BUSINESS
Davos 2025: US sees India as a trusted partner, says Ashwini Vaishnaw after Trump’s inauguration
Minister for electronics and information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw emphasised that the positive relationship between the India and USA will be a "win-win" situation for the two countries
BUSINESS
Davos 2025: India should replicate IT services success with leadership in AI services, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw revealed plans for an indigenous foundational AI model and emphasied a focus on solutions tailored for enterprises, governments, and individuals.
TECHNOLOGY
Industry sees opportunities for India in US' $500 billion Stargate Project for AI infra
Industry is advising the Indian government to deepen its ties with the US under existing agreements such as ICET and IPEF, to reap benefits of the mammoth $500 billion Stargate Project
BUSINESS
Davos 2025: DPDP rules short-term pain but will bring long-term gains, says WEF cybersecurity chief Akshay Joshi
As India becomes more and more digital, privacy has to be at the core of the country’s transformation, says Joshi
TECHNOLOGY
IndiaAI Mission selects 10 firms to bid for 10,000 GPU mega tender
The bidding for the graphics processing units begins today and results are expected in a week
BUSINESS
Davos 2025: Business-friendly shift could boost AI and innovation, says Andrew Ng on Trump inauguration
In an interview to Moneycontrol, AI pioneer Andrew Ng hopes for continued improvements in how India and the US collaborate
TECHNOLOGY
India targets role in 'China+1' strategy, electronics in talks with Trump administration
"We want to look at ways in which America can help India develop its electronics ecosystem, in the same way Apple helped the mobile ecosystem in India. We can explore if other companies can do it," said a senior government official.
BUSINESS
Davos 2025: Global safety nets not enough for labour disruptions caused by AI, says AI godfather Yoshua Bengio
BUSINESS
Davos 2025: Countries that invest in AI systems will have geopolitical advantage, says AI godfather Yoshua Bengio
Yoshua Bengio also urged governments to incentivise for-profit companies to work on AI safety.
TECHNOLOGY
Davos 2025: Andrew Ng advises Indian professionals to learn coding amid AI revolution
Andrew Ng believes that coding will be useful not just in all white-collar jobs, but also in many blue-collar professions.
BUSINESS
Davos 2025: Andrew Ng urges India to focus on AI applications
In an interview with Moneycontrol at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Ng advocated for a dual approach but pointed out that prioritising applications would yield the greatest economic benefits.
BUSINESS
Davos 2025: US AI export controls could harm both India and US, says Andrew Ng
Ng, who was speaking to Moneycontrol at the World Economic Forum in Davos, emphasised the need for closer collaboration between the two nations, calling them "natural allies".
BUSINESS
Startup founders raise concerns over DPDP rules, govt assures separate consultation
Questions were mainly raised around provisions of data transfer restrictions for significant data fiduciaries, consent manager operations and so on
TECHNOLOGY
US AI export curbs spark concerns in India, experts flag long-term challenges
The US AI Diffusion Policy and Export Controls lays out the framework to govern the export of AI technologies — from chips to artificial intelligence models — to the world. The controls take effect in 120 days
BUSINESS
Bengaluru-based Pixxel and Digantara launch satellites aboard SpaceX's Transporter-12
Aboard the launch vehicle, Pixxel deployed the first three hyperspectral imagery-enabled satellites of its Firefly constellation and Digantara, its Space Camera for Object Tracking (SCOT) mission for space surveillance.
BUSINESS
Budget 2025: Centre may rejig customs duty on some electronics inputs
The government may consider import duty rejigs specifically for components or inputs that have limited potential when it comes to make in India.
TECHNOLOGY
MeitY informs MEA of equipment shipment delays from Chinese ports affecting companies
Apple and Foxconn had previously sought the government's intervention over delays in shipment of equipment from Chinese ports.
TECHNOLOGY
MeitY likely to extend consultation period on DPDP rules, focus groups on the anvil
Minister for electronics and information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the government will have a series of focused consultations with organisational bodies
TECHNOLOGY
DPDP Rules: Global industry calls for more clarity on data transfer restrictions
Big tech names have government to provide clarity and adopt a balanced, principle-based approach in implementing the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules
TECHNOLOGY
IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to meet industry on DPDP Rules on January 14: Sources
This would be the first consultation meeting that the government will hold on the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules since it was released for consultation on January 3
TECHNOLOGY
After government notice, Google blocks access to maps.me in India for wrong depiction of J&K and Ladakh
"It is evident that the subject map in the maps.me app available at Google PlayStore depicts Indian map with erroneous external boundary of India which jeopardises the sovereignty and integrity of India," the government notice read.
TECHNOLOGY
Unexpected, hard to digest: Meta’s shift to community notes leaves Indian fact-checkers in limbo
Meta’s abrupt decision to end its third-party fact-checking programme has left fact-checkers scrambling to assess its impact on their operations and the fight against misinformation.
BUSINESS
Govt panel proposes AI incident database, technical secretariat
A government subcommittee has recommended that India revamp its AI governance framework with an incident database to report issues such as discriminatory outputs and privacy violations
TECHNOLOGY
Apaar, state family IDs may be used to verify guardians for processing children's data under DPDP
The draft DPDP rules mandate verifiable parental consent for processing children's data, allowing verification through government IDs
