New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The ‘India AI Impact Summit 2026’ in the national capital is being seen as refreshingly different from the discussions on AI in the US and Europe as it focuses on a more pragmatic, inclusive vision centred on human progress and equitable growth.“Hosted by the world’s largest democracy and the first major AI summit in the Global South, it challenges the prevailing narrative and positions India as a credible bridge-builder in a fractured technological landscape,” acc…
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Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) Artificial intelligence could alter the global balance of power before the end of this decade, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said, warning that countries that reach advanced AI capabilities first may gain decisive geopolitical leverage — a development with implications for India’s strategic rivalry with China.“The lack of public recognition of how close we are to the end of the exponential… is absolutely wild,” Amodei said in an interview with podcast host Dwarkesh…
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Tech giant Infosys on Tuesday announced a partnership with US AI company Anthropic to develop and deliver advanced enterprise AI solutions across telecommunications, financial services, manufacturing, and software development sectors.The partnership will combine Infosys Topaz with Anthropic’s Claude models, including Claude Code, to automate complex workflows, accelerate software delivery and build agentic AI solutions across industries, Infosys said in a statement.The…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) American artificial intelligence firm Anthropic on Monday announced it has opened a Bengaluru office, its second in Asia after Tokyo, and will focus on hiring local talent across a wide array of roles.India is the second‑largest market for Claude.ai and that nearly half of Claude usage in India comprises computer and mathematical tasks such as building applications and shipping production software, the company said in a statement.”We’re announcing partnerships across…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) US-based AI company Anthropic is in the middle of a deeper controversy as the Pentagon (now called the Department of War) is reportedly considering to snap its ties with Dario Amodei-run firm over its insistence on “maintaining some limitations” on how the US military uses its AI models.Anthropic’s AI model Claude was reportedly used in the US military’s operation to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (through its partnership with AI software f…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Indian IT companies will remain focused on profits rather than employment, as AI threatens to disrupt industries across the spectrum, former HCL Technologies CEO Vineet Nayyar said here on Monday while speaking at the ‘AI Impact Summit 2026’.Speaking at a session on the opening day of the AI Summit, Nayyar said that from an employment point of view, “I think it is very important for us to understand that Indian companies, including Indian IT companies, are going to…
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a future opportunity for India — it is an immediate strategic test, said Anupam Govil, Chief Tech and AI Evangelist and Managing Partner at global management consulting firm Avasant, adding that the country must lead in AI and must “reinvent how AI is being leveraged”.“India is at a pivotal point in its evolution as a technology hub,” Govil said in an interview with IANS ahead of the ‘India AI Impact Summit 2026’ i…
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) The Indian equity markets posted notable losses early on Friday as IT stocks plummeted for the second consecutive session tracking weakness in US tech stocks over AI fears.As of 9.25 am, Sensex lost 672 points, or 0.80 per cent, to reach 83,002, and Nifty lost 207 points, or 0.80 per cent, at 25,600.Main broad-cap indices posted stronger losses than benchmark indices, as the Nifty Midcap 100 declined 1.38 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 dipped 1.62 per cent.All sectora…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The technology sector saw heightened panic selling on Thursday, sending the Nifty IT index down 5.51 per cent to a four‑month low as investors were spooked over AI‑led disruption and weaker hopes for near‑term US interest‑rate cuts.The combined market capitalisation of Nifty IT constituents collapsed to Rs 27,32,579 crore down roughly Rs 1.6 lakh crore.Shares of major software exporters tumbled over 5.5 per cent each, with Tata Consultancy Services falling 5.48 p…
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) Indian equity markets closed almost flat on Wednesday, snapping a two-day rally, as a sharp fall in information technology (IT) stocks weighed on the benchmark indices. Investor sentiment turned cautious after fresh concerns about advances in artificial intelligence (AI) hit global software stocks.At the closing bell, the Nifty rose 48.45 points, or 0.19 per cent, to settle at 25,776.00. The Sensex gained 78.56 points, or 0.09 per cent, to end at 83,817.69.Nifty traded in a …