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BEYOND Rebrands as Tech Festival, Sets May 2027 Return to Macao

Beyond Expo 2027

September 20, 2026 | 11:07 AM ISTMacao — BEYOND, the technology and innovation event formerly known as BEYOND Expo, will return to The Venetian Macao Cotai Expo from May 26 to 29, 2027, organisers said, as it adopts a broader global identity spanning technology, investment, entrepreneurship and media. The rebranding reflects the evolution of the … Read more

L&T Semiconductor Technologies, Tata Electronics Partner to Scale Indigenous Chip Manufacturing in India

L&T Semiconductor Technologies & Tata Electronics

September 19, 2026 | 8:53 PM IST – L&T Semiconductor Technologies Limited (LTSCT) and Tata Electronics have announced a strategic partnership to expand indigenous manufacturing of market-leading semiconductor products in India, with an aim to serve both domestic and global customers. The collaboration brings together LTSCT’s fabless semiconductor design and engineering capabilities with Tata Electronics’ … Read more

Tata Electronics Deepens Semiconductor Ecosystem With Japan’s Enomoto, Malaysia’s Kelington and Sumitomo Chemical

Tata Electronics

New Delhi, September 19, 2026 Tata Electronics is expanding its semiconductor ecosystem through strategic partnerships with Enomoto Co., Ltd., Kelington Engineering Pte Ltd and Sumitomo Chemical, targeting critical areas including semiconductor packaging, fab infrastructure, materials, localisation and supply-chain resilience. The collaborations cover Tata Electronics’ two major semiconductor projects — its 300mm semiconductor fab in Dholera, … Read more

SEMICON India 2026 Day 2: 25 Deals and Collaborations Push India’s Semiconductor Ecosystem Forward

Semicon Day 2

New Delhi, September 18, 2026 | 10:56 AM IST Day 2 of SEMICON India 2026 saw 25 strategic announcements and collaborations across India’s semiconductor value chain, as companies and institutions stepped up efforts around manufacturing, materials, advanced packaging, logistics, chip design, power electronics and workforce development. The second day followed a strong opening, with nearly … Read more

India’s Semicon 2.0 Targets Full-Stack Chip Ecosystem With ₹1 Lakh Crore Investment Commitments

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New Delhi, September 17, 2026 – India has received investment commitments of around ₹1 lakh crore ($11–12 billion) under its Semicon 2.0 programme, with the government expecting the investments to generate nearly 100,000 new jobs across the semiconductor ecosystem over the next two to three years, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on … Read more

Women in Data Centers: The Leaders Shaping India’s Data Center Industry

Women Are Helping Build India’s Next Data Center Boom

September 17, 2026 | 7:30 PM IST – India’s data center industry is entering a period of extraordinary expansion. But behind the growth in capacity, investment and AI infrastructure is another story: the relatively limited representation of women in senior data center leadership. Savills India estimates that India’s operational data center capacity reached approximately 1.8 … Read more

10 Free AI Tools to Try in 2026: Writing, Research, Design, Video and More

10 Free AI Tools to Try in 2026

Artificial intelligence has moved beyond being a niche technology for developers and early adopters. Today, a growing number of free AI tools can help individuals and businesses write content, conduct research, analyse documents, create presentations, design visuals, edit videos and improve everyday workflows. The challenge is no longer finding an AI tool. It is identifying … Read more

Lam Research Plans ₹10,000 Crore Investment in India to Expand Semiconductor Manufacturing and R&D

Lam Reserach

Sep. 16, 2026, Delhi – Lam Research Corporation has announced plans to invest approximately ₹10,000 crore in India to establish its first silicon component manufacturing facility in the country and expand its advanced research and development (R&D) operations. The announcement comes ahead of SEMICON India 2026 and represents a new phase in Lam Research’s long-term … Read more

SEMICON India 2026: PM Modi to Inaugurate Semiconductor Mega Event in New Delhi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate SEMICON India 2026 on September 17, 2026, at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, marking the opening of a three-day global semiconductor and electronics industry gathering focused on building India’s semiconductor ecosystem. The Prime Minister is scheduled to inaugurate the event at around 10 AM and will also address participants from across … Read more

VerifAIX Raises $5 Mn Seed Funding to Scale AI-Native Semiconductor Verification Platform

verifiaix

VerifAIX, an AI-native semiconductor verification company, has raised $5 million in seed funding in a round co-led by Endiya Partners and Bluehill VC. The funding marks the company’s first institutional investment and will support product development, customer deployments and expansion of its engineering teams across the US, India and Israel. The fresh capital comes as … Read more

