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Karnataka to Launch India’s First Government-Led AI University and AI Hub

Karnataka

Bengaluru: Karnataka has announced plans to establish India’s first government-led Artificial Intelligence (AI) University along with a dedicated AI Hub, reinforcing the state’s ambition to become a global centre for artificial intelligence, innovation, and advanced technology. The announcement was made by Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar while inaugurating Google I/O Connect India 2026 at the Bangalore … Read more

HCLTech Enters Full-Stack AI Market with ₹3,500 Crore Investment in AI Data Centres

HCL Tech

Noida: HCLTech has announced its entry into the rapidly growing full-stack artificial intelligence (AI) market, backed by a planned investment of up to ₹3,500 crore to establish AI data centres in India. The company said the strategic investment will enable it to deliver end-to-end AI infrastructure, cloud, software, and managed services to enterprises and government … Read more

TCS Expands 20-Year Partnership with ABB to Deliver AI-Powered Global Network Operations

TCS

Mumbai/Zurich: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a global IT services, consulting, and business solutions company, has announced an expanded strategic partnership with global electrification and automation leader ABB to modernize the company’s worldwide network operations. The multi-million, multi-year engagement marks the next phase of a collaboration spanning more than two decades. Under the new agreement, TCS … Read more

LTM Partners with Anthropic to Accelerate Claude Adoption and Expand Enterprise Delivery

LTM

Mumbai: AI-centric technology services company LTM, part of the Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Group, has announced a strategic partnership with Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude family of AI models. The collaboration aims to help enterprises accelerate the adoption of Claude, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork across software engineering, application modernization, and business … Read more

Meta to Build $9 Billion AI Data Centre in Canada, Strengthening Global Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure

A rendering of Meta’s new 1GW, AI-optimized data center in Alberta, Canada.

Alberta, Canada: Meta has announced plans to invest approximately $9 billion in its first-ever data centre in Canada, marking a significant milestone in the company’s global artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure expansion strategy. The new 1-gigawatt (GW) facility will be located in Sturgeon County, Alberta, and is expected to take two to three years to complete. … Read more

Accenture Wins €200 Million NATO Contract to Build Secure Cloud Infrastructure with Leonardo

NATO Announces Major Contract with Accenture

Ankara, Turkey: Global consulting and technology services leader Accenture has secured a multi-million euro contract worth approximately €200 million from the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) to modernize the alliance’s digital infrastructure. The project, to be delivered in collaboration with Leonardo, will span the next seven years and support NATO’s transition to a secure, … Read more

78% of Singapore IT Leaders Say Weak Data Infrastructure Is Slowing AI Adoption, Confluent Report Finds

78% of Singapore IT Leaders Say Weak Data Infrastructure

A new global survey is putting numbers to a problem many enterprise IT teams have felt for a while: companies are racing to deploy AI faster than their data infrastructure can actually support it. According to Confluent’s 2026 Data Streaming Report, which surveyed 4,625 IT leaders across 14 countries including India and Singapore, 78% of … Read more

DXC Technology Opens AI-First Customer Experience Center in Bengaluru to Drive Enterprise AI Innovation

DXC Technology

Bengaluru: Global technology services leader DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) has inaugurated a new AI-first Customer Experience Center in Bengaluru, strengthening its commitment to helping enterprises accelerate AI adoption and digital transformation. The facility, one of DXC’s largest global delivery hubs, is designed to enable organizations to move from AI experimentation to large-scale deployment while expanding … Read more

Fortinet Appoints Luca Simonelli as Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific to Drive Regional Growth

Luca Simonelli

Singapore: Global cybersecurity company Fortinet has appointed Luca Simonelli as its new Senior Vice President (SVP) for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, strengthening its leadership team as demand for cybersecurity solutions continues to rise across the region. Based in Singapore, Simonelli will lead Fortinet’s sales organization across Asia Pacific and oversee operations in Japan, North … Read more

2 Gigawatts, $80 Billion in Leases: Inside SpaceX’s Quiet Takeover of AI Data Center Infrastructure

Elon Musk

Elon Musk built Colossus to train Grok. Instead, it may end up making SpaceX more money than Starlink — by renting out GPUs to the very companies xAI was supposed to be competing with. The Number That Started It All: $150 Million a Month Open-source AI startup Reflection AI has agreed to pay SpaceX $150 … Read more

Qualcomm Unveils AI Data Center Strategy with Meta, Microsoft Partnerships and Modular Acquisition

Qualcomm

New Delhi: Qualcomm Technologies has announced a major expansion into the artificial intelligence (AI) data center market, unveiling new hardware platforms, strategic partnerships with Meta and Microsoft, and the acquisition of AI software company Modular as it looks to strengthen its position in the rapidly growing AI infrastructure industry. The announcement marks one of Qualcomm’s … Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Schneider Electric and Foxconn partner for AI data centres

Schneider Electric and Foxconn partner

Global energy technology leader Schneider Electric has announced a strategic partnership with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) to develop and scale the next generation of AI data centers, addressing the rapidly growing infrastructure demands driven by artificial intelligence adoption worldwide. The collaboration brings together Foxconn’s expertise in advanced computing platforms, AI server integration, and global … Read more

PointFive Raises $60 Million Series B to Help Enterprises Control Rising AI and Cloud Costs

PointFive founders

PointFive, a fast-growing technology startup focused on AI and cloud cost management, has secured US$60 million in Series B funding in a round led by Accel. The investment comes as enterprises worldwide face rapidly increasing costs associated with artificial intelligence infrastructure, cloud computing, and large-scale digital operations. The funding round also attracted participation from Salesforce … Read more

NTT DATA and Google Cloud Expand AI Partnership to Accelerate Enterprise Adoption of Agentic AI

NTT Data

Global technology services leader NTT DATA has expanded its strategic partnership with Google Cloud to help enterprises move beyond AI experimentation and deploy advanced artificial intelligence solutions at scale. The enhanced collaboration will focus on delivering agentic AI solutions powered by Google Gemini Enterprise, enabling organizations to transform business operations, improve productivity, and accelerate digital … Read more

Google and Telstra Partner to Strengthen Australia’s Digital Infrastructure and AI Connectivity

Google

Google and Telstra have announced a major strategic partnership to expand and strengthen digital infrastructure across Australia and the broader Asia-Pacific region, supporting the growing demand for cloud services, artificial intelligence (AI), and high-capacity internet connectivity. The collaboration brings together Google’s global network infrastructure capabilities and Telstra’s extensive telecommunications expertise to deliver faster, more secure, … Read more