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Exclusive | Cognizant in talks to invest in Indian AI startup Sarvam valuing it at $3.5-4 billion: sources
Cognizant’s potential investment in Sarvam comes as advances in agentic AI raise questions about the future of the IT services industry. AI agents are increasingly capable of automating tasks across software development, application maintenance and back-office operations, potentially disrupting traditional outsourcing models.
At 40, Tally Solutions is ready to junk its old code for an AI-first future
MD Tejas Goenka says the accounting software maker is rebuilding its core for the sixth time, even as it remains uncertain about how AI will reshape its products and the jobs that depend on them.
YuVerse takes its last-mile AI proposition to Global Fintech Fest
At GFF 2026, YuVerse launched four AI products— Yu1, YuBuild, YuBuild Studio and YuFlux—spanning document-to-decisioning, conversational AI, video creation and workflow automation, making the case for an enterprise AI model focused not just on what AI can do, but on how it can be embedded into the business processes that drive decisions, customer engagement and outcomes.
Two 14-year-old girls from Kerala built a robot to save ancient palm-leaf manuscripts. Their invention is now headed for a global presentation
Two visionary students have unveiled Smriti 1.0, a cutting-edge robot aimed at the preservation and digitisation of fragile palm-leaf manuscripts. The machine employs suction and oil to gently cleanse and dry each leaf, while high-tech OCR capabilities convert the ancient writings into digital text. Their pioneering project clinched first place in a national robotics competition, propelling them to represent India at a prestigious international showcase in Puerto Rico.
IIT Madras' Bodhan AI launches four AI models for Indian languages in partnership with AI4Bharat
Bodhan AI has launched four foundational AI models for Indian languages. These models cover speech recognition, generation, translation, and optical character recognition. They are available as open-weight models and hosted APIs on sovereign digital infrastructure. This initiative aims to create a common technology layer for India's multilingual education ecosystem.
American universities are cutting women’s scholarships even when they don’t have to
US colleges and companies are scaling back or opening women-only scholarships to all students amid heightened scrutiny of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives during the Trump administration. The rollback is particularly affecting STEM fields, raising concerns that fewer targeted opportunities could weaken the pipeline of future women scientists and engineers.
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Microsoft to fund Mistral's European AI expansion in multibillion-dollar deal
As part of the agreement, Microsoft Azure customers will be able to develop software using Mistral's data centers in France, giving Microsoft more capacity in Europe and regulated industries an alternative to U.S.-controlled infrastructure.
Delhi University launches course on Sanskrit and Digital Technology to teach coding basics
Delhi University has introduced a new elective course called Computer Applications for Sanskrit, linking the ancient language with digital technology. The course teaches basic computing skills such as web development, Unicode typing in Devanagari, OCR, and text digitisation, helping students develop tools like grammar checkers and speech-to-text apps.
Best Scanners for 2024 in India for Effortless Document Digitisation
Are you looking for a scanner that can help you take your documents on digital media? If yes, check out our article where we have shared the best scanners for 2024 in India which are cherished by their users. All of these scanners are sure to offer seamless scanning, advanced technology and effortless job completion.
The story behind the Telugu SLM ‘Chandamama Kathalu’
Small language models, trained on limited datasets and fewer parameters, can revive the lost art of telling stories to children in their native languages.
With ChatGPT Vision, internet opens its AIs to a new world
Startup founders, product designers and tech geeks from Silicon Valley to Bengaluru bowled over by new feature
What's hyperautomation and how it can improve compliance and transparency in BFSI?
Accelerated technology adoption in recent years has led to a new wave of change in the BFSI sector. Many banking and finance institutions are turning to hyperautomation to improve compliance and transparency.
Intellect Design Arena unveils AI-powered Aadhaar processing solution
Intellect Design Arena’s Magic Aadhaar will hyper-digitise the end-to-end process of automatic classification, extraction and masking of Aadhaar numbers for complete compliance and security.
Lendingkart launches co-lending SaaS platform for financial institutions, banks, NBFCs
Lendingkart 2gthr provides enhanced loan management capabilities, credit underwriting model and flexibility to configure co-lender specific policy rules to support all stages from origination to disbursal.
NoBroker adopts Google Cloud to enhance customer experience
The company most recently launched Touchless Entry which was developed during the pandemic, and brought to market in just three weeks.
Infosys launches Artificial Intelligence-driven solution to automate helpdesk operations
Infosys and Blue Prism had joined hands in 2017 to help enterprises drive intelligent automation capabilities across multiple industries. Infosys Cognitive Email Workbench is an AI-based assisted automation solution that allows clients to eliminate manual resolution and build near-touchless contact centres, a statement said.
What's new in the world of wellness? AI to help the differently-abled
Microsoft is tapping the abilities of AI to help the differently-abled.
Airtel, Jio bet big on artificial intelligence to improve customer service
Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm are now increasingly using AI technology to offer better and more cost-efficient customer experience to increase stickiness on their networks as they battle for subscribers.
Bharti Airtel bets on startup AuthMe to bolster its AI play
As part of the deal announced on Wednesday, the core team of AuthMe will join Airtel and be a part of Airtel X Labs in Bengaluru
SMECorner raises $7 million from Capital First, Accion Venture Lab, Others
SMECorner, which enables small and medium enterprises to access loans from banks and NBFCs, will use the capital to scale its loan book by expanding on its offline branches and honing technology platform.
Meet people who are using Braille to empower the visually challenged!
While in the West, Braille prints are a part of medicine boxes, the visually impaired in India are dependent on others for medication.
Regional language apps all the rage, to have 250 million users in next 3 years
About 250 million Indians from smaller towns and cities will come online in the next three to four years to create content and converse in regional languages through these apps.
Indic languages need a standard to thrive here
he Internet and Mobile Association of India brought together stakeholders from industry, government, technical community and academia.
Epublishers look to bridge the gap between vernacular content and readers by translating books
A growing number of publishing startups such as news and ebooks mobile app Dailyhunt and selfpublishing platform Pratilipi
ADB to give $150 mn for renewable energy development in Rajasthan
Asian Development Bank will provide loans totalling USD 150 million to help create infrastructure for renewable energy development in Rajasthan.
Paramilitary forces to use CCTVs, RFID tags to recruit jawans
Till now, the recruitment process work in these forces, which involves logging of details and other vital parameters of candidates, was done manually by trained officials of these forces.
How you can digitise, enhance & make documents accessible from anywhere
Storing hard copies of documents is risky, they are susceptible to aging and external elements. ET show you how you can digitise, enhance & make documents accessible from anywhere.
LG launches innovative mouse scanner
The LG LSM-100 Mouse Scanner is the world's first mouse with an embedded scanner function that offers convenience & simplicity to users.
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