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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | A bag of chips full of air

Moneycontrol's Pro Panorama November 20 edition: India's trade ties tilt more to China, position your equity portfolio smartly before the next re-rating, China charts climate course to enhance global clout, and more

YouTube unveils new partnerships, AI tools to help accelerate India's creative economy

India is YouTube's largest market, with over half a billion users. It is also a crucial region for the platform's future growth.

AI-related stocks rally as Nvidia outlook brings relief

The chipmaker at the heart of the AI trade gave a strong revenue forecast, a sign that demand for its products remains healthy

Asia stocks rally hard after Nvidia tops estimates, jobs data in view

CEO Jensen Huang touted blockbuster demand for its AI chips from giant cloud providers and shrugged off concerns about an AI bubble

Deepwatch opens GCC in Bengaluru with 50 employees, plans to hire 100 more

The new GCC will focus on building agentic AI systems, or autonomous AI agents that streamline cybersecurity workflows by automating repetitive tasks such as threat detection, investigation, and response.

Gemini 3 launch gives Google an edge in the fiercely competitive AI race

As Gemini 3 rolls out, Google will look to solidify its AI turnaround and move to the forefront of the fiercely competitive AI race.

Fractal Analytics bets heavily on R&D in AI race ahead of IPO

In 2025, Fractal spent Rs 144 crore ($16.6 million) on R&D, with an average 6% spend on R&D over the past three years

Data centre spending to jump 20.5% in 2026 as India IT spend crosses $176 bn, says Gartner

Data centre systems are expected to outpace all other IT spending categories again in 2026, cementing their central role in India’s AI and cloud growth cycle

The AI circular economy just got an upgrade: Inside the Microsoft, Nvidia, Anthropic deal

The deal expands the AI industry’s increasingly intertwined “circular economy” at a time when investors are questioning whether the sector’s infrastructure binge is running far ahead of monetisation.

Google unveils Gemini 3 as it seeks to pull ahead in the AI race

Google is releasing Gemini 3 Pro in preview, making it available across a suite of its products including the Gemini app and the core search product.

Karnataka to launch deep tech push with Rs 663 crore fund; VCs to bring in Rs 443 crore

The initiative marks the first time the state is partnering directly with private venture capital (VCs) to co-invest in early-stage deep tech and AI startups.

No firm is immune if AI bubble bursts, says Google CEO Sundar Pichai

Alphabet shares have surged about 46% this year, as investors bet on its ability to compete with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI

Microsoft India crosses $3 billion in revenue; profit grows 38% YoY in FY25

These numbers come ahead of Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella’s expected visit to India in December, where he is expected to meet the top government officials.

Infosys launches AI-first model to help enterprises modernise GCCs

The model provides an end-to-end approach covering strategy development, site selection, entity setup, recruitment, and operational launch.

Entry-level tech demand slumps 20-25% as India shifts to diamond-shaped workforce: EY

Industry observers cited in EY’s report say several Indian IT services firms have already consolidated 20-25% of entry-level roles through intelligent automation and AI augmentation.

Doing more with less: AI rewrites the operating model of Indian IT

Strategy has shifted to AI factories, agentic systems, and platform-infused engineering. And executives speak of productivity gains rather than fresher hiring now.

Legal tech startup Nyayanidhi raises $2 million in seed round led by 3one4 Capital

Founded in 2024 by Adithya LHS, Chakshu Masagali, and Pratik Pany, Nyayanidhi is building an AI-driven platform designed to automate drafting, translations and filings for litigation.

Instagram is pushing its Edits app to be a one stop shop for creators amid intensifying rivalry

More than half of the people watching Reels on Instagram each day are seeing content created with the Edits app, said Meta executive Peter Shields.

Spotify rejigs premium plans in India and four other markets, adds new lossless audio tier

Spotify is introducing three new premium plans in India, called Premium Lite, Premium Standard and Premium Platinum, with prices ranging from Rs 139 to Rs 299. The new Premium Platinum tier will offer advanced features aimed at audiophiles.

Govt’s Rs 1 lakh crore RDI scheme to fund quantum, chip and AI innovation

The ANRF-led Rs 1 lakh crore RDI scheme will channel funds into quantum computing, semiconductor fabrication, and AI applications across agriculture, health, and education

Back office renaissance: Genpact, EXL, Firstsource surge as BPMs ride the AI wave, outpacing IT peers

Integrated technology operations, once the stronghold of IT firms, are now being executed meaningfully by companies that began as BPMs or BPOs.

OpenAI fights order to turn over millions of ChatGPT conversations

The artificial intelligence company argued that turning over the logs would disclose confidential user information

IT hiring flat but 17-18% surge recorded for GCCs, says Info Edge

Global Capability Centres (GCCs) and premium tech roles offset muted IT hiring as Info Edge posts steady Q2FY26 earnings.

Are you listening to bots? Survey shows AI music is virtually undetectable

The study found that 73% of respondents supported disclosure when AI-generated tracks are recommended, 45% sought filtering options

CAMS’ AI platform, Lens, to help in compliance automation, more tools for AMCs, DPs, brokerages in the offing

The new suite of tools is expected to significantly enhance CAMS’ scale of operations, compliance automation and efficiency across the mutual fund ecosystem.

