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Anthropic to open Bengaluru office in 2026, expand AI footprint in India

Anthropic, developer of Claude AI, will open a Bengaluru office in early 2026, expanding its presence in India to drive responsible AI growth and advance Indic language capabilities

Bengaluru at a crossroads as urban decay threatens its IT-driven growth

This sub-optimal delivery of urban services stems from a combination of governance, planning, and funding issues that Bengaluru is grappling with

Accel, Anthropic to host India's first Developer Day on Oct 11 in Bengaluru

Venture capital firm Accel and AI company Anthropic, which runs Claude, a family of large language models (LLMs), will co-host Anthropic's first Developer Day in India here on October 11. The event comes at a time India's AI adoption is accelerating across enterprises, according to a statement. India is already one of Claude's strongest international markets, contributing about 7.2 per cent of global usage. This is an invite-only programme for top CTOs, product leaders and technical founders focused on practical build-with-Claude workflows and scaling via Application Programming Interface (APIs). The Developer Day will include a deep dive on Claude Sonnet 4.5, Anthropic's latest reasoning and coding model, alongside hands-on sessions using Claude Code and the Claude API for production-grade deployments, the statement said. In the run up to the event, Accel and Anthropic have opened Developer Day Community Demos for India's builders. The top three submissions will present live at th

Railways Ministry approves new superfast train on Bengaluru-Mumbai route

BJP leader Tejasvi Surya on Saturday said that the Union Ministry of Railways has approved a new superfast train between Bengaluru and Mumbai, fulfilling a 30-year-old demand of people from both cities. Surya pointed out that despite Bengaluru and Mumbai being two of India's most important economic hubs, the two cities had been connected by only one train, the Udyan Express, which takes over 24 hours to complete the journey. "Very soon, we will be starting a superfast train between Bengaluru and Mumbai. Both cities are major economic hubs and capacity expansion at their stations has now made this possible," Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw was quoted as saying in a statement by Surya's office. Noting that this was a demand pending for 30 years, Surya, who represents the Bengaluru South in Lok Sabha, said, in the last three decades, despite the growth of both cities, we had only one superfast train between Bengaluru and Mumbai. "Last year alone, over 26 lakh people travel

Public transport not allowed on Wipro campus: Chairman Azim Premji

Azim Premji has declined Karnataka govt's request to allow vehicles through Wipro's Sarjapur campus, citing legal, governance and SEZ compliance issues in traffic plans

Brigade Group inks 7.5-acre Banashankari project worth ₹1,200 crore

Brigade Group has signed a joint development agreement for a 7.5-acre residential project in Banashankari, Bengaluru, with a GDV of Rs 1,200 crore, adding to its housing pipeline

Brigade to develop realty project in South Bengaluru with ₹1,200 cr GDV

The project will cover 7.5 acres of land parcel with an estimated gross development value (GDV) of around ₹1,200 crore

CM sets repair deadline after firms' exit threat over B'luru poor roads

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday set a deadline of one month for the officers of the civic agency to repair all the roads in the city. He warned that the Chief Engineers will be held accountable if the deadline was not met. Addressing reporters after a meeting with his deputy D K Shivakumar and the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) officials, Siddaramaiah said Rs 750 crore has been earmarked to repair all the roads. According to him, about 6,000 potholes have been filled while 8,000 more are yet to be fixed. The CM also cautioned officials not to compromise on the quality of the work. "I will hold two meetings in the next one month. I will take strict action if any shortcoming is found," Siddaramaiah told reporters. Recently BlackBuck CEO and Co-founder Rajesh Yabaji had posted on X that he was planning to move out of Outer Ring Road (Bellandur) due to pothole ridden road. On Saturday, the Peenya Industries Association too highlighted the poor state of roads in

Datanomics: Delhi's deadly drives, overspeeding remains top cause

Road accidents touched the 81,144 mark in 2023, the highest in four years. Of these, Delhi and Bengaluru alone accounted for over 13 per cent

BlackBuck CEO clarifies relocation plans, says company staying in Bengaluru

Trucking platform says staying in tech hub after infrastructure complaints spark departure speculation

Rolls-Royce opens largest global capability, innovation centre in Bengaluru

Rolls-Royce, the luxury automobile manufacturer and global power systems company, on Wednesday launched its largest Global Capability and Innovation Centre (GCC) in the city. The facility was inaugurated by Karnataka Large and Medium Industries Minister MB Patil, a statement issued by his office said. Speaking on the occasion, Patil said the team in Bengaluru would now be powering the company's global businesses. Rolls-Royce's expansion, he noted, reaffirms Karnataka's position as India's leading hub for aerospace, defence, and advanced engineering. Bengaluru ranks among the world's top three aerospace cities for attracting foreign investments. Our state hosts companies with strengths across the entire aerospace and defence value chain, the Minister said. He added that in power systems and propulsion, leaders like Aequs and Collins Aerospace stand out. In structural and mechanical components, Wipro and Mahindra Aerospace are driving progress. In specialised technologies, Boeing,

Businessman loses ₹5.8 lakh in cyber scam in Bengaluru: Details here

The man residing in the New Thippsandra area received a fake Regional Transport Office e-challan APK file on the messaging platform from an unknown contact

BlackBuck to ditch Bengaluru's tech corridor over crumbling roads

Poor roads, traffic snarls and metro delays fuel frustration among tech firms and citizens

TCS partners with Qualcomm to launch co-innovation lab in Bengaluru

TCS on Wednesday said it has partnered with Qualcomm to set up an innovation lab in Bengaluru to develop smart and scalable capabilities for enterprises. The 'TCS Innovation Lab', equipped with 5G private network infrastructure and other hitech network and equipment, will develop capabilities for sectors that need agile IoT solutions, such as security and surveillance, healthcare, smart infrastructure, and manufacturing, the company said in a regulatory filing. "Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Qualcomm will co-create smart, scalable, and sustainable Edge AI capabilities utilising Qualcomm platforms for industries moving towards a software-driven approach to make their systems more efficient and resilient in the lab. "The co-innovation lab will enable the creation of customised low-cost solutions that can be deployed on intelligent devices, on location and in real time to streamline processes at large enterprises," it said. The lab is set up to enable rapid prototyping, testing,

Stuck in traffic, potholes: Startup exits Bengaluru's ORR after 9 years

'Nine years in Bellandur, but time to go': BlackBuck CEO blames bad roads and long commutes as company looks to move out of Bengaluru's ORR

India's top metros double urban footprint in 30 yrs; Pune, Bengaluru lead

A new report shows India's biggest cities have grown fast in 30 years, with Pune and Bengaluru leading the way as they add new homes, offices, roads and become key growth centres

US' proposed HIRE law puts Indian IT firms, GCCs in a fix: Experts

This could not have come at a worse time because the IT companies are already under pressure for low single-digit growth for two consecutive years due to weak macroeconomic environment

Bengaluru hosts half of India's mid-market GCCs, says Zinnov-KDEM report

Such smaller GCCs now make up about 27% of the country's total GCC ecosystem

Brigade Group inks pact for Rs 2,500 cr residential project in Bengaluru

Brigade Group has signed a joint development agreement for a Rs 2,500 crore luxury housing project on 10.75 acres in East Bengaluru, targeting 2.5 million sq ft of saleable area

Shriram Properties signs agreement for prime land in North Bengaluru

Shriram Properties has signed a joint development agreement for 6.5 acres in North Bengaluru, with a ₹500 crore GDV, to launch a premium residential project in the area