New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) India has emerged as one of the leading contenders in the race for AI data centres that will power the next generation of computing, with global technology giants including Google, Microsoft and Amazon — alongside major domestic conglomerates — committing billions of dollars to set up AI-ready data centre infrastructure in the country, according to an article in The Citizen.It highlights that much of this investment is concentrated in coastal cities such as Mumbai and …
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New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Microsoft has announced another round of job cuts, eliminating around 4,800 positions, or approximately 2.1 per cent of its global workforce, as the technology giant continues to invest heavily in artificial intelligence (AI) while seeking to improve operational efficiency.The latest layoffs come amid a broader trend across the technology industry, where companies are balancing massive AI investments with efforts to control costs.Industry leaders such as Amazon and Meta …
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Lieutenant General Anindya Sengupta, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command, stressed on adaptability and technology-driven military capabilities to address the evolving character of warfare, an official said The Army Commander delivered an address on ‘Re-imagining Operational Art for Multi-Domain Operations’ at the School of Artillery on Friday, underscoring the imperative for innovation.During the visit to the School of Artillery, the Army Commander a…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) India is in talks with the United States to secure access to Anthropic’s Project Glasswing to strengthen cybersecurity testing of its critical digital infrastructure, a senior government official said on Friday.Speaking at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Cybersecurity Summit, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Secretary S. Krishnan said access to the advanced AI model would help India stress-test its digital systems against frontier art…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) India’s ambitions to emerge as a global artificial intelligence (AI) powerhouse are receiving a major boost as global technology giants have committed nearly $80 billion towards AI and cloud infrastructure in the country over the next few years, strengthening its position as a key innovation and digital infrastructure hub, a report has said.The latest push came after Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced an additional $13 billion investment in AI and cloud infrastructure in …
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Emerging demand scenarios could lift India’s annual solar installations from around 50 GW in FY27 to nearly 85 GW by FY30, a report said on Thursday.The report from Equirus Securities said data centres, green hydrogen and night-time connectivity could add 15-20 GW of incremental solar demand annually from FY29.India’s utility solar sector has a robust multi-year growth runway, with 145 GW of signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) and 68 GW of pending awards supporting …
Washington, June 27 (IANS) US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, has described India and the United States as natural partners with “limitless potential”, saying the Trump administration is working to deepen cooperation across technology, defence, investment and emerging sectors while building on the close personal relationship between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In an exclusive interview with IANS at the White House, Gor reflected on his first six months in India, say…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) India is uniquely well positioned to lead the new ‘Human skills economy’ given that it has the world’s youngest workforce, and the fastest rate of AI adoption, a report said on Wednesday.India has the world’s highest rate of AI adoption, making human skills the sharpest edge in a tightening jobs market, the report from International Workplace Group (IWG) said.Around 73 per cent of Indian workers use AI tools regularly, well ahead of the United States (45 per cent) a…
Washington, June 24 (IANS) A senior US State Department official has described India as one of America’s most important strategic partners and said the Trump administration is moving rapidly to deepen cooperation with New Delhi across trade, technology, energy and defence. Speaking at the fourth annual Capitol Hill advocacy event organised by the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) on Tuesday (local time), Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Bethan…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) China has manipulated its trade data to show that its current account surplus as a share of GDP is smaller that of Europe and managed to get this data accepted by the IMF, according to a report published by Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).“There is a particular chart that appears in most OECD and IMF publications on imbalances that paints a deceptive picture of the state of today’s world. It shows that Europe’s current account surplus was bigger, as a share of …