Policy●Picking upApple to require more user action for Mac apps seeking Full Disk AccessApple says the tighter controls address privacy risks from AI agents seeking access to user dataAppleAI4 sources · 2h
●Picking upA Hindu Monk, An AI Lab And Claude: Why Anthropic Turned To Indian Philosophy For EthicsAnthropic flew Swami Sarvapriyananda to its San Francisco headquartersAnthropicClaudeVedantaAI labsAI2 sources · 50m
Market move●Jensen Huang's net worth crosses $200 billion, becomes world's 7th-richest person as Nvidia shares hit recordHuang’s net worth topped $200 billion as Nvidia shares reached $237, an all-time highJensen HuangNvidiaAI chipsAI2 sources · 2h
●What is happening to the Indian IT bench? | ExplainedIndian IT companies are managing bench staff more tightly as project demand fluctuatesThe bench is shifting from a strategic buffer to a talent pool shaped by utilisationUtilisation and staffing practices affect margins at Indian IT services firmsIT servicesIT demandIT hiring1 source · 9h
●America’s data center fight is a preview of what's to come for the rest of the worldCommunities across Europe and Asia are pushing back over rising costs from the AI infrastructure boomData-centre and power companies face scrutiny as AI infrastructure costs riseData centresAI1 source · 2h
Expansion●Developing · 3Ray-Ban signs Dhurandhar star as its brand ambassador for Meta AI glasses: All the detailsRay-BanMetaAI2 sources · 1h
IPO●Developing · 12Anthropic warns US government actions could hurt customer ties ahead of IPOAnthropic warned government actions could cause revenue losses, business disruptions and reputational harmThe warnings appear in Anthropic’s IPO prospectusAnthropicAI labsAI5 sources · 14h
●Nvidia wants AI chips to become fungible asset, but Wall Street isn’t convinced yet | Here's whyNvidia wants its AI chips to become durable assets for long-term financingWall Street remains cautious about their value over timeNvidiaAI chipsWall StreetAISemiconductors+11 source · 3h
Expansion▲Data centre pre-leasing doubles amid rising AI demandData centre pre-leasing has doubled amid rising AI demandDemand is driven by smartphone use and consumer AI applications such as ChatGPT and GeminiRising data-centre demand supports Indian data-centre operators and power suppliersData centresAIPower demand1 source · 7h
Policy●Centre fortifies India’s AI mission with Sovereign Compute Pool amid rising GPU costsAIAI chips1 source · 15h
●AI breaks India’s linear growth model, but campus hiring remains weak: Nasscom’s Rajesh NambiarAIIT hiringJobs and layoffs1 source · 2h
●Developing · 3Dutch eyewear chain Hans Anders halts sale of Meta glasses, citing privacy concernsDutch eyewear chain Hans Anders halted sales of Meta glasses, citing privacy concernsMetaRay-Ban2 sources · 12h
Expansion●Anthropic to invest $100 million to train AI engineer talentAnthropic will invest $100 million to train nearly 10,000 AI engineersThe programme will involve several consulting firmsAnthropicAI labsAI1 source · 10h
●NIT Warangal scholar develops power chip that could boost battery life in smart gadgetsSemiconductorsBatteriesNIT1 source · 14h
Expansion●Temple wearable to launch in six colours; pre-orders may open next weekDeepinder Goyal announced six colour options for the Temple health wearablePre-orders may open next weekGoyalTemple2 sources · 13h
●Starlink, OneWeb and Jio: Where India’s satellite internet race standsIndia’s satellite internet sector is on the cusp of commercial launchesStarlink, OneWeb and Jio are seeking the last stages of approvalJio’s entry could intensify competition for Indian telecom companies, including Reliance IndustriesStarlinkJioSatcom and spectrumTelecomReliance Industries1 source · 17h
