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In his new memoir, "Hyderabad Days," a senior Indian-American executive at Microsoft explores the importance of memory and meaning in leadership, arguing that leadership development begins long before one writes a single line of code.Ravi Vedula, a Corporate Vice President at Microsoft, says...

Washington, March 25 – First Lady Melania Trump launched a new global coalition bringing together 45 countries and major technology companies, calling for a coordinated effort to expand access to education and technology for children worldwide.Speaking at the inaugural “Fostering the Future...

Hyderabad, March 22 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday said global conflicts are impacting the marketing of products from the state, while stressing that the Centre is taking steps to mitigate the fallout.Addressing a session at the Indian School of Business here, he...

New Delhi, March 16 Clean energy company ReNew announced on Monday that it has secured USD 95 million in equity investment from a consortium led by LeapFrog Investments.The company will use the funds to expand its commercial and industrial platform, ReNew said in a statement.ReNew Green...

On March 11, Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and BJP Yuva Morcha president Dheeraj Muniraju urged the Congress-led Karnataka government to establish dedicated data center parks in Bengaluru and its surrounding areas.He cited reports that a Google data center project had moved to Visakhapatnam in...

New Delhi, March 5 Mastek, a provider of digital engineering and cloud transformation solutions, announced on Thursday that its UK-based subsidiary has secured a framework engineering contract worth approximately £85 million (nearly ₹1,038 crore) from the UK Home Office.The contract, awarded...

March 5, New Delhi: U.S. President Donald Trump met with leaders of major technology companies on Wednesday, including Google, Meta, and OpenAI.A White House official stated that Google, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, xAI, OpenAI, and Amazon will sign the pledge. The meeting was scheduled to...

Chennai, March 5 – Tamil Nadu is set to undertake an ambitious scientific effort to precisely map its coastal “blue carbon” ecosystems, including mangroves, seagrass meadows, and tidal marshlands, using drones, Artificial Intelligence, and cloud computing.The initiative aims to generate...

Ahmedabad, February 25 Indian investors will be able to trade in 30 global markets through a global access platform, said Balasubramaniam V, Chief Managing Director and CEO of NSE IX, on Wednesday.The NSE IX (National Stock Exchange International Exchange) global access platform is currently...

Washington, February 25 – US lawmakers debated the rapid spread of artificial intelligence in American classrooms, with teachers embracing time-saving tools but warning of risks to learning, privacy, and academic integrity.At a Congressional hearing titled “Building an AI-Ready America...

New York, February 21 Technology giant Microsoft has appointed Indian-origin Asha Sharma as Executive Vice President and CEO of Microsoft Gaming, adding to the growing list of Indian-descent leaders at the helm of global companies.In a message announcing the appointment, Microsoft Chairman and...

February 21, New Delhi – Microsoft has announced the retirement of long-time Xbox chief, Phil Spencer.Former Instacart COO, Asha Sharma, has assumed the role of CEO of Microsoft Gaming, reporting to CEO Satya Nadella, while Matt Booty has been named Chief Content Officer.Xbox President...

New Delhi, February 21 As many as 86 countries and two international organizations have signed the AI Impact Summit declaration, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday, adding that the US, UK, Canada, China, Denmark, and Germany are among the signatories.The strong global support for...

New Delhi, February 19 Prime Minister Narendra Modi held insightful discussions with global CEOs on scaling up artificial intelligence in a responsible manner and strengthening global collaboration on Thursday.The CEO Roundtable at the India AI Impact Summit brought together various...

New Delhi, February 19 India is one of the largest investment destinations for Microsoft, as the company has announced plans to invest USD 50 billion by the end of this decade to expand artificial intelligence (AI) across the Global South, Microsoft Vice-Chairman and President Brad Smith said on...

New Delhi, February 18 People in India are willing to adopt new technologies, and companies here should focus on making their products easy to use, Zoom's Chief Operating Officer Aparna Bawa said on Wednesday.This will help make AI accessible to more people and reduce the technology gap, she...

New Delhi, February 18 Microsoft said on Wednesday that it is on track to invest USD 50 billion by the end of the decade to expand access to artificial intelligence across the Global South, as it warned that AI adoption in the Global North is roughly twice that of the Global South, and the gap...

New Delhi, February 17 The Adani Group on Tuesday unveiled a $100 billion investment to develop renewable-energy-powered, hyperscale AI-ready data centres by 2035 – one of the world’s largest integrated energy-compute commitments.The initiative is expected to catalyze an additional $150...

New Delhi, February 17 Speculation arose on Tuesday regarding Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates' participation in the world's largest AI summit, following conflicting reports. Government sources initially stated that he would not attend, but a spokesperson for the Gates Foundation quickly...

New Delhi, February 17 Confusion reigned on Tuesday over Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates attending the high-profile AI Impact Summit, with government sources saying he would not attend the meeting while a spokesperson for his foundation contradicted, saying he is.Gates was among the tech...