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Microsoft at 50: A Vision Realized, A Revolution Remembered
As Microsoft marks 50 years, reflections on Bill Gates’ foresight, Paul Allen’s spark, and the company’s impact on shaping the modern digital era come into sharp focus.
Raghuram Rajan charts services as a path ahead for India
By Ritu Jha- India missed the bus on a China Plus One strategy that involves developing independent manufacturing and supply chains. But economist Raghuram Rajan feels India needs to focus more on its service and agriculture sectors to boost its economy and create jobs. Rajan, the former Reserve Bank of India governor, and the Katherine […]
Trump says people sabotaging Teslas may go to jail for “up to twenty years”
Amidst the growing rise of Tesla vandalism across the country, President Donald Trump announced in a post on Truth Social that individuals caught sabotaging Tesla cars could face up to twenty years in jail.
Priya Vijayarajendran named CEO of ASAPP
ASAPP, a provider of AI-powered contact center software, on Tuesday, March 4, appointed Priya Vijayarajendran to the position of CEO.
As ASAPP’s former CTO and president of technology, Vijayarajendran brings three decades of AI and software leadership at global enterprises, including Microsoft, IBM and SAP.
The claims about AI are grossly exaggerated
By Justice Markandey Katju- (Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman of Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own.) These days, the rage and infatuation all over the world is about AI (Artificial Intelligence). Many people claim it is a revolution, and are rhapsodizing and […]
Apple Unveils Unprecedented $500 Billion Investment Plan in the U.S.
In a historic move, Apple has announced its most significant financial commitment to date, pledging to invest over $500 billion in the United States over the next four years. This massive initiative underscores Apple’s long-standing dedication to American innovation, cutting-edge manufacturing, and workforce development.
Satya Nadella reflects on Microsoft’s big mistake which Google capitalized on
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has acknowledged that one of his biggest mistakes was failing to foresee the dominance of search, a market that Google successfully capitalized on.
He explained that Microsoft initially believed the web would remain decentralized and did not recognize that search would evolve into the most valuable business model on the Internet.
ASEI Silicon Valley hosts groundbreaking AI summit, celebrates 10 years of impact
On February 15th, the American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin (ASEI) held its highly anticipated AI Summit at the UCSC Silicon Valley campus, marking a significant milestone—the 10-year anniversary of its Silicon Valley chapter.
The event brought together an impressive lineup of academics, researchers, innovators, and industry leaders from the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to discuss the latest advancements, applications, and challenges in this transformative technology.
India developing indigenous AI models, ready to share expertise, says PM Modi
India is advancing AI applications for the public good and is home to one of the largest AI talent pools in the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Tuesday, February 11, highlighting the country’s commitment to ensuring that the “AI future is for Good, and for All”.
Speaking at the ‘AI Action Summit,’ PM Modi revealed that India is working on its own large language model (LLM), developed with its diverse population in mind. He also pointed out India’s unique public-private partnership model, which allows resources such as computing power to be made available to startups and researchers at an affordable cost.
US lawmakers push for DeepSeek ban, citing national security concerns
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- US lawmakers have introduced a bill to ban the use of an AI bot made by the Chinese company DeepSeek on government devices, citing national security concerns. The bill was introduced by Representatives Josh Gottheimer and Darin LaHood, both members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Gottheimer is the Ranking […]
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman lauds India’s AI vision, says willing to collaborate
As the global race for artificial intelligence (AI) intensifies, India has rolled out an ambitious strategy to develop a comprehensive AI ecosystem, with OpenAI expressing willingness to collaborate on this mission.
Ashwini Vaishnaw, India’s Electronics and IT Minister, shared this development on Wednesday after meeting OpenAI Co-founder and CEO Sam Altman in the national capital.
Google workers urge CEO Sundar Pichai to address ongoing job insecurity
In the wake of significant layoffs at Google, including 12,000 in January 2023 and another 1,000 in 2024, employees are uniting to demand more job security.
This week, the Alphabet Workers Union in the U.S. and Canada launched a petition addressed to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, calling out the “instability at Google” caused by ongoing layoffs.
Vinod Khosla accuses DeepSeek of “ripping off” technology
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, is facing growing accusations of copying technology. Competitors, including OpenAI and US President Donald Trump’s AI advisor, David Sacks, have raised concerns.
Now, Indian-American billionaire Vinod Khosla has accused DeepSeek of “ripping off” the technology behind its R1 model.
