Tag: Digital Economy
Sarvam AI Startup Programme Fuels Indic AI Builders
Sarvam AI has introduced the Sarvam Startup Programme, providing early-stage companies with up to 12 months of API credits, priority engineering support and production-ready infrastructure to build multilingual AI applications without backend complexities. Founders Vivek Raghavan and Pratyush Kumar positioned the initiative to empower India’s developer ecosystem with high-quality models fluent in 22+ Indian languages and English, enabling full agency in creating voice agents,...
Oracle Layoffs Fund AI Data Centre Push Amid Cash Squeeze
Oracle is planning thousands of job cuts across divisions as it grapples with a cash crunch from aggressive AI data centre buildout to support major clients including a $300 billion OpenAI agreement, xAI and Meta, as Bloomberg News first reported. The reductions, potentially broader than typical rolling cuts, may begin this month and target roles expected to diminish under AI automation, coinciding with an...
Google–Telangana AI Startups Hub to Strengthen Hyderabad’s Innovation Ecosystem
Google and the Government of Telangana have launched the Google for Startups Hub at T‑Hub in Hyderabad, signalling a deepening partnership to develop India’s...
Palo Alto Networks Forecasts Rise of Autonomous AI Agents
As enterprises shift deeper into the AI economy, cybersecurity strategy is undergoing a critical inflection point. Palo Alto Networks’ 2026 Cyber Predictions report highlights that autonomous AI...
Tamil Nadu, ANSR Sign MoU to Boost GCC Expansion
The Government of Tamil Nadu has signed a major Memorandum of Understanding with ANSR to scale Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in the state. The...
Karnataka Unveils ₹967-Crore IT & Space-Tech Policies
The Karnataka cabinet has approved two major policy frameworks — the Information Technology (IT) Policy 2025–2030 and the Space Technology Policy 2025–2030 — backed...
India Tech Startup Funding Falls 23% in 2025
India’s tech startup ecosystem has seen a notable contraction in funding for the first nine months of 2025, dropping 23% year-on-year to $7.7 billion,...
Blackstone Plans $5B Data Centre Expansion in Spain
Blackstone has announced plans to invest an additional €4.3 billion (approximately $5 billion) in its ongoing hyperscale data centre project in Aragon, Spain. This...
AI Boom Sparks Record Data Centre Loans in Asia
Southeast Asia is fast emerging as a global hotspot for data centres, fuelled by surging demand from AI advancements and accelerated by diversification away...
India a Key Player in Global Tech: Nasscom
At Global Confluence 2025, Nasscom President Rajesh Nambiar underscored India's expanding role in the global tech ecosystem, emphasizing its strong talent pool, thriving startup...
India’s Semiconductor Industry to Hit $40B by 2030: IESA
India’s semiconductor industry is poised for significant expansion, with projections estimating a market size of $40 billion by 2030, according to the India Electronics...
