As part of global cost-cutting and AI-driven restructuring efforts, Amazon India is expected to lay off between 800-1,000 employees in the corporate/tech side. These job cuts reflect a larger trend of tech companies worldwide recalibrating workforce needs, especially as automation and AI become more central. The Indian tech-ecosystem is not immune to these global macro […]
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has confirmed that India will roll out a home-grown large-scale AI model by February 2026, as part of a national strategy to reduce dependence on foreign AI services. The announcement highlights that the compute infrastructure has already gotten a major boost—38,000 GPUs deployed, far exceeding earlier targets—to
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Who is she? Mayawathi is a 26-year-old literature graduate based in Chennai. After working for about three years in a nationalised bank, she left that job to follow her passion for books. She founded a venture called Sunset Hues, which focuses on books, stationery and art. What has she done? She has installed book-vending machines
In the fast-paced world of digital advertising, speed and efficiency are everything. Advertisers and publishers need systems that can handle billions of ad requests per day, make split-second decisions, and optimize revenue streams—all in real time. Enter AWS RTB Fabric, Amazon Web Services’ solution designed specifically for real-time bidding (RTB) and programmatic advertising workloads. What
In a major policy push for India’s space tech ecosystem, the state of Karnataka will host India’s first state-level Centre of Excellence (CoE) in space technology, via the collaboration between KITS and SIA-India. The CoE will engage industry, academia, startups and government, aiming to develop satellite systems, AI-based space data analytics and to capture a
In response to tighter U.S. H-1B visa regulations, Tata Technologies has said it will step up recruitment of local nationals in the U.S. rather than relying predominantly on Indian-based workers for its engineering services business there. Given that North America accounted for a significant share of its global revenue, the shift underscores how global tech-services
According to recent industry commentary, India’s virtual reality (VR) market size reached about USD 525 million in 2024 and is forecast to hit USD 3.5 billion by 2033. At the same time, companies such as Dassault Systèmes are emphasising the evolution from asset-based to IP-based business models, blending AI, VR/3D simulation and software in industrial workflows.
India’s tech regulators have published a draft regulatory framework targeting artificial intelligence content, particularly deepfake audio and video, to address the rise of synthetic-media misinformation. The proposals include mandatory labelling of AI-generated visuals/audio, traceability obligations for content intermediaries, and new due-diligence norms for social-media platforms.This initiative signals that Delhi is moving beyond reactive measures and
