The telecom regulator has recommended two categories for cable landing station (CLS) location – main CLS, and CLS point-of-presence (CLS-PoP).

“The task of coordinating, connecting and integrating all the work is what probably the Bharat 6G Alliance should do in enabling India's presence to be felt on the global telecommunications map,” Rajaraman said.

The groundbreaking Digital Services Act (DSA) and its sister law, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), are the biggest and most recent attempts to rein in tech companies.

As financial institutions embark on this data-led journey, they stand at the threshold of a new era—a future where innovation and data-driven decision-making will carve the path for the financial world's evolution.

As organizations harness the power of data, they can unlock new possibilities and drive transformative initiatives. Katragadda's insights make it abundantly clear that data is the cornerstone of any AI strategy.

Leading women data scientists and AI leaders talk about fostering more female candidates in the industry and navigating the challenges associated with it.

Big Tech companies are likely to get less time than startups, MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises), government departments and other state governments to implement the rules around the DPDPA, the official had said. The government is also ready with a broad draft of the 21 rules under DPDPA, the official had said, adding that the government would now begin consultation on these rules.

Data mess isn’t anybody’s fault. The situation many businesses find themselves in today is based on decisions made decades ago. It’s part of our IT legacy. And we have to deal with it.

The capabilities of data are expanding and revolutionizing with each passing day. It is important for technology business leaders to stay updated on the top data trends and use data more efficiently to improve their existing business models.

As the cloud becomes an integral part of the business infrastructure, the need for a streamlined, accelerated approach to cloud adoption coupled with consistency in technology stacks is more pronounced than ever. Genie Yuan, Regional VP and Head of Field Engineering for APJ at Couchbase, shares key insights.

Employees want workplace flexibility, a greater emphasis on diversity, and impartial hiring processes, while companies are eager to provide fair, engaging and streamlined candidate experiences to attract and retain top talent, according to experts.

Spanish prosecutors said Thursday that they were investigating Facebook owner Meta over suspicions it breached data-protection laws by using users' data to train its AI programme. It added that prosecutors were seeking to protect users' "personal data" and would consult the Spanish data-protection authority about possible measures. du/mb/rlp/js

Big data allows retailers to analyze vast sets of customer information including purchase history, demographics, browsing behaviour, and social media interactions. This enables highly targeted marketing campaigns, product recommendations, and loyalty programs.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Former Union Minister of Electronics and IT, and Raghu Krishnananda, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Myntra, highlighted the trends and case studies impacting consumers and enterprises alike.

As businesses continue to explore and adapt Data Mesh, balancing its potential benefits with the realities of execution will be key to realizing its full value, say Data leaders at the ETCIO Data Strategy Summit 2024.

Harnessing data is a multifaceted endeavor including CX, privacy, modernization, etc. Industry leaders talk about how data can drive substantial business impact while navigating the inherent challenges.

Talking about Uttar Pradesh, Wani said the development of cities like Lucknow, Noida, and Ghaziabad as key financial hubs underscore the state's commitment to harnessing the growth potential.

The company is among the biggest stock market winners of the generative AI boom, with its shares more than doubling in value this year.

Cisco’s new facility at Chennai will manufacture Network Convergence System (NCS) 540 Series of routers.

Noam Shazeer, an AI pioneer who left Google in 2021, has returned to the company after Google paid $2.7 billion to acquire his startup, Character.AI. Shazeer is now a vice president at Google and will lead the development of their next-generation AI project, Gemini. This move highlights the intense competition for top AI talent in Silicon Valley.

Ganesan will oversee the expansion of the company's Partner Sphere program, which is designed to promote the adoption of unified data storage, integrated data services, and CloudOps solutions.

The partnership between Union Bank of India and Zoho began in 2021 after the merger of Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank with Union Bank of India, which significantly expanded its operations.

Ola Krutrim is an AI startup, which has formed a series of strategic partnerships with global majors like Arm and Untether AI for the development of CPU and AI chips, platforms, and systems.

IBM Executive Director Rajesh Parameswaran outlines key trends and strategies to transform manufacturing through technology.

In the second quarter ending September of the ongoing fiscal year 2025, LTIMindtree closed several multi-year projects including a $200 million-plus deal from a US-based manufacturer. The total order intake for the three-month period was flat year-on-year at $1.3 billion, down 7% from previous quarter.

