Artificial intelligence

October 14, 2025 2:55 PM

Google says to invest $15 billion in AI data centre capacity in Andhra Pradesh

Google will invest $15 billion over the next five years to set up data centre capacity for an artificial intelligence hub in India's Andhra Pradesh, the company said on Tuesday, marking one of its biggest ever investments in the country. "It's the largest AI hub that we are going to be investing in anywhere in the world outside of the U.S.," Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian said at a New Delhi event. The 1-gigawatt data centre campus by the Alphabet Inc unit will be based in the port city of...

October 13, 2025 11:06 PM

Transforming India with AI: Rs 10,300 crore mission, 38,000 GPUs & a vision for inclusive growth

India is entering a transformative decade powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), as the government rolls out a series of ambitious initiatives designed to make the technology open, affordable, and accessible for every citizen. With an investment of over ₹10,300 crore in the IndiaAI Mission and a massive deployment of 38,000 GPUs, the country is building one of the largest and most inclusive AI ecosystems in the world. The goal is clear: to ensure AI doesn’t just drive growth—it transfor...

October 13, 2025 6:26 PM

From AI to Quantum Computing, GITEX 2025 Sets the Stage for Next-Gen Digital Transformation

The 45th edition of GITEX Global, the world’s largest technology and AI showcase, opened today at the Dubai World Trade Centre and Dubai Harbour, featuring over 6,800 exhibitors and 2,000 startups from more than 180 countries. Running until October 17, the five-day event highlights cutting-edge advancements in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, biotechnology, and sustainable technologies, reinforcing the UAE’s role as a leading hub for global digital transformation. Around 70 perce...

October 11, 2025 3:03 PM

PM Modi meets Qualcomm CEO, discusses India’s AI innovation and semiconductor push

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a meeting with Cristiano R. Amon, President and CEO of Qualcomm, focusing on India’s advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), innovation, and skill development, reinforcing the country’s position as a global technology hub. During the discussions, PM Modi lauded Qualcomm’s commitment to supporting India’s Semiconductor Mission and IndiaAI Mission, initiatives aimed at bolstering the nation’s technological capabilities. Highlighting In...

October 10, 2025 10:49 PM

NITI Aayog unveils ‘Roadmap for Job Creation in the AI Economy’

In a step towards preparing India for the evolving AI-driven future of work, NITI Aayog on Friday released a landmark report titled “Roadmap for Job Creation in the AI Economy.” The roadmap was unveiled by B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, CEO of NITI Aayog, in the presence of Sanjay Kumar, Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy; Vineet Joshi, Secretary, Department of Higher Education; and Debjani Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, NITI Aayog, among other dignitaries. The roadmap analyses ho...

October 8, 2025 9:13 PM

NITI Aayog unveils AI roadmap to empower 490 million informal workers

NITI Aayog on Wednesday launched a pioneering roadmap titled AI for Inclusive Societal Development, a first-of-its-kind national effort to harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and frontier technologies to transform the lives and livelihoods of India’s 490 million informal workers. The report, developed in partnership with Deloitte, marks a major shift in the national AI conversation. While global discourse has often focused on white-collar jobs and the formal economy, this study ...

October 7, 2025 3:02 PM

Wars of tomorrow will be fought with algorithms, AI and autonomous systems: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that the nature of warfare is rapidly evolving, with future conflicts being shaped by artificial intelligence (AI), autonomous systems, drones, quantum computing, and directed-energy weapons. He urged innovators and startups to pioneer cutting-edge defence technologies and make India a global leader in innovation. “The battlefield has changed. The wars of tomorrow will be fought with algorithms, autonomous systems and artificial intelligence. Dro...

October 5, 2025 11:38 AM

OpenAI’s Altman seeks funds for infrastructure expansion on Asia, Middle East tour, WSJ reports

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has embarked on a global fundraising initiative spanning East Asia and the Middle East, seeking financing and manufacturing partners to meet the company's demand for its computing capacity, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing sources familiar with the meetings. Altman has held discussions since late September in Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan with major suppliers such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Foxconn, Samsung, and SK Hynix to boost AI chip pr...

October 3, 2025 10:21 PM

EU’s Von der Leyen urges European push on AI-driven cars

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called on Friday for a continent-wide push to develop self-driving cars, saying artificial intelligence could help revive the region's struggling automotive sector and improve road safety. Speaking at the Italian Tech Week in Turin, Italy's automotive hub, von der Leyen urged the European Union to adopt an "AI first" strategy across strategic industries, with a focus on mobility. "Self-driving cars are already a reality in the United States an...

September 29, 2025 6:06 PM

China’s DeepSeek releases ‘intermediate’ AI model on route to next generation

Chinese AI developer DeepSeek has released its "experimental" latest model, which it said was more efficient to train and better at processing long sequences of text than previous iterations of its large language models. The Hangzhou-based company called DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp an "intermediate step toward our next-generation architecture" in a post on developer forum Hugging Face. That architecture will likely be DeepSeek's most important product release since V3 and R1 shocked Silicon Valley and t...