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Updated on: Mar 2026

News

Burger King Begins Testing Smart Drive-Thru Assistants

Mar 2, 2026

Indian Ghost Workers Powering the Worlds Smartest AI

In a provocative assessment of the global AI landscape, industry experts are labeling India as the ...

Industry

Feb 28, 2026

Indian Ghost Workers Powering the Worlds Smartest AI

Workforce is Evolving, Not Erasing IBM CEO Arvind Krishna

In an era dominated by anxieties over the great replacement of human labor by artifici...

Editorial

Feb 27, 2026

Workforce is Evolving, Not Erasing IBM CEO Arvind Krishna

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...

News

Feb 26, 2026

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

News

Barriers for Women in AI: 65% of Female Engineers Cite Time Constraints for Upskilling

A joint study released on February 26, 2026, by Scaler and CyberMedia Research (CMR) has revealed a staggering “AI confidence–capability gap” within India’s tech workforce. While 89% of software engineers claim they are ready for the AI revolution, a mere 19% possess the skills to actually build AI and Machine Learning systems. This data suggests that while Indian engineers […]

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

Internship

IIT Mandi Opens Paid Summer Internship 2026, Stipend- ₹10,000

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi has announced its Summer Internship Programme 2026. The institute is inviting applications from eligible undergraduate and postgraduate students across India. The programme gives young researchers hands-on research experience under the guidance of IIT Mandi faculty. Selected interns will receive a monthly stipend of ₹10,000. They will take part […]

Feb 21, 2026

Industry

KPMG Partner Fined $7,000 for Using AI to Pass a Test on AI Ethics

In a striking case of corporate irony, a senior partner at KPMG Australia has been slapped with a A$10,000 (approximately $7,000) fine for using artificial intelligence to cheat on a mandatory internal training test—about artificial intelligence. The Breach of Ethics by KPMG Senior Partner The incident occurred during a July 2025 assessment designed to ensure leadership competency in emerging […]

Feb 18, 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

Employment

Microsoft Launches ‘Elevate Emerging Tech’ Internship for March 2026 Batch

Edunet Foundation has announced the launch of the Microsoft Elevate Emerging Tech Internship on AI, ML, Azure, and Development & Automation for the March 2026 batch. The nationwide virtual program is designed to equip students with industry-relevant skills in high-growth technology domains and enhance their employability in the digital economy. Industry-Aligned Learning Experience The internship […]

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

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

Technology

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, […]

Feb 12, 2026