Bandhan Financial Services Ltd (BFSL), promoter of Bandhan Bank, has ventured into the IT sector by acquiring Genisys group of companies for nearly Rs 100 crore. This strategic move aims to leverage technology for business solutions and enhance shareholder value. Genisys, specializing in AI-enabled solutions for various sectors, will operate under BFSL with expanded capabilities.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, in a recent internal meeting, outlined the company's strategy to reduce management layers, aiming to eliminate bureaucracy and foster a more agile and innovative culture. Citing the rapidly evolving tech landscape, Jassy emphasized the need for faster decision-making and increased individual ownership.

It will also serve to expand the company's European operations by adding four delivery sites across Germany and the Netherlands, including a specialised Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and imaging centre-of-excellence lab.

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Apple established a new subsidiary in India, Apple Operations India, marking its first direct presence in the country. This subsidiary will focus on research, design, testing, and providing support to third-party manufacturers. This move signifies Apple's commitment to expanding its operational footprint in India beyond assembly and sales.

Last month, Meta, which owns Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram, failed to reach a deal with the Italian society of authors and publishers SIAE, to renew copyright licenses.

In an interview with the BBC last month, CEO Elon Musk said he had fired more than 6,000 people since taking over Twitter.

LinkedIn, which has 20,000 employees, has grown revenue each quarter during the last year, but it joins other major technology companies including its parent in laying off workers amid a weakening global economic outlook.

The once-cool social media platform born before the iPhone is approaching two decades in existence. For those who came of age around the time Mark Zuckerberg launched thefacebook.com from his Harvard dorm room in 2004, it's been inextricably baked into daily life - even if it's somewhat faded into the background over the years.

Outage reports had come down to less than 500 as of 6:30 p.m. ET (2230 GMT), according to Downdetector.

After Musk acquired Twitter in October, the social media firm faced months of chaos, including layoffs of thousands of employees, criticism over lax content moderation, and an exodus of many advertisers who did not want their ads appearing next to inappropriate content.

The EU's Digital Services Act is one of the most ambitious pieces of legislation on controlling online content since the advent of social media, setting major obligations on how platforms deal with free speech. Meta, TikTok, Twitter, and others have to invest heavily in building compliance teams to meet the new rules.

Users get a Twitter-like microblogging experience, according to screenshots provided to media, suggesting that Meta Platforms has been gearing up to directly challenge the platform after Musk's tumultuous ownership has resulted in a series of unpopular changes that have turned off users and advertisers.

Meta's Threads racked up more than 30 million sign-ups within about 18 hours of its launch, emerging as the first real threat to Elon Musk-owned Twitter, as it took advantage of its access to billions of Instagram users and a similar look to that of its rival.

The bank provides an immersive 3D experience for customers to perform traditional banking activities using their digital avatars.

The 52-year-old Tesla founder has previously said that his rocky takeover of Twitter last year was "an accelerant to creating X, the everything app," a reference to the X.com company he founded in 1999, a later version of which went on to become PayPal, a payments giant.

New data apps tracking firm Sensor Tower indicates the hype has died down and Threads has seen a 20% decrease in active users and a 50% reduction in time spent on the app, from 20 minutes to 10 minutes.

Since taking over Twitter last November, Tesla chief Elon Musk has transformed it. From selling the verified badge for $8 a month to letting creators monetise their content, Musk has revamped many things at the microblogging site, except for its iconic bird logo. That, however, is about to change.

Meta has been designing prototypes for chatbots that can have humanlike discussions with its users, as the company attempts to boost its engagement with its social media platforms, according to the report, citing people with knowledge of the plans.

The success of Threads raises questions about Twitter's future. Amid massive layoffs and declining ad revenue, Twitter faces a turbulent time, further exacerbated by Elon Musk's renaming of the platform to X.

X announced in July that TweetDeck, a popular program that allows users to monitor multiple accounts and lists of users at once, would be available only to "verified" account holders from August.

While he did not provide more details on the subscription plans, a test case by X earlier this week suggested several restrictions for users who don't want to pay for the service.

Stanford engineers have developed a low-cost, plastic-based textile that, if woven into clothing, could cool your body far more efficiently than is possible with the natural or synthetic fabrics in clothes we wear today.

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Flakes of graphene welded together into solid materials may be suitable for bone implants, according to a study led by Rice University scientists.

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PITTSBURGH (September 2, 2016) ... The potential to develop "materials that compute" has taken another leap at the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering, where researchers for the first time have demonstrated that the material can be designed to recognize simple patterns. This responsive, hybrid material, powered by its own chemical reactions, could one day be integrated into clothing and used to monitor the human body, or developed as a skin for "squishy" robots.

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