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Google CEO Sundar Pichai has officially welcomed Karthik Narain, a former Global CTO of Accenture, to Google Cloud as its new chief product and business officer. Pichai took to professional networking platform LinkedIn to welcome and congratulate Narain. In a post shared Pichai praised Narain’s deep expertise in enterprise technology and his ability to drive…
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian has pushed back against widespread fears that artificial intelligence will eliminate tech jobs, arguing instead that AI will help workers accomplish what they couldn’t before. In an interview with tech newsletter Big Technology, Kurian emphasized that AI’s primary role is to enhance human capabilities rather than replace them entirely.“I think…
Ishaan Khatter was “on cloud nine” upon learning his film Homebound was India’s official Oscar entry. He received the surprising news on a flight from New York, with his phone “blowing up” and director Neeraj Ghaywan excitedly informing him. Khatter hadn’t anticipated the announcement, as his focus was on the film’s theatrical release. Ishaan Khatter…
Google has laid off more than 100 employees in its Cloud division this week, primarily affecting workers in design and user experience research roles, according to reports from CNBC and Business Insider. Affected employees received emails on Monday informing them their positions were being eliminated, according to internal documents viewed by CNBC and several LinkedIn…
Microsoft has cut off cloud computing and AI services to an Israeli military intelligence unit after an investigation revealed the technology was being used for mass surveillance of Palestinian civilians. The tech giant made the decision following a Guardian investigation that exposed how Israel’s Unit 8200 stored millions of intercepted Palestinian phone calls on Microsoft’s…
India’s pharmaceutical sector is projected to post healthy revenue growth of 7-9 per cent in FY26, aided by robust demand in the domestic and European markets, even as momentum in the United States is expected to cool, according to rating agency ICRA.The domestic market is expected to expand by 8-10 per cent and Europe by…
Google parent company Alphabet’s market value crossed $3 trillion for the first time on Monday as strong gains in its shares reflected renewed optimism over artificial intelligence and a favourable antitrust ruling, Reuters reported.Class A shares surged 4.6% to $251.88 while Class C climbed 4.5% to $252.30, both scaling record highs. Alphabet now joins Apple…
India must urgently develop its own sovereign cloud technology, homegrown operating systems (OS), cybersecurity, and AI capabilities to reduce its over-reliance on US systems, the India-based Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) has argued, warning that current dependence poses major economic and security risks.In a report, GTRI highlighted that Indian phones, computers, defence, and government applications…