Hyderabad’s quiet arithmetic: 515 global capability centres, and 50 to 70 more on the way

India GCC

HYDERABAD, September 14: Hyderabad now hosts 515 global capability centres employing more than three lakh people, and expects to add another 50 to 70 within the next twelve months, according to Hyderabad: The Rise of a Global Capability Powerhouse, a joint study released by FICCI and property consultancy Anarock. The figures are current to March … Read more

HCLTech Opens ₹185 Crore Advanced Semiconductor Lab in Bengaluru, Betting on India’s Next Wave of Chip Innovation

HCLtech

BENGALURU, India — September 8, 2026 – HCLTech is stepping deeper into India’s semiconductor ambitions with the launch of a ₹185 crore Advanced Semiconductor Lab in Bengaluru, creating a facility designed to take chip engineering beyond design and into testing, qualification and failure analysis. The new 40,000-square-foot facility, which includes 25,000 square feet of Class … Read more

BFSI Drives India’s GCC Office Leasing in H1 2026, Knight Frank Data Shows

BFSI

New Delhi, India, September 4, 2026 – India’s Global Capability Centre (GCC) ecosystem is undergoing a notable shift, with Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) companies emerging as the largest source of office leasing demand in the first half of 2026, according to data from Knight Frank India. BFSI companies leased approximately 7.32 million sq. … Read more

Tech Mahindra Launches AWS Agentic AI Center of Excellence to Scale Enterprise AI

Tech Mahindra

NEW DELHI, September 3, 2026: Tech Mahindra has announced the launch of its Amazon Web Services (AWS) Agentic Process Transformation (APT) Center of Excellence (CoE), a strategic initiative aimed at helping enterprises move beyond artificial intelligence experimentation and deploy scalable, outcome-driven Agentic AI solutions. The new Center of Excellence brings together Tech Mahindra Business Process … Read more

Quick Heal Technologies Appoints Amit Chaudhary as Vice President – Product Management

Amit Chaudhary

PUNE, September 2, 2026: Quick Heal Technologies Limited has appointed Amit Chaudhary as Vice President – Product Management, strengthening the company’s product leadership as it expands its focus on cybersecurity, data privacy, artificial intelligence and customer-centric innovation. Chaudhary will lead the company’s product function and oversee product vision, strategy and roadmap across Quick Heal’s cybersecurity … Read more

MongoDB Names Richard Scott Head of Asia Pacific and Japan

Richard Scott

SYDNEY, September 2, 2026: MongoDB has appointed Richard Scott as Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ), as the company looks to accelerate regional growth and help enterprises transition artificial intelligence from experimentation to production-scale deployment. Based in Sydney, Scott will lead MongoDB’s regional strategy at a time when businesses across APJ are increasingly … Read more

Sectigo Appoints Ian Hassard as Chief Product Officer

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September 2, 2026: Sectigo has appointed Ian Hassard as Chief Product Officer (CPO), placing him in charge of the company’s global product strategy as organizations face growing challenges around certificate management, digital identities and post-quantum cryptography (PQC) readiness. Hassard will oversee the continued development of Sectigo Certificate Manager (SCM), the company’s flagship Certificate Lifecycle Management … Read more

ProHance Appoints Ankur Agarwal as VP & GM to Lead ProHanceCX Sales Growth

Ankur Agarwal

BENGALURU, September 2, 2026: ProHance has appointed Ankur Agarwal as Vice President & General Manager, ProHanceCX Sales, as the workforce management technology company looks to expand its presence in the global customer experience and workforce management market. Agarwal will lead the growth strategy for ProHanceCX, the company’s dedicated product line focused on workforce management (WFM). … Read more

DXC Technology Appoints Arun Melkote as Global Head of Delivery for CES

Arun-Melkote-2026

BENGALURU, September 2, 2026: DXC Technology has appointed Arun Melkote as Global Head of Delivery for Consulting & Engineering Services (CES), strengthening its leadership team as the company expands its focus on AI-native software engineering, application modernization and global delivery. Melkote will report to Ramnath Venkataraman, President of Consulting & Engineering Services at DXC Technology, … Read more

Deloitte Acquires Wavicle Data Solutions to Accelerate Enterprise AI and Databricks Capabilities

Deloitte

NEW YORK, September 2, 2026 — Deloitte has acquired substantially all of the assets of Wavicle Data Solutions, a data and AI engineering organization known for its Databricks practice, in a move designed to expand Deloitte’s ability to help businesses build the data foundations required for enterprise AI at scale. The acquisition brings Wavicle’s technical … Read more