AI takes centre stage in entertainment; Indian studios gear up with dedicated divisions

High volumes of content, lesser time taken and lower costs is what is attracting films and series makers to use AI to produce their upcoming titles.

Tech bodies urge MeitY to narrow deepfake curbs, warn of overreach and heavy compliance load

IAMAI, Nasscom, BSA and ITIC have key concerns over MeitY’s draft amendments to the IT Rules on synthetically generated information, cautioning that the proposed deepfake framework could sweep up benign edits, impose impractical compliance requirements, and fragment India’s content regulation regime.

Google expands AI computing capacity in India in partnership with IIT Madras on Indic language benchmarking platform

Indic Arena, run independently by the AI4Bharat research centre at IIT Madras, will allow users to anonymously evaluate and rank AI models based on how they perform across Indian languages and culturally specific tasks.

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Is India an AI hedge trade?

In November 10 edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: RBI opens M&A loan gate are Indian banks ready, extended US shutdown clouds market outlook, government resets its renewable energy plans, equal pay for women’s cricket isn’t charity, and more

OPINION | The rise of Vertical AI

The cloud era was about making human workflows digital. The AI era is about letting machines handle those workflows altogether. The next decade will belong to Vertical AI: specialised applications that marry powerful models with domain-specific data, workflows, and go-to- market expertise

A reality check for India's AI crypto rally

The rapid rise in AI-linked tokens reflects investor enthusiasm for the fusion of artificial intelligence and blockchain, but questions remain about long-term value.

India’s AI governance guidelines favour coordination over control, set agile framework to balance innovation and risk: Nasscom

“The Guidelines’ explicit statement that “a separate AI law is not needed at this stage” is a near-verbatim reflection of our position,” said Nasscom.

India tops Gemini Guided Learning usage; 2 million students have free AI tools: Google's Ben Gomes

Google's goal is not to replace the human elements of learning but to support educators and make learning more effective and engaging, Google’s Chief Technologist for Learning and Sustainability has said

GCCs, ER&D drive hiring with 30-40% salary hikes, says TeamLease even as IT stays flat

Mid-tier IT services and ER&D firms are seeing healthy demand for niche skills such as Python, cloud security, and AI and prompt engineering

Chess sponsorship market is at its peak in India, says former player Prachura

The fact that Google was the title sponsor when Gukesh won the world championship shows that chess has grown so much that the top companies of the world are putting money into it, Prachura said.

Google Maps offers Gemini-powered navigation in India along with proactive safety alerts, local tips

Google has partnered with local government authorities to roll out proactive traffic alerts and accident-prone area alerts. It will also offer Gemini-powered local tips to consumers.

Inside Maya Research: How two 23-year-olds beat Google in speech AI and are building a 10 to 15x larger Indic version by June 2026

The Bengaluru-based startup climbed the global charts by training the English model from scratch and tuning it through relentless listening tests, improving voice quality until it consistently outperformed many in blind evaluations.

AI firm Giga raises $61 million, will scale AI agents for enterprise customer support

The company plans to use the capital to expand its technical team, speed up go-to-market efforts and scale deployments with global customers

JPMorgan CEO sees headcount steady despite AI: ‘Always redeploy’

Jamie Dimon’s remarks affirm his prior guidance that the bank may expand its workforce

OpenAI CFO says bubble-wary market needs more AI ‘exuberance’

OpenAI alone has committed to spending more than $1.4 trillion on AI infrastructure, even though the company remains unprofitable

MeitY unveils AI Governance Guidelines; outlines 'balanced' framework built on existing laws

The guidelines, developed under the Principal Scientific Adviser and MeitY, propose a layered architecture for AI oversight focused on inclusion, transparency, and graded accountability. Officials say India will rely on existing regulations and light-touch governance while creating new institutions such as an AI Safety Institute.

AI could make Musk richer while many lose their jobs

The 'godfather of AI' warns profits will concentrate with billionaires like Musk while automation displaces millions—unless we rewrite the rules to share the gains

Microsoft to offer in-country data processing in India, Japan, Australia, UK by 2025 end

This will be a critical feature as governments globally are seeking sovereign control over business data and AI.

Breathe creators turn to new AI division for next blockbuster and double-digit revenue boost

AI needs to be something that delivers sustainable value and not flashes in the pan, said Vikram Malhotra, Founder & CEO of Abundantia Entertainment, the content company which has produced movies like Jalsa, Baby among others.

OPINION | Ensuring a Level Playing Field: How regulation can prevent AI from stifling competition

A recent study by the competition watchdog shows AI-led market concentration is rising. Expect a regulatory pushback as the still coalescing philosophy is directionally clear: data asymmetry is both a competition and a governance problem

Gartner sees $58-billion market disruption by 2027 as AI agents take on productivity giants

The tech research firm said around 75% of hiring processes are expected to include assessments and certifications for workplace AI proficiency by 2027

NVIDIA, Qualcomm Ventures join India Deep Tech Alliance as coalition secures $850 million in fresh commitments

The industry coalition, IDTA, was launched in September at SEMICON India with $1 billion in initial capital commitments to back early-stage Indian deeptech companies across AI, semiconductors, space, robotics, biotech, energy, and advanced manufacturing.

Nvidia joins India Deep Tech Alliance as group adds new members, $850 million pledge

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