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Beyond Business: The Leadership Philosophy of T. Kishan Singh
T. Kishan Singh highlights the influence of his father's dedication on his professional journey in the paper industry. He stresses the role of sustainable practices and customer relationships for long-term business success. Health and fitness are prioritized as essential elements for effective leadership and overall well-being. Singh shares that consistency and resilience are vital in navigating challenges, both personally and professionally.
Shyam Prakash Pal: Building the Next Generation of Digital-First Consumer Brands
Shyam Prakash Pal articulates the importance of fostering consumer brands within the rapidly changing digital landscape. He underscores the necessity of creativity, discipline, and collaborative effort in both professional and personal health. For effective leadership, maintaining physical health and mental clarity is paramount. Pal advocates for establishing consistent wellness practices, positioning health as integral to achieving long-lasting success in the business realm.
Sumit Shrivastava: From Inspiring People to Building Destinations — The Vision Behind DNA Ventures’ $100 Million Ambition
Sumit Shrivastava reflects on his real estate career, underscoring the importance of understanding clients for achieving success. He notes the transition of the Indian market towards well-planned communities and lucrative investments. Balancing work with personal wellness is a priority for him, and he encourages others in the industry to consider health as foundational to their accomplishments. Sustainable practices are vital for long-term success in both their careers and personal lives.
Building the Future of AI-Powered Healthcare Beyond Apps and Traditional Boundaries
Divaker Bhalla underscores the vital role of health and fitness in achieving entrepreneurial triumph and nurturing personal wellness. He advocates for technology enabling proactive health management and well-informed life choices. Bhalla stresses the importance of perseverance and consistency in health and profession. He encourages leaders to balance their well-being with their career goals, envisioning a future where innovative solutions bridge the gap between patients and healthcare providers.
ByteDance prepares Meta's Muse-like agent in push to close AI gap
ByteDance is preparing to release an AI assistant similar to Muse by Meta Platforms soon. Co-founder Zhang Yiming has shared his vision of competing with companies like Anthropic and OpenAI by 2030. The company intends to invest up to $70 billion in developing the Seedance video AI platform.
Bigger cheques, fewer winners in India’s AI boom
Indian AI startups raised $1.6 billion in funding during the first nine months of 2026. While AI infrastructure attracted significant investments, application startups faced declining funding and challenges in securing customers. Large transactions constituted most of the total funding, highlighting a disparity in investment distribution.
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China app bets Rs 28,000 on your love life, promises refund if you don't marry in 3 years
A Chinese matchmaking start-up is offering users a full refund if they remain unmarried after three years, while using AI conversations and one-to-one matching to identify compatible partners. Founded by a former Kimi AI developer, Liangpei AI has attracted more than 35,000 users, but its ability to turn matches into marriages remains untested.
Using ChatGPT at work could make your boss trust you less, even if you deliver better results, study of managers warns
A new study spanning six experiments finds that employees who use ChatGPT and other AI tools at work may be seen as less trustworthy by their bosses, even when they deliver better results. Researchers found that managers were more likely to trust employees who worked independently, while clear company policies encouraging AI use could help reduce the trust penalty.
Anthropic IPO: $81 billion revenue run rate looks impressive, but can a $900 billion computing bill justify its trillion-dollar valuation? What ANT stock investors need to know
Anthropic IPO 2026: Anthropic's $81 billion revenue run rate is a big number, but its future spending tells another story. The Claude maker has nearly $900 billion in computing commitments as it prepares for a Nasdaq listing under the ticker ANT. Its proposed IPO could value the company at up to $1.4 trillion. Can its revenue growth justify that price?
Anthropic eyes $1.4 trillion valuation in blockbuster IPO, targets up to $90.4 billion in fundraising
Anthropic is targeting a fully diluted $1.4 trillion valuation through its proposed IPO, seeking up to $64.35 billion. Combined with a $26 billion private placement, fundraising could reach $90.4 billion amid rising infrastructure costs and competition.
Cognizant commits over 25,000 professionals to Anthropic's Claude delivery
The group is focused on execution excellence, transformation and client success, with the scale to take AI from pilot to production across enterprises' core operations, the Nasdaq-listed IT company said.
Jensen Huang's influence over Nvidia raises questions about AI industry's dependence
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's influence extends beyond the chipmaker, shaping AI investment, chip supply and industry sentiment. His central role has also raised questions about succession planning and the risks of relying on one executive, as the company investigates whether he was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort involving China.
Quantum could solve AI energy drain, says tech founder
Quantum computers could curb the vast energy demands of artificial intelligence data centres with their ability to run complex calculations, one of the tech's pioneers told AFP. Australian startup Diraq is conducting the first field test worldwide putting a small quantum computer based on a silicon chip in a commercial data centre in Sydney. Diraq's computer installed in Equinix's Sydney data centre has eight quantum bits, or qubits, on a silicon chip.
BPO jobs on a seesaw as bots call the shots
Voice AI is driving call centres even as hiring grows, but the shift towards complex tasks leaves freshers scrambling for a new career ladder.
Linguistic barriers & legacy tech slow India’s VoiceAI shift
India’s broader conversational artificial intelligence market, spanning voice and text-based applications, is estimated at $500-550 million and has an addressable opportunity of about $4 billion over the next decade, growing at 23-25% annually, Deloitte India estimates.
