HCLTech has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud and ServiceNow to help enterprises deploy and scale AI agents using the Gemini Enterprise platform. The move builds on HCLTech’s recently launched Gemini Enterprise business unit and is aimed at helping companies move from AI pilots to broader production use.
Partnership Scope
The collaboration combines Google Cloud’s Gemini AI capabilities, ServiceNow’s workflow platform and HCLTech’s implementation expertise to...
OpenAI and Broadcom have introduced Jalapeño, a custom AI accelerator built specifically for large language model inference. It is OpenAI’s first in-house Intelligence Processor and marks a notable step in the company’s effort to control more of the infrastructure behind its AI products.
What Jalapeño Does
The chip was designed from the ground up for inference, rather than being adapted from an existing accelerator. OpenAI says...
Qualcomm is making a more aggressive move into the AI infrastructure race with its planned acquisition of Modular Inc. for about $3.9 billion in stock. The deal adds AI software capabilities to Qualcomm’s portfolio and gives the chipmaker a stronger foothold in the fast-growing market for AI workloads across data centres, cloud environments and edge devices.
The acquisition is also a signal of how chipmakers...
Rashi Peripherals is moving into a new phase of growth with its planned acquisition of a controlling stake in VDA Infosolutions, a deal that signals a clear shift from distribution-led business to services-led enterprise technology. The transaction gives RP Tech a stronger foothold in cloud, cybersecurity, digital infrastructure and managed services, areas that are becoming increasingly central to enterprise IT spending in India.
The company...
Quantum computing may be generating significant attention, but AMD’s latest messaging makes one thing clear: the future will not be quantum-only. Instead, the company sees the next era of computing as a hybrid model where quantum processors work alongside classical systems to handle the control, orchestration, simulation and error correction that quantum workloads still require.
That position reflects a broader shift in the market. Governments...
Artificial intelligence is now performing 37 per cent of entry-level tasks across Indian organisations, surpassing the global average of 33 per cent and marking a faster AI-led transformation of workplace roles than many international markets. The finding comes from a joint study by Cognizant and Pearson released on June 18, 2026, titled The AI Workforce Pulse: The Adaptability Imperative, which surveyed 750 HR leaders across...
Hyderabad-based CtrlS Datacenters has secured a landmark ₹7,000 crore investment from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) to accelerate development of next-generation hyperscale datacentre campuses across India. The strategic partnership, announced on June 17, 2026, marks CtrlS’s first institutional fundraise and validates India’s emergence as a critical node in the global AI infrastructure buildout.
CPP Investments will deploy ₹4,000 crore (C$588 million) to acquire...
Meta Platforms has intensified its pursuit of artificial intelligence infrastructure by finalising new agreements with data centre developer Crusoe to secure approximately 1.6 gigawatts of computing capacity across two facilities in the United States. The move, confirmed through a Bloomberg report citing individuals familiar with the matter, positions the social media giant to expand the computational resources essential for training and deploying next-generation AI...
Adani Group and Jabil have announced plans to build a vertically integrated AI and data centre infrastructure manufacturing platform in India, targeting demand from hyperscalers, co-location operators, and enterprise customers. The proposed alliance would focus on producing high-density AI racks, servers, storage systems, networking gear, and supporting power and cooling components at scale.
The companies say the platform is intended to create an end-to-end hardware...
Salesforce has agreed to acquire Fin, the customer service AI platform formerly known as Intercom, for about $3.6 billion as it deepens its push into agentic AI. The deal is set to strengthen Salesforce’s Agentforce offering by adding Fin’s customer support software, proprietary Apex model, and AI team to its ecosystem.
Fin is known for handling customer support across channels such as chat, email, WhatsApp,...
In this conversation with CXO XPERTS, explains why the firm is now pushing into the mid-market — and why AI, more than pricing, is the real unlock. He discusses outcome-based pricing that removes upfront cost, how contract and invoice data can self-fund an enterprise AI budget, why overcoming organizational resistance comes down to speed of first results, and what a realistic AI adoption roadmap...