Funding and debt●Manufacturing startups face capacity-demand funding dilemmaAI is making software easier to replicate, drawing investor attention to physical capabilitiesPower electronics and storage components are among the areas highlightedFunding shifts toward physical capabilities may benefit Indian manufacturing and electronics startupsManufacturingStartups and VCAIPower sector1 source · 17h
●Smartphone export boom has an Apple-sized catchAppleElectronics manufacturingTrade and tariffsSemiconductors1 source · 16h
Deal●Developing · 3Amazon explores shifting $8 billion of Nvidia chips to investors and leasing them backAmazon is exploring an asset-light structure to offload about $8 billion in AI chipsThe move aims to improve balance-sheet health as AI spending risesAmazonNvidiaAI chipsE-commerceSemiconductors+17 sources · 21h
Policy●India’s semiconductor strategy needs to move beyond chip packaging, says Rajeev ChandrasekharSemiconductorsChip plantsElectronics manufacturingDinesh Pant1 source · 17h
●Wipro breaks ranks with IT peers, gives junior staff 180 days on bench: Where do TCS, Cognizant, Infosys stand?Wipro gives junior and mid-level staff up to six months to find a billable roleLonger bench periods may affect Wipro’s staffing costs and marginsWiproIT servicesJobs and layoffs1 source · 18h
Expansion▲Developing · 5TakeMe2Space, SatLeo, EON Space Labs Launch Payloads Aboard SpaceX Falcon 9TakeMe2Space, SatLeo Labs, and EON Space Labs sent technologies into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9Indian spacetech startups gain flight heritage, potentially supporting investor interest in the sectorTakeMe2SpaceSatLeo LabsStartups and VCSpaceX2 sources · 19h
●Developing · 21OpenAI fires three researchers over alleged mishandling of sensitive informationOpenAI said three staffers were fired for mishandling sensitive informationOpenAIAI labsAI5 sources · 13h
●Tier-2 IT firms likely to lead Q2FY27 growth despite Gen-AI, geopolitical challenges: ReportIT servicesAIIT demand2 sources · 20h
Expansion●India’s AI expansion will depend on where data centres are built nextData centresAI1 source · 17h
●Spotify presses play on India's regional music: MD Amarjit Singh BatraSpotify India MD Amarjit Singh Batra discussed the brand’s plans for regional music in IndiaSaugata Bhattacharya1 source · 13h
Expansion●Zoho launches Arattai for Business: How it compares with WhatsApp Business after Meta’s new charges2 sources · 20h
●Skyroot Aerospace CEO Pawan Kumar Chandana named in TIME100 Next 2026- Who is he? All about ‘Elon Musk of India’Skyroot Aerospace CEO and co-founder Pawan Kumar Chandana was named to TIME100 Next 2026Skyroot Aerospace1 source · 14h
●From captives to hybrids: GCCs enter a new phase of growth in the AI eraGCCsAIIT services1 source · 15h
●Memory, not processors, remains Europe's supercomputing weakness, Bull CEO saysBullAIEuropean Union2 sources · 20h
▼Google has been playing catch up with OpenAI and Anthropic. Does its new flagship model really compete at the frontier?Gemini 4 puts Google back in the frontier AI conversation, analysts sayGoogle had been trailing OpenAI and Anthropic for much of 2026Frontier-model competition raises disruption stakes for Indian IT services firmsGoogleGeminiOpenAIAnthropicAI labs+11 source · 20h
Leadership●Who is David Robinson? Safety Systems team lead at OpenAI, joining the list of execs who left the AI firm this yearOpenAIAI1 source · 15m
Policy●Karnataka govt’s Innoverse identifies seven startups for deeptech scale-up programmeKarnataka’s Innoverse selected seven startups for a deeptech scale-up programmeSupport includes market access, capital mobilisation, policy assistance and technology and scale-up infrastructureThe programme may support Karnataka’s deeptech ecosystem, with potential relevance to Indian technology investorsStartups and VCMaharashtra1 source · 16h
●Anthropic turns to Hindu philosophy to teach Claude right from wrongAnthropicClaudeAIAI labs1 source · 1h
Expansion●Amazon to invest $1 billion over five years in US data center communitiesData centresAI2 sources · 21h