'No ordinary CEO': Why the AI race cannot do without Nvidia's Jensen Huang
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s influence extends beyond chip supply, making him a central figure in the global AI industry. The company’s dominance in AI processors, investments across the sector and Huang’s close control over its strategy have raised concerns about the risks of depending heavily on one executive.
'No ordinary CEO': Why the AI race cannot do without Nvidia's Jensen Huang
The star power that 63-year-old Huang draws as the gatekeeper to Nvidia's chips shows how badly the AI industry is leaning on him for the graphics processing units that train models and run services such as ChatGPT.
Alice in Nvidia CEO's secret world: Jensen Huang's personal affair matters far beyond than what meets the eye
Concerns about national security have emerged regarding Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and a Chinese businesswoman, Alice Huang. US intelligence suggests Alice may have gathered information for Beijing after forming a close relationship with Jensen. Nvidia's advanced processors play a crucial role in AI and military applications, making them strategically significant in US-China relations. Congressional inquiries are seeking clarity on Nvidia's security protocols regarding foreign espionage risks.
Passengers climbing through train windows, some travelling in toilets, others waiting 12 hours in queues: Railway stations witness unprecedented Diwali-Chhath chaos
Railway stations across Delhi, Mumbai, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat are witnessing massive crowds as passengers head home for Diwali and Chhath Puja. Videos show commuters attempting to enter packed trains through doors and windows, while some wait up to 12 hours to board services. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says 18,000 special trains have been added this festive season, alongside holding areas and AI-enabled cameras to manage crowds.
India's ageing population calls for a new social contract on elderly care
Rohini Nilekani, chairperson of Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, discusses how India's ageing population is straining the traditional family-led care model and calls for a new social contract involving communities, the state and the market, along with technology and public infrastructure to enable dignified ageing.
India on right track in AI; firms moving from pilots to production: Oracle's Shailender Kumar
Indian businesses have shifted from AI pilot projects to widespread deployment, discovering tangible benefits. Cost, skills, and infrastructure remain obstacles that companies face in this transition. Oracle India is actively engaging with educational institutions to improve data science training and address skill gaps. Growing data centers are enhancing the country’s AI infrastructure and supporting business needs.
AI gains fail to cool rising staff costs at Indian IT services firms
Although artificial intelligence (AI) and automation are changing the traditional labour-intensive model of IT services, they have yet to bring down employee costs for the country’s top six IT services companies—Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, HCLTech, Wipro, Tech Mahindra and LTM (formerly LTIMindtree).
Karnataka to train 5,000 government school teachers in AI literacy under JanAI initiative
Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announced the programme at the Namma Shaale, Namma Javabdarievent at Vidhana Soudha on November 4. The 12-month initiative, scheduled to run from January to December 2027, will be implemented by the Head Held High Foundation in collaboration with the Department of School Education and Literacy.
AMD forecasts fourth-quarter revenue above estimates on strong AI chip demand
Advanced Micro Devices estimates its fourth-quarter revenue will hit about $17 billion, driven primarily by robust demand for AI chips. Although the company's forecast for adjusted gross margin stands at 55%, it falls slightly short of analyst expectations. A remarkable 97% year-on-year increase in data-centre revenue showcases AMD's growth. However, the company currently faces challenges in sourcing high-bandwidth memory, essential for its AI processors.
China's Baidu launches AI model simulating road environment for robotaxis
Apollo World can generate "up to 100,000 km" (62,000 miles) of simulated driving daily, equivalent to about three years of real-world testing by a safety-driver-equipped autonomous vehicle, Baidu said. The system is capable of producing real-time multimodal data streams, such as camera and lidar observations, enabling self-driving systems to directly sense and navigate simulated environments.
India’s small companies need to see AI as more than an artificial promise
India MSME news: India's micro, small and medium enterprises are exploring the adoption of artificial intelligence to enhance productivity. AI is expected to generate significant economic value for these enterprises in manufacturing and services sectors. Various challenges remain regarding the integration of AI into existing workflows and overcoming cost barriers. Collaborative efforts among industry bodies, technology providers, and the government are essential for facilitating this transition.
China's robot makers have mastered the moves. Now comes the race for brains
The shift is fuelling an investment boom in embodied AI, a field focused on software that allows robots to understand their surroundings, learn unfamiliar tasks and adapt without having to be programmed for every job.
MeitY unveils DEPA handbook to enable trusted data sharing for AI training
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has launched a handbook on Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture. This handbook is designed to enhance collaboration on data for AI training while ensuring data control. IT Secretary S Krishnan emphasized the importance of responsible and secure data usage in India's AI ambitions. The handbook enables accountability and transparency by tracing data provenance throughout the training process.
Get $20 an hour to walk robot dogs, no work experience needed: San Francisco startup has an unusual job offer, but there is a catch
A San Francisco startup is offering $20 an hour to people willing to walk robot dogs through city streets. The job requires no previous experience and includes paid training, but workers must be prepared to carry the 33-pound machines back if they overheat or stop working. The unusual hiring exercise is part of Dimensional's effort to train AI systems to control robots and navigate real-world environments independently.
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