OpenAI investigates DeepSeek over potential use of ChatGPT data in AI training
As Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek continues to make waves in the technology industry amidst the U.S.-China trade tensions, OpenAI has raised concerns that its ChatGPT data may have been used to train DeepSeek’s cost-effective AI models.
OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, has discovered indications that DeepSeek employed a technique known as “distillation,” which is commonly used to train AI models by extracting data from large language models (LLMs). Both OpenAI and Microsoft are now investigating whether DeepSeek utilized their APIs to train its own models.
DeepSeek vs. Nvidia: The AI Disruption No One Saw Coming
By Tasawar Jalali- A Small Startup Just Shook Up a $2 Trillion Industry For years, Silicon Valley dominated AI, with Nvidia at the center of it all. Its high-powered GPUs fueled the AI revolution, sending its market cap soaring past $2 trillion. But in just weeks, a small Chinese AI startup, DeepSeek, has flipped the […]
Dramatic rise of Chinese AI app DeepSeek shaking up U.S. tech giants
By Mayank Chhaya- The dramatic emergence of Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) app DeepSeek is threatening to cut deep into America’s quest for supremacy over the AI world. It has also set a cat among pigeons as far as President Donald Trump’s hugely ambitious $500 billion AI data center project is concerned. It was less than […]
India, U.S. ink deal to enhance cybercrime investigations
To fight and enhance investigations related to cybercrime, India and the U.S. signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 17 January, in Washington, DC.
The MoU was signed by Ambassador of India to the United States, Vinay Kwatra and Kristie Canegallo, the Acting United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS).
U.S.-India ICT Working Group reaffirms commitment to secure digital connectivity and infrastructure
India and the United States have reaffirmed their commitment to fostering secure, reliable, and interoperable digital connectivity and ICT infrastructure during the U.S.-India Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Working Group meeting.
The discussions, held in New Delhi on Friday, January 17, highlighted areas of collaboration, including advancements in 5G and 6G networks, artificial intelligence, cross-border data flows, and the promotion of Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN).
U.S. Supreme Court judges lean toward upholding TikTok ban over national security concerns
A majority of the judges on the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, January 10, seemed inclined to uphold a federal law that would impose a ban on the video-sharing app TikTok in America after January 19 if the Chinese-owned parent company ByteDance divests from the platform, ABC News reported.
TikTok vs Garland is the legal case that pits the social media platform against all three branches of the U.S. government, which have a similar view that the app poses a serious risk to national security. During arguments, concerns regarding intelligence threats posed by China and potential future weaponization of the app appeared to override concerns about potential restrictions on free speech rights.
Meta to scrap fact-checking program before Trump’s inauguration, CoHNA lauds move
Ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, social media giant Meta has said it is going to stop using fact-checkers. Meta said that this move is to “restore free expression” and rely on Facebook and Instagram users to add notes or corrections to posts, which is similar to the system that exists in Elon Musk-owned X. The move has been lauded by Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA)
Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post on social media: “We’re going to get rid of fact-checkers and replace them with community notes similar to X (formerly Twitter), starting in the US.”
Purdue University’s Vijay Raghunathan appointed member of NSTC
Purdue’s vice president for global partnerships and programs, director of semiconductor education, and a professor in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Vijay Raghunathan, has been appointed as an inaugural member of the Workforce Advisory Board for the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), the university notified on January 7.
Raghunathan is one of only four representatives from major universities selected to join the 18-member board, it said. He will serve as a key voice in national efforts to build and strengthen the semiconductor talent pipeline.
India’s new data protection act requires parent’s consent for child’s data, govt releases draft
India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Friday, January 3, released the draft rules for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, which make it mandatory for a Data Fiduciary to ensure verifiable consent of a parent before processing any personal data of a child.
The Act was passed in Parliament in August 2023 and the government is seeking feedback on the draft rules through the MyGov portal till February 18, 2025.
Black Duck Software names Ishpreet Singh as new CIO
Massachusetts-based Black Duck Software, a leading provider of software development and security solutions, has appointed Indian-origin Ishpreet Singh as its chief information officer (CIO).
The announced was made on December 19.
Crypto criminals steal over a billion in 2024, pushing total theft to $12.7 billion
Crypto criminals have stolen over $1.71 billion worth of cryptos this year, pushing total thefts to shocking levels at $12.7 billion across more than 1,000 heists to date, data showed on Monday, December 23.
The high value and anonymity of cryptocurrencies make them a magnet for criminals, helping the total value of criminal crypto transactions to hit shocking highs, according to the report by CryptoPresales.com.