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India has talent, needs clear vision to produce new tech: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said while India has the talent, it needs a strong production base, and not empty words, to build industrial prowess in new technology to give its youth jobs. In a post on X, Gandhi highlighted how China has started producing drones which are revolutionising warfare across the world, saying India needs to develop a strategy to become competitive in this area. "Drones have revolutionised warfare, combining batteries, motors and optics to manoeuver and communicate on the battlefield in unprecedented ways. But drones are not just one technology -- they are bottom-up innovations produced by a strong industrial system. "Unfortunately, PM Modi has failed to grasp this. While he delivers 'teleprompter' speeches on AI, our competitors are mastering new technologies. India needs a strong production base not empty words," he said in the post, taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "India has immense talent, scale and drive. We must have a cle

Is AI making us stupider? Maybe yes, but there is more to the story

Research published earlier this year revealed "a significant negative correlation between frequent AI tool usage and critical thinking abilities"

HR leaders fast-track AI adoption to enhance workplace efficiency

At the TiE Delhi-NCR HR Summit 2025, industry leaders emphasised how AI is transforming HR operations, making them smarter, faster, and more precise

Wipro names Amit Kumar global head of consulting biz to boost capabilities

Kumar, who will report to chief executive Srini Palia, will lead the company's efforts to drive consulting-led, AI-powered growth and guide clients through business and technology changes

FASTag new rules from Feb 17: All about toll charges, penalties and more

The new FASTag regulations will go into effect from February 17, 2025. Learn how to prevent blacklisting, check your FASTag balance, and avoid paying twice at toll booths

Tech wrap Feb 14: Apple launch event, WhatsApp chat themes, Google Gemini

Apple iPhone SE launch. WhatsApp chat themes. Google Gemini gets memory. Blaupunkt launches SBW Chicago 50 soundbar. Google rolls out Android 16 beta 2

Google integrates Veo 2 AI video model into YouTube Shorts: What's new

YouTube creators can use Veo 2 text-to-video model in the Dream Screen feature to generate video backgrounds or standalone clips for Shorts

AI needs talent, not factories - India has both: Google X's Sebastian Thrun

Thrun is known for co-founding Google X, the innovation lab responsible for groundbreaking projects like Google Glass and Waymo, Google's self-driving car initiative

Govt departments must modernise to meet rising public expectations: Murmu

It is essential for government departments to modernise their systems by making the best use of emerging technologies to cater to the ever-rising expectations of the public for efficiency in service delivery, President Droupadi Murmu said on Thursday. Addressing a group of probationers from different government services, she asked them to keep abreast of advanced technologies, skills and strive to create more citizen-centric, efficient and transparent governance systems. The probationers from the Indian Civil Accounts Service, Indian Post and Telecommunication (Finance and Accounts) Service, Indian Railway Management Service (Accounts) and the Indian Postal Service had called on the president at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. There is an ever-rising expectation among the public for greater speed and efficiency in service delivery, along with increased transparency and accountability, the president said. "To cater to these requirements, it is essential for government departments to moderni

India's AI strategy: Balancing innovation, risks, and proper governance

The government's intentions in terms of developing compute capacity and its focus on encouraging the proliferation of data centres are in the right direction

AI dangerous tool whether Chinese or American, says Delhi High Court

The bench also asked the counsel appearing for the central government to seek instructions in response to the PIL

Locking customers to our Cloud was not fair: Oracle's Mahesh Thiagarajan

Thiagarajan talks about the Indian market, Cloud adoption, generative AI (GenAI), and the importance of India

Tech wrap Feb 12: Google I/O announced, Samsung Galaxy F06 5G, iPhone SE 4

Google I/O 2025 announced, Samsung Galaxy FO6 5G launched, Apple to launch iPhone SE 4 next week, WhatsApp new features, Sony State of Play

OpenAI to introduce AI agents that can do jobs of engineers: Sam Altman

Executives across technology and IT services firms have said that the nature of jobs will change as GenAI adoption becomes more mainstream and writing code becomes automated

Verint to increase India workforce to 1k by FY26 end, hire in R&D roles

A majority of these hires will be in engineering, data sciences, artificial intelligence (AI), and cloud operations, the company's global chief technology officer said

Apple may launch iPhone SE 4, MacBook Air M4, and more in February: Report

Apple is also expected to announce a partnership with Sony this week, bringing support for PlayStation VR2 hand controllers to the Vision Pro headset

Black History, Pride Month vanish from Google Calendar; backlash erupts

Google faces heavy criticism online after removing Pride Month, Black History Month and Holocaust Remembrance Day from Google Calendar, days after Donald Trump takes office

Google I/O 2025 on May 20: From Android to Gemini, here is what to expect

Google is expected to release Android 16 around the same time as the conference, while it could offer more details about the new Android XR platform

Open-sourced AI, unbiased datasets are essential: PM Narendra Modi

AI is writing the code for humanity in this century. But it is very different from other technology milestones in human history

Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 with heart rate monitoring feature launched in India

The Powerbeats Pro 2 is available to order in Jet Black, Quick Sand, Hyper Purple, and Electric Orange on Apple India's official website; on-shelf sales begin February 13