LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo has unveiled the company’s first bipedal humanoid robot, marking a major step in LG’s push into robotics, artificial intelligence and next-generation mobility. The company plans to officially launch the humanoid robot in the first quarter of 2027. The prototype was showcased during Koo Kwang-mo’s meeting with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang … Read more
In 2020, building a data center cost roughly $7.7 million per megawatt of capacity. By 2026, that global benchmark has climbed to $11.3 million per megawatt — a 47% increase in six years, driven mostly by construction labor, electrical equipment, and land scarcity near power-rich sites. That was already a steep curve. Then artificial intelligence … Read more
In an exclusive conversation, Vijay Morampudi, who leads the Global AI Centre of Excellence within Marsh’s Global Capability Centre (GCC) and drives agentic AI orchestration for the firm’s Risk & Insurance business, on why AI strategy has to start with the business — not the model — and the rollback mechanism every enterprise deploying AI … Read more
New Delhi, India | August 10, 2026: Infosys has entered into a 10-year strategic agreement with Crocs, Inc. to help modernise the global footwear company’s core business and IT systems using AI-first platforms. The long-term collaboration is aimed at simplifying operations, reducing costs and creating a more scalable digital foundation for Crocs as the company … Read more
New Hyderabad cloud region reinforces Microsoft’s long-term India strategy as demand for AI, cloud computing, and digital infrastructure continues to accelerate. Microsoft has expanded its cloud infrastructure in India with the launch of its India South Central Azure cloud region in Hyderabad, taking the company’s total number of cloud regions in the country to four. … Read more
At 23, Jyothis Indirabhai left India for Japan to work as a design consultant for Hitachi. Two decades and several semiconductor companies later, including a nearly ten-year stint at Intel from 2005 to 2014 as a design manager and micro-architect, he made the opposite journey: back to Thiruvananthapuram, the city where he once studied electronics … Read more
BENGALURU, Aug. 7 — Global payments technology company Visa has appointed Adrija Banerjee as Head of AI Practice for North America (Senior Director), strengthening its leadership team as the company accelerates the adoption of artificial intelligence across its payments and financial services business. Banerjee brings more than a decade of experience spanning artificial intelligence, … Read more
NEW YORK and NOIDA, India, Aug 7, 2026— The race to industrialize artificial intelligence across enterprises is entering a new phase, and partnerships are becoming as important as the technology itself. HCLTech has announced that it has achieved OpenAI Advanced Partner status within the OpenAI Partner Network, reinforcing its position as one of the global … Read more
BENGALURU, Aug 6 (ENN) – Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL), India’s largest retailer, said on Wednesday it has acquired Furrl, a Bengaluru-based fashion discovery startup, in an all-cash deal for an undisclosed sum, as it looks to expand its artificial intelligence capabilities in fashion e-commerce. Furrl’s entire team, its proprietary AI styling platform and its … Read more
Padua, Italy: Critical digital infrastructure provider Vertiv has announced new investments at its Tognana campus near Padua, Italy, aimed at expanding manufacturing capacity and advanced testing capabilities for data center cooling systems. The expansion comes as demand for AI-ready infrastructure and high-density computing continues to surge worldwide. Vertiv expects the investment to double its chiller … Read more
New Delhi, India: Yotta Data Services has launched a ₹10,000 Free Credits Program for Shakti Studio, its AI development and inference platform, aimed at helping developers, startups, enterprises, researchers, and Global Capability Centers (GCCs) build and deploy artificial intelligence applications without the upfront cost of GPU infrastructure. The initiative provides complimentary access to serverless GPU … Read more
New Delhi, India: FMCG major Dabur India Limited has announced a multi-year strategic collaboration with Accenture to accelerate enterprise-wide artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, strengthen data-driven decision-making, and build a future-ready digital business. The partnership marks the next phase of Dabur’s digital transformation journey, with a focus on integrating AI across core business functions to improve … Read more
In today’s rapidly evolving digital economy, organizations are under constant pressure to embrace artificial intelligence, automation, cloud computing, and digital transformation. Yet many technology investments fail—not because of the technology itself, but because businesses adopt solutions before understanding the problems they need to solve. For Abhishek Harshay, Principal Consultant & Founder of Nyrmiti, technology has … Read more
Pune, India: Global sportswear giant PUMA Group is strengthening its technology footprint in India with the launch of a new Global Capability Centre (GCC) TechHub in Pune, reinforcing the country’s growing role as a strategic hub for digital engineering, artificial intelligence (AI), and product innovation. The new centre will support PUMA’s global retail and e-commerce … Read more
Mumbai, India: Professional education company Imarticus Learning has acquired Singapore-based BELLS Institute of Higher Learning, strengthening its presence in Southeast Asia and expanding its capabilities in workforce development, artificial intelligence (AI), enterprise learning, and professional education. The acquisition marks a significant step in Imarticus Learning’s international expansion strategy, bringing together two education providers with a … Read more
Bengaluru, India: AI-powered robotics company Agile Robots has acquired a majority stake in Bengaluru-based XNG Automation, strengthening its presence in India’s fast-growing industrial automation market and accelerating the adoption of intelligent manufacturing solutions. The acquisition will enable Agile Robots to combine its advanced robotics and artificial intelligence technologies with XNG Automation’s expertise in factory automation, … Read more
When the Job Ends, Should the Taxman Still Come Knocking? A viral LinkedIn post about layoffs at Visa’s Bengaluru office has reopened a question India has avoided for years: why severance pay — money meant to keep a family afloat — is taxed like a bonus, while laid-off workers get almost nothing in return. The … Read more
Somewhere between a UPI payment cleared in Bengaluru and a chatbot query answered in Mumbai sits a server rack, humming inside a data centre that likely didn’t exist five years ago. Multiply that rack by thousands, spread it across six states, and you have the outline of what Wood Mackenzie now calls one of Asia-Pacific’s … Read more
Bengaluru, India, July 31, 2026: Infosys Chief Executive Officer Salil Parekh will step down on March 31, 2027, ending a nine-year tenure that helped restore stability at India’s second-largest IT services company and positioned it for the next phase of artificial intelligence-driven growth. Parekh will hand over the role to Ashiss Kumar Dash on April … Read more
Singapore/Bengaluru: AI and data company ADA has completed the acquisition of Algonomy, a Bengaluru-headquartered AI retail decisioning platform, in a strategic move aimed at expanding its global footprint and strengthening its enterprise AI capabilities. While the companies did not disclose the financial terms of the transaction, the acquisition significantly enhances ADA’s portfolio by integrating advanced … Read more
