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Uber India President Prabhjeet Singh Steps Down After Nearly 11 Years; Reportedly Set to Join OpenAI India

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Prabhjeet Singh

Uber India and South Asia President Prabhjeet Singh has stepped down after nearly 11 years with the global ride-hailing company, marking the end of a leadership tenure that oversaw the company’s expansion across mobility, multimodal transportation, and digital public infrastructure initiatives in the region. The development was confirmed by an Uber spokesperson, who acknowledged Singh’s … Read more

Who is Shankh Mitra? Indian-origin CEO becomes the World’s Second-Highest-Paid CEO

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Shankh Mitra

Two engineering graduates from Indian universities now sit inside the world’s most exclusive — and most scrutinised — pay bracket. When the Wall Street Journal published its closely watched annual ranking of the highest-paid chief executives at S&P 500 companies, an Indian-origin name landed in second place globally, trailing only Tesla’s Elon Musk. The executive … Read more

MyRepublic and TP-Link Expand Strategic Partnership to Deliver Advanced Connectivity Solutions for Singapore SMEs

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MyRepublic

MyRepublic Broadband Pte Ltd and TP-Link Corporation Pte Ltd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand their strategic partnership, strengthening their commitment to providing advanced internet connectivity and enterprise networking solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore. The agreement will enable both companies to collaborate on delivering next-generation networking infrastructure, helping … Read more

AI Coding Costs Could Overtake Developer Salaries by 2028—Here’s Why It Matters

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AI Coding Cost

There’s an uncomfortable conversation happening in the war rooms of enterprise IT right now, and it goes something like this: we invested in AI to reduce costs, so why is the invoice getting larger? A new Gartner prediction, published June 2026, puts a hard date on what many engineering leaders already quietly suspect. By 2028, … Read more

India’s Data Centre Ambitions: What the Numbers Reveal About What the Country Still Needs

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India Data Center

India wants to be a global data centre superpower, and on paper, the numbers back that ambition. The country’s installed data centre capacity crossed roughly 1,700 MW by the end of 2025, up from just 950 MW in 2024, and cumulative investment commitments in the sector hit $126 billion by the close of the same … Read more

Zave Raises ₹4.7 Crore to Scale AI Shopping Assistant, Strengthen Product and Platform Capabilities

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Zave

Bengaluru: AI-powered shopping assistant startup Zave has secured ₹4.7 crore in a bridge funding round led by Inflection Point Ventures (IPV), with participation from Mucker Capital. The fresh capital will help the startup enhance its artificial intelligence capabilities, strengthen platform infrastructure, and accelerate product development as it prepares for its next phase of growth. The … Read more

Amazon to Invest $48 Billion in India by 2030, Expands AI Infrastructure and Quick Commerce Ambitions

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AMAZON with PM Modi

New Delhi: Amazon has announced plans to invest $48 billion in India between 2026 and 2030, reinforcing its long-term commitment to one of the world’s fastest-growing digital economies. The investment follows a meeting between Amazon President and CEO Andy Jassy and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting the company’s expanding focus on artificial intelligence (AI), cloud … Read more

NTT DATA Partners with Cursor to Accelerate Enterprise AI Modernization and Strengthen AI Governance

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NTT Data

As enterprises accelerate investments in artificial intelligence, organizations are increasingly looking for ways to modernize legacy applications while maintaining security, governance, and operational control. In a significant move aimed at transforming enterprise software engineering, NTT DATA has announced a strategic partnership with Cursor, one of the world’s leading multi-model AI coding platforms. Under the partnership, … Read more

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis Meets Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Invites Fresh Investment in Data Centres and Healthcare

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Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met Amazon CEO Andy Jassy in Mumbai on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in a high-profile meeting that underscored the state’s ambition to remain India’s leading destination for technology and cloud infrastructure investment. The meeting, held during Jassy’s first visit to India since taking over as Amazon’s chief executive from founder … Read more

EXL to Acquire iMerit in $310 Million Deal

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EXL to acquire iMerit Technology

Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving from experimentation to enterprise-wide deployment, and organizations are increasingly seeking partners capable of building trustworthy, domain-specific AI solutions. In one of the biggest AI-focused acquisitions of the year, EXL (NASDAQ: EXLS) has announced a definitive agreement to acquire AI model training and reinforcement learning specialist iMerit in a transaction valued … Read more

