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Updated on: Mar 2026

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McKinsey Report Human Agility Outvalues Technical Code in Latest AI Shift

Mar 2, 2026

Burger King Begins Testing Smart Drive-Thru Assistants

Burger King has joined the ranks of fast-food giants exploring the frontier of artificial intelligen...

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Mar 2, 2026

Why TCS CEO is Telling Staff to Cut Their Own Revenue with AI

Tata Consultancy Services TCS CEO K. Krithivasan has directed the companys ,-plus employees...

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Feb 26, 2026

Barriers for Women in AI of Female Engineers Cite Time Constraints for Upskilling

A joint study released on February , , by Scaler and CyberMedia Research CMR has revealed a ...

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Feb 26, 2026

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Anthropic’s New Claude Plugins: Automating HR, Finance, and Engineering Workflows

On February 24, 2026, Anthropic announced a major expansion of Claude Cowork, transforming its AI from a conversational assistant into an integrated “enterprise engine.” The update introduces a suite of specialized plugins and connectors. These tools are designed to embed Claude directly into the core workflows of finance, HR, engineering, and design teams. This move signals […]

Feb 26, 2026

News

Is the IT Model Dead? Wipro CTO Hari Shetty Rebuts AI Fearmongering

In a powerful address that balances caution with industrial optimism, Wipro Chief Strategist and Technology Officer, Hari Shetty, has declared that Artificial Intelligence will be the “dominant force” in the global economy for the next 20 years. Speaking on February 23, 2026, Hari dismissed fears that AI is a threat to the Indian IT sector, […]

Feb 25, 2026

Event

HCLTech CEO Warns of ‘Painful’ AI Shift as Tech Prioritizes Efficiency Over Jobs

At the Nasscom Technology and Leadership Forum (NTLF) 2026 in Mumbai, HCLTech CEO C. Vijayakumar issued a sobering assessment of the IT industry’s current trajectory. He described the ongoing shift to Artificial Intelligence as the sector’s “biggest inflection point,” warning that the transition will be inherently “painful” because it directly impacts the human workforce. A […]

Feb 25, 2026

Layoffs

Why Sam Altman Says AI is Being Falsely Blamed for Job Losses

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has sounded the alarm on a deceptive corporate trend he calls “AI Washing.” Speaking at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 23, 2026, Altman accused several companies of falsely blaming artificial intelligence for mass layoffs to mask more traditional business failures, such as over-hiring and poor financial planning. […]

Feb 24, 2026

Partnership

OpenAI Partners with IIT Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad to Shape India’s AI Future

OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has officially announced a landmark partnership with premier Indian institutions, including the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad. This strategic collaboration is designed to foster a robust ecosystem of AI-ready talent in India, positioning the country as a global leader in artificial […]

Feb 20, 2026

Compensation

Accenture Makes AI Tool Usage Mandatory for Employee Promotions

Accenture has announced a new global policy that ties employee career progression directly to the adoption of Artificial Intelligence. Starting in 2024 and expanding into 2025, the firm is making “AI fluency” and the active usage of internal AI tools a mandatory criterion for promotion eligibility across its workforce of over 740,000 employees. This move […]

Feb 20, 2026

Jobs

Infosys Chairman Nandan Nilekani Predicts 170 Million New AI Jobs

In a significant forecast for the global technology landscape, Infosys Co-founder and Chairman Nandan Nilekani declared that Artificial Intelligence is “rewriting the grammar of software development.” Speaking at the company’s Investor AI Day 2026 on February 17, Nandan emphasized that traditional coding will no longer be the central goal for tech professionals, signaling a “root-and-branch” overhaul of […]

Feb 18, 2026

Technology

Tata AI Sakhi: Empowering 1,500+ Rural Women to Master AI in Just 2.5 Hours

The Tata Group has successfully concluded the Tata AI Sakhi Immersion Programme, a milestone initiative that empowered 1,553 rural women at the India AI Impact Summit 2026. This high-touch workshop demonstrated how artificial intelligence can be a practical, language-accessible tool for grassroots entrepreneurship and economic independence. A Multilingual AI Revolution at the Grassroots The program focused on moving […]

Feb 18, 2026

Partnership

Infosys Scales Generative AI Capabilities with Strategic Anthropic Partnership

Infosys has announced a strategic partnership with Anthropic, a leader in AI safety and research, to deliver advanced enterprise AI solutions to global clients. This collaboration integrates Anthropic’s “Claude” family of models into Infosys Topaz, an AI-first offering that helps businesses accelerate their digital transformation through generative AI. Anthropic-Infosys Partnership Strengthening the Enterprise AI Ecosystem […]

Feb 17, 2026

Partnership

Cognizant Expands Google Cloud Partnership to Lead the Era of Agentic AI

Cognizant has announced a major expansion of its strategic partnership with Google Cloud, aimed at accelerating the adoption of Agentic AI for enterprise clients worldwide. This collaboration marks a shift from experimental generative AI to “Agentic AI,” where autonomous AI agents perform complex, multi-step business processes with minimal human intervention. Scaling Agentic AI for Global […]

Feb 16, 2026

Technology

Nvidia Triples Code Output; Deploys Codex AI to 30,000 Engineers

In a definitive move toward full-scale automation, Nvidia has officially rolled out the agentic coding tool Codex to its entire engineering workforce of 30,000. This company-wide deployment, announced in mid-February 2026, fulfills CEO Jensen Huang’s directive to automate every possible task within the organization using artificial intelligence. Nvidia Push for “Agentic” Engineering The deployment follows a series […]

Feb 16, 2026

Survey & Report

AI Boosts Output, Not Layoffs: New ICRIER-OpenAI Study Defends India’s IT Jobs

A new landmark study released on February 14, 2026, by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) and supported by OpenAI, suggests that India’s IT sector is successfully navigating the Generative AI (GenAI) transition. Contrary to global fears of mass layoffs, the report titled “AI and Jobs: This Time Is No Different” […]

Feb 14, 2026