New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Microsoft-owned platform LinkedIn is testing an “AI labour marketplace” that could pay employees up to Rs 14,000 or $150 an hour to help train AI chatbots, according to a report.A report from Business Insider said that LinkedIn is in early‑stage trials and has listed over a dozen roles for AI trainers who will rate responses from AI models, flag errors and perform “red teaming” to expose weaknesses.Job openings span across sectors including coding, finance, h…
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New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) GitHub, the world’s leading platform for agentic software development, on Saturday said that there are 27 million developers building on GitHub in India.More than two million developers have joined GitHub from India so far in 2026, accounting for one in seven new developers globally — more than any other country.India is the world’s fastest-growing developer community, and it shows no signs of slowing, said the company.“India is also home to the world’s largest o…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Elon Musk — who was a co-founder of OpenAI — has sought the removal of current CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman as part of his legal challenge to the Artificial Intelligence firm’s shift to a for-profit structure, according to reports.In a court filing on Tuesday, Musk said his lawsuit aims to reverse OpenAI’s restructuring and restore its status as a non-profit research organisation, they said.He also requested that any damages awarded in the case be di…
Washington, March 28 (IANS) An Indian American senior executive at Microsoft has turned to memory and meaning in a new memoir that argues leadership is shaped long before one writes a line of code. Ravi Vedula, Corporate Vice President at Microsoft, said his book ‘Hyderabad Days’ draws from “recollections and vignettes of life in the 80s and 90s”, adding that those years remain “very formative” and continue to guide his thinking in engineering and leadership.”Those childhood memories are things …
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Nokia on Thursday announced key leadership changes in India, appointing Samar Mittal as India Country Business Leader and Vibha Mehra as India Country Manager, effective April 1. The move is part of the company’s renewed strategy to strengthen its presence and sharpen its business focus in the country.In his new role, Samar Mittal will lead Nokia’s business strategy in India, focusing on expanding the company’s partnerships with telecom operators, as well as play…
Washington, March 25 (IANS) First Lady Melania Trump launched a new global coalition bringing together 45 countries and major technology companies, calling for a coordinated push to expand access to education and technology for children worldwide.Addressing the inaugural “Fostering the Future Together” summit at the US Department of State, she said, “As people we dream. As leaders we progress. As nations we will build. Beginning today, let’s accelerate our new global alliance—this bond…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Adobe on Monday announced the appointment of Shamik Basu as Vice President, Creative Products Group in India, as part of its push to strengthen local innovation and leadership.Based in Noida, Basu will lead Adobe India’s engineering and product management teams and report to Ely Greenfield. He will also be part of the company’s India leadership team focused on driving growth and innovation in the country.”India is a priority market for Adobe and key to advancing in…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, on Friday praised Shantanu Narayen’s tenure as chief executive of Adobe, as the latter announced resignation from the US-based software company.Nadella posted on social media platform X, “Congrats Shantanu, on a legendary run at Adobe! You’ve built one of the most important software companies in the world, and expanded what’s possible for creators, entrepreneurs, and brands everywhere.””What has always stood out to …
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Offices and infrastructure of major US technology companies in Israel and some Gulf countries could come under Iranian attack as the conflict in the Middle East intensifies, according to reports.Iran’s Tasnim News Agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has reportedly published a list of offices and infrastructure run by leading American companies with Israeli links, alleging that their technology has been used for military purp…
Bengaluru, March 11 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and BJP Yuva Morcha president Dheeraj Muniraju on Wednesday urged the Congress-led Karnataka government to set up dedicated data centre parks in Bengaluru and its outskirts.He cited reports that a Google data centre project had moved to Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh instead of Bengaluru.Responding to the demand, Karnataka Minister for IT and Biotechnology Priyank Kharge said the Andhra Pradesh government had offered substantial subsidies fo…