UK Startup is Making Electricity From Bacteria in the Soil

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Courtesy of Bactery

A University of Bath spinout says ordinary dirt — and the trillions of bacteria living in it — could become a quiet, round-the-clock power source for homes and farms alike. There is a strange kind of alchemy happening under a patch of grass in Somerset. No sunlight, no wind, no moving parts — just soil, … Read more

AI Moves From Pilot Projects to Factory Floors as 68% of Manufacturers Plan Large-Scale Deployment Within a Year: KPMG Report

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KPMG Report

Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving from experimentation to enterprise-wide deployment across the global manufacturing sector. According to KPMG’s Global Tech Report 2026: Industrial Manufacturing, nearly 68% of industrial manufacturing leaders expect to deploy AI at scale within the next 12 months, highlighting a major shift in how manufacturers are approaching digital transformation. The report, based … Read more

SaffronStays Raises $3.5 Million to Expand Premium Holiday Home Network Across India

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SaffronStays

s. The funding round included fresh primary capital along with a partial secondary sale by existing investor Sixth Sense Ventures. The latest investment will support the company’s expansion plans as it strengthens its presence in India’s growing premium vacation rental and experiential hospitality market. Funding to Accelerate Expansion and Technology Investments SaffronStays plans to utilize … Read more

SPHERE AX and Blaize Holdings Partner to Advance Physical AI and Edge AI Solutions Globally

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SPHERE AX and Blaize Partner

SPHERE AX, a specialist in Vision AI and Edge AI Computing, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with California-based AI semiconductor company Blaize Holdings to jointly develop and commercialize next-generation AI-powered solutions. The partnership is designed to strengthen both companies’ positions in the rapidly growing Physical AI market, which focuses on embedding artificial … Read more

Google Cloud Appoints New Leaders for Thailand and Indonesia to Accelerate AI and Cloud Growth in Southeast Asia

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Google Cloud Appoints

Google Cloud has strengthened its leadership team in Southeast Asia with the appointment of Saruj Thipsena as Country Manager for Thailand and Karim Siregar as Country Director for Indonesia. The leadership changes come as demand for cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital transformation solutions continues to accelerate across the region. The appointments reflect Google … Read more

Ikin Global Raises $2 Million Pre-Series A2 Funding to Expand IoT Smart Lock Business Across Global Markets

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Ikin Global Founder

Mumbai, India: IoT-enabled smart lock startup Ikin Global has secured $2 million in a Pre-Series A2 funding round, strengthening its plans to expand internationally and accelerate innovation in logistics security technology. The funding round was led by Unicorn India Ventures, with participation from Callapina Capital and AWE Funds. The fresh capital will support the company’s … Read more

BharatTender Raises ₹1.25 Crore Pre-Seed Funding to Build AI-Powered B2B Procurement Platform

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BharatTender

B2B procurement technology startup BharatTender has secured ₹1.25 crore in a pre-seed funding round from an angel investor, providing fresh capital to accelerate product innovation, customer acquisition, and the development of AI-powered procurement solutions. The funding marks an important milestone for the young startup as it seeks to modernise and digitise procurement processes for businesses … Read more

LiLLBUD Raises ₹6 Crore Seed Funding to Expand Early Learning Products for Children Aged 0–3 Years

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LiLLBUD

Early childhood learning startup LiLLBUD has secured ₹6 crore in a seed funding round led by Zeropearl VC, marking an important milestone in its mission to build a trusted child development platform for young children and parents across India. The funding round also attracted participation from prominent startup ecosystem leaders, including Abhishek Bansal, Founder and … Read more

Square Yards Becomes India’s Newest Unicorn After Raising ₹900 Crore, Strengthens IPO Ambitions

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Square Yards

Real estate and mortgage technology platform Square Yards has officially entered India’s unicorn club after raising ₹900 crore (approximately $95 million) in a fresh funding round, pushing its valuation beyond the $1 billion mark. The funding round was anchored by EAAA Alternatives and also saw participation from global corporate credit investment manager Muzinich & Co. … Read more

NVIDIA’s 45°C Liquid-Cooled AI Servers Could Cut Data Center Cooling Costs by Millions and Eliminate Nearly 100% of Water Use

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NVIDIA

As artificial intelligence workloads continue to drive unprecedented demand for data center capacity, NVIDIA has unveiled a breakthrough cooling architecture that could dramatically reduce energy consumption, lower operating costs, and nearly eliminate water usage in hyperscale facilities. The company’s next-generation Rubin AI platform is the world’s first AI infrastructure designed with 100% liquid cooling, where … Read more