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India's digital trade dilemma deepens after WTO duty moratorium lapses

With the WTO moratorium on electronic transmissions having lapsed, India must weigh tariff flexibility against its growing stake in open, predictable digital trade

Fresh data centre capacity sees 59% annual growth in Jan-Jun: Report

India's data centre segment witnessed a 59 per cent annual growth in fresh capacity additions to 258 MW IT during January-June, according to Savills. In a statement on Tuesday, real estate consultant Savills India said, "The new data centre capacity additions in India surged to 258 MW IT in the first half of 2026, compared to 162 MW IT in H1 2025". The capacity additions took the country's total operational stock to 1.8 GW IT. Of the total operational stock, Savills said that hyperscalers accounted for 36 per cent, followed by enterprise-focused facilities at 8 per cent and edge data centres at 1 per cent. The remaining 55 per cent comprised facilities catering to both hyperscalers and enterprises. "India's data centre market is set for significant expansion, with total capacity projected to nearly fourfold and reach over 7 GW IT by 2030," the consultant forecast. Srihari Srinivasan, Director & Lead - Data Centre Services, Savills India, said the Indian data centre market ...

India's installed data centre capacity to rise 4-fold by 2030: Report

As of January 2026, India had 271 data centres, with Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, and Chennai together accounting for nearly 65 per cent of the country's facilities.

Kimi K3's huge size keeps demand strong for AI memory and processors

Kimi K3 contains 2.8 trillion parameters, China's largest model yet, pushing the sparsity ratio - a measure of computing efficiency - to a record

Premiumisation to lift mobile phone output, exports in value terms: IT Secy

Demand for premium mobile phones will drive handset production and export growth in value terms, aligning with the targets under the production-linked incentive scheme, a senior government official told PTI. While industry experts have projected de-growth in sales volume of mobile phones, the government, under Rs 62,500 crore Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS), has projected growth in domestic production of smartphones to Rs 39 lakh crore from around Rs 11.5 lakh crore as well as double exports to Rs 15 lakh crore during the scheme period from Rs 7.5 lakh crore under production linked incentive (PLI) scheme. "There is going to be premiumization. Premiumization growth will be much heavier. Also adoption of premium phones will also double the export. Analysts are talking about the Indian market," Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said. He said the production in India will also grow in volume terms as there might be shifts in production destinations by the companies. "The .

How EU's DMA puts Apple and Google on different paths for smartphone AI

The European Union wants Google to give rival AI assistants wider access to Android, while Apple says the same regulatory approach raises privacy and security concerns for Siri AI

Open models match closed AI, but deployment remains real hurdle: Mozilla

Mozilla says open-weight AI has nearly matched closed models in capability and costs less, but businesses still favour proprietary systems because deployment, support and governance remain harder

Explainer: What is Bonsai 27B, an AI model for phones with an Apple link

PrismML says Bonsai 27B compresses Alibaba's Qwen3.6 27B model enough to run locally on phones and laptops, highlighting how low-bit quantisation could expand on-device AI

What is AI squatting? An emerging cyber threat targeting AI hallucinations

AI hallucinations are no longer merely producing wrong answers. Attackers are registering fake domains and software packages that models may recommend, creating new routes for phishing and malware

AI memory explained: How smarter digital assistants reshape privacy debate

AI assistants are beginning to remember users' conversations, preferences and digital context. Here's how AI memory works, why companies are adopting it, and what it means for privacy

BAT-BMS issue explained: How an app exposes new cyber-physical security gap

India's BAT-BMS controversy is about more than app takedowns. It shows how connected battery systems can turn digital vulnerabilities into real-world safety risks that extend beyond electric vehicles

VPN: How an app meant to protect your privacy could be exposing you instead

VPNs cost money to operate. When users get the service free, their activity and data may become the product, while weak implementation can expose both individuals and enterprises to security risks

Apple, Samsung pull ahead as memory crisis hits smartphone market in Q2

Rising memory costs have squeezed budget smartphone makers, while Apple and Samsung have gained market share by protecting flagship devices, securing supply and focusing on premium segments

Apple releases iOS 27 public beta for eligible iPhones: Check what's new

Apple has released the iOS 27 public beta, giving users early access to new features, including an upgraded AI-powered Siri. Here's how to download it, and which devices are supported

Anthropic introduces India pricing for Claude subscription plans: Report

Anthropic is reportedly localising Claude subscriptions for Indian users with rupee pricing, even as UPI payments remain unavailable and expansion efforts gather pace

AI adoption is changing how enterprises think about intellectual property

As enterprises adopt AI, the challenge is shifting from protecting data to safeguarding institutional knowledge. Here's why governance, portability and AI ownership are becoming critical

Lava Bold N2 5G review: Bold design, lasting battery, budget trade-offs

Lava Bold N2 5G pairs distinctive blueprint-inspired design with clean software, dependable performance and long battery life, though its cameras and dated front design reflect its budget positioning

Zhipu founder backs open-source AI as global security debate intensifies

Founder Tang Jie said frontier AI should remain widely accessible under open-source principles, arguing that transparency and broad participation offer stronger safeguards than restrictions

Here's how screenshots are becoming AI's window into your computers

Screenshots were once digital clutter. Now, multimodal AI can understand the context, remember content, and even use them to navigate software without relying entirely on APIs

Beyond AI models: Why data infrastructure is now a priority for enterprises

As enterprises move beyond AI pilots, the focus is shifting from adopting larger AI models to building a real-time, reliable data infrastructure that can support AI at scale