TECHNOLOGY
Google puts India on its AI map
Google is investing $15 billion over five years to establish India's first major AI hub in Visakhapatnam, featuring a gigawatt-scale data centre, new subsea cables, and expanded fibre optic networks in what marks the tech giant's largest investment in the country
BUSINESS
The muddled quest for Digital Swaraj
India's sporadic attempts at achieving Digital Swaraj through homegrown tech alternatives repeatedly fail due to lack of long-term strategy and commitment to world-class quality
BUSINESS
The $100,000 H1B visa fee impact – Lose, Lose in the short run
Trump's dramatic $100,000 H-1B visa fee represents a calculated policy shift that will fundamentally restructure US-India tech partnerships and accelerate corporate adaptation strategies
BUSINESS
The real challenges in India’s AI infrastructure race
BUSINESS
The real reason AI giants are targeting Indian students with free subscriptions
OpenAI, Google, and Perplexity are giving away premium AI tools to Indian students — but the real prize may be their data
BUSINESS
AI Psychosis: Why your GenAI Chatbot is not your friend, philosopher and guide
The problems crop up, says an article in Psychology Today, because Chatbots tend to reinforce and amplify delusions
BUSINESS
Why Perplexity wants Chrome so desperately
AI search engine Perplexity made waves with a bold $34.5 billion unsolicited bid for Google Chrome, despite having only an $18 billion valuation itself
TECHNOLOGY
The AI driven nuclear energy race is hotting up
Generative AI Models’ insatiable appetite for energy is fuelling the race for nuclear energy reactors
BUSINESS
The race for AI browser supremacy
A new wave of AI-powered browsers is emerging, potentially sparking the third major browser war as companies race to integrate agentic AI capabilities that could challenge Google Chrome's dominance
BUSINESS
New deepfake laws are unlikely to stop the menace
As deepfakes grow more convincing and accessible, new laws may offer symbolic resistance—but enforcement remains a step behind the tech that’s already rewriting reality
BUSINESS
Can the world break free from China’s rare earth dominance?
China’s chokehold on rare earth supplies has triggered global alarm, forcing nations like India to rethink their strategies for resource independence
BUSINESS
The SEO is dead, long live the SEO
As Generative AI transforms how we search and consume information, the traditional search engine isn’t dying — It’s evolving. But in this shift, the SEO industry must rewrite its own rulebook or risk becoming obsolete
TECHNOLOGY
How to prepare for the future of warfare with unmanned vehicles
While flashy jets and tanks hog the limelight, recent conflicts have revealed the real game-changers in modern warfare: unmanned vehicles. From stealthy drones to robotic ground and underwater systems, the battlefield is evolving fast
BUSINESS
Trump’s tariff threat to Apple’s India operations is a challenge, but not a crisis
BUSINESS
Criminal Chips? Trump escalates US-China tech war with global warning on Huawei AI
The fragile truce between the US and China after the Geneva trade talks is already under pressure, with President Trump’s administration targeting Huawei’s AI chip ecosystem. The move marks a renewed escalation in the ongoing tech war between the two global powers
BUSINESS
Beyond the Trade War: How China wants to usher in a new global world order
US-China negotiations in Geneva end on hopes of a breakthrough. But the real story goes beyond tariffs — it’s about China’s grand ambition to lead the next global order
TECHNOLOGY
How India should navigate the US-China technology war for supremacy
Indian policymakers and some entrepreneurs have voiced ambitions to build homegrown Generative AIs and LLMs from ground up
BUSINESS
The $50 billion market India is finally targeting
TECHNOLOGY
Open Source in Tech: What India can learn from China
India and China have embraced open source software for different reasons and with contrasting outcomes. While India focuses on digital public goods like Aadhaar and UPI, China is leveraging open source to build cutting-edge products like the DeepSeek AI model and the C930 chip
BUSINESS
Techno Colonialism: Can India break free from its technology dependence?
China’s rapid strides in chips, AI, and quantum computing are closing the tech gap with the US, while India risks falling further behind due to limited investment in cutting-edge research and development. Without urgent reforms, India’s reliance on imported technology may deepen, leaving it a 'techno colony' instead of a global innovator
BUSINESS
President Trump and the unhappiness of the supply chain strategist
Supply chain managers worldwide have faced multiple disruptions in the past decade, from the COVID-19 pandemic to geopolitical conflicts. However, the unpredictability brought by Donald Trump’s second term, with rapid tariff threats and trade wars, has created unprecedented challenges
BUSINESS
Breaking the Qubit Barrier: The global push for practical quantum computing
Microsoft and Peking University announced Quantum Computing breakthroughs last week. But there is too little information available to say confidently how close we are to the goal of a general purpose quantum computer
BUSINESS
India is late to the LLM party, but can it still make a splash?
What is needed is a clear headed approach to AI research and innovation. Resources are definitely needed, but it may be possible to be competitive with millions, rather than requiring billions
BUSINESS
Why India cannot create a DeepSeek
Successive governments in India have lacked the vision and ambition to be a world leader in science and technology
