Technology Industry

AICTE launches India's first UG minor programme in quantum technologies

This initiative aims to prepare India's workforce for the quantum revolution, positioning the nation as a global leader

WhatsApp to end support for old android and iPhones from 2025 - Check list

Older phones cannot support the app's evolving features, which is why WhatsApp will discontinue support for certain systems at specific points in their lifecycle

From AI chips to 6G testing: How India's tech landscape evolved in 2024

A new Centre of Excellence on Classical and Quantum Communications for 6G has been inaugurated this year at the IITM Research Park in Chennai to spearhead research and development in 6G technologies

Language AIs in 2024: Size, guardrails and steps toward AI agents

Increased access to highly capable language models large and small can be a mixed blessing

Tech Mahindra aiming for bigger bite of bank tech spends, says CEO

Mohit Joshi, who took the helm of India's No.5 software services exporter in December 2023 wants to increase the share of BFSI in Tech Mahindra's revenue mix by up to 25 per cent by March 2027

Indonesia seeks defence tech collaboration with India to boost ties

Indonesia has shown keen interest in collaborating with India in the defence technology domain as Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi held wide-ranging talks with top military brass of the Southeast Asian nation on boosting strategic ties. Ways to forge bilateral collaboration in the area of defence technologies figured prominently in a meeting between Indonesian Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin and Admiral Tripathi. The Navy chief is on a four-day visit to Indonesia from Sunday. The two sides discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation and various aspects of defence collaboration, including joint exercises, the Indonesian defence ministry said. It said Admiral Tripathi explained that India is developing indigenous technologies to support the advancement of its Navy and Sjafrie appreciated the rapid progress in the domain. The minister expressed his "enthusiasm for working together to improve Indonesia's defence technology," it said. Discussions were held on the expanding

Chip industry needs way more women to drive growth and innovation

It's not unusual for the semiconductor industry, and tech sector in general, to feel like a man's world

Modi govt believes in democratising technology: Vaishnaw in Lok Sabha

The government on Wednesday said it is "open to the idea" of bringing in a new law to regulate artificial intelligence but a "lot of consensus" is required for it. Responding to a question in the Lok Sabha, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw also said that the Modi government believes in "democratising technology" which was not the case during the Congress rule, remarks that triggered protests by opposition benches. Responding to a supplementary on whether the government plans to bring a law on regulating artificial intelligence, Vaishnaw also said that fake narratives is a major challenge faced by societies across the world today. He said accountability has to be established in the society and the legal framework has to change for which "lots of consensus" is required because as on the one hand there is freedom of speech and creating of a real, proper news network on the other. "There are things which need to be debated and if the House agrees and if there is a consensus in the society

Akash Systems wins $27 mn contract from NxtGen to provide cooling servers

Deal will help NxtGen in providing energy-efficient AI computing solutions

Bengaluru Tech Summit: Draft Karnataka Space Tech policy launched

The draft policy lays down the overall vision of Government of Karnataka for the space sector which is to hold 50 per cent of the national market share and transform into a global destination of space

Skoda to bring hybrid cars in 3 years; to expand production capacity

Made in India compact SUV Kylaq will be exported

How India is pursuing self-sufficiency in the semicon chip value chain

Many countries are vying to build resilient semiconductor supply chains amid rising chip import prices

President Murmu bats for technology in medical sector for welfare of people

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday stressed the need for modern technologies in the medical sector for the welfare of people living in remote areas of the country, citing the impact of such advancements on human lives. Speaking at the second convocation function of All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur in Chhattisgarh, she said medical professionals have immense responsibilities to deliver as their decisions are linked to saving lives. She also said medical professionals will play a decisive role in realising the dream of Viksit Bharat' by 2047. We have been passing through such an era wherein modern technologies greatly impact the life of humans rapidly. For the welfare of people living in remote areas, such technologies can be used, she said. AIIMS Raipur has been making efforts in this direction. I have been told that AIIMS Raipur has been working on an Artificial Intelligence-based clinical decision support system through which doctors in remote areas will be provided

IMC: PM Modi pitches for framing do's, dont's for ethical use of technology

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made a fervent pitch for framing of a global digital framework, with clear-cut dos and don'ts for ethical use of technology. Speaking at the inauguration of the International Telecommunication Union - WTSA and India Mobile Congress here, he said just like the aviation sector, where the global community has framed a comprehensive framework, the digital world too needs rules and regulations. Global institutions, he said, should come together to work out dos and don'ts. He went on to emphasise on ethical use of AI with security, dignity, equity being at the centre. Talking of India's experience, he said after the expeditious roll out, 5G telecom services are now available in most places across the country and work on 6G has already begun. Giving out statistics, the Prime Minister said India has in the last decade become an exporter of mobile phones from being an importer, and has laid an optic fibre network that is eight-time more than the dist

US weighs capping exports of AI chips from Nvidia, AMD to certain countries

The new approach would set a ceiling on export licenses for certain countries in the interest of national security

GenAI: Indian companies see productivity boost as key benefit of technology

As many as 56 per cent of them are establishing governance frameworks for the use of GenAI tools and apps

IPU assembly to be held in Geneva from today; to address AI, tech ethics

The Assembly's central theme focuses on parliamentary action to maximise the advantages of emerging technologies

Insurance companies enhance tech spending to meet evolving customer needs

Companies' tech spending sees marked rise to meet evolving consumer demands

India leads on world AI stage in talent and domain skills: Nasscom chief

India leads on world AI stage in talent and domain skills, placing it on a strong footing in transformative era of Artificial Intelligence, Nasscom's new chairperson Sindhu Gangadharan has said, asserting this is "the best time to be in India" particularly for those in the technology sector. In a wide-ranging interview to PTI, Gangadharan touched upon several key issues -- from the importance of mental and social well-being at workplace to economic impact of AI and GenAI -- and sought to assuage concerns around artificial intelligence (AI) displacing jobs. She stressed on the need for organisations to attach high priority to mental and physical well-being of their workforces and make it part of their organisational culture, through policies, practices and interest groups. Gangadharan's comment assumes significance in the backdrop of the tragic death of a young employee at one of the prominent consultancy firms that led to social media outcry and triggered intense debate in corporate

Perfect alignment between PM Modi's and tech CEOs' vision: MIT academician

There is a perfect alignment between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and global technology CEOs' vision for India in areas like semiconductors, Artificial Intelligence and biotechnology, an eminent academician in the US has said. Modi interacted with global technology CEOs at a roundtable here on Saturday. The roundtable was anchored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), School of Engineering. Professor Anantha Chandrakasan, Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer at the Institute and Dean of the MIT School of Engineering, chaired the roundtable. It is my deep honour to convene and host this roundtable with Prime Minister Modi and the CEOs of some of the most impactful tech companies in the United States and globally, Chandrakasan told PTI in an exclusive interview here on Sunday after the tech roundtable. He said the roundtable focussed on a "broad-based set of topics, including biotechnology, pharma, Artificial Intelligence, quantum computing and semiconductor ...