities needed to power AI applications

AI makes history: Italy's Il Foglio publishes first fully AI-generated newspaper

Il Foglio, Italy's conservative-liberal daily, has launched a month-long experiment with an AI-generated edition to highlight artificial intelligence's impact on journalism

US Commerce department bureaus ban China's DeepSeek on govt devices

US officials and members of Congress have expressed concerns about the threat of DeepSeek to data privacy and sensitive government information

Protectt.ai secures Rs 76 crore from Bessemer to boost mobile app security

The funds raised will be utilised to enhance its AI-driven mobile app security platform and accelerate product innovation

How artificial intelligence is changing the way world builds computers

The result is a new kind of supercomputer - a collection of up to 100,000 chips wired together in buildings known as data centers to hammer away at making powerful AI systems

Intel's new CEO plots overhaul of manufacturing and AI operations

The new trajectory includes restructuring the company's approach to AI and staff cuts to address what Tan views as a slow-moving and bloated middle management layer

HP launches AI-enhanced EliteBook laptops for enterprises: Price, features

The new HP EliteBook series laptops bring native AI-driven capabilities such as HP AI Companion and Poly Camera Pro

Modi-Fridman podcast: How AI voice cloning helped break language barriers

Popular podcaster and AI researcher Lex Fridman hosted PM Modi for an interview, featuring AI-powered Hindi and English dubbing by voice cloning startup ElevenLabs

Our AI-driven solutions will help millions of people: Wadhwani AI CEO

Our mission is to apply AI in practical, real-world scenarios and integrate it into existing systems, says Sivasubramaniam

From robots to AI, technology drives progress in bullet train project

New tools and processes speed up surveys, improve the use of labour and equipment, and strengthen safety