India’s daily multimodal AI use is set to nearly double by 2030
Ericsson ConsumerLab expects daily use of AI across text, voice, images and video in India to rise from 22 percent today to 43 percent by 2030. The global projection for…
AI will not close India’s cybersecurity skills gap on its own: Fortinet Survey
Cyberattacks are costing Indian enterprises more and taking longer to recover from. Fortinet’s India Cybersecurity Skills Gap survey, which polled 60 IT and security decision-makers in December 2025, links part…
India’s sovereign cloud debate is shifting from location to control
For years, the cloud sovereignty conversation has centred on one question: where is the data stored? A new Deloitte report, “Sovereign cloud for India: Building trusted digital infrastructure for the…
India leads in sovereign procurement intent, but has no plan to back it up
Everpure’s Global Data Sovereignty Report 2026, based on 2,100 enterprise organisations across eight markets, reveals a defining disconnect between strategic priority and operational readiness. “We talk about data sovereignty a…
AI agents touched sensitive data in 87% of firms, while only 19% caught it in real time
Enterprise AI adoption has moved faster than the governance designed to contain it. That much is understood. What Delinea’s 2026 Identity Security Report makes uncomfortably concrete is how wide that…
Microsoft extends voluntary exit buyout to 60,000 employees globally
Microsoft has introduced a sweeping Voluntary Exit Offer (VEO) to approximately 60,000 employees, representing roughly 27% of its 223,000-strong global workforce, as the tech giant recalibrates operations amid massive capital…
Harness acquires Augment Code assets to connect AI coding with software delivery
Harness has acquired select assets from Augment Code to expand automation across the software development life cycle (SDLC). The acquisition includes Cosmos, the Auggie CLI products, the Code Context Engine,…
Airtel Business brings SMS, WhatsApp, RCS and voice under one enterprise messaging platform
Airtel Business has launched Airtel IQ Gateway, a platform aimed at helping enterprises manage customer communications across SMS, WhatsApp, Rich Communication Services (RCS), business voice, and number verification from one…
IBM-Yotta platform brings sovereign control to enterprise agentic AI in India
As Indian enterprises move from AI pilots towards production-scale deployments, the question of where data is stored is increasingly being joined by questions around where AI inference runs, who controls…
CtrlS expands metro optical networks for hyperscaler connectivity
CtrlS Datacenters is working with Ciena to upgrade its metro optical network infrastructure across Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, New Delhi, and Noida. The project covers five metro networks connecting nine data…
What Happens When Security Leads Transformation? NEC Shares Insights
As organizations race to digitize, the convergence of technology leadership and cybersecurity has become more than strategic- it’s essential. In this exclusive conversation with CIO&Leader, Ashish Gupta, CIO and CISO…
Sarvam and Ministry of Defence sign framework for AI projects across the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force
Sarvam has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS), Ministry of Defence, setting up an umbrella framework for AI projects across the Indian Army,…
Cognizant and EBRD Partner to Accelerate Digital Transformation Through AI-Led, Outcome-Driven Services
Cognizant today announced it has been selected by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development as a strategic partner to support its Tech Blueprint, the Bank’s technology transformation programme, which…
SAP Empowers AI Developers to Build What Matters and Turn Intent into Autonomous Execution
SAP SE today announced a series of AI innovations at its annual SAP TechEd conference that expands its portfolio for developers. SAP TechEd in 2026: The Autonomous Enterprise Becomes a…
Cadence Introduces Maestro, a Domain-Specialized AI Model Portfolio to Revolutionize Agentic Chip and System Design
Cadence today announced the Maestro™ AI Model Portfolio, which powers Cadence® AI Super Agents across semiconductor and system design workflows. By integrating these models with reinforcement learning (RL) loops and…
Protectt.ai Strengthens AI Security Portfolio; Makes Majority Stake Investment in AIShield
Protectt.ai Labs Private Limited, an AI-native cybersecurity company, today announced a strategic investment to accelerate the growth of AIShield, an AI security platform incubated within Bosch Global Software Technologies. As…
Cognizant and EBRD Partner to Accelerate Digital Transformation Through AI-Led, Outcome-Driven Services
Cognizant today announced it has been selected by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development as a strategic partner to support its Tech Blueprint, the Bank’s technology transformation programme, which…
Shoonya by Finvasia Appoints Industry Veteran Basant Dhawan as Chief Marketing Officer
Shoonya by Finvasia today announced the appointment of Basant Dhawan as its Chief Marketing Officer. Basant will lead Shoonya’s brand, digital marketing and customer growth as the platform works to…
DPDPA Leadership Conclave holds Chapter 01 at the Bombay Stock Exchange
The DPDPA Forum, an independent Section 8 non-profit concerned with India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, held Chapter 01 of the DPDPA Leadership Conclave at the Bombay Stock Exchange,…
Agentic AI’s hardest part is the last mile, not the demo
SAS’s Jared Peterson says enterprise AI’s real challenge is production: integration, human oversight, quality data and open architecture, with Pune owning core Viya R&D. Two years ago, enterprise AI meant…
From Sports Physics to Smart Irrigation: How a Student Is Taking STEM Beyond the Classroom
Jain initially began working directly with students through More Than Play, tutoring 150 children in science and mathematics. For Aarav A. Jain, STEM education is not simply about learning how…
A Better Model Doesn’t Fix a Broken Operating Model
Enterprises have no shortage of AI pilots; what they lack, argues Niraj Nagrani, Chief Data and AI Officer at Altimetrik, is an operating system to run them on. In this…
Oracle’s AI agents can now execute enterprise work — here’s what CIOs should know
Oracle has launched a builder experience that lets enterprises run AI agent teams directly inside Fusion Cloud Applications, without a separate runtime or external orchestration layer. The company calls the…
COMPUTEX 2026: From Personal Devices to AI Infrastructure
For years, COMPUTEX Taipei was an exhibition where tech enthusiasts came to see flashy gaming rigs, watch overclocking contests, and explore the latest laptops and PC hardware. It was, above…
India’s AI Inflection Point: How National Technology Day 2026 Signals A New Era Of Responsible Innovation
From drug discovery to cybersecurity, India’s technology leaders are charting a path where AI is not just powerful—but purposeful. Every year on May 11, India pauses to mark National Technology…
Ten Years Strong: Vertex Group Appoints Tanya Singh as Global Vice President, Marketing & Communications to Power Its Next Decade
Vertex Group, the Times Square-headquartered multinational tech giant, today announced the appointment of Tanya Singh as Vice President, Marketing & Communications, as it completes 10 years of operations and targets…