Microsoft announces $3 billion investment in India to strengthen AI and cloud infrastructure
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Microsoft announces $3 billion investment in India to strengthen AI and cloud infrastructure

The Hindu  

Microsoft on Tuesday announced a $3 billion investment in India, marking its largest-ever expansion in the country. The announcement, made by CEO Satya Nadella at Microsoft AI Tour event in Bengaluru, underscores tech giant’s commitment to bolstering India’s AI infrastructure and driving innovation in one of the fastest-growing digital markets in the world. The investment will be focused on building new data centres across India, enhancing Microsoft’s computing capabilities and enabling cutting-edge AI solutions. The company’s recent partnership with local enterprises, like Jio, further highlights the importance of the Indian market in the global race for AI dominance “India’s unique combination of entrepreneurial energy, robust infrastructure, and demographic strength creates an unmatched environment for innovation,” the CEO Satya Nadella said at the event. “India’s talent and potential make it a critical player in the global AI revolution,” Microsoft stated, expressing confidence in the country’s ability to lead the way in innovation and development.

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Microsoft partners with IndiaAI to train 5 lakh people on AI by 2026 | Details
4 hours, 27 minutes ago

Microsoft partners with IndiaAI to train 5 lakh people on AI by 2026 | Details

India TV News  

Microsoft partners with IndiaAI: The government's artificial intelligence programme unit IndiaAI has partnered with technology giant Microsoft to train 5 lakh individuals, including students, educators, developers, government officials, and women entrepreneurs on AI by 2026. Microsoft India and South Asia President, Puneet Chandok told news agency PTI that the USD 3 billion investment announced by the company's Chairman and CEO …

Microsoft inks partnership with IT Ministry for skilling youth, setting up AI CoEs
13 hours, 26 minutes ago

Microsoft inks partnership with IT Ministry for skilling youth, setting up AI CoEs

The Hindu  

Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced a pact with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, on the heels of announcing on Tuesday that the company would invest $3 billion in India in the coming years. Under the agreement with the IT Ministry’s IndiaAI Mission, Microsoft will engage in skilling efforts for 5,00,000 Indian youth. In addition, the firm says it …

Microsoft partners govt to skill 500,000 Indian students and teachers in AI by 2026
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Microsoft partners govt to skill 500,000 Indian students and teachers in AI by 2026

India Today  

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is visiting India. Microsoft held an AI Tour event in New Delhi on Wednesday The collaboration will further focus on creating AI solutions for critical sectors like healthcare, education, accessibility, and agriculture, tailored to India’s unique challenges. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella also announced that the new data centres that open in India will feature waterless cooling …

Microsoft plans to invest $3 billion on AI, cloud infrastructure in India
1 day, 20 hours ago

Microsoft plans to invest $3 billion on AI, cloud infrastructure in India

Live Mint  

Microsoft plans to spend $3 billion over the next two years to expand its cloud and artificial-intelligence infrastructure in India, the latest in a string of investment pledges by U.S. tech giants amid booming AI computing needs. Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella said at an event in Bengaluru, India, on Tuesday that the investment marks the company’s single largest expansion …

Microsoft announces $3 billion investment in India after Satya Nadella’s meet with PM Modi
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1 day, 22 hours ago

Microsoft announces $3 billion investment in India after Satya Nadella’s meet with PM Modi

Live Mint  

American big tech firm Microsoft Corp. will invest $3 billion in India to expand the country's artificial intelligence capacity and its own Azure cloud-computing services business in the nation, reported the news agency Reuters, citing Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella speaking at an event on Tuesday, Janaury 7. “I am really really excited to announce the single largest expansion we …

PM Modi meets Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella; discusses tech, innovation, AI
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PM Modi meets Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella; discusses tech, innovation, AI

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella in the national capital and discussed various aspects of technology, innovation and AI. Excited to build on our commitment to making India AI-first and work together on our continued expansion in the country to ensure every Indian benefits from this AI platform shift," Nadella said in a …

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announces $3 billion investment in India for AI, cloud infrastructure and skilling
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announces $3 billion investment in India for AI, cloud infrastructure and skilling

India Today  

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella announced a $3 billion investment in India over the next two years to bolster the country’s AI and cloud infrastructure and skilling initiatives. “These investments reaffirm our commitment to making India AI-first and ensuring that people and organisations across the country benefit broadly.” Empowering the workforce Under its now AI initiative in India, the …

Microsoft to Spend $80 Billion on AI Data Centers This Year
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Microsoft to Spend $80 Billion on AI Data Centers This Year

Deccan Chronicle  

Microsoft Corp. plans to spend $80 billion this fiscal year building out data centers, underscoring the intense capital requirements of artificial intelligence. Cloud infrastructure providers like Microsoft and Amazon.com Inc. have been racing to expand computing capacity by constructing new data centers. In the previous fiscal year ending in June 2024, Microsoft spent more than $50 billion on capital expenditures, …

Microsoft plans to invest $80 billion on AI-enabled data centers in fiscal 2025
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Microsoft plans to invest $80 billion on AI-enabled data centers in fiscal 2025

CNN  

Reuters — Microsoft is planning to invest about $80 billion in fiscal 2025 on developing data centers to train artificial intelligence models and deploy AI and cloud-based applications, the company said in a blog post on Friday. AI requires enormous computing power, pushing demand for specialized data centers that enable tech companies to link thousands of chips together in clusters. …

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella meets Telangana CM Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella meets Telangana CM Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad

Live Mint  

Telangana's Chief Minister Revanth Reddy welcomed the American Big Tech firm Microsoft's Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella in the Indian tech city Hyderabad, according to a video shared by the news agency ANI on Monday, December 30. Microsoft Chief met CM Reddy on Monday to discuss the development of an ecosystem so that Hyderabad is recognised as a leading city …

Emerging tech skill sets to drive 1 mn jobs by 2030: Quess IT Staffing report
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Emerging tech skill sets to drive 1 mn jobs by 2030: Quess IT Staffing report

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Dec 30 Emerging technologies like quantum computing and Generative AI are expected to create over 1 million jobs by 2030, a report by Quess IT Staffing said underlining just how skills in domains of artificial intelligence and machine learning, cybersecurity, cloud computing, data science, and blockchain are transforming industries. Emerging technologies also are expected to contribute over USD …

Generative AI, data centres to define India’s tech industries in 2025
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Generative AI, data centres to define India’s tech industries in 2025

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India’s technology sector is likely to see generative artificial intelligence and related data applications define client orders, financial growth and technical innovation in 2025. On 19 December, Accenture, the world’s largest technology services outsourcing and consultancy firm and a bellwether for India’s $300-billion IT services sector, disclosed $1.2 billion in net new generative AI deals with businesses worldwide. …

India's data centre capacity to more than double by FY27: Crisil Ratings
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India's data centre capacity to more than double by FY27: Crisil Ratings

Hindustan Times  

Led by increasing digitalisation as organisations increase their investments in cloud storage, India's data centre capacity is set to more than double to 2-2.3 GW by 2026-27, a December 23 report by Crisil Ratings said. The report added that to meet the growing data centre demand, an investment of ₹55,000-65,000 crore is required over the next three fiscals, primarily towards …

India’s data centre capacity to more than double by fiscal 2027: Crisil report
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India’s data centre capacity to more than double by fiscal 2027: Crisil report

Live Mint  

New Delhi, December 23 : The Indian data centre industry's capacity is set to more than double to 2-2.3 GW by fiscal 2027, Crisil Ratings asserted on Monday, attributing to increased digitalisation in the economy. The rapid advancement of GenAI, which requires higher computational power and low latency than traditional cloud computing functions, will also provide a tailwind to the …

Make AI in India, work for India is the vision as India embarks on AI revolution: Jitin Prasada
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Make AI in India, work for India is the vision as India embarks on AI revolution: Jitin Prasada

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Dec 9 Union Minister Jitin Prasada on Monday asserted the vision to develop artificial intelligence in India, for India, and all, and said the country is poised for an AI revolution. Prasada, Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology, in a keynote address at the India Internet Governance Forum 2024, said India is not only the largest …

Forging the future: CP Gurnani, Aditya Ghosh discuss AI's role in empowering India
1 month ago

Forging the future: CP Gurnani, Aditya Ghosh discuss AI's role in empowering India

India Today  

The India Today-Business Today AI Conference 2024, themed “Forging the Future of Innovation,” convened industry leaders and innovators to explore how artificial intelligence is shaping humanity’s future. During a session at the India Today-Business Today AI Conference 2024, CP Gurnani, Co-Founder and Executive Vice Chairman of AIonOS, and Aditya Ghosh, Co-Founder of Akasa Air and Founder of Homage delved into …

RBI to take on Google, Microsoft with its first-ever cloud platform: Report
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RBI to take on Google, Microsoft with its first-ever cloud platform: Report

Live Mint  

The Reserve Bank of India plans to launch an affordable, local cloud data storage pilot programme in 2025, for financial firms, Reuters reported, citing two sources. The RBI's new initiative will use local IT companies and compete with global providers like Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, it added. The second source told the news agency …

India's adoption of AI technologies higher than global average, claims new report
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India's adoption of AI technologies higher than global average, claims new report

Hindustan Times  

A new research by the Boston Consulting Group pegged India's adoption of Artificial Intelligence higher than the global average. “India's swift adoption of AI is redefining its competitive edge globally, with 30 per cent of Indian companies having maximized AI's value potential--surpassing the global average of 26 per cent. With 100 per cent of companies actively experimenting with AI, India …

SAP confident of new job creation by AI
2 months ago

SAP confident of new job creation by AI

Live Mint  

German software-maker SAP SE is confident that artificial intelligence will create new jobs even as the rise of the new technology casts a shadow on jobs done by humans. The SAP board’s buoyant remarks on AI contrast with those of Google-parent Alphabet Inc’s chief executive Sundar Pichai, whose comments in the company’s post-earnings conference call with analysts put alarm bells …

Today’s top tech news: Apple’s labour challenges; Russian trolls target U.S. elections; Microsoft’s AI users in India
2 months ago

Today’s top tech news: Apple’s labour challenges; Russian trolls target U.S. elections; Microsoft’s AI users in India

The Hindu  

Apple’s labour challenges The U.S. National Labor Relations Board has accused Apple of trying to stop employees from discussing their pay, in addition to forcing one employee who was compiling information on these statistics to quit. Russian trolls target U.S. elections U.S. intelligence officials have debunked a video that showed a man claiming to be an immigrant who said that …

Microsoft's AI Momentum in India: A Transformative Opportunity for the Country
2 months ago

Microsoft's AI Momentum in India: A Transformative Opportunity for the Country

The Hindu  

Microsoft India President Puneet Chandok highlights the growing momentum around artificial intelligence (AI) in the country, with a focus on the AI assistant 'Copilot'. He emphasizes Microsoft's commitment to responsible AI development and compliance with regulatory frameworks. Chandok expresses optimism about India's potential as a major AI hub, citing strong demand and supply sides, including a large pool of skilled …

Tech Titans' Tightrope Dance: India's AI Ambitions and Global Tech Giants
2 months, 1 week ago

Tech Titans' Tightrope Dance: India's AI Ambitions and Global Tech Giants

Live Mint  

India's growing prominence on the global tech stage is attracting industry heavyweights, though not without friction. The country's IT sector is globally renowned not just for its scale but also for its deep expertise in computer science. However, India recognizes that achieving self-reliance requires collaboration with global tech giants. The government's push aligns with Modi's vision of Viksit Bharat (Progressive …

India's Developers Dominate GitHub, Contributing 5.2 Billion Projects and Growing as a Global Tech Titan
2 months, 1 week ago

India's Developers Dominate GitHub, Contributing 5.2 Billion Projects and Growing as a Global Tech Titan

Hindustan Times  

GitHub, a platform for developers to create, store, manage, and share their code, has announced the rapid growth of Indian developers. The country is now the fastest-growing developer population on the planet, with 5.2 billion projects and 108 million new repositories created in 2024. India's developers are increasingly using AI to build AI, with the country ranking just below the …

Tech Titans Flock to India: A Strategic Play for the Future of AI
2 months, 1 week ago

Tech Titans Flock to India: A Strategic Play for the Future of AI

Live Mint  

Top tech executives are visiting India to explore opportunities for co-creating intellectual properties in tech, as India is the second-largest developer base in the world after the US. With vast sections of the world’s developer ecosystem either based in India or originating in the region, a concerted effort from the Centre is pushing Indian firms to build foundational technologies. This …

Reliance to Build AI Infrastructure in India, Partnering with NVIDIA
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Reliance to Build AI Infrastructure in India, Partnering with NVIDIA

Firstpost  

Reliance and NVIDIA announce a collaboration to establish a state-of-the-art AI infrastructure in India. The partnership aims to deliver the best technology from the start, with Reliance setting up gigawatt-scale AI data centres powered by green energy in Jamnagar. The collaboration will focus on building a robust digital foundation for AI and innovation in India.

Nvidia and Reliance to Build AI Infrastructure in India, Boosting Local Capabilities and Global Leadership
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Nvidia and Reliance to Build AI Infrastructure in India, Boosting Local Capabilities and Global Leadership

The Hindu  

Nvidia and Reliance Industries announce a major partnership to build an AI computing infrastructure in India. The partnership will include the construction of a new major data center using Nvidia's Blackwell AI chips, as well as the creation of an innovation center in the country. The collaboration aims to enhance local capabilities and position India as a significant player in …

India: A Crucial Hub for AI Innovation
Top News
2 months, 2 weeks ago

India: A Crucial Hub for AI Innovation

Firstpost  

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang highlights India's crucial role in the future of artificial intelligence (AI). The company is forging partnerships with some of the nation's biggest corporate players to build AI infrastructure in India, with a rapidly growing digital economy and burgeoning tech ambitions, India is emerging as a strategic hub for NVIDIA's global AI goals.

Meta's LeCun Seeks to Shape India's AI Future: A Vision for Open-Source Innovation
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Meta's LeCun Seeks to Shape India's AI Future: A Vision for Open-Source Innovation

The Hindu  

Meta's LeCun highlights India's potential in shaping the future of AI. He emphasizes the country's talent pool, vibrant tech ecosystem, and open-source approach as key drivers of AI innovation. Meta's vision for AI focuses on empowering individuals and driving societal transformation through AI. The country's focus on frugal engineering and low-cost development of AI models will promote AI inclusion and …

Lenovo to make AI servers in India; opens R&D facility in Bengaluru
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lenovo to make AI servers in India; opens R&D facility in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

Lenovo announced on Tuesday it will start making AI servers at its plant in South India. The China-based company aims to make 50,000 AI rack servers and 2,400 graphic processing unit servers that are built especially for AI-related tasks that are compute-heavy at its plant in Puducherry. “This development marks a significant step toward achieving both Lenovo’s and the Indian …

Centre convenes roundtable on how to finance AI start-ups
4 months, 1 week ago

Centre convenes roundtable on how to finance AI start-ups

Hindustan Times  

The ministry of electronics and information technology on Tuesday held a roundtable on how to finance AI start-ups under the ‘INDIAai’ mission, during which venture capitalists, angel investors, and AI start-ups told government officials that giving grants alone do not work, and that funds should be given to entities that are actually working in the AI space, three people aware …

AI, AI Captain: India Tops Global Rankings in Skills, GitHub Projects, 40th in Readiness: MoS IT to Parliament
4 months, 4 weeks ago

AI, AI Captain: India Tops Global Rankings in Skills, GitHub Projects, 40th in Readiness: MoS IT to Parliament

News 18  

While India ranks first in Artificial Intelligence Skill Penetration and first in the number of GitHub AI Projects in the Stanford AI Index report 2024, in the Oxford AI Readiness Index, India is ranked 40th, reflecting the country’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its AI infrastructure, Jitin Prasada, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, recently told Parliament. Prasada emphasised …

India's space tech sector grew 235% in 2 Years, secured $126 million in 2023
5 months, 1 week ago

India's space tech sector grew 235% in 2 Years, secured $126 million in 2023

India Today  

India’s space tech sector is set for significant growth, driven by substantial government investment and strategic initiatives. According to Tracxn’s Space Tech Geo Report 2024, India’s growing Space Tech sector witnessed record-breaking funding of $126 million in 2023, a 7% increase from the $118 million raised in 2022 and a 235% increase from $37.6 million in 2021. Despite a global …

Ep7: Is India blazing a trail on green data centres? | The Interface podcast
5 months, 1 week ago

Ep7: Is India blazing a trail on green data centres? | The Interface podcast

The Hindu  

Artificial intelligence has sparked an insatiable appetite for computing power and data storage, driving rapid expansion of data centres - the physical backbone of the digital world. Their massive, scalable data centre infrastructures power cloud services and AI applications that are becoming increasingly integral to business operations and daily life. From the pressing need for sustainable energy solutions to the …

Gautam Adani credits governance as ‘single most important catalyst’ for infrastructure growth post 2014
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Gautam Adani credits governance as ‘single most important catalyst’ for infrastructure growth post 2014

Op India  

Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on 19th June compared the Indian Economy during the term of the Modi government to an aircraft taking off, while saying that the period before that since 1991 was about building foundations and the runway. He said at the event, “almost every foreign visitor that I meet these days talks about the extraordinary infrastructure growth …

India's AI Spending Forecasted to Reach $5.1 Billion by 2027: Intel-IDC Report
7 months, 3 weeks ago

India's AI Spending Forecasted to Reach $5.1 Billion by 2027: Intel-IDC Report

News 18  

Intel and IDC have unveiled a joint report assessing the Artificial Intelligence maturity level across eight markets, including India. The report highlighted that India’s AI spending is forecasted to experience the swiftest expansion among the examined markets, with a projected Compound Annual Growth Rate of 31.5 per cent from 2023, reaching $5.1 billion by 2027. According to the report, India, …

Microsoft will invest $2.2 billion in cloud and AI services in Malaysia
8 months, 1 week ago

Microsoft will invest $2.2 billion in cloud and AI services in Malaysia

Associated Press  

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Microsoft is investing $2.2 billion over the next four years in Malaysia’s new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure as well as partnering with the government to establish a national AI center, its CEO Satya Nadella said Thursday. “Our investments in digital infrastructure and skilling will help Malaysian businesses, communities and developers apply the latest technology to …

Microsoft will invest $2.2 billion in cloud and AI services in Malaysia
8 months, 1 week ago

Microsoft will invest $2.2 billion in cloud and AI services in Malaysia

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Microsoft is investing $2.2 billion …

Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure in Indonesia
8 months, 1 week ago

Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure in Indonesia

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion over the next four years in new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Indonesia — the single largest investment in Microsoft’s 29-year history in the country — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said Tuesday. A study held by Kearney, a global consulting firm, said that AI could contribute nearly $1 trillion to Southeast …

Microsoft to invest USD 1.7 bn in Indonesia for cloud, AI infrastructure
8 months, 1 week ago

Microsoft to invest USD 1.7 bn in Indonesia for cloud, AI infrastructure

India TV News  

Microsoft has announced that it will invest USD 1.7 billion in the next four years in new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Indonesia. Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO, of Microsoft, said, "The investments we are announcing today -- spanning digital infrastructure, skilling, and support for developers – will help Indonesia thrive in this new era.” As per the company, …

Microsoft to invest USD 1.5 billion in UAE-based AI firm: Details
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Microsoft to invest USD 1.5 billion in UAE-based AI firm: Details

India TV News  

Microsoft has announced an investment of around USD 1.5 billion in the UAE-based artificial intelligence technology company, named G42. The investment is said to strengthen the collaboration on bringing the latest Microsoft AI technologies which have been skilling initiatives to the UAE and other countries around the world. Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of G42 said, "This partnership …

Microsoft to Invest $2.9 Billion to Boost AI, Cloud in Japan
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Microsoft to Invest $2.9 Billion to Boost AI, Cloud in Japan

Live Mint  

-- Microsoft Corp. will invest $2.9 billion over the next two years to boost its hyperscale cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Japan, marking its biggest investment in the country. The announcement was made on Tuesday in Washington after Microsoft President Brad Smith met Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is in the US for the first official visit …

Microsoft to invest $2.9 billion to expand AI, cloud infra in Japan
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Microsoft to invest $2.9 billion to expand AI, cloud infra in Japan

Hindustan Times  

Microsoft said on Tuesday it would invest $2.9 billion over two years to expand its cloud and AI infrastructure in Japan, the latest in a series of overseas expansions by large tech firms to support the development of artificial intelligence. Microsoft's Azure, Alphabet-unit Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services are the top three cloud computing companies in the world. Server …

Microsoft and OpenAI are planning to build $100 billion supercomputer to power AI: Where will it be located?
9 months, 1 week ago

Microsoft and OpenAI are planning to build $100 billion supercomputer to power AI: Where will it be located?

Hindustan Times  

Microsoft and OpenAI are reportedly planning a supercomputer which will uses millions of specialized server chips and may cost up to $100 billion, The Information reported. Stargate, could launch as soon as 2028, the outlet reported citing people in the know, who also said that executives at both companies have already drawn up plans for the data center project. A …

Confident India will be the leader in 4th Industrial Revolution, AI to play a massive role: PM Modi to Bill Gates
9 months, 1 week ago

Confident India will be the leader in 4th Industrial Revolution, AI to play a massive role: PM Modi to Bill Gates

Firstpost  

In conversation with PM Modi, Bill Gates remarked how Digital Public Infrastructure in India keeps on improving and keeps getting richer. PM Modi, explains how AI has great potential in India, and how technology as a whole has contributed to ease of living for Indian citizens In a conversation with Bill Gates over India’s tech-led revolution, PM Modi told Bill …

95% CIOs deem AI critical for business in 2024: IDC Report
9 months, 3 weeks ago

95% CIOs deem AI critical for business in 2024: IDC Report

The Hindu  

95% of Chief Information Officers deem AI critical for business in 2024, while 45% in India admit to recruitment challenges for AI-related positions. 69% of CIOs across Asia Pacific further prefer AI work loads in non-public cloud environments as a shift is noticed in CIO priorities from last year with AI topping the list, a study commissioned by Lenovo and …

We will have AI models designed and built in India: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
9 months, 4 weeks ago

We will have AI models designed and built in India: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Hindustan Times  

The recently announced IndiaAI Mission will help create artificial intelligence models that are wholly designed and built in the country, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar asserted on Monday. “They have access to this kind of infrastructure, and as part of building digital infrastructure, IndiaAI will build this AI Compute infrastructure,” Chandrasekhar, who was speaking in Kerala's Thiruvananathapuram, explained. These are IndiaAI …

India’s AI leap: bridging the gap
9 months, 4 weeks ago

India’s AI leap: bridging the gap

Live Mint  

Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union government have been talking about ‘Making AI in India’ and ‘Making AI Work for India’ for some time now, there was a worry that the lack of powerful AI compute infrastructure could hold India’s AI ambitions back. The money allocated to help build the all-critical GPU infrastructure through a public-private partnership model …

India to invest $1.2 billion in AI infrastructure, startups; Ambani's Reliance to lead the race
10 months ago

India to invest $1.2 billion in AI infrastructure, startups; Ambani's Reliance to lead the race

Hindustan Times  

India will invest $1.2 billion in a wide range of artificial intelligence projects as the world's most populous country stakes a claim to the burgeoning sector. Junior minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the investment "will catalyze India's AI ecosystem and position it as a force shaping the future of AI for India and for the world". OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman …

What is IndiaAI Mission, announced by govt to ‘bolster’ country's AI ecosystem?
10 months ago

What is IndiaAI Mission, announced by govt to ‘bolster’ country's AI ecosystem?

Hindustan Times  

The government on Thursday announced the national-level IndiaAI Mission with a budget outlay of ₹10,371.92 crore. Here is all you need to know about IndiaAI Mission: The IndiaAI Mission has various components, namely IndiaAI Compute Capacity, IndiaAI Innovation Centre, IndiaAI Datasets Platform, IndiaAI Application Development Initiative, IndiaAI FutureSkills, IndiaAI Startup Financing, and Safe & Trusted AI. Under IndiaAI Compute Capacity, …

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