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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.
Sarvam AI updates vision model, doubles down on Indic-language push
Sarvam launched the original vision model in February as part of its efforts to build homegrown, "sovereign" AI systems tailored to India. The model was designed to read scanned documents and images and convert them into usable digital text, a task known as optical character recognition (OCR).
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.
Meta to meet MeitY officials over CSAM, AI content, compliance with Indian laws: S Krishnan
Meta executives will meet Indian IT ministry officials this week. They will discuss child abuse material and AI-generated content issues. The government seeks explanations for existing safeguards not working as intended. This meeting follows increased scrutiny of Meta's compliance with Indian regulations. India is also developing its own AI evaluation platform.
India’s homegrown AI revolution: How Sarvam AI outperformed global giants in key India-Centric tasks
Bengaluru-based Sarvam AI is redefining India’s role in artificial intelligence by building foundational models that excel on tasks tailored for the nation’s linguistic diversity. In recent evaluations, its OCR tool and Indic voice synthesis systems registered performance that beat well-known systems from global players on benchmarks focused on Indian languages.
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Sarvam AI launches Bulbul V3, wins praise for the Indic text-to-speech model
Per Sarvam cofounder Pratyush Kumar, Bulbul V3 is the fifth of 14 planned launches. In a study, Bulbul V3 topped the charts for 8 kHz audio, setting what Kumar called a new benchmark for speech synthesis for voice agents, with listeners tagging real failure cases to test stability, and the model recording the lowest average error rates.
How Bhashini’s Language AI Platform Is Transforming Digital Inclusion Across India
India’s digital ecosystem is expanding at record speed, but millions remain excluded due to language barriers, digital illiteracy and limited tech exposure. In an exclusive ET AI Podcast conversation, Amitabh Nag, CEO of Digital India Bhashini Division, unpacks how language AI can fundamentally transform this reality. From multilingual panchayats to voice-enabled governance and enterprise-scale deployments, Bhashini is redefining access, empowerment and customer engagement.
Govt to launch beta version of AI-powered translator 'Adi Vaani' for tribal languages
Developed by IIT Delhi, BITS Pilani, IIIT Hyderabad and IIIT Nava Raipur, in collaboration with Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs), the initiative combines advanced AI tools with community participation to bridge communication gaps and safeguard endangered tribal languages.
How Paytm is using AI for in-house ops
At its latest earnings presentation, Paytm explained multiple AI-first features integrated into both internal processes and consumer-facing products.
UP-RERA website to improve services with launch of version 2.0 by May
Packed with new-age technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning, 'Version 2.0' portal will also help in reducing time and efforts in resolving complaints, speeding up actions against defaulters and ensuring ease of service at optimum level, UP RERA said in a statement.
IBM Consulting's BPO unit wins vendor invoicing deal from IndianOil
For IndianOil, the outcome of the deal is technology-enable service delivery at scale. Sandeep Kumar Gupta, Director (Finance), IndianOil, said the Shared Service Centre makes centralized processing for the "accounts payable" function across the country.
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.
Issuer will be able to send cheque’s pic
Account-holders will soon be able to send to their bank the details of a high-value cheque they issue to third parties, which will enable safer and faster clearance of cheques above Rs 50,000.
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.
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
Airtel acquires technology of AuthMe ID Services
Airtel has set up Airtel X Labs to drive innovation in the areas of AI, Internet of Things, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality and "is building a world-class team for the facility", it said.
DP World introduces automated gates at Nava Sheva
The company is also working on remote-controlled crane operations that will likely add to ease of doing business at India's largest container-handling port.
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
Image recognition tech for machines just got better
Google’s new Cloud Vision API will help machines to analyse images like never before.
Microsoft brings document scanner app to iPhones, Android
The app, called Office Lens, is already available on phones running Windows, but has had little exposure given Windows' minute share of the smartphone market.
India has 95.5 crore mobile subscribers
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said this was a reflection on how much the mobile phone network has expanded in the country.
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.
ET Wealth: 7 more uses of a webcam
If you think a webcam can only be used for video calls, think again. Here’s how you can increase its functionality simply by installing additional software.
SBI to accept cheques conforming to new standards from Jan 1
To meet the objective, SBI has asked all its branches to issue only with uniform features conforming to CTS 2010 standard cheques to their customers.
India and Austria ink pact for cooperation in shipping sector
The MoU was signed by Shipping Minister G K Vasan, and with Austrian Federal Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology Doris Bures.
RBI asks banks to issue cheques with uniform features by September 30
The Reserve Bank today directed all banks to issue cheques with uniform features conforming to Cheque Truncation System (CTS) 2010 standard by end of this month.
Cloud storage: How useful is Google Drive?
Google has finally entered the cloud storage scene with its Google Drive service and apps, but is it worth discarding the thumb drive for storing data? We take a closer look.
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.
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