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Updated on: Feb 2026
Why Sam Altman Says AI is Being Falsely Blamed for Job Losses
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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. […]

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

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Accenture Makes AI Tool Usage Mandatory for Employee Promotions
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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 […]

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Infosys Chairman Nandan Nilekani Predicts 170 Million New AI Jobs
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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 […]

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

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Infosys Scales Generative AI Capabilities with Strategic Anthropic Partnership
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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 […]

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

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

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

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Tamilnad Mercantile Bank to Retrain 50% of Staff for Sales
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Tamilnad Mercantile Bank to Retrain 50% of Staff for Sales

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB) has announced plans to repurpose over 50% of its workforce into sales roles over the next two years. This transition, fueled by an aggressive push toward tech automation and AI, aims to shift the lender’s focus from traditional customer relationship maintenance to active revenue generation. The AI-Powered Workforce Shift The bank, […]

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Pernod Ricard India Launches 360-Degree New Hire Journey
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Pernod Ricard India Launches 360-Degree New Hire Journey

In a groundbreaking move for India’s alcohol-beverage sector, Pernod Ricard India (PRI) has officially launched “Cheers VRorld,” a virtual reality-powered onboarding platform. The initiative was announced on February 12, 2026, in Gurugram. It replaces traditional orientation slide decks with a high-tech, 360-degree immersive storytelling experience, allowing new hires to experience the company’s culture and operations in real-time […]

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HCLTech is Training the Next Generation of Engineers in Chennai
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HCLTech is Training the Next Generation of Engineers in Chennai

HCLTech, a global leader in technology services, has achieved a significant milestone in its academic outreach by engaging with over 1,000 engineering students in Chennai. This initiative, part of the company’s broader “Campus Connect” program, involved students from three prestigious institutions: SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Saveetha Engineering College, and Panimalar Engineering College. The […]

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