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New H-1B rules unlikely to impact large Indian IT firms, says Nasscom head

Nasscom President Rajesh Nambiar says recent US H-1B visa changes will have little effect on large Indian IT firms, as companies have already boosted local hiring and are preparing for new rules

What is xLight, the chip startup that has won Trump admin's support?

The Trump administration has agreed to invest up to $150 million in xLight, a startup building new chipmaking lasers, marking its first Chips Act award this term

China moves to boost AI oversight with focus on safety, data protection

China's proposed AI law aims to boost research, improve ethics, strengthen risk checks and enhance safety oversight for AI technologies and infrastructure

China tightens chip import checks to curb reliance on Nvidia, US tech

China's chip inspections, which were initially limited to Nvidia's modified AI chips, have now expanded to cover all advanced semiconductor products

Another Indian dead in US: Telangana techie shot dead by US police: What we know | Indians in US

A 30-year-old Indian software professional from Telangana, Mohammed Nizamuddin, was shot dead by police in California earlier this month.

US tech firms enabled surveillance, detention of thousands in China

The body camera hung from the top of the IV drip, recording the slightest twitch made by Yang Guoliang as he lay bloody and paralysed in a hospital bed after a police beating with bricks. By then, surveillance was nothing new for the Yang family in rural China, snared in an intricate network based on US technology that spies on them and predicts what they'll do. Their train tickets, hotel bookings, purchases, text messages and phone calls are forwarded to the government. Their house is ringed with more than a dozen cameras. They've tried to go to Beijing 20 times in the past few years, but masked men show up and grab them, often before they depart. And last year, Yang's wife and younger daughter were detained and now face trial for disrupting the work of the Chinese state a crime carrying a sentence of up to a decade in prison. Yet the Yangs say they are not criminals. They are simply farmers trying to beg Beijing to stop local officials from seizing their 1 1/2 acres of land in ..

Nvidia to ship new AI chip for China, plans to set up centre in Shanghai

Amid US curbs on chip exports, Nvidia seeks to retain foothold in China as competitors rush to fill AI chip vacuum

H-1B visas benefit both nations, mobility of professionals important: MEA

Late last month, Trump said he fully backed the H-1B programme for foreign workers opposed by some of his supporters after Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, vowed to go to "war" to defend

Lawyers, attorney, money: Inside TikTok's plan to dodge potential US ban

Outside Washington, the video-sharing platform is waging a parallel battle for public opinion

Asian stocks subdued after lacklustre earnings from US tech; yen firms

The US dollar was broadly firm, with traders watching out for an inflation reading on Friday and Federal Reserve meeting next week

US tech industry can't survive without Indians: SVC Chamber of Commerce CEO

Indians are one of the largest leaders of innovation in Silicon Valley and America's tech industry cannot survive without them, the CEO of the Silicon Valley Central Chamber of Commerce has said. I don't have the new figures, but what matters is that we (Indians) are such impactful contributors," Harbir K Bhatia told PTI in an interview. India(ans) are one of the largest leaders of innovation in Silicon Valley. At one point, the data was collected (according to which) 40 per cent of Silicon Valley CEOs or founders were from South Asia or India. That is so huge, she said. Located in Santa Clara, the hub of Silicon Valley, the Chamber of Commerce is made up of a group of visionary business leaders from multiple cities that help grow and shape the future of Silicon Valley. "Here you get to bring your whole self to work and have the opportunity to be creative, to be all that you want to be without the worry of your colour, of your skin, the religion you practice, the cast, the culture

First time since its launch, ChatGPT registers drop in user traffic

Some industry experts said that the dip in usage could also be related to the summer breaks as fewer students take help from the AI platform to complete their homework

Tech 'master key' to unlocking real potential of Indo-US ties: Envoy

Describing technology as the force multiplier for the Indo-US partnership, India's Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu said tech is the "master key" to unlocking the real potential of the relationship. Sandhu's comments come ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US next week. Modi has been invited by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden for an official State Visit, which will include a State Dinner on June 22. "If you ask me, what I would bet on the most, what is that one force multiplier for this relationship, and for global wellbeing indeed, it is tech. It is that master key to unlock the real potential in the relationship," Sandhu said on Monday. "There is a lot of synergy and complementarity between us in the tech space. Tech, to me, is powered by trust. It is as much strategic as (it is) commercial," he added. Sandhu was addressing the annual India Ideas Summit of the US-India Business Council. "It was just four-and-a-half months ago that we had

Zoom abruptly fires president Greg Tomb 'without cause': Report

The executive had taken a high-profile role at Zoom during his short tenure, appearing on earnings calls and overseeing the company's sales operation

Nexus Venture to raise $700 mn fund to bet on domestic, US tech startups

Nexus will invest the new funds in early stage funding rounds of Indian internet and technology startups, as well as U.S.-based software firms

How US tech turmoil has separated established players from younger ones

In this interview with Business Standard’s Sanjay Kumar Singh, Rajeev Thakkar, chief investment officer, PPFAS Mutual Fund explains how the ongoing turmoil in the US tech sector has separated establi

Bill Gates-led fund raises another $1 billion to invest in clean tech

Created in 2016, BEV began funding startups just as the second wave of clean-tech investments was gaining momentum

Ivanka Trump's appearance at CES tech show in US draws backlash

There was no mention of the pushback about her appearance at the show. The hall was full, and she was met with applause. Organizers declined to say how many people were in the audience