Tech trends: What to expect in 2025
1 week, 5 days ago

Tech trends: What to expect in 2025

Hindustan Times  

Technology can sometimes feel like magic—especially for those who aren’t neck-deep in gizmos and gadgets. For now, specifics on the Health Stack remain sparse, with members of the founding team simply saying it’s “chugging along well.” Some early hiccups are to be expected, but 2025 is shaping up to be the moment when this visionary project could finally step into the spotlight. 5G’s Big Leap New networks are rolling out promised faster internet—think smooth video calls without buffering or devices that can communicate with each other instantly. That’s a twist on how things used to be, when employees would first learn new software—like Microsoft Excel—through office training sessions. It’s helpful then to remember the spirit behind Shiva Kumar’s words: the more people experiment with AI and other new gadgets in their personal lives, the more informed and confident they become in using them at work.

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The Independent  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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Live Mint  

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India TV News  

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1 year, 9 months ago

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ABP News  

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India Today  

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1 year, 11 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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2 years ago

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Hindustan Times  

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India Today  

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2 years, 6 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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3 years, 2 months ago

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The Hindu  

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4 years ago

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India Today  

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4 years, 3 months ago

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Live Mint  

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Microsoft to skill 10 lakh Indian students in Artificial Intelligence
4 years, 3 months ago

Microsoft to skill 10 lakh Indian students in Artificial Intelligence

The Hindu  

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Investing in data, AI is crucial for country
4 years, 4 months ago

Investing in data, AI is crucial for country

Live Mint  

BENGALURU :India has the right ecosystem and an efficient talent pool to create millions of new-age jobs and drive a data and artificial intelligence revolution to become a global powerhouse, said top executives of Infosys Ltd and Wipro Ltd at a panel discussion organized by IT industry body Nasscom on Tuesday. “We have to identify a comprehensive plan for India’s …

Data, AI can add $450-500 bn to India’s GDP by 2025: Nasscom
4 years, 4 months ago

Data, AI can add $450-500 bn to India’s GDP by 2025: Nasscom

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Data and Artificial Intelligence could potentially add $450-500 billion to India’s gross domestic product by 2025 and drive India’s economic growth, said a report by industry body Nasscom. The report ‘Unlocking Value from Data and AI’ lays down an action plan that can help the country emerge stronger from the covid-19 crisis by taking co-ordinated action to enhance …

Half of Indian Workforce Will be Equipped With AI Skills in the Next 10 Years: Microsoft
4 years, 4 months ago

Half of Indian Workforce Will be Equipped With AI Skills in the Next 10 Years: Microsoft

News 18  

The organisations that have deployed Artificial Intelligence with skilling initiatives in India are generating most value from this new-age technology, and senior executives predict that half of all employees will be equipped with AI skills in the next 6-10 years, a new Microsoft survey said on Monday. In India, all AI-leading companies said they are actively building skills of their …

Half of all employees will be equipped with AI skills in 6-10 years: Microsoft
4 years, 4 months ago

Half of all employees will be equipped with AI skills in 6-10 years: Microsoft

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: As artificial intelligence takes centrestage in most companies, half of all employees are expected to be equipped with AI skills in the next 6-10 years, according to a Microsoft India study released on Monday. The combination of skilling and AI deployment is helping businesses succeed with 94% of senior executives from leading businesses already seeing value from AI deployment. …

Microsoft to bring AI digital labs and specialised AI courses in India
5 years, 6 months ago

Microsoft to bring AI digital labs and specialised AI courses in India

Firstpost  

In three-year program, Microsoft will support the select institutions with infrastructure, curriculum, and content. Tech giant Microsoft Thursday said it will launch AI digital labs in the country in collaboration with 10 higher educational institutions, including BITS Pilani and ISB. As part of the three-year program, Microsoft will support the select institutions with infrastructure, curriculum and content, access to cloud …

Microsoft launches AI labs in India, collaborate with 10 institutes
5 years, 6 months ago

Microsoft launches AI labs in India, collaborate with 10 institutes

India Today  

Tech giant Microsoft on Thursday said that it will launch AI digital labs in the country in collaboration with 10 higher education institutions, including BITS Pilani and ISB. A part of the three-year program, Microsoft will support the selected institutions with infrastructure, curriculum and content, access to cloud and Artificial intelligence services as well as developer support, Microsoft said in …

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