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FILE – A sign is displayed on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) Google appointed longtime executive Amin Vahdat as chief technologist for AI infrastructure late last year. The appointment comes as the tech giants pour billions into the computing backbone needed to power artificial intelligence. The move…
Billionaires globally live by the phrase “Water moves. Money must move too. If it just sits… it slowly dies”, highlighting the importance of continuous movement of money to create wealth or economic value. The same holds true for a nation where mobility of man, machine and goods become supremely important to create large scale employment…
The Israeli Defence Forces released a footage showing what it described as an overnight strike targeting headquarters of Hezbollah in Lebanon’s Beirut. In a social media post on X, IDF said that it launched its twenty sixth wave of strikes in Dehiya since the start of its campaign and targeted headquarters and 10 high-rise buildings…
Google, Microsoft, Amazon—a total of seven tech giants have pledged to cover the immense electricity costs of their AI data centers, preventing hikes for American households. This voluntary commitment aims to ease public concerns over rising energy prices linked to data center growth. Companies will fund their own power generation and grid upgrades, ensuring consumers…
Meerut residents, all set for India’s fastest metro? Meerut is preparing to launch a metro network that officials say will set a new benchmark for speed in the country. With a maximum operational speed of 120 kmph, the upcoming Meerut Metro is expected to sharply cut travel time across the city. The corridor will stretch…
US strike ISIS targets in Syria | Screengrab from video shared by US Centcom on January 11 The United States has intensified its military campaign against Islamic State (ISIS) targets in Syria, with US Central Command (Centcom) releasing new footage and operational details from what it described as a sustained counterterrorism effort under Operation Hawkeye…
The Union Cabinet has approved the launch of the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) with a total Central Assistance of Rs 1 lakh crore, aimed at driving market-linked urban infrastructure development and catalysing investments worth around Rs 4 lakh crore over the next five years.The fund marks a shift in urban development model away from grant-based…
Google Chief Technologist for AI Infrastructure recently said that the company’s main advantage in the AI race lies in how it builds and runs technology across the entire stack, from chips to software. Speaking at the Cisco AI Summit in San Francisco, Amin Vahdat said Google’s ability to co-design hardware, models, and infrastructure internally allows…
India’s corporate sector continues to show confidence in the economy even amid global challenges, as reflected in the Pre-Budget Survey 2026-27 released by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).The survey indicates that close to 80 per cent of participants remain positive about the country’s growth outlook, with nearly half projecting economic…
Ahead of the Union Budget, India’s fast-growing private space industry has called on the government to step up public procurement of space products and services and formally recognise space assets as critical infrastructure to unlock financing and accelerate scale-up.Industry leaders said assured government demand, along with easier access to long-term capital, is essential for domestic…
