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Govt says BIS norms for data centres, cloud and AI will boost uniformity

Centre says new voluntary BIS standards for data centres, cloud systems and AI ethics will help prevent low-quality imports, align India with global norms

WhatsApp Plus subscription may bring themes, custom icons and more features

WhatsApp Plus plan could add app customisation, more pinned chats and exclusive stickers, while core messaging features are expected to remain free

Reliance Jio to be among first scalable token services providers: CEO

Reliance Jio plans to integrate AI deeply into its telecom operations and position itself among the first scalable token services providers globally, group CEO Mathew Oommen said

Anthropic makes switching to Claude easier, Memory feature now free for all

Anthropic has made Claude's Memory feature free for all users and introduced a simpler way to import saved context from other AI chatbots

Investing in domestic companies crucial for AI sovereignty: Mark Surman

Mozilla Foundation president Mark Surman says India and the Global South must build open-source AI models, buy from domestic firms and ensure that AI reflects local cultures and societal norms

Algo Rhythm: Indian technology industry's 'Yin and a Yang' moment

Country's tech industry generates $300 bn annual revenue

Learn brand building from ASUS India’s tech and marketing stalwart

In this interaction Arnold Su, Vice President – Consumer & Gaming PC, System Business Group, ASUS India shares his insights on India’s PC market and provides tips to excel

India must build materials, tech capability to scale manufacturing: Experts

India’s manufacturing sector, which currently accounts for about 17 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP)

Railways to fund 50% of tech development as new Rail Tech portal launches

The minister said the portal will attract solutions for safety, maintenance and administrative challenges, with the railways funding up to 50% of development costs after feasibility checks

India must build its own AI models and strengthen data sovereignty: Experts

India will need to prioritise building its own foundational artificial intelligence (AI) models and strengthen data sovereignty safeguards to reduce dependence on foreign technologies, experts said.

Big tech, AI expansion raise competition risks: CCI chief at BS Manthan

The rapid expansion of big tech firms and artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping India’s competition landscape, prompting closer regulatory scrutiny, Ravneet Kaur

Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 series launched: What's new, India pricing, offers

Samsung has launched the Galaxy Buds 4 and Buds 4 Pro in India with a redesigned blade-style fit, upgraded ANC and AI-powered features, alongside the Galaxy S26 series

India needs to prioritise building own foundational AI models: Experts

At BS Manthan, experts said India must build sovereign foundational AI models and boost compute, skills and data safeguards, warning that dependence on foreign systems risks digital neo-colonialism

BS Manthan: AI tools need testing before social sector rollout, say experts

Standardised pedagogy required to scale AI-based solutions in India's health and education segments, they say

As AI grows, legacy will compress: McKinsey & Company's Noshir Kaka

McKinsey's Noshir Kaka says AI disruption could unlock a $15 trillion opportunity, but IT services firms must overhaul business models, talent, and pricing to win

OpenAI appoints Indian-origin executive Arvind KC as chief people officer

As CPO, KC will help OpenAI scale in a way that supports its workforce, from strengthening hiring, onboarding and development frameworks to building systems and policies that make collaboration easier

Univ of Sheffield study helps AI better understand accents and dialects

AI could soon better understand people's accent and dialect, thanks to a landmark study being led by the University of Sheffield. The study, led by Dr Chris Montgomery from the University's School of English in collaboration with ICS.AI, the UK's fastest-growing, profitable AI business, is set to tackle one of the biggest challenges in public sector AI how well digital services understand people who speak with different regional accents and dialects. The collaboration is the first UK academic-industry partnership to apply sociolinguistic research to the evaluation of public sector conversational AI, focusing on how systems perform in real service interactions between citizens and public bodies - for example, when people contact their local council and conversational AI is used to answer questions and help them access the right information or services. The study is based on Dr Montgomery's systematic review of more than five decades of peer-reviewed research on accent and dialect ..

AI-led data centre boom lifts power demand in western, southern India

Year-on-year power demand has risen about 3 per cent, led by AI-driven data centres and GCC clusters in southern and western India, signalling higher peak electricity needs in 2026

Apple may release iOS 26.3.1 with iPhone 17e at March 4 event: Report

Apple is reportedly preparing iOS 26.3.1 for early March with bug fixes and security patches, ahead of its March 4 "Special Experience" event

Nothing reveals Phone 4a design: Transparent back, Glyph Bar with mini LEDs

Ahead of its March 5 launch, Nothing has revealed the rear design of the Phone 4a with the company's signature transparent aesthetic and a new Glyph Bar with nine mini LEDs