New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Alphabet-owned Google is exploring fresh investments in India focused on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and the local manufacturing of servers and drones, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday.Sharing details of his meeting with Google executives on social media platform X, Vaishnaw said the company is evaluating opportunities across AI infrastructure development as well as electronics manufacturing in India.“Google is exploring investments in Indi…
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New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) India has the potential to give the US a further edge in the race for AI adoption, with American tech giants such as Google, Microsoft and Amazon already committing billions of dollars in investments to build AI hubs across India, according to an article in Arab News.These investments are aimed to ensure that US-designed technology forms the backbone of the Global South’s largest economy. If the future of the digital world is built on US-Indian infrastructure, the world…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has cautioned against an over-expansive interpretation of “personality rights”, observing that not every individual achievement or academic success can be elevated to such protection, as it would result in “absurdity and incongruity”. A single-judge Bench of Justice Tushar Rao Gedela made the observation while dealing with a commercial suit arising from a dispute between rival edtech platforms, involving allegations of defamation, disparagement, and u…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) on Tuesday joined hands to establish a structured, five-year collaboration in the domains of digital forensics, cybersecurity, and advanced technology research.The collaboration will focus on six strategic pillars — academic and professional development, information security and system integrity, forensic infrastructure and lab excellence, technical support for cyber…
Amaravati, May 5 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh is positioning itself as a global hub for next-generation manufacturing and digital infrastructure, said state minister Nara Lokesh on Tuesday.He stated that Andhra Pradesh is moving beyond hosting data centres to manufacturing the components that power the global data boom.The minister announced that a foundation stone will be laid on Wednesday for a new chiller manufacturing facility at Sri City.The state government sees this as a significant milestone in…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The government announced a national AI skilling initiative offering 15,000 scholarships for skilling emerging talent in media, entertainment, animation, gaming and digital storytelling, an official statement on Monday. The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB), in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) is launching the initiative developed in partnership with Google and YouTube, the statement said, adding that the enrolment is o…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) US tech giant Google on Monday announced that it opened applications for the third cohort of its Google Play Accelerator India, a three‑month, equity‑free program to support AI‑powered apps and games startups across India.As many as 20 India‑based startups between Seed and Series A stages with a published app on the Google Play Store will be selected for the cohort beginning in July 2026, the release from Google said.They must also use artificial intelligence and …
Amaravati, May 1 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday announced that labour ‘addas’ will be set up across the state to support workers by upgrading their skills. In the first phase, 15 such centres will be established in major cities and towns. The Chief Minister made the announcement after distributing Shramashakti awards to outstanding workers and employers at Pamidimukkala village in Krishna district on International Workers’ Day.Chandrababu Naidu stated t…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Satellite connectivity in smartphones will see significant growth as non-terrestrial networks (NTN)-capable devices are projected to account for 46 per cent of global smartphone shipments by 2030, a report said on Wednesday.The report from Counterpoint Research said that nearly one in two smartphones is expected to support satellite connectivity by 2030.Research Vice President Peter Richardson said that Apple, Google and Samsung will lead in terms of overall penetratio…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Tesla and xAI CEO Elon Musk has testified in a high-stakes trial against OpenAI, accusing the artificial intelligence firm and its CEO Sam Altman of abandoning the organisation’s founding nonprofit mission in favour of commercial interests.Reports claim that the case in a federal court in Oakland centres on Musk’s claim that OpenAI deviated from its original goal of developing safe AI for the benefit of humanity and instead evolved into a profit-driven